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Exploring Chinese

in Chinese

October 24 – Hakka Culture in Taiwan. The Hakka people, one of the ethnic minorities in Taiwan, have passed on their  traditions through generations which contributes to the diversity and richness of Taiwanese culture. This workshop starts with a brief history of the origin of Hakka people, followed by an introduction of some aspects of […]

WLL Chinese Program Instructors Attend 6th Annual Conference of the New England Chinese Language Teachers Association

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Image: http://neclta.org/media On October 21st, four WLL Chinese Program instructors, Hsiao-chih Chang, Hongyun Sun, Weijia Huang, Huimin Li attended the The 6th Annual Conference of the New England Chinese Language Teachers Association’s International Conference on Learning and Teaching Chinese Language and Culture at Tufts University. Hsiao-chih Chang presented on the topic of “Teaching Chinese characters with […]

A New Approach to Understanding Classical Literary Cultures: Professor Denecke publishes The Oxford Handbook of Classical Chinese Literature

in Chinese, Publication

The Oxford Handbook of Classical Chinese Literature 1000 BCE through 900 CE (coedited by Wiebke Denecke, Wai-yee Li Xiaofei Tian. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017) aims to provide a solid introduction to the field, inspire scholars in Chinese Studies to explore innovative conceptual frameworks and pedagogical approaches in the studying and teaching of classical […]

Chinese philosophy meets Korean Wave: Professor Wiebke Denecke Featured in a Korean TV Series on Ancient China’s Greatest Thinkers

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The crew from the Korean TV channel EBS (Educational Broadcasting System) had set themselves an ambitious goal: they wanted to explore how China’s greatest thinkers, like Confucius and Mencius, Mozi, the “Daoists” Laozi and Zhuangzi or the “Legalist” Han Fei, lived up to the worst challenges of their time: constant infighting between China’s various states […]

WLL Well Represented at Chinese Language Teachers Conference

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Eight WLL Chinese instructors (Weijia Huang, Hongyun Sun, Liling Huang, Huimin Li, Hsinwei-Su, Lingsee Hung, Pengfei Li and Zhe Liu) attended the New England Chinese Languange Teachers Association’s International Conference on Learning and Teaching Chinese Language and Culture on October 29th at the College of the Holy Cross. Weijia Huang led a panel discussion and […]

January 24, 2012 Chinese Language Program Lecture

in Chinese, Lecture

The Chinese Language Program hosted a lecture by Prof. Chih-ping Chou from Princeton University on Jan 24,2012. The topic was “Chao YuenRen and Chinese Pedagogy.” 55 Chinese-language educators from BU and other institutions in the area attended the lecture and the following reception.

2012 Chinese Translation Prize Accepting Submissions

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The 2012 Chinese Translation Prize is now accepting submissions. Under the auspices of the Robert Fitzgerald Translation Prize at the University Professors’ Program, the Chinese program has established a separate annual Chinese Translation Prize for Boston University students. First created in 2004, the Chinese Translation Prize continues to be supported by the Boston University Center […]