Selected Presentations

Yang, J. (2022). Marketing and Management Strategies for Language Programs. Presented at the 2022 ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, November 17-20.

Yang, J. (2021). Program aspiration and college students’ uptake of Chinese. Presented at the 2021 ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, virtual, November 19-21.

Yang, J. (2019). Readiness for Flipped Learning among College Learners of Chinese. Presented at the 2019 ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Washington, DC, November 22. 

Yang, J. & Yin, C. X. (2018). The Utilization of WeChat in Teaching Chinese Colloquialisms. Presented at the 2018 Annual Conference of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, Washington, DC, April 6-8.

Yang, J. (2018). Storytelling and Cross-cultural Communication. Presented at the 2018 Global Voices on the University of Dayton Campus Symposium, Dayton, January 23.

Yang, J., Yin, C. X. & Chen, G. Y. (2017). The Development of CFL Learners' Cultural Competence. Presented at the 2017 ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Nashville, TN, November 18.

Yang, J. (2017).  American Students’ Cultural Adjustment in China: Experiences and Coping Strategies. Presented at the 20th annual conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), Chicago, IN, April 22.

Yang, J., Yin, C. X. & Wang, W. (2016). Seamless Integration of Language Learning Experiences in the Digital World. Presented at the 2016 ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Boston, MA, November 19.

Yang, J. (2016). Saying “sorry” in Cyber-language:  A pragmatic analysis of apologies posted on Chinese online shopping websites. Presented at the 4th International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse, in Smithfield, Rhode Island, June 12.

Yang, J. (2016). The Pedagogical Treatment of Colloquialisms in Advanced-level Chinese Textbooks. Presented at the 2016 CLTA International Symposium on Chinese Teaching and Learning, in College Park, MD, April 2.

Yang, J. (2015). Towards the design principles for flipping CFL classroom. Presented at the 2015 ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, in San Diego, CA, November 20.

Yang, J. (2015). Promoting a successful transition from high school Chinese to college Chinese. Presented at the 18th annual conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), Washington D.C., April 24.

Yang, J. (2015). Learners’ acquisition of pragmatic routines in L2 Chinese. Presented at the 27th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics, in Los Angeles, CA, April 5.

Yang, J. (2014). Transition from High School to College Chinese: Challenges and Strategies. Presented at the 2014 ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, in San Antonio, Texas, November 22.

Yang, J. (2014). Technology Landscape, Mobile Platforms, and Authentic Communities to Enhance Foreign Language Learning, presented at the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium Annual Conference, in Athens, Ohio, May 7.

Yang, J. (2013). Learning by teaching: peer tutors’ perception of foreign language learning and their instructional strategies, presented at the 62nd Midwest Conference on Asia Affairs, in East Lansing, Michigan, October 25.

Yang, J. (2013). Fostering Personalized Student Learning and Development outside the Classroom, presented at the 4th Annual Chinese Language Education Forum, in San Francisco, CA, October 19.

Yang, J. (2013). The effects of chunk learning on learners’ spoken language development in L2 Chinese. Poster presented at the 2013 American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, in Dallas, Texas, March 17.

Yang, J. (2012). Pushing beyond the Basics to Transition to Advanced Language Learning, presented at the 2012 ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, in Philadelphia, PA, November 16.

Yang, J. (2012). A pedagogical grammar of Chinese modal verbs: a case of “neng, hui and keyi, presented at the 24th North American Conference of Chinese Linguistics, in San Francisco, CA, June 9.

Yang, J. (2011). CFL learners’ use of formulaic expressions in casual conversation: an exploratory study, presented at the 23rd North American Conference of Chinese Linguistics, in Eugene, Oregon, June 18.

Yang, J. (2011). Role-play simulation as socialization practice in Chinese language classrooms, presented at the 10th Annual East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference on the Asia Pacific Region, in Honolulu, HI, February 18.  

Yang, J. (2010). Constraints on collocational behaviors of Chinese words, presented at the 18th International Conference on Chinese Linguistics, in Boston, MA, May 22. 

Yang, J. (2009). A Web-based Teaching Method on Speech Acts in Chinese, presented at 2009 ACTFL (The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, in San Diego, CA, November 22.

Yang, J. (2008). Cohesive Devices Management by Chinese Heritage Learners and Non-Heritage Learners, presented at 2008 Annual Meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA), in Orlando, FL, November 21.

Yang, J. & Yang, Ch. Sh. (2008). Interaction of Tones and Intonation from Learners’ Perspective, presented at the 7th International Symposium of Languages and Linguistics, in Guangzhou, China, December 6.