Over this past weekend, Brendan Dowling presented his paper, entitled “From the Boroughs of New York to the Hutongs of Beijing: A Study of the Sociocultural, Interactional, and Personal Context of Beijing Hip Hop” at the 7th Annual Linguistics Conference at the University of Georgia.
His abstract of this presentation won him the Excellent Student Abstract Travel Award. This award given to only one presenter each year is for an abstract that was both highly rated during the peer review process and a creative addition to the conference. It is an abstract offering an interesting approach to a unique and engaging topic that the reviewers believed should be shared with others.
Congratulations, Brendan!
Vivienne Wooldridge (Junior, studying Elementary Education and Chinese) was selected to receive the 2021 Ellen & William Fisher Award!
Ellen and William E. Fisher have provided funding for an annual scholarship to be awarded to an undergraduate student at the UW-Madison who is studying the Chinese language. According to the terms of the gift agreement, the award is based on merit, therefore ALC faculty determine the award based on the success and determination of students progressing in the program.
The Japan Information Center is pleased to announce that applications for the 2022 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program are now available.
The information session on Tuesday, October 26th has been arranged just for ALC students interested in applying to JET. If you are unable to attend but want to ask questions, please send them in advance to: rweiss@wisc.edu.
Applications are completed entirely online and can be found here: https://www.jetapplication.com/. The deadline is Friday, November 12, 2021.
There will be three Virtual JET Program Information Sessions on Zoom for all prospective applicants on the following dates:
1. Wednesday, October 20: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Register here)
During the Information Sessions, the JET Program Coordinators and JET Alumni will discuss living and working in Japan as a JET, as well as how to be a successful applicant.
Several awards will be given each year to undergraduate students who are studying and will continue to study Chinese during the following semester. This award is made possible through a donation by Professor Emerita Chou Kuo-p’ing, the founder of the Chinese program here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Chou, a dedicated teacher, devoted her entire career to teaching, promoting, and developing Chinese studies in Wisconsin.
Professor Chou was very active during her teaching career, and often helped financially disadvantaged students, especially those who excelled in their academic careers despite economic difficulties. Although this award is based mainly on the applicant’s academic performance, special consideration is given to those who are financially disadvantaged to carry on this tradition.
Major(s) & Certificate(s), please note college if not L&S:
Please list all Chinese language courses previously taken or in progress:
Will you be continuing your undergraduate study of Chinese at UW next semester?
Please list any planned Chinese language course(s) enrollment at UW for the next semester
Do you consider yourself as being financially disadvantaged?
If you consider yourself as being financially disadvantaged, please attach a statement to describe how you are able to cope with this situation.
Please submit an essay (300 words or less) stating your purpose in studying Chinese along with this application.
For Japanese Majors: Cameron G. Keith Memorial Scholarship
This award is presented annually to a Japanese major whose GPA is at or above 3.5, junior or senior standing, currently taking Japanese, and who plans to use Japanese/ or Japan-related studies in their career or graduate studies.
The IRIS Awards office is sponsoring an information session for UW-Madison graduate students interested in learning more the Boren Fellowship program.
Jeff Cary, the Boren Awards' Outreach & Recruitment Manager, will lead this session.
Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 for graduate students to add an important international and language component (including in support of in-country research) to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency.
Are you thinking of submitting a course proposal for Summer 2022? Are you wondering what to do with a sample syllabus you need to include in your job application package? At this hands-on workshop, you will take a look at sample syllabi and hear how they were created (both literature/culture and language courses will be covered), get advice from graduate students who created and taught their own courses, and have a guided activity to start building your own syllabus.
Mondays 4-6 PM CST
Rm. 1418 Van Hise Hall - or Zoom
Meeting ID: 97881685838 | Passcode: 343688
For more info and for grad students interested in working on the grad council, contact Teresa Gortz: goertz2@wisc.edu
A talk by Josiah J. Stork, Ph.D. student Chinese Literature & Culture
Friday, Oct. 29th
4:00-5:30 PM CST
Zoom
It is no surprise to claim that Táng China had normative expectations of gender and marriage based upon the Confucian tradition. The Confucian Classics also assert that these norms of gender and marriage serve as the basis to separate humanity from animals: humans have ritual expectations of gender and emotionally close families based on marriage while animals do not. Perhaps the more surprising claim is that Táng dynasty literature collected in the early Sòng anthology the Tàipíng Guǎngjì explicitly subverts both expectations of marriage or gender and the boundaries of humans and animals. Such tales demand to be read through the emerging field of queer ecology that questions the separation between humans and non-humans, between culture and nature, between self and other, between normal and abnormal, between male and female, and between straight and gay.
The ALC Leadership and Chinese faculty invite you to participate in an upcoming Town Hall meeting. The focus of the conversation will be on the future of the Chinese Graduate Studies program. We are aware that the recent news of Professor Zhang's retirement, on top of Professor Nienhauser's departure have left students -- especially those in the Chinese literature and culture, and linguistics programs -- with a lot of questions and possible concerns. This is your opportunity to share your ideas and ask questions to the faculty. We welcome students from all ALC graduate programs to join us.
Sincerely,
John Dunne, Department Chair
Junko Mori, Director of Graduate Studies
Weihua Zhu, Associate Professor, Chinese Linguistics
Anatoly Detwyler, Assistant Professor, Chinese Literature & Culture
Undergraduate News
Info Session TODAY at 4 pm
Tuesday, October 19 @ 4PM CT Zoom: 87940970423
Password: UWStudent
Year-long internships for UW-Madison undergraduate students at Thai social justice-oriented media outlets Prachathai and Isaan Record, beginning in 2022-2023. Students must have an academic year of Thai language study to apply. Find out more here, and contact the CSEAS with questions (seasia@seasia.wisc.edu).
Work Opportunity at Keio Academy of New York - Female Boarding Assistant
Keio Academy of New York is an international boarding school (Gr 9-12) located in Purchase NY and is a branch school of the Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. The majority of the students are Japanese nationals pursuing their high school studies in a bi-cultural environment in the United States. Most of the students are boarders and reside in 6 boarding houses, and this time we are looking for 2 female Boarding Assistants at 2 female boarding houses. This is a unique starting job opportunity for those who want to work in a Japanese English bicultural and bilingual environment. If Boarding Assistants' experiences and expertise meet our standards, they may be given some teaching opportunities as well.
The salary is relatively low but since rent-free private accommodation is provided throughout the year and three meals are offered while the school is in session, this position is quite popular among new graduates or those who want to continue taking online classes during the daytime while earning money at the same time.
The school is located within the campus of Manhattanville College, 30-45 minutes away from New York.This is a full-time exempt position and it will be quite demanding while students are on campus, but Boarding Assistant will enjoy long breaks (paid) in between terms such as holiday seasons and summertime as a tradeoff. No need to mention, full benefits are provided.
For more information, contact Sumika Kono: skono@keio.edu
Is graduate school in your future? Explore top-ranked master’s and doctoral degree options available to you at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
On November 10, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Graduate School is hosting its Fall 2021 Virtual Open House. Meet with staff and faculty from many of our 160+ graduate degree programs, gain insight into the application process, and discover the array of services and resources available to graduate students at UW–Madison.
Graduate School Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Funding
University of Wisconsin–Madison https://grad.wisc.edu/
Chiba Assistant Language Program (ALT) in Japan
Assistant Language Teacher Program (ALT) The Chiba Prefectural Board of Education hires Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) from Wisconsin to assist English teachers in Japan. Wisconsin's ALTs commit to a one-year contract renewable for up to three years (a maximum of five years may be possible), are paid a salary in yen equivalent to about $30,000 annually, with substantial benefits and training.
All required application materials must be complete and submitted online no later than January 7, 2022. (Instructions are included on the application form.)
The Chiba Prefectural Board of Education is responsible for all hiring decisions and related systems of support.
The WI Department of Public Instruction facilitates informational interviews of eligible candidates.
The Chiba Prefectural Board of Education will inform all candidates of their status by late March/early April.
For questions about this information, contact Pamela Delfosse (608) 267-9265
Campus Events & Lectures
Hmong Studies Consortium Lecture Transnational Marriage: Hmong American Men and Hmong Thai Women
Bao Xiong
Whether you are a current UW-Madison Student Employee or not, we all play a part in creating an inclusive Badger community for all. Join your peers in this thought-provoking forum which will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas while engaging in a variety of topics on diversity, identity and inclusion. The forum consists of 7 sessions spread out across the week of October 18th-22nd. Students can attend any or all of the sessions provided as part of the Forum Series. All sessions will take place in a virtual setting (Zoom) and will be one hour in length.
To send items for the next ALC e-news please email: Rachel Weiss Undergraduate Advisor and Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Asian Languages & Cultures
(608) 890-0138 E-mail: rweiss@wisc.edu
