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NAME: Tao-chung (Ted) Yao ADDRESS: 500 University Ave., #706, Honolulu, HI 96826 TELEPHONE: Office: (808) 956-2071 Home: (808) 947-4637 E-MAIL [email protected] FAX (808) 956-9515 Attn: Ted Yao
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
1995-present University of Hawaii at Manoa, Professor of Chinese
1998 (Summer) Hainan University, Resident Director of the University of Hawaii Summer in China Program
1987-1995 Mount Holyoke College, Associate Professor of Asian Studies
1992-5 (Summer) Indiana University, Head, Chinese School, East Asian Summer Language Institute
1989-1992 Mount Holyoke College, Chair, Asian Studies Program
1991 (Summer) Indiana University, Principal Instructor of Level Four Chinese
1989 (Summer) Indiana University, Principal Instructor of Level Two Chinese
1987 (Summer) Indiana University, Principal Instructor of Level Two Chinese
1986-1987 The Ohio State University, Assistant Professor in Chinese Language
1986 (Summer) Middlebury College, Principal Instructor of Fifth-Year Chinese
1984-1986 Mount Holyoke College, Assistant Professor of Asian Studies
1982-1984 Mount Holyoke College, Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies
1981-1982 University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chinese Language
1980-1981 University of Arizona, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chinese Language
1979-1980 University of Arizona, Instructor in Chinese Language
1977-1979 University of Arizona, Teaching Associate in Chinese Language
1973-1977 University of Arizona, Teaching Assistant in Chinese Language
1972-1973 The Adult School of Montclair, Instructor in Chinese Language
EDUCATION
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1968 B.A., Soochow University, English Literature 1973 M.A., Seton Hall University, Asian Studies 1980 Ph.D., University of Arizona, Chinese Language and Culture
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
Chinese Language Pedagogy, Computer-Assisted Language Instruction in Chinese, Testing the Chinese Language, Taoism.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Award for "Meritorious Performance as a Teaching Assistant," University of Arizona Foundation, April 1974.
Josephine de Karman Fellowship, 1978-1979.
The Five College Center for East Asian Studies: Grant to compile a Chinese language placement test for the five colleges (Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Hampshire and the University of Massachusetts), 1984.
Sloan Foundation: Grant to develop computer programs for learning Chinese, 1984.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation: Grant to produce a videotape to be used with the textbook, New Chinese 300, for the teaching of conversational Chinese, 1984.
Mount Holyoke College: Faculty Grant to expand computer programs for learning Chinese characters, 1985.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation: Grant to develop a computer program for teaching/learning Chinese characters, 1985.
The Ohio State University: Faculty Grant to collect authentic Chinese language materials for teaching Intermediate and Advanced Chinese courses, 1987.
Mount Holyoke College: Faculty Travel Grant, 1988.
U.S. Department of Education: Title VI Grant to collect authentic reading materials for developing into proficiency reading materials, 1988-1991.
The Consortium for Teaching and Learning Languages: Grant to develop computer program for teaching/learning advanced Chinese, 1990.
Five Colleges Foreign Language Resource Center: Grant to develop computer program for teaching authentic reading materials, 1990.
U.S. Department of Education: Title VI Grant to develop computer-adaptive proficiency tests for Chinese, 1990- 1994.
Center for Chinese Studies Travel Grant 2000
DISSERTATION
"Ch'üan-chen: A New Taoist Sect in North China during the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries." A study of the most popular religion in North China during the chaotic Chin-Yuan period which had significant influences on Chinese society as well as on Taoist religion.
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member, Working Committee for developing the Chinese Proficiency Test, Center for Applied Linguistics, 1983.
Consultant, Committee for selecting secondary schools to receive grants to initiate instruction in the Chinese language, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, 1983.
Chair, The Five Colleges East Asian Languages Program, 1985-1986.
Evaluator for the Chinese Language Program at Whitman College, 1988.
Reviewer, representing the American Council on Education, for the evaluation of the Defense Language Institute's Proficiency Testing Program, September, 1989.
Chair, Asian Studies Program, Mount Holyoke College, 1989-1992.
Executive Board Member, Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1989-1992.
Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1989-present
Member, Chinese Language Consultant Team on the use of computer technology to improve the teaching of Chinese at the Defense Language Institute, September, 1990.
Member, Committee for the Validation Test for ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) proficiency guidelines for Chinese, American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 1991-1992.
Evaluator for the Chinese Language Program at Williams College, 1991.
Evaluator for the Asian Studies Program at Dickinson College, 1993.
Member, Committee for developing SAT II-Chinese Achievement Test, Educational Testing Service, 1992-1995.
Member, National Advisory Board of Chinese Language Testing Program, Center for Applied Linguistics, 1994-1996.
Evaluator for the Chinese Language Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, 1996.
Evaluator for the NFLRC Summer Institute at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1996.
Editor, Newsletter of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1995-present
Chair, Committee for developing SAT II-Chinese Achievement Test, Educational Testing Service, 1995-2000.
Editorial Board Member, Language Learning and Technology, 1996-2000.
Evaluator for the Stanford University Chinese Language Placement Tests, April 1997.
Advisory Board Member, Foreign Language and Culture Exchange, 1997-present
President, Chinese Language Education Association of Hawaii, 1998-present
Managing Director, International Society for Chinese Language Teaching, 1999-present
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HI-TECH TEACHING MATERIALS DEVELOPED
Videotape for Learning Chinese Conversation, 1984, a videotape to help students learn the dialogues in the New Chinese 300. (Available from the Five Colleges East Asian Center)
Chinese Character Tutor (CCT), 1985, a computer program for Elementary Chinese Students to learn Chinese characters. Co-authored with Mark Peterson. There are six versions of CCT, and they are available from the authors. Speak Mandarin (Yale Romanization) Read Chinese Book One ( Yale Romanization) Elementary Chinese Reader I (Pinyin) Beginning Chinese Reader, Part I ( Pinyin) Practical Chinese Reader (Lessons 1-20) (Pinyin) Character Text for Beginning Chinese (Lessons 1-9) ( Pinyin)
Mr. Wang and Ms. Li, co-authored with Hua-yuan Li Mowry, 1988, a computer program for learning verbs concerning dressing. Distributed free with Hanzi Assistant by Panda Software, Dartmouth College.
"Nezha Conquers the Dragon King": A Level 3 Interactive Video Lesson, 1991. Field test copy available from the author.
Authentic Reading Materials, 1992, a HyperCard stack for learning authentic Chinese reading materials. Field test copy available from the author.
Computer-Adaptive Proficiency Test for Reading Chinese, 1994, a computer-adaptive reading proficiency test which gives instant rating based on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. Contact the author for more information. Expanded version completed in 1998.
Websites created and maintained
Integrated Chinese Website, 1997-present, a website to support the Chinese language text series Integrated Chinese. URL: http://nts.lll.hawaii.edu/tedyao/icusers/
Chinese Language Teachers Association Newsletter Online, 1998-present, the electronic version of the Chinese Language Teachers Association Newsletter. URL: http://nts.lll.hawaii.edu/tedyao/clta/
University of Hawaii Center for Chinese Studies Library Committee Website, 2000-present, a website to provide information on Chinese resources at the University of Hawaii and beyond. URL: http://nts.lll.hawaii.edu/tedyao/library/
CHN470 Website. 2001-present, a website for the course “Chinese Language and Culture” URL: http://nts.lll.hawaii.edu/tedyao/chn470/
TEACHING INTERESTS
Chinese language (at all levels), Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Chinese religion and thought, Chinese history.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Teaching/Learning Chinese through computers, videotapes and interactive video Pedagogy of Chinese Language History of Taoism Relations between Buddhism and Taoism
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
The Character Book, a workbook to accompany Read Chinese Book One, co-authored with Timothy Light, New Haven, Connecticut: Far Eastern Publications, Yale University, 1985.
Let's Play Games in Chinese, co-authored with Scott McGinnis, Lincolnwood, Illinois: National Textbook Company, 1989.
Let's Play Games in Japanese, co-authored with Scott McGinnis and Mineharu Nakayama, Lincolnwood, Illinois: National Textbook Company, 1992.
Reading Chinese for Proficiency: An Introduction to Signs, New Haven, Connecticut: Far Eastern Publications, Yale University, 1994.
Integrated Chinese, Level One, Textbook, co-authored with Yuehua Liu and others, Boston: Cheng &Tsui Company, 1997.
Integrated Chinese, Level One, Workbook, co-authored with Yuehua Liu and others, Boston: Cheng &Tsui Company, 1997.
Integrated Chinese, Level One, Character Workbook, co-authored with Yuehua Liu and others, Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1997.
Integrated Chinese, Level One, Teacher's Manual, co-authored with Yuehua Liu and others, Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1997.
Integrated Chinese, Level Two, Textbook, co-authored with Yuehua Liu and others, Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1997.
Integrated Chinese, Level Two, Workbook, co-authored with Yuehua Liu and others, Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1997.
Integrated Chinese, Level Two, Teacher's Manual, co-authored with Yuehua Liu and others, Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1997.
ARTICLES
"A Comparative Analysis of Selected Passages from the Tzu-i, Meng Tzu and Mo Tzu," co-authored with George A. Spanos, Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 12/2 (1977), 118–127.
"The Historical Value of Ch'üan-chen Sources in the Tao-tsang," Sung Studies Newsletter, 13 (1977), 67-76.
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" Tao-tsang Ch'üan-chen chu-tso ti li-shih chia-chih ( The Historical Value of Ch'üan-chen Writings in the Tao-tsang) ," Shih-huo , 8/5 (1978), 19-24. (Text in Chinese)
"Ch'üan-chen Taoism and Yüan Drama," Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 15/1 (1980), 41- 56.
"Merry-Go-Round: A Group of Chinese Classroom Games," Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 15/2 (1980), 111-115.
"Bingo for Learning Chinese," Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 17/3 (1982), 111-121.
"Li-yung wai-kuo yu-hsi chiao Chung-wen chü-li ( Examples of using Western games to teach Chinese)," Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 18/1 (1983), 91-95. (Text in Chinese.)
"Ch'iu Ch'u-chi and Chinggis Khan," Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 40/1 (1986),201-219.
"Chinese Character Tutor: An Example of Chinese Language Instruction Using Personal Computers," Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 21/2 (1986), 1-18.
"An Example of Proficiency Oriented Exercises," Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 23/2 (1988), 69-72.
"More Games for Learning Chinese," co-authored with Scott McGinnis, Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 25/2 (1990), 85-89.
"'Tung' 'Hsi' hsiang-feng: Li-yung hsi-yang yu-hsi hsüeh-hsi Chung-wen (‘ ''' East meets West: Using Western games to learn Chinese)." Co-authored with Ma Ssu-k'ai, in Shih-chieh hua-wen chiao-yu hsieh-chin-hui (ed.), Ti-erh-chieh shih-chieh hua-yü-wen chiao-hsüeh yen-t'ao-hui lun-wen-chi: Chiao-hsüeh yü ying-yung p'ien (Vol. 2), Taipei: Shih-chieh hua-wen ch'u-pan-she , 1990, pp.108-112. (Text in Chinese)
"Lüeh-t'an shih-yung yüeh-tu chiao-ts'ai ( A brief discussion of authentic reading materials)," in Hsin-chia-p'o hua-wen yen-chiu-hui (ed.), Hsin-chia-p'o shih-chieh hua-wen chiao-hsüeh yen-t'ao- hui lun-wen-chi , Singapore: The Chinese Language Society, 1990, pp. 647- 650. (Text in Chinese)
"CAT with a Poorly Calibrated Item Bank," Rasch Measurement, 5/2 (1991), 139.
"From Rassias to HyperCard: Drilling Chinese on Computer," The Ram's Horn, 6 (1991-1992), 52-56.
“A Computer-Adaptive Test for Reading Chinese (CATRC): A Preliminary Report,” Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 30/1 (1995), 75-85.
"Taoism and Buddhism under the Chin," in Stephen West and Hoyt Tillman (eds.) China Under Jurchen Rule: Essays in Chin Cultural History, pp.145-180. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1995.
"Mei-kuo Chung-wen tien-nao fu-chu chiao-hsüeh chien-chieh ( A Brief Introduction to Computer-Assisted Language Learning for Chinese in U.S.A.)," Hua-wen shih-chieh , 78 (Dec. 1995), 21- 26. (Text in Chinese)
"A Review of Some Current Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) for Chinese," in Scott McGinnis (eds.) Chinese Language Pedagogy: Current Perspectives of the Emerging Field. Columbus, Ohio: Foreign Language Publications, 1996, pp. 255-284.
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“Suggestions for Extracurricular Activities for Chinese Language Programs,” CLASS Journal, 2 (1997), 39-43.
“The ChineseNet Workshop at the 1996 NFLRC Summer Institute: A Brief Introduction,” CLASS Journal, 2 (1997), 59-60.
“Lüeh-tan wang-chi wang-lu ti Chung-wen chiao-hsüeh tzu-yuan ( Learning Chinese on WWW in the United States),” Chiao-hsüeh ke-chi yü mei-t’I , 36 (Dec. 1997), 29-39. (Text in Chinese)
“ Shi lun duoyuan zhihui yu hanyu jiaoxue ( On Multiple Intelligences and Chinese Language Instruction)” Shijie Hanyu Jiaoxue , 52 (Feb. 2000), 64-73. (Text in Chinese)
“Shi lun dangan wenjianjia pingjian ( On Portfolio Assessment),” Yuyan Yanjiu, Zengkan : Guoji Hanyu Jiaoxue Xueshu Yantaohui Lunwenji ( Proceedings of the International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy), (June, 2000), 128-131.
“Quanzhen—Complete Perfection,” in Livia Kohn (ed.), Daoism Handbook, Leiden: Brill, 2000, pp. 567-593.
"Wangji wanglu yu dang’an wenjianjia pingjian ( Internet and Portfolio Assessment)." in Shih- chieh hua-wen chiao-yu hsüeh-hui (ed.), Ti-liu-chieh shih-chieh hua-yü-wen chiao-hsüeh yen- t'ao-hui lun-wen-chi ti-wu-ts’e: Chiao-hsüeh yü ying-yung p'ien (Vol. 5), Taipei: Shih-chieh hua-wen ch'u-pan-she , 2000, pp. V-62-V- 72. (Text in Chinese)
“Immortality according to Quanzhen Taoism,” Proceedings of the International Symposium: New Directions in the Study of Late Imperial Literature & History, Taipei, April, 1999. Forthcoming.
CONTRIBUTOR TO
William H. Nienhauser, Jr. et. al. (eds.), Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1986.
BOOK AND SOFTWARE REVIEWS
Yüan I-shan yen-chiu by Hsu K'un (published by the author, n.d.), Sung Studies Newsletter, 10 (1974), 20-23.
Tao-chiao ta tz'u-tien (The Great Dictionary of Taoist Religion) by Li Shu-huan (Taipei: Chu-liu t'u-shu kung-ssu, 1979), Journal of Asian Studies, 40/1 (1980), 115-117.
Practical Chinese Reader by Liu Xun, et. al., (Beijing: The Commercial Press, 1981), Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 17/3 (1982), 139-141.
Speaking Chinese in China, by Hsu Ying and J. Marvin Brown, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983), Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 18/3 (1983), 101-103.
SPEAK CANTONESE (Gong Gwongdungwa) Version 2.0 by Louie Crew (A.K.A. Li Min Hua), (Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1986), co-authored with Dana Bourgerie, Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 22/3 (1987), 109-113.
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Legitimation in Imperial China: Discussions under the Jurchen-Chin Dynasty (1115-1234) by Hok-lam Chan, (Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1984), The Bulletin of Sung Yüan Studies, 20 (1988), 97-99.
Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic by Chang Po-tuan, with a Concise Commentary by Liu I-ming, Translated by Thomas Cleary, (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1987), Journal of American Oriental Society, 110/1 (1990), 113-114.
Chinese Pronunciation Tutor and Chinese Writing Tutor by Clara Yu, (Knoxville, TN: The Hyperglot Software Company, 1990 and 1991), Secondary School Chinese Language Center Newsletter, 2/3 (1991), 5-6.
Communicative Chinese in 100 Lessons by Liu Xun, et. al. Volumes 1 and 2, (Beijing: People's Education Press, 1988 and 1991), Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 27/1-2 (1992), 121-123.
Fun with PCR II, by Peggy Wang. (Brossard, Quebec: East Asia Linguistic Services, 1994), Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 30/2 (1995), 125-127.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
"Syncretism and Preservation: The Founding Principles and the Contributions of the Ch'üan-chen Sect," Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Flagstaff, Arizona, October 1976.
"Ch'üan-chen: A Revitalization Movement in North China during the 12th and 13th Centuries." The 27th Annual Meeting of the Western Branch of the American Oriental Society, Tucson, Arizona, April 1977.
"Yüan Drama and Ch'üan-chen Taoism," Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Tucson, Arizona, October 1978.
"Chin-Yüan Literati and the Ch'üan-chen Taoism," Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Tucson, Arizona, October 1978.
"Chinggis Khan and Ch'iu Ch'u-chi," New England Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Northampton, Massachusetts, October 1983.
"Tzu-jan chi: A Taoist San-ch'ü," New England Conference of The Association for Asian Studies, Northampton, Massachusetts, October 1983.
"Buddhism and Taoism under the Chin Dynasty," Conference on Cultural Values in North China during the 12th and 13th Centuries, Tucson, Arizona, December 1983.
"Learning Chinese with Microcomputers," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 1984.
"Taoist Methods of Cultivation for Women," The 37th Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1985.
"Buddhist-Taoist Struggles in the Yüan Dynasty," New England Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Wellesley, Massachusetts, October 1985.
"Chinese Language Instruction Using Personal Computers," The 38th Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, Chicago, Illinois, March 1986.
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"Teaching Chinese Conversation with Videotape," The Tenth Annual Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Youngstown, Ohio, October 1986.
"Games for Learning Chinese," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, November 1986.
"Learning Chinese through Signs," Sino-Tibetan Linguistics Conference, Vancouver, Canada, August 1987.
"Wang Che and the Ch'üan-chen Sect of Taoism," Annual Meeting of the West Coast Association for Asian Studies, Tucson, Arizona, October 1987.
"An Alternative Approach for Compiling Chinese Language Instructional Materials," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1987.
"Teaching Chinese Characters with Personal Computers," The 58th Annual Convention of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Washington, D.C., November 1988.
"Modern Technology and Proficiency-oriented Language Instruction," The Annual Meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, Monterey, Calif., November 1988.
"WEST MEETS EAST: The usage of Western-style Games for Chinese Language Learning," with Scott McGinnis, The Second International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Taipei, December 1988.
"Computer and Chinese Language Instruction: Verbs for Getting Dressed," with Hua-yuan Li Mowry, Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1989.
"Computer and Chinese Language Instruction: Prototype Exercises," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1989.
"On Chinese Proficiency Reading Materials," World Conference on the Teaching of Chinese, Singapore, December 1989.
"Goals for Teaching/Learning Chinese at Small Liberal Arts Colleges," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 1990.
"Teaching Chinese Culture with Authentic Reading Materials," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 1990.
"CALL for Chinese: An Interactive Lesson," Conference on CALL and CALA: The Next Generation, Edmonton, Canada, May 1991.
"Computer-based Proficiency Materials for Advanced Chinese," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., November 1991.
"Some Ideas on Preparing Interactive Video Lessons for Teaching Chinese and Japanese," Western Conference of the Association of Asian Studies, Tucson, Arizona, October 1992.
"A Synthetic Approach to the Classroom Teaching of Chinese," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Chicago, November 1992.
"On Developing a Computer-Adaptive Proficiency Test for Reading Chinese," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, November 1993.
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"INTEGRATED CHINESE: A Preliminary Report," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, November 1994.
" A Brief Introduction to SAT II-Chinese," The Fifth International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Beijing, China, August 1996.
"INTEGRATED CHINESE: A Preliminary Report," Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, November 1996.
“Lüeh-tan wang-chi wang-lu ti Chung-wen chiao-hsüeh tzu-yuan (Learning Chinese on WWW in the United States),” The Fifth World Conference on Teaching Chinese, Taipei, Taiwan, December 1997.
“Website: Ways to enhance a Chinese course,” Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Chicago, November 1998.
“Immortality according to Quanzhen Taoism,” International Symposium: New Directions in the Study of Late Imperial Literature & History. Taipei, Taiwan, April 1999.
“Integrated Chinese Website: An Introduction,” The First International Conference on Internet Chinese Education (ICICE’99). Taipei, Taiwan, May 1999.
“On Multiple Intelligences and Chinese Language Instruction,” 6th International Symposium on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. Hannover, Germany, August 1999.
“Portfolio Assessment in a Chinese Language program,” International Conference on Chinese Language Teaching and Learning. Columbia University, New York City, October 15-17, 1999.
“Technology and Chinese Language Instruction: Something Old, Something New, and Something Borrowed,” Technology and Chinese Language Teaching in the 21 Century. Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, June 8-11, 2000.
"Wangji wanglu yu dang’an wenjianjia pingjian ( Internet and Portfolio Assessment)." The Six World Conference on Teaching Chinese, Taipei, Taiwan, December 2000.
WORKSHOPS AND INVITED TALKS
"Chinese Character Tutor," The 1986 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Chinese Computers, Chicago, May 1986.
"Classroom Games," The 1986 Chinese Teachers' Workshop, Middlebury, Vermont, July 1986.
"Games for Teaching Chinese," International Programs, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, October 1987.
"HyperCard for Learning Foreign Languages," A workshop for language teachers at Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, March 1989.
"HyperCard for Learning Chinese," The Fifth Annual Symposium on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Bloomington, Indiana, July 1990.
"Computer-Assisted Instruction for Chinese: A Demonstration," Department of Asian Languages and Literature and Language Media Center, University of Iowa, April, 1991.
"Computer-Adaptive Reading Proficiency Test Development in Chinese," Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center, University of Hawaii, January, 1993.
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"Computer Assisted Chinese and Japanese Teaching Applications," Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, California State University at Long Beach, March, 1993.
"Computer-assisted Language Learning for Chinese: An Interactive Video Lesson," The Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, Washington University, April, 1993.
"Games in Chinese Language Learning," Education in North America: The Chinese Experience, a Conference sponsored by the Chinese Lingual-Cultural Centre of Canada, Toronto, August 1993.
"An Introduction to Some Computer-assisted Language Learning Software for Chinese," 1994 Annual Conference on Chinese Language Instruction, Pasadena, February, 1994.
"Computers and Chinese Language Teaching," The Fourth Annual Overseas Chinese Education Conference, Houston, Texas, May, 1994.
"HyperCard for Teaching Chinese," A workshop for secondary school teachers at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, July 1994.
"Designing Chinese CALL with HyperCard," A workshop for secondary school Chinese language teachers in Springfield, MA, area. Mount Holyoke College, August 1994.
"CALL for Chinese: A Personal Journey," Stanford University, April 1997.
“Lue tan Meiguo de Zhongwen Jiaoxue (Chinese Language Teaching in the United States: A Brief Introduction),” Hainan University, Haikou, China, January 1998. (Lecture in Chinese)
“Classroom activities for teaching Chinese,” The 1998 Workshop for Chinese Language Teachers in Hawaii, Kapiolani Community College, August, 1998.
“On Testing and Evaluating Students of Chinese,” University of Colorado at Boulder, November 1998.
“How to Teach Intermediate Chinese,” Stanford University, April 8, 2000.
“Performance-based Chinese Language Instruction,” Co-facilitator, University of Hawaii, July 10-21, 2000.
“Technology and Chinese Language Instruction,” Taipei American School, February 25, 2001.
“Perspectives on Mandarin Program Development “, Hong Kong International School, February 27- March 1, 2001.
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