EASC to hold Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in East Asian Studies Program info session on November 8

The East Asian Studies Center will hold an information session for its Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in East Asian Studies Program on Tuesday, November 8 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. via Zoom (registration required).

The Interdisciplinary EAS MA allows you to develop your Chinese, Japanese or Korean language skills while also designing your own personalized interdisciplinary study of East Asia, as a foundation for work in related professional and academic careers.

Building on the rich resources of The Ohio State University, the program affords students the opportunity to study with 58 faculty in 27 disciplines and access to an outstanding and ever-expanding library collection of East Asian language materials and numerous study abroad opportunities.

The program is designed to be a two-year interdisciplinary and terminal degree program for students who desire concentrated training in East Asian language and culture. The degree prepares students for continuing study of East Asia in a discipline-specific Ph.D. program or for non-academic careers in:

• government or the military
• pre-college and community college education
• administration of non-profit institutions with related cultural missions
• the private sector in fields such as law, journalism, business, etc.

For the regular track, the program requires 37 graduate credits and at least 12 credits of East Asian language study. It typically takes two academic years to complete.

Jeffrey Lewis to present on nuclear weapons, security dynamics on Korean peninsula on November 10

The Institute for Korean Studies and the Mershon Center for International Security Studies will present a lecture by Jeffrey Lewis, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, on Tuesday, November 10 from 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall, Room 213 (registration required). Prof. Lewis will present "Nuclear Weapons and Instability on the Korean Peninsula."

Abstract: Nuclear weapons have played an outsized role in shaping the security dynamics of the Korean Peninsula from the end of the Korean War to the present day. The security dynamic on the Korea peninsula is, once again, changing rapidly, this time as a conservative government in Seoul takes power and as Pyongyang resumes missile testing, them deployment of tactical nuclear weapons and prepares to conduct another nuclear explosion.

Magara Maeda to present at OATJ's annual Fall Meeting on November 12

The Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese, with support from the East Asian Studies Center, will hold its annual Fall Meeting on Saturday, November 12 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. via Zoom (registration required). Magara Maeda, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, will present "Proficiency-Based Design: How to Build Assessments and Activities Fostering the Three Modes of Communication."

Abstract: Students understand grammar, do their homework, and score well on grammar-based tests, but does this really mean that students are developing proficiency? This workshop aims to develop an understanding of proficiency-oriented instruction. Strategies to develop/re-design learning tasks and assessments fostering the three modes of communication (Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational) through a university-level sample unit of instruction will be discussed. Applying the principles of backward design, participants will learn how to plan meaningful learning experiences in the target language. The workshop will be conducted in Japanese.

International students sought for research survey

An Ohio State student working on their dissertation is seeking international students to take part in a dissertation study. The study aims to gain a deep understanding of pathways to resilience among Asian international students in United States higher education. Asian international students' participation will be essential to highlight this population's experiences and contribute to using findings to support action and increased well-being for this population.

Anyone who is (1) at least 18 years old, (2) an Asian international student in a degree program at a United States university/college, (3) with either an F-1 or J-1 visa anytime between January 2020 and July 2022, is eligible to participate in the study.

The survey will take about 15 minutes and can be accessed here. Contact Wu Xie with any questions.

U.S. Department of State accepting applications for its Critical Language Scholarship Program