July 01, 2019 The Update is a bi-weekly roundup of news in the Department of Asian Studies for our Students, Faculty and Staff |
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Video: Jimmy Mitchell Student Alumni Interview with Elliott Cheung Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? For our new video series, our Asian Studies students interview alumni on their career path, how they became interested in Asian Studies, and for any advice they would give to current students. In this episode, fourth-year Honours Student Elliott Cheung (BA’ 18) interviews alumnus Jimmy Mitchell (MA ’95). Jimmy is currently the principal of West Consulting Services, a consulting firm in Vancouver. With a Masters Degree in Chinese History, he believes in taking the “useful, fun instructive” parts of one's studies and “translating that into something that will get them further in life.” |
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The Winter 2019/20 course schedule is now available. Look out for our featured courses! |
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2019 Indian Summer Festival With Amjad Ali Khan, Sharon Isbin, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash July 12 | 8:00 p.m. In this rare concert, the first family of the sarod comes together with three-time Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist Sharon Isbin. Thanks to the major level partnership between UBC and Indian Summer Festival, all UBC alumni, faculty, and students will get discounts on tickets (ISF is held July 4-14). Read more |
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Assessing Spoken Interaction Workshop On June 5 2019, Asian Studies sponsored a language teaching workshop on the Assessment of Spoken Interaction for all language instructors in the Department. In this workshop, Dr. Beverly Baker, a founding member of the Canadian Association of Language Assessment, discussed the research literature on formative and summative assessment activities in the language classroom. Participants also had a rare opportunity to review rubrics in order to make rubrics more useful, reliable, and efficient for their own teaching. The Department would like to thank Dr. Baker, as well as all the instructors from Asian Studies and other departments, who came out and helped make the workshop a success. |
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Call for Applications: The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Junior Research Scholarship The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is committed to fostering the next generation of Asia Pacific researchers and practitioners. To this end, it is offering a 12-week (with the possibility of extension based on project needs) Junior Research Scholarship for applicants interested in working on survey and data analysis. APF Canada will be conducting its annual National Opinion Poll and the Junior Research Scholar will be contributing to analyzing the data and report writing. The deadline for applications is July 5, 2019. UBC Course: Living Language: Science and Society in 2019W In this interdisciplinary 3-credit 'transition-out' course, 3rd and 4th-year students examine, integrate and apply their subject-specific knowledge through the lens of language and the framework of the language sciences, with a focus on themes of real-world importance. There are no pre-requirements, other than a commitment to deep intellectual exploration, a willingness to be challenged, and a readiness to reflect on what you have learned in your discipline through the lens of language. UBC Sustainability Initiative Course Finder Tool The UBC Sustainability Initiative Course Finder tool features over 600 sustainability related courses at the undergraduate and graduate level that address environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability. Make sustainability part of your degree and share with a friend to be an agent of change! |
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July 6 - July 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza (šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk), 850 West Georgia Street Shades of Brown Girl: Exploring Race and Identity on Stage July 11 | 6:00 p.m. | North Plaza, Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street 6th Annual Thai Festival: Glories of the Kingdom July 13 - July 14 | 10:30 a.m. | North Plaza, Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street |
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