Position Title
Continuing Lecturer of Chinese
Position Title
Continuing Lecturer of Chinese
322 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
On leave 2024-25
Bio
Teaching Experience
- Princeton in Beijing (PiB), Beijing, China Mandarin Language Instructor (Intermediate Level) June – August 2012
- International School of Beijing (ISB), Beijing, China Chinese Program Intern (K-12) Feburary – May 2012
- Beijing Normal University – the College of Chinese Language and Culture, Beijing, China Mandarin Teacher (Elementary Level) September 2011 – January 2012
- 2011 University of California Summer Program, Beijing, China Mandarin Teacher (Advanced Level) Summer 2011
- The Fourth Chinese Program for Foreign Diplomats, Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) Chinese After-Class Tutor/Teacher (Elementary Level) ) April– June 2011
Honors and Awards
- 3rd Place in the National Final at the 2023 National China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters (CATTI) Translator Competition 2023 年 CATTI 杯全国翻译大赛复赛三等奖
- 2023-2024 Professional Development Award Category B, University of California, Davis, USA
- Champion at the 3rd Chinese Language Festival Teacher Capability Competition国际汉语节国际汉语教师能力大赛, hosted by Chinese Language Festival Association, March 5th, 2023
- 2022 Dean Witter Fund, University of California, Davis, USA
- 3rd prize at “Apricot Forum” International Program of Teaching Skills Exchange and Training for Chinese Teachers“杏坛”美国中文教师教学技能交流及培训班, hosted by the school of International Chinese Language Education at Beijing Normal University(China) and Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester(UK), 2022.7
- Excellent Prize at the International Chinese Classroom Teaching Short Video Competition国际中文课堂教学短视频大赛, hosted by Confucius Classroom (Crestar), Singapore and Chinese Testing International Co., Ltd., Beijing, China 2021.1
- 2020-2021 Professional Development Award Category A, University of California, Davis, USA
- 2019-2020 Professional Development Award Category A, University of California, Davis, USA
- 2021 ACCELERATE Fellows Program, Center for Educational Effectiveness, University of California, Davis, USA
- 2020 ACCELERATE Fellows Program, Center for Educational Effectiveness, University of California, Davis, USA
- 2014 Excellence in Education Awards Nominee, University of California, Davis, USA
Talks
Education and Degree(s)
- MA, Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Beijing Normal University
- BA, Chinese Language and Literature, Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Courses
- CHN001
- CHN002
- CHN003
- CHN004
- CHN006
- CHN111
- CHN112
- CHN113
- CHN118 (Formerly CHN 120 Transition)
Research Interests & Expertise
- Second language acquisition (SLA)
- Mandarin Chinese grammar/vocabulary
- Teaching methods and strategies
Membership and Service
- Served as a judge at the Annual CLTAC Chinese Speech Contest