Welcome...
to 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 Language, Linguistics, and Literature.
At the undergraduate level, language skill courses help students develop a high level of proficiency in both the spoken and written aspects of the languages. Other courses provide both introductory survey coverage and advanced, theme-specific investigations of the literary cultures of East Asia and the linguistic analysis of Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Cultural awareness as well as language proficiency are further promoted through extra-curricular activities such as student clubs, video/film showings, lectures, and study abroad programs. Our students have the opportunity to participate in study abroad programs in Hainan, China, and Kobe and Machida, Japan, and Seoul, Korea. The graduate programs are designed to provide students with advanced professional training in two tracks: 1) language/linguistics and 2) literary studies.
Upcoming Events
- January 31, 2012 - the Japanese Section of EALL will hold a calligraphy workshop for 25 intermediate school students from Kamehameha Schools. The students, who have already started Japanese language classes, are part of a larger contingent from Kamehameha visiting UH that day. They will practice writing characters with brush and ink under the guidance of EALL Instructors Gladys Nakahara and Miki Ogasawara. The calligraphy workshop will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Center for Korean Studies. Other planned Asia-related events for Kamehameha students include a tea ceremony being hosted by the Center for Japanese Studies. For further information contact: kenkito@hawaii.edu.
- February 03, 2012 - EALL Talk: The Zone of Proximal Development in Second Language Research
- Febraury 07, 2012 - EALL Talk: Implementing learner-centered instruction as a way to encourage learner-autonomy in Japanese language instruction
What's New
- January 17, 2012 - The Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Alumni Association (CASAA) is now accepting applications for the following awards:
- Arts & Sciences Student Research Awards (For graduate and undergraduate students)
- CASAA Academic Opportunities Award (For undergraduate students)
- CASAA Academic Opportunities Award (For undergraduate students)
For more information, please check out the CASAA's scholarship/award webpage. - January 16, 2012 - A warm welcome to our new Undergraduate Advisor, Mr. Duane Henry, who has taken the place of Mr. Ray Kaneyama. Mr. Henry moved here from Scotland in 2002 to do his MA and began working at Manoa as a lecturer in 2003. Thereafter he worked as a professional development coordinator at both the Center for Teaching Excellence and the General Education Office. Mr. Henry also has a background in Japanese language and attended Kansai Gaidai University during study abroad. His father-in-law is Korean, but Mr. Henry says "I know the Korean food better than the language." Mr. Henry believes in the importance of advising to a students' successful academic career. He says, "advising is at the core of how students move through the system efficiently and get the best out of it." He can be reached at 956-2066 (Moore 378) or henryd@hawaii.edu.
- November 14, 2011 - Professor Ho-min Sohn has been honored by the Korean government with the "Cultural Award" for his contribution to promoting han'gul internationally. The award consists of a medal and a certificate and both were presented to him on October 9, 2011, during the ceremony celebrating the 565th anniversary of this precious and unique Korean script.
He has alsobeen named the winner of the third Korea Foundation Award. The award recognizes Professor Sohn's long-standing contributions to training next-generation educators of Korean language and laying the foundations for Korean language education in the United States. He receives a commemorative plaque along with a prize of $10,000. The award ceremony will be held in Seoul on December 15, 2011. - October 27, 2011 - Starting Spring 2012, language class placement procedure will be changed. Please view the Placement page for more information.
- October 18, 2011 - Effective immediately, EALL now has a new policy and revised procedures for observing EALL classes for research purposes. Please click on Class Observation Policy for more information.
- October 04, 2011 - Learn about the Japanese Language Tutoring Program for Fall 2011
- June 03, 2011 - EALL is pleased to welcome two Visiting Scholars for AY 2011-12:
- Prof. Sook Suh, Visiting Professor from Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea, will be teaching modern Korean literature, she can be reached at 956-2072 (Moore 389)
- Mr. Haruki Murakami, Visiting Writer in Residence.
- Prof. Sook Suh, Visiting Professor from Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea, will be teaching modern Korean literature, she can be reached at 956-2072 (Moore 389)
- June 03, 2011 - A warm welcome to our new faculy members Dr. Ken Ito, Professor in Japanese Literature, and Dr. Yun Peng, Assistant Professor in Chinese Literature. They will be joining us August 1, 2011.
- May 15, 2011 - Congratulations to Prof. Joel Cohn for accepting his appointment as the new Graduate Chair of EALL. He will begin his duties on August 15, 2011. During the summer periods, the three Section Heads in EALL will act as Interim Graduate Chairs for their respective sections: Prof. Song Jiang (Chinese), Prof. Arthur Thornhill (Japanese), and Prof. Homin Sohn (Korean).
- March 06, 2011 - Updated Placement Tests for Summer 2011 and Fall 2011 Registration.
- October 01, 2010 - Updated Placement Tests for Spring 2011 Registration and the October EALL newsletter.
- Sept 15, 2010 - Read about Student Learning Outcomes