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Asian Languages and Cultures

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Department Overview

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The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures offers an education in the languages, cultures, and literatures of Asia.  Students will acquire linguistic and transcultural competence in one or more regions of Asia as a dynamic site of international cultural relations.

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Why ALC?

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures offers an education in the languages, cultures, and literatures of Asia.  Students will acquire linguistic and transcultural competence in one or more regions of Asia and learn to better appreciate Asia as a dynamic site of international cultural relations.  A few of our students share their reasons for studying Asian languages and cultures and what they gained from the experience.

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Faculty Highlights

 
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Brueck Publishes New book

A product of more than four years of collaborative work with 27 chapters (including one by ALC’s own Assistant Professor of Korean Literature, Jeong Eun Annabel We), the Routledge Companion to Postcolonial and Decolonial Literature foregrounds questions of language and circulation by emphasizing translation, vernacularity, and world literature. The book expands the linguistic, regional, and critical foci of both postcolonial and decolonial approaches to literary scholarship.
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Associate Professor named Vice President

Daniel Majchrowicz becomes Vice President of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies.  AIPS provides research fellowships to researchers, administers lectureships, and sponsors academic conferences.

 

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The Famous People in Korean History: Korean through Historical Figures

Ihnhee Kim co-authored this Korean textbook with Dr. Sang Yee Cheon and Dr. Min Jung Jee. By providing cultures in history, the book is designed to enhance proficiency toward an advanced level, aligned with ACTFL standards. Organized thematically around the historical figures, it integrates the 5Cs (Communication, Comparisons, Cultures, Connections, and Communities) and balances all four language skills.
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News and Events

 

Highlight

 
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Starlight

Presented by Aao Mil Baithen in partnership with the Race, Caste, and Colorism project and supported by Northwestern University’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs.  The community enjoyed six weeks of art-making, creative workshops, film screenings, performances, music + a reading nook and listening stations.  It was a huge success!

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Events

 
Nov
20
2024
HINDI-URDU LANGUAGE TABLE

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston

Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language skills? Would you like to meet other speakers/learners of Hindi-Urdu? Do...

Nov
27
2024
ALC's GOT TALENT

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston

CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM KARAOKE Come sing in Chinese! Open to all!  Snacks!!  Awards!!  

Jan
6
2025
Hindi and Urdu Placement Exams

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston

The Hindi written placement test will be offered in-person only: Monday, January 6, 2025 from 12pm - 2pm in Kresge 4438. Please email P...

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News

 
ALC Year in Review 2023-2024
Asian Pop-Up Cinema partners with The Block, features screening of ‘Shankar’s Fairies’
The Block and Asian Languages and Cultures Department bring Asian Pop-up Cinema festival to campus
Eun Hee Kim and Chin-Hung Chang receive Alumnae Award for Curriculum Innovation
Laura Brueck honored for collaboration, mentorship and promotion of global intellectual engagement

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