Qiuyu Wang 王秋雨
Associate Professor of InstructionNorthwestern University
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
1800 Sherman Avenue, Suite 5400, Evanston, IL 60201
Email: qiuyu.wang@northwestern.edu
Work Experience
Preceptor (Coursehead) in Chinese (2007-2012)Dept. of East Asian Languanges and Civilizations
Harvard University
Instructor in Chinese (2005-2006)
Dept. of East Asian Languanges and Civilizations
Harvard University
Academic Director (Summer 2015)
Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS) in Beijing
US Department of State
Education
- Harvard University: ALM in Extension Studies, Concentration in Dramatic Arts
- Northwestern University: MSC Master of Science in Communication, School of Communication
- Beijing Language and Culture University: M.Ed., Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Concentration in Curriculum and Teaching Methodology
- Capital Normal University: BA, Chinese Literature and Linguistics, with honor
Teaching Awards and Honors
- Associated Student Government (ASG) Faculty Honor Roll 2015-16, Northwestern University
- Favorite Professors, Class of 2011, Harvard College
- Joseph R. Levenson Teaching Prize (Teacher of the Year), Winner of Junior Faculty Category, Harvard Undergraduate Council, 2009
- Joseph R. Levenson Teaching Prize Nominee, Harvard Undergraduate Council, 2006, 2008.
- Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University: Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012.
- Class Demo of Advanced Chinese Teaching for Chen Jinyu, the Deputy Secretary General of the State Council of P.R.C., 2007
Book Publications
Textbook for Elementary Modern Chinese (with Jennifer Liu), in progressWhen to say what (with Shengli Feng and Haoxiang Liao), Commercial Press, Beijing, 2008Comprehensive Chinese: Advanced Chinese (Understanding the People and the World) (with Yu Feng and Haoxiang Liao, chief editor Shengli Feng), Vol.I and Vol.II Higher Education Press, Beijing, 2007
Selected Conference Presentations
Building Teachers' Cross-Cultural Awareness in Study Abroad Programs
The Fifth International Forum of Chinese Language Teachers Education, Beijing, 2015Practical Application and Analysis of Chinese Teaching Methods
Chinese World Language Program, Office of Language and Cultural Education, Chicago Public Schools, Teacher Workshop, 2014A Novice Teacher's Guide to Question Design in Class Preparation
The First CLTA International Symposium on Chinese Language Teaching and Learning, Bloomington, 2014How to Integrate Authentic Materials into Intermediate-level Chinese Teaching
The World Chinese Language Association 4th Cross-Strait Chinese Teachers Forum, Beijing, 2014Better Teacher, Less Words
Valparaiso University Chinese Teacher Workshop Keynote Speaker, 2014Difficulties and Strategies of Teaching Chinese: From Perspective of Register
CLTA Annual Meeting and ACTFL Convention, Orlando, 2013Instructors' Misconceptions in Elementary Language Teaching
National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), Chicago, 2013A Study of Student Evaluation of College Chinese Language Instructors
CLTA Annual Meeting and ACTFL Convention, Philadelphia, 2012Comparative Study on Chinese Tone Perception (with Wen Cao)
The 17th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Hong Kong, 2011Study on Pronunciation Errors of English Learners of Chinese (with Wen Cao)
International Conference on Second Language Acquisition of Chinese, Columbia University, 2010The Practice of Collective Approach Based on Audio-lingual Methods in Chinese Teaching
18th International Conference on Chinese Language Instruction, Princeton University, 2010An Analysis of Pronunciation Errors of Advanced Level English Learners of Chinese
New England Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Brown University, 2009
Me in and outside class
- I appear in Harvard Welcomes You, a video created by former students Sean Bennett, Sam Brinton and Aticus Peterson as their final project for my Chinese Bb class
- The course trailer of my previous class "Elementary Modern Chinese"
- From my previous students
- Some photos I took
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