Welcome...
to the the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. EALL is the largest department of its kind in the country and offers a curriculum unparalleled in its breadth, depth, and variety of courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
At the undergraduate level, language skill courses are aimed at developing a high level of proficiency in both the spoken and written aspects of the languages. Cultural awareness as well as language proficiency are promoted through extra-curricular activities such as student clubs, video/film showings, lectures, and study abroad programs. The department currently offers through the Study Abroad Center programs in Hainan, China and Kobe, Japan. Other courses provide both introductory and advanced coverage of the literatures of East Asia and the analysis and description of the languages themselves. The graduate program is primarily designed to provide students with advanced professional training in language history, structure, pedagogy, and sociolinguistics, as well as literary history and criticism.
Upcoming Events
- October 10 - Free lecture given by EALL Emeritus Professor Lo Chin-tang, "Buddhism." View the lecture flyer for more information.
What's New
- Oct. 9 - Updated placement test schedule for the Japanese section
- Sept. 20 - Announcement for the 2008 Nippon Culture Day, which will be held on Thursday, October 2 this year.
- Sept. 16 - Information about the International Exchange program in Korea
- Sept. 15 - INFORMATION / STUDY SESSION FOR THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST
- Sept. 9 - Application for the K.S. Cheng Memorial Scholarship
- Sept. 3 - New link to the Youtube video of the 2008 Japanese National Honor Society Awards Ceremony on the Japanese section's Events & Organizations page