This December the Department will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary with a banquet to be held at the Renissance Hotel downtown, join us for a night of more...
Each year the department offers a variety of topics under the course numbed 360B. This year we are offering courses in Modern Japanese Literature, Cultures of Manga and Anime More...
Chinese
***Changes in Course numbering system started in winter 2006! click here for more information
- Placement PROCEDURE: ALL incoming students who wish to take ANY CHIN-titled courses (or ASIA 389/399) are required to complete an “On-Line Placement Questionnaire” to obtain a placement approval for registration. Students without the approval will be removed from the class. To get your placement approval, please go to http://placement.ubccjk.com/chinese
- WAITLISTS: To sign on to the waitlist for this course, please go to http://waitinglist.ubccjk.com
Chinese Language Proficiency Test for Language Exemption
To be exempted for Chinese Language Proficiency, students must take the HSK exam which is offered once a year in October. For the new HSK test, you must attain a Level 3.
Hindi-Urdu
TBA
Indonesian
Any questions in regards to a students level in Indonesian, please email Dr. Tineke Hellwig at
hellwig(at)mail.arts.ubc.ca
Japanese
***Changes in Course Curriculum (200 level) started in Fall 2006! click here for more information
Registration Guide for Japanese Courses
Students who must attend an advising/placement exam session:
a) students who have a parent (or both parents) who speaks Japanese (including those who have studied or are currently studying Japanese at high school, heritage language school,etc., regardless of the level of their prior studies);
b) students who have studied Japanese elsewhere but do not have transfer credits; and
c) students who have spent considerable time (one year or more) in Japan.
ANNOUNCEMENT: A new online Japanese Language Placement Exam is now available for those who need to take the Placement Exam. You can self-enroll in the exam and should take the exam *before* attending an advising/placement interview session.
Instructions for taking the Online Japanese Language Placement Exam
1. Please go to the following link to self-enroll in the exam site.
https://tools.elearning.ubc.ca/VistaSelfEnroll/CourseList
2. Enter in the title of the course:
Japanese Language Program Placement Exam
3. Enter in your CWL.
4. Wait for a few minutes for the email confirmation about your enrollment in the Vista site.
5. Please go to http://www.vista.ubc.ca
6. Login with your CWL
7. Click on the course titled: Japanese Language Program Placement Exam
8. Fill out the Background Survey on the HP before writing the exam.
9. Try to answer as many questions as possible in each section (Kanji, grammar, reading, writing), but if you think the questions are beyond your level, you should stop and proceed to the other sections.
10. IMPORTANT: It is very important that you not only save the answer of each question after you have answered it, but also click the SAVE ALL box on top or at the bottom of the screen before submitting your exam. If you forget this step, no answer will be recorded. A second attempt to write the exam is not allowed by the system.
REMINDER:
Besides writing the online exam, you * must* attend an advising/placement interview session. Based on the results of both the online exam and the interview, you will be given a recommendation regarding course(s) that are most appropriate for your level.
DATES FOR 2012 ADVISING/PLACEMENT INTERVIEWS:
Date | Time | Location |
Thurs., March 8 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | Asian Centre 604 |
Thurs., April | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | Asian Centre 604 |
TBA | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | Asian Centre 604 |
TBA | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | Asian Centre 604 |
TBA | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | Asian Centre 604 |
TBA | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | Asian Centre 604 |
TBA |
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TBA |
| SCRF 208 |
TBA | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | Asian Centre 604 |
Thurs., Jan. 5/2012 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | ANGU 254 |
Fri., Jan. 6/2012 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | ANGU 254 |
DATES FOR JAPANESE TEST FOR LANGUAGE EXEMPTION (UBC Faculty of Arts only):
Date | Time | Location |
Mon., Sept. 12 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | SCRF 208 |
Fri., Jan. 6, 2012 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm | ANGU 254 |
Korean
Placement interviews are required for students who wish to take ANY Korean language courses for the first time at UBC. No appointment is necessary. Interviews will be held at Auditorium Annex B room 214.
For further inquiries, please contact Ms. Eurie Shin at 604 822-4052 or by email at eurie@interchange.ubc.ca
Previous students who have already taken and successfully completed a UBC Korean language course do not need to be interviewed. Any student who does not follow the procedure will/may be removed from the course.
DATES FOR 2011 ADVISING/PLACEMENT INTERVIEW:
Date | Time |
Monday, Feb 21 @ | 12 - 2 pm |
Monday, Mar 14 @ | 12 - 2 pm |
Monday, Apr 4 @ | 12 - 2 pm |
Wednesday, May 25 @ | 12 - 2 pm |
Wednesday, June 22 @ | 2 - 4 pm |
Wednesday, July 20 @ | 2 - 4 pm |
Monday, Aug 29 @ | 2 - 4 pm |
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Persian
All students are required to complete a Placement exam to ensure that they have registered for the appropriate level. Interviews are to be held in Auditorium Annex B 214.
For further inquiries, please contact Ms. Mozghan Zolfi at 604.822.4052.
Upcoming dates for courses in 2011 are being held on the following dates:
Thursday, Aug 11 @ 1 - 2 pm
Tuesday, Sept 6 @ 1 - 2 pm
Tuesday, Oct 4 @ 1 - 2 pm
Tuesday, Nov 1 @ 1 - 2 pm
Thursday, Dec 1 @ 1 - 2 pm
Punjabi
Students wishing to enter courses in Punjabi language will be interviewed by the instructor on the first day of class.