Chinese New Year Celebration Fair Newsletter
On February 8th 2023, BU Chinese Program partnered with Global House Chinese cluster to host an in-person Chinese New Year Celebration Fair. This is the first in person CNY celebration after Covid-19. The event theme this year, according to the event coordinator Liling Huang, is to experience the activities locals do in traditional CNY. […]
Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration
Global House, WLL, and Pardee School of International Studies are hosting a Chinese Lunar New Year event. Please see the flyer for event specifics, and use the link below to RSVP! Participants need to register for the event before 1/27 to access global house building. RSVP: https://forms.gle/gctuFXHYJE2t87qz6 Masks required.
Chinese Game Event (10/21)
On October 21st, 2022, Chinese Language Program organized an outdoor culture event. Students played Chinese traditional shuttlecock (Jiànzi) and corn hole (Shābāo) at BU beach. We also talked about different ways to play both games. Students improvised cool tricks that attracted people passing by. Everyone had fun and enjoyed a fun workout. This event was […]
Chinese Program Culture Pass 09/15
The Chinese department is hosting a culture pass event on Wednesday, September 15th from 4-5:30 pm in CAS 326!
WLL seeks Visiting Assistant Professor in Premodern Chinese Literature
The Department of World Languages and Literatures at Boston University invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in premodern Chinese Literature before 1911, to begin July 1, 2021. A Ph.D. in Chinese Literature, Comparative Literature, or a related field must be completed by the time of employment. We are interested in candidates with […]
Third Year Chinese Students Explored Yin Yu Tang House
Yin Yu Tang House is a late 18th-century Chinese house that had been removed from its original village in China and rebuilt in the Peabody Essex museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It is a tangible example of the scale of social and economic changes in China since the 18th century, and how it has affected the daily life and culture […]
BU Chinese Program Hosts 8th Annual New England Chinese Language Teachers Association Conference
The Chinese program hosted The 8th New England Chinese Language Teachers Association’s Annual Conference on October 5th, 2019. The conference was a big success, with more than 60 presentations and over 150 participants. Jennifer Rudolph, Professor of Asian History and Director of the China Hub and the Hangzhou Project Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, delivered […]
New Online Chinese Language Course LC112OL Offered in Summer 2019
Liling Huang began to work on the course, Second Semester Chinese Online LC112OL, closely with the Instructional Production Services and the Office of Distance Education since spring 2019. This fully online course was offered in Summer II, 2019 for the first time by Liling Huang. The features of this online course are: Interactive: it intends to foster […]
Exploring 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
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 […]