ATENEO CENTER FOR ASIAN STUDIES

KOREAN LANGUAGE CLASSES

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!!

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Korean I: Introductory Korean Language Certificate Course

Ms. Sarah Jane Domingo

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 31, 2010, Wed.

Course Description

Korean 1 is an introductory Korean language course designed for students with zero knowledge of Korean. This module delves on the essentials of the language beginning with the introduction of the alphabet, phonetics, and sentence patterns. Specifically, it covers the following: vowels and consonants, rudimentary rules of pronunciation, Sino-Korean and pure Korean numerals, basic grammar rules and sentence patterns, and simple dialogues and conversations.

The whole program aims to assist students acquire basic competency in 4 aspects of communication - speaking, listening, writing, and reading - through a combination of various teaching approaches and learning activities.

For payment details, kindly scroll down.

Korean II: Upper Beginner Korean Language Certificate Course

Ms. Sarah Jane Domingo

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 31, 2010, Wed.

Course Description

Korean 2 is a continuation of Korean 1, which aims to enhance basic competency in the language through acquisition of new vocabularies and their application to more complex sentence structures. The course will also introduce new speech styles and expressions that will cover the following topics: imperative/command sentences in formal form, basic prepositions, propositive/suggestive exchanges, object, time and action-location particles, rules of pronunciation for syllabic pairs, etc.

Upon completion of Korean 2, students will be able to read with improved comprehension, write with much creativity through an expanded vocabulary, formulate questions and answers with proper conjugations, and speak with enhanced confidence.

Registration Fees: (inclusive of instructional materials and 30 hours of instruction)

Php 4,500.00 per student

Php 3,000.00 for Ateneo faculty and staff

Payment options include Metrobank deposit or you may directly at our office.

* Must register and enroll all at the same time.

NOTE: Classes will be dissolved if less than 10 students enroll. Full refunds will be made in case of class cancellations.

Payment options include OVER-THE-COUNTER payment through Metrobank or, you may visit our office to pay.

For over-the-counter payment through Metrobank, please follow the procedure:

1. Go to any Metrobank Trust Co. (MBTC) Branch.

2. Get a copy of Metrobank's PAYMENT SLIP (sample copy) and accomplish the required information/details:

        a. Company Name: ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

        f. Amount of Payment: PXXXX.XX

     NOTE: Slips are to be accomplished in duplicate copies.

        2nd copy - Client's copy

3. Present payment slip to MBTC tellers together with cash/check.

5. Before leaving, check & verify if the copy received (payment slip serves as proof of payment);

        a. if validated

        b. and, if the copy was the one accomplished and presented to bank teller.

6. Fax the validated payment slip to 426-4326 or scan and email to acas@admu.edu.ph. Please indicate your name and preferred class (Korean 1 or Korean 2) on the slip.

7. Please keep the original validated payment slip and submit it to an ACAS representative on the 1st day of class.

ACAS Fifth International Conference

Global Financial Crisis in the Asian Context: Repercussions and Responses

9 July 2010

Metro Manila, Philippines 

REGISTRATION

Click here for the form

• Early bird fee of FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (500.00) accepted between April 5 and June 16, 2010.

• CD of the conference program, abbreviated version of papers and bio-sketch of paper presenters will be made available upon request for a fee of TWENTY PESOS (20.00). Hard copy of the conference program will be distributed during the conference.

Participants coming from abroad are advised to pay the regular registration fee on the day of the conference to avoid the high costs of bank fees and charges.

Participants who will pay the regular registration fee on the day of the conference are requested to send to ACAS a filled-out registration form on or before July 2, 2010 to be assured of seats.

FOR LOCAL (PHILIPPINE) PAYMENT, you may pay OVER-THE-COUNTER at Metrobank, or visit the ACAS office to pay.

For over-the-counter payment at Metrobank, please do the following:

1. Go to any Metrobank Trust Co. (MBTC) Branch.

2. Get a copy of Metrobank's PAYMENT SLIP (sample copy) and accomplish the required information/details:

        a. Company Name: ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

        f. Amount of Payment: PXXXX.XX

     NOTE: Slips are to be accomplished in duplicate copies.

        2nd copy - Client's copy

3. Present payment slip to MBTC tellers together with cash/check.

5. Before leaving, check & verify the copy received (payment slip serves as proof of payment);

7. Submit the original validated payment slip on the day of the conference to the ACAS secretariat.

PAPER PRESENTERS AND TOPICS

Regional View

Mohamed Aslam, Ph.D. (University of Malaya): Global financial crisis and heterodox economic policy

Udaya Mohan Devadas, MBA  (Ph.D. student at Universiti Putra Malaysia) and Abu Daud bin Silong, Ph.D. (Universiti Putra Malaysia): The role of human resource development in Asian countries in facing the financial crisis and challenges of globalization

Ralf Havertz, Ph.D. (Keimyung University, South Korea): Anti-cyclical policy as key factor of crisis mitigation in Asian economies

Masduki, M.A. (Indonesian Islamic University): The impact of the global financial crisis on the media, ICT and freedom of expression in Asia

Comparative View

Ratan Kumar Ghosal, Ph.D. (University of Calcutta, India): The financial crisis, its causes and cross-country impact - an empirical analysis

Declan Hayes, Ph.D. (University of Southampton, UK): Quantifying the comparative national power of the People's Republic of China and her competitors following the credit crunch crisis

Betty Dee Makani-Lim, Ph.D. (San Jose State University, CA and Stanford University-CSP) and Felix Chan Lim, Ph.D. (Stanford University-CSP): The impact of the global financial crisis on stakeholders of companies in Asia: A systemic analysis

Analyzing Specific Countries

Panel presentation of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center:

Coping with Global Financial Crisis - Taiwan's Responses and Strategy

        Workers in Taiwan and its Implications

        Edwin Yang, Ph.D.: Taiwan and Asian Integration after the Global Financial

        Crisis

        Huang Kwei-Bo, Ph.D. (discussant)

        Edsel Beja, Ph.D., Ateneo de Manila University (discussant)

Zhao Hong, Ph.D. (East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore): China-ASEAN Energy: Rivalry and Cooperation in South China Sea

Surachai Chancharat and Nongnit Chancharat, Ph.D. (Khon Kaen University, Thailand): Influences of corporate governance mechanisms on IPO's survival: evidence from Thailand

Nongnit Chancharat and Surachai Chancharat, Ph.D. (Khon Kaen University, Thailand): An empirical analysis of the survival of small and medium enterprises in North Eastern Region of Thailand

Sukawarsini Djelantik, Ph.D (Parahyangan University, Indonesia).: The impact of the global financial crisis on Indonesian migrant workers

Eric Frecon, Ph.D. (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore): Repercussions of the 1997 and 2008 global financial crises on maritime piracy: the Case of the Riau Specific Economic Zone in Indonesia

Masaaki Satake, Ph.D. (Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan): Overseas dependency or alternative development? The impact of the global financial crisis on the Philippine economy

Anne Candelaria, Ph.D. cand. and Carmel Abao, M.A. (Ateneo de Manila University): When push comes to shove: spending implications of the 2008 global recession at the town level

FOR INQUIRIES, please email acas@admu.edu.ph or call Christl at 926-4202 or 426-6001, local 5285 and 5286. Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

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Created on February 4, 2010