Asian Culture Center at IU

Services

The Asian Culture Center provides resources, educational support, and community outreach activities to student, faculty, staff, and Bloomington residents. Some of these include:

Asian Language Learning Program

Click here to view the schedule of the program Fall 2009

Need tutoring in an Asian language? Need to learn basic survival phrases in an Asian language? Or to brush-up on your speaking skills? The ACC can help! All tutorial sessions are FREE, last one hour, and held at the Asian Culture Center. Languages offered include: Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese. For more information or to receive a schedule please contact us at acc@indiana.edu.

Fall 2009 IU Asian Culture Center Language
Informal Class Description and Schedule

Chinese (Mandarin)
Please join us to learn Chinese language and culture.
We'll start with the very basic phonetic alphabet. No previous knowledge of Chinese is required.
Meets every Tuesday from 5 to 6 p.m.
Teacher: Claire Chen

Korean
Join us for a conversation-focused Korean class!
This class is geared to anyone who wants to learn useful expressions that they can use right away. No previous knowledge of Korean is necessary.
Meets every Monday from 5 to 6 pm.
Teacher: Ju Young Jin

*Korean Beginners' 2 and Intermediate*

Come to learn about Korean language and culture.
We will use the text books, ''from Yeon-seh University, and 'Gateway to Speaking Korean'.  

Beginner 2 Korean:
       This class is for students who know the Korean alphabet and can read minimally.
       This class started in Spring 2009, so it will continue with Lesson 16 of '.'
       Don't be afraid if your Korean is rusty, the teacher will review what was taught in Spring 2009.
  Meets every Thursday at 4:30-5:30pm
  Teacher: Helena Cheun
  

  • Intermediate Korean:
           This class is for students who can read and write Korean.
           It will start with ' 3,' but mainly uses 'Speaking Korean'.
      Meets every Thursday at 5:40-6:40pm
      Teacher: Helena Cheun

    Japanese Beginners' Class: This class is canceled. As soon as we find a new teacher, it’ll be updated


    *Japanese Beginners' 2 and Intermediate Classes

    •  Beginners II Japanese Class:
    This is a class for beginners who have learned some basics of Japanese (e.g. reading and writing of hiraganas and katakanas, some basic sentence patterns and particles, etc.), and I start from Lesson 5 of a textbook titled "Genki I" (teacher will email copies in pdf format for printing).

    Note that this is a continued class from the last semester, but it is not restricted to the students from the last semester, of course, but open to anyone who is more or less at the same level in Japanese learning. Please visit my blog for more details: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/michikosjapaneseclass

    Meets every Monday Evenings at 6-7:10pm
    Teacher: Michiko Owaki
      
  • Intermediate Japanese Class"
    This is a class for intermediate level students. I will start from the review of Lesson 9 of the textbook Genki I (teacher will email copies in pdf format for printing).

    Note that this is a continued class from the last semester, but it is open to anyone who is more or less at the same level in Japanese learning.
    Please come and see. Please visit my blog for more details: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/michikosjapaneseclass

    Meets every Monday Evenings at 7:15-8:15
    Teacher: Michiko Owaki

    Tagalog (Filipino) Language
    This informal class will focus on conversational Tagalog. This class is open to both beginners and advanced Tagalog language students. The lessons will not only focus on language but will introduce you to basic Filipino culture, history and politics. Three Filipino native speakers will alternate to teach this class.

    Meets every Wednesday at 6PM
    Coordinator/Teacher: Chris Magno


    R. I. C. E. R.

    (Responding to Incidents of Casual and Everyday Racism)

    Need a place to go to talk about feeling discriminated on campus or in the community? Don't know what to do when someone makes a racial comment about you or your friends? Please come to RICER support group session. It is an informal gathering of students to provide support for one another on issues of racism. This session allows students to share personal experiences of racism, discuss ways of identifying, coping with, and confronting casual and everyday racism in a confidential atmosphere. Empower yourself to initiate dialogue on race and civility. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Melanie Castillo-Cullather at acc@indiana.edu.

    Speakers' Bureau

    We often receive requests from classes and campus organizations for students who can speak from their personal experiences as Asian international or Asian American students at Indiana University. Since personal connections often are the best way to dispel stereotypes and reach out to the community, we accomodate such requests as much as possible. Please e-mail acc@indiana.edu if you are looking for a student speaker, or if you would like to join the Speakers' Bureau.