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- Majors and minors in East Asian Languages and Cultures and East Asian Studies
are offered by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL)
and the East Asian Studies Program (EAS).
- Beginning, intermediate and advanced language classes in Chinese and Japanese,
and beginning and intermediate classes in Korean.
- Faculty teach in a wide range of disciplines, with East Asian specialties in
language and literature, comparative literature, history, religion (Buddhist Studies),
government, art and anthropology.
- Five College Buddhist Studies
Certificate Program.
- Hindi, Pashto and Uzbek available through the Five College Mentored Language
Program and Indonesian, Thai, Turkmen, Urdu and Vietnamese through the Five College
Supervised Independent Language Program, both administered by the Five
College Center for World Languages.
- First Year Seminars that include January
Interterm trips to Asia.
- Opportunities for student research overseas supported by grants from the Freeman
Foundation.
- Library
link to news and research on Asia
- Japan: study in Kyoto with the Associated
Kyoto Program, the Smith College Consortial Program in Japan. Students spend
an academic year living with a host family in Japan’s historical capital,
studying on the campus of Doshisha University located in the center of Kyoto.
- China: study with the Smith affiliated Associated
College in China Program in Beijing (language intensive), the Middlebury
in China program in Hangzhou, or the Alliance for Global Education Programs located
in Shanghai and Beijing.
- Korea: six Smith students are selected each year to participate
in the Ewha Women’s
University Summer Program in Seoul.
- India: study in India with the South
India Term Abroad (SITA) Smith Consortial Program located in Madurai, in
Tamil Nadu.
- See the Office for International Study for
additional approved programs in China, India, Japan and Korea.
- Faculty-Led Educational Experiences Abroad (FLEXA):
Short-term study abroad led by Smith Faculty during January interterm or May (Kyoto,
Japan 2009; Bejing, China 2010; India, every Interterm).
- Smith Freeman Fund: For language
summer study in China, Japan and Korea. Administered by the Office for International
Study.
- Taiwan Government-sponsored
Scholarship Awards for foreign students or language teachers pursuing degrees
or Mandarin study in Taiwan.
- Bridging
Scholarship: For study in Japan on approved programs.
- New England-China Scholarship Program: Provides funding for students interested in studying at Peking University, Tsinghua University or Beijing Language and Culture University (interested students are required to speak with a dean in the Office for International Study before applying).
Funds Available Worldwide (non-region specific):
- Calkins International Research Fund
- Class of 1983 Developing World Fund
- McCallum Fund
- Neville Fund
- Wilder Fund
These funds are administered by the Office for International
Study through International Experience Grants (IEG).
Grant proposals will be reviewed for eligibility from all funding sources available
for IEGs.
For additional fellowships and funds for
studying in Asian countries see the Luce Fellowship,
the Boren Fellowship, the National
Flagship Language Program and the Teaching
in China Fellowship described on the Fellowships Program site and Fellowships
Sponsored by Smith. For other opportunities, consult the Funding
for Study Abroad administered by the Office for International Study.
- Asian Students Association
- CISCO: Chinese Inter-regional Student
Cultural Organization
- EKTA: Students of South Asian Heritage
- International Students Organization (ISO)
- KASS: Korean-American Student of
Smith
- Sazanami: Smith College Japanese
Culture Club
- Southeast Asian Alliance at Smith
- Vietnamese Students Association
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