Scholarship and Biography

Since fall 2007, I have been leading Brandeis Chinese Language Program to ensure our students to enjoy the best expereince of Chinese language learning and to reach true advanced level in four years or less. I have established and redesigned a full range of Chinese courses equal or surpass those offered by the top universities of the United States. Brandeis University is now the only university in the North America to offer two graduate programs of Chinese language instruction. Besides Chinese language instruction, I am also teaching Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism for Religious Studies.

Honors

Scholarship for Cultural Exchange
Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 1988
China National Award for Exchange Scholars
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (United States, Washington D.C.) - AASCU, 1991
Y.T, Fork National Awards for Young Professors
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 1992
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching
Harvard University (United States, Cambridge), 1999-2007
Theodore and Jane Norman Fund for Faculty Research and Creative Projects
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2012
CLTA SIG Award on Content-Based Chinese Instruction
Chinese Language Teachers Association, 2017 - 2018

Organizational Affiliations

Professor Emeritus of German, Russian & Asian Languages and Literatures, Department of German, Russian, and Asian Languages and Literature, Brandeis University

Education

Renmin University of China (中国人民大学)
Ph.D.
Renmin University of China (中国人民大学)
M.A.