Portland State University (PSU) adopted a new textbook NihonGO NOW! starting with the first year Japanese a few years ago and the second year in 2021. Join Dr. Watanabe as she focuses on the curriculum of the second year Japanese and share examples of adaptations such as vocabulary and grammar quizzes through Canvas, the flip-class approach, an assignment to develop fluency, and incorporation of conversational and transactional perspectives.

This year, 2023, represents the 101st anniversary of Emile Licent and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s discovery of a child’s fossilized incisor at Erdos, Inner Mongolia: The first human fossil from China. Since the turn of the 21st century, paleoanthropology in China has made tremendous advances, both in the discovery of new human fossils and in the use of sophisticated analytical tools in geological, paleontological, and systematic studies.

Asian Studies Center Fall Faculty Mixer

A language and cultural exchange between Pitt language learners and international speakers. Registration Required

A language and cultural exchange between Pitt language learners and international speakers. Registration Required

A language and cultural exchange between Pitt language learners and international speakers. Lunch provided. Registration Required

Please join us at this information session to learn more about the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program in room 4130 Posvar Hall, on the 4th floor of W. Wesley Posvar Hall.

Join us for an engaging K-12 curriculum resource workshop in which we examine the island of Taiwan's rich and compelling historical narrative as well as the important role it plays in today's geopolitical and economic landscape. This workshop will also include strategies for incorporating the study of Taiwan into the K-12 classroom with the award-winning interactive curriculum resource website, Centering Taiwan in Global Asia. A PDF of online resources will also be provided to all participants.

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)

Come meet international students, make friends, practice conversational English, and have fun together, during these weekly discussion groups coordinated by the English Language Institute. Feel free to bring your lunch :)