East Asian Languages Program

The East Asian Languages Program supports the study of East Asian languages at the Five Colleges through events such as language and culture programs, workshops and seminars, and professional development opportunities. A committee consisting of faculty from the various campuses meets, plans, and organizes events each academic year.

Our work is in the following categories: 

• Professional development activities for instructional staff at the institutions, such as workshops on language pedagogy and technology. 
• Workshops and seminars showcasing scholarship or teaching practices of faculty members and instructors at the five institutions.
• Programming for undergraduates or graduate students studying East Asian Languages or East Asian cultures (lectures, films screenings, workshops, etc.). Events are located on one or more of the campuses.  
• Travel by Five College teaching staff to a workshop on language pedagogy, assessment, technology, and/or policies. The successful applicant is required to give a workshop for Five College East Asian Languages instructional staff to share what they learned at the workshop.

Five College East Asian Languages Program Committee - 2025-2026

Lu Yu, Chair of Committee, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Smith College

Miki Miyagawa, Asian Languages and Civilizations, Amherst College

Alice Shin-Yi Kao, Asian Studies, Mount Holyoke College

Yi Feng, East Asian Languages and Cultures, UMass Amherst

Jee Hyun Lee, East Asian Languages and Cultures, UMass Amherst

Mako Koyama-Hartsfield, East Asian Languages and Cultures, UMass Amherst

Five College Staff Liaison

April Shandor, Academic Programs Coordinator, Five College Consortium