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Asian Languages and Literatures
Department of Languages, Literatures
and Cultures
440 Herter Hall Box 39312
161 Presidents Drive
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-9312
Fax: (413) 545-4975
Undergraduate Program Contact:
Mary Ellen White Maynard
Email: maynard@german.umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-2807
Graduate Program Contact:
Email: office@asianlan.umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-0886
Asian Languages and Literatures became part of the established curriculum at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1969 with the founding of degree programs in Chinese and Japanese by the late Professor William E. Naff. After more than four decades of growth we still take very seriously our founding mission--to share knowledge and understanding of the rich cultures of Asia with the students of this land-grant university as an essential part of their preparation to participate in a global world.
-- COURSELIST for Fall 2012 (downloadable PDF) --
Japanese Placement Test for Fall 2013
Tuesday, September 3nd, 1:30-4:30pm Room: Herter 301
Wednesday, September 4th, 2:00-5:00pm Room: Herter 301
Speaking test will be scheduled individually on Wednesday, September 4th and Thursday, September 5th. Please send an email to Dr. Yuki Yoshimura, Japanese Language Program Coordinator, at yuki@asianlan.umass.edu to register to take the placement test.
Asian Languages and Literatures, Student Conference 2013
Sunday, April 28th
Herter Hall 2nd Floor
8:45am~
Five College Japanese Speech Contest
Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Herter Hall Auditorium 227
1:00pm-4:00pm
Contact Dr. Yuki Yoshimura at yuki@asianlan.umass.edu for more details.
Symposium: The Vendetta (Brochure)
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Herter Hall 301, 2:00-5:00pm
Contact Professor Doris Bargen at dgbargen@asianlan.umass.edu for more details.
Japanese Placement Test for Spring 2013
Tuesday, January 22nd, 1:30-4:30pm Room: Herter 301
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2:00-5:00pm Room: Herter 301
Speaking test will be scheduled individually on Wednesday 23nd and Thursday 24th. Please send an email to Dr. Yuki Yoshimura, Japanese Language Program Coordinator, at yuki@asianlan.umass.edu to register to take the placement test.
Mishima & Samurai Sexuality
Hiroaki Sato
Tuesday, Dec 4th, 2012 4:00 – 5:15 pm
Isenberg School of Management Auditorium 137
The Inaugural Conference of
New England Chinese Language Teachers' Association
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Tufts University
Contact Professor Zhijun Wang at
zhijunw@asianlan.umass.edu
for more details.
Michael Sakamoto
Thursday, October 18, 7:30PM
Bowker Auditorium
Contact Professor Bruce Baird at baird@asianlan.umass.edu for more details.
Japanese Placement Test for Fall 2012
Tuesday, September 4th, 1:30-4:30pm Room: Herter 301
Wednesday, September 5th, 2:00-5:00pm Room: Herter 106
Speaking test will be scheduled individually on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th. For inquiries, contact Dr. Yuki Yoshimura, Japanese Language Program Coordinator, at yuki@asianlan.umass.edu.
Antidote for an Empire at War:
Poison Woman Abe Sada and the 2.26 Incident
Professor Christine L. Marran (University of Minnesota)
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Herter Hall Room 301
The Third Japanese Language Contest for New England College Students (May 11, 2013)
The Japanese language contest was held at the Consulate General of Japan in Boston. Ray Kim, Hyang Gi Lim and Serena Forrest participated in the Speech Contest. All three won the prize respectively.
won the 2nd prize at the intermediate level.
won the 1st prize at the advanced level.
won the 3rd prize at the advanced level.
In the Essay Contest, two contestants from UMass Amherst won the prize.
won the 2nd prize at the intermediate level.
also won the 2nd prize at the advanced level.
Congratulations to you all!!
The Third Five College Japanese Speech Contest 2013
The contest was held on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at UMass Amherst. Nine contestants (Josha Espinosa, Shanru Liang, Cara Goulding, Jiayi Huang, Zachary Mansuetti, Nina Li, David Musto, Serena Forrest, Emily Porcher) from UMass participated in the contest from 1st-year to 4th-year levels.
at the 4th-year level won the first prize! Congratulations!
The Second Japanese Language Contest for New England College Students (April 21, 2012)
Our student who is currently enrolled in the first-year Japanese (JPN 246) won the first prize at the intermediate level in the speech category. The Japanese language contest was held in Boston organized by the Consulate General of Japan.
The Second Five College Japanese Speech Contest 2012
The following students have won several prizes in the Five College Japanese Speech Contest held at Smith College on March 31, 2012.
won the first prize at the 1st-year level.
won the second prize at the 1st-year level.
won the second prize at the 2nd-year level.
won the the first prize at the 4th-year level.
Distinguished Teaching Award
received the Distinguished Teaching Award for 2011-2012.
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