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Academic Resources Fair (September 2, 2020 3:00- 5:00PM EST)

Interested in learning more about the EALAC department?

If you would like to learn more about East Asian studies and/or languages, please come to the the Academic Resources Fair on September 2nd!

The 2020 Academic Resources Fair will be held virtually via Zoom. The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures will have its “virtual booths” where you can meet with the representatives from all of the language programs as well as the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Please be sure to stop by and ask lots of questions!

For more information about the Academic Resources Fair, please visit the Columbia College event page here. Zoom meeting links and information for our department will be available and live on September 2nd.

Please see below for our department flyers:

EALAC Flyer

Chinese Language Program Flyer

Japanese Language Program Flyer

Korean Language Program Flyer

Tibetan Language Program Flyer

Vietnamese Language Program Flyer

To join our Listserv, please complete the Google form below:

EALAC Listserv

Shuichiro Takeda

Adjunct Lecturer in Japanese

Email: st3377@columbia.edu
Office Hours: By appointment

Educational Background

Master of Educational Technology, University of British Columbia
BA, Psychology, Hunter College
BA, English and American Literature, Nanzan University

Research Interests

Japanese Pedagogy

After completing his master’s program in Canada, Shuichiro Takeda contributed to the establishment of a Japanese language program for adults at Centre Japonais de Québec in Quebec City as their first instructor until 2015. He has been teaching language courses at all levels at Hunter College, New York University, The New School, and the Japan Society. He has also developed cultural courses (Japanese Pop Culture, History of Manga and Anime, Society in Japan) and Japanese Business Etiquette workshops. Outside of academic circles, he was the Japanese language coach for the American lead in a TV series filmed in Japan for WarnerMedia Entertainment.

Fran Zhao

Field: Chinese Theater
Advisor: Wei Shang
Email: f.zhao@columbia.edu

Fran Zhao is a PhD candidate in Chinese Theater. Her research focuses on early Ming court theater and its historical context.

She has taught topics in Chinese history, religion, and visual culture, and has contributed illustrations and maps to academic publications.

Education:

BSocSci, Geography – NUS