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The teaching of Conversational Cantonese at OSU is a very recent phenomenon. The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (DEALL), which began life in 1962 as the Division of East Asian…

The 5th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-5) was planned for Sunday, April 19, 2020, on the Ohio State campus. Instead, COVID-19 led to its reconceptualization as a…

Guangyan Chen, a DEALL alum and associate professor at Texas Christian University, has published an important book entitled, Performed Culture in Chinese Language Education: A Culture-…

Explore the springtime rituals and festivities in China, Korea and Japan that can be traced back several millennia in the latest Global Gallery exhibit, “Spring Celebrations in East Asia.”

Professor Zhiguo Xie, in collaboration with Dr. Cindy Xinquan Jiang from the Office of International Affairs, has been awarded a grant from the Global Arts + Humanities COVID-19 Special Grants…

Seven teen graduating seniors in DEALL were inducted to the Japanese National Honor Society College Chapter in Spring 2020.  They are Demetra Chiafos, Yue Gong , Alex Gunnerson , Katie Heym,…

A new Japanese educational web series produced by Ohio State Japanese professor Mari Noda is now available online. (Watch the trailer here.)

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Mario De Grandis receives the Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme: Graduate Team Fellowship. This fellowship provides mentorship and financial support, and it will support Mario’s research in…

Two Ohio State students have been awarded NSEP Boren Undergraduate Scholarships to study in Korea during the 2020-21 school year. 

Victoria Washington, a junior with a major in Korean and a…