The National East Asian Languages Resource Center at The Ohio State University is one of six National Foreign Language Resource Centers commissioned by the US Department of Education. Since its creation in 1992, the Foreign Language Center has successfully administered grants from the Center for the Advancement of Language Learning, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and the US Department of Education for the implementation of Chinese language learning and assessment projects. In addition to its success in administering national grants, the Center has fifteen years experience in teacher training. It is currently conducting a comprehensive evaluation of study abroad programs as well as the foreign language programs at The Ohio State University.
Students can focus on literature, linguistics, or language pedagogy as fields of specialization.
Undergraduate majors in Chinese and Japanese are also offered as well as courses in Korean culture and language. The undergraduate language programs offer one of the most extensive and diverse curricula in the country. The East Asian Studies Program was established in 1969 and designated as a Center of Excellence in 1986 by the Ohio Board of Regents' Academic Challenge Program. The program's mission is to coordinate the University's area studies and language instruction, develop and expand research opportunities and library resources, and organize visiting scholar and outreach programs related to East Asian Studies. The EASC, one of eleven National Resource Centers designated by the US Department of Education, maintains an extensive East Asian library, and administers numerous fellowship and exchange programs.