Virtual Signing Ceremony
The ceremony sets up a new collaborative program involving Chinese language study and Penn State/NTNU (Taiwan Huayu BEST Program). President Barron, the president of NTNU, and 25 other guests from the NTNU, the Taiwanese “Consulate” in New York (TECO), and PSU Asian Studies will be in attendance.
Chinese Pronunciation Diagnosis Workshop II
Offered by Wenjiao Duan & I-Chiao Hung, visiting scholars from the National Taiwan Normal University You may know Chinese four tones but you may not know that making wrong pronunciations could be very embarrassing. Do you want to make your Chinese pronunciation more accurate? Want better pronunciation tips? Welcome to our workshop! You can attend […]
Chinese Pronunciation Diagnosis Workshop I
Offered by Wenjiao Duan & I-Chiao Hung, visiting scholars from the National Taiwan Normal University You may know Chinese four tones but you may not know that making wrong pronunciations could be very embarrassing. Do you want to make your Chinese pronunciation more accurate? Want better pronunciation tips? Welcome to our workshop! You can attend […]
Penn State Institute For Korean Studies Talk Series: “The Pursuit of Perfection? How Korean Education Has Addressed Excellence and Equality” by Dr. Soo-yong Byun, Associate Professor of Education, Demography, and Asian Studies at Penn State
Young Korean students on average demonstrate a relatively higher level of academic achievement with relatively small socioeconomic achievement gaps compared with many countries. This is remarkable considering that Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world in 1953 when the Korean War ended. A growing concern, however, is that Korea may not be […]
Fall 2021 semester Chinese Conversation Hour #2: A Virtual Journey to Taiwan
Join us to plan a trip to Taiwan, practice Chinese language, and earn a Taiwanese gift!
Penn State Institute for Korean Studies Talk Series: “The Power of Self-Compassion: Let’s Be Kind to Ourselves”
Moderator: Hyeseon Kim, Penn State Altoona In these monthly meditation sessions we will explore self- compassion, which means building the ability to care for ourselves and be kind and understanding when confronted with personal failings. When we make errors, having compassion for ourselves means treating ourselves with kindness rather than harshly criticizing ourselves. We come […]
Penn State Institute for Korean Studies Talk Series: “The Power of Self-Compassion: Let’s Be Kind to Ourselves”
Moderator: Hyeseon Kim, Penn State Altoona In these monthly meditation sessions we will explore self- compassion, which means building the ability to care for ourselves and be kind and understanding when confronted with personal failings. When we make errors, having compassion for ourselves means treating ourselves with kindness rather than harshly criticizing ourselves. We come […]
Penn State Institute for Korean Studies 2021 Hangeul Day Celebration
Hangeul Day (October 9) is a public holiday in Korea which commemorates the invention and proclamation of Hangeul (the Korean alphabet) by King Sejong the Great in the 15th century. To celebrate the Hangeul Day, Penn State Institute for Korean Studies and Penn State Korean Language Program present the 2021 Hangeul Calligraphy Contest & Quiz […]
Asian Studies & Asian Languages Majors & Minors Information Session
Interested in Asian Studies? Want to learn 中文 (Chinese), にほんご (Japanese), 한국어 (Korean), or हिन्दी (Hindi)? Come find out how to make it happen!
Penn State IKS Talk Series One: “Formulating Complainability and Constructing Social Identities and Relations in Complaining Activity” by Kyung-Eun Yoon
Kyung-Eun Yoon will be presenting the ideas from her book, Complaining as a Sociocultural Activity. This presentation will first examine how Korean speakers formulate complainability to convince the addressees. It will then explore how the participants construct various social identities and relationships in the particular settings. The talk will shed light on the complex aspects […]