Teaching
Courses taught
At Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2017-2018: Student Feedback Questionnaire average 4.57/5
BA Common Course: Fun with Language (CBS 1A01V)
MA Courses: Description of Chinese I: Words and Sentences (CBS 532)
Methodology of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language I (CBS 572B)
2016-2017: Student Feedback Questionnaire average 4.53/5
BA Courses: Survey of Modern Chinese (CBS 2902),
Structure of Modern Chinese (CBS 3403)
MA Courses: Description of Chinese I: Words and Sentences (CBS 532)
Research method in Language Teaching and Language Studies (CBS 505B)
DALS Trends in Applied Language Sciences (FH6000)
DALS Research Method (FH6056)
2015-2016: Student Feedback Questionnaire average 4.475/5
(Same BA and MA courses as in 2014-2015)
DALS Research Method (FH6056)
2014-2015: Student Feedback Questionnaire average 4.375/5
BA Courses: Introduction to Language (CBS 3372),
Analysis to English (CBS 463),
MA Courses: Introduction to Educational Linguistics (506),
Research method in Language Teaching and Language Studies (505B)
Service-Learning course 2015 – present
CBS2S02 Preserving Cultural Heritage for Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary China
Courses developed
Chinese Language and Culture (MA)
East Asian Language and Processing (MA)
Research Methodology and Statistics (PhD)
Preserving Cultural Heritage for Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Asia (service-learning)
Advisees
Ph.D. advisees
Ms. Pan ZHU (ongoing, co-advised) The influence of spatial-temporal metaphors on
the mental representations of time in Cantonese and Mandarin speakers.
Mr. Tong MU (ongoing, co-advised) The syntax of a Mandarin sentence final
particle laizhe ‘so-called’
MA advisees
Ms. Yang LIU (2017) A contrastive study of subordinate clauses in Lahu language
and Mandarin: Suggestions on the pedagogy of teaching Lahu students Mandarin
Ms. Li TANG (2016) The function and structure of sentence final particles in Chongqing
dialect of Chinese
Ms. Lingqi ZENG (2015) A corpus study on L2’s Mandarin V-O Separable words’ use
and the pedagogical suggestions.
Ms. Xianglin ZHANG (2015) Intermediate level L2 Mandarin students’ production on
Mandarin directional verbs.