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Phyllis Ni Zhang

Assistant Professor of Chinese and International Affairs

Rome 463
801 22nd Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20052

Phone: (202) 994-5051
Fax: (202) 994-1512
E-mail: zhang@gwu.edu

Education:

Ed.D., Columbia University

Expertise:

Chinese linguistics, pedagogy, and second language acquisition

Background:

A native Chinese, Dr. Zhang completed her college and M.A program courses in China. She received a Doctorate of Education in Applied Linguistics from Columbia University in New York (1994) and also holds an M.A in East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia. Before joining GW, she taught Chinese at Columbia University, where she served as Director of the Chinese Program (1999-2002), and Director of the Columbia in Beijing Summer Program (1998-99). She currently directs the Chinese Language Program at GWU. She is also a certified tester of Chinese language proficiency by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

Dr. Zhang's recent research focuses on foreign language acquisition through tech-enhanced and proficiency-oriented instructional models. She is the author of the following textbooks: David and Helen in China: An Intermediate Course in Modern Chinese (Vol. I and II) (Yale University Press 1999, 2001, 2003) and Building Proficiency: Text, Tools and Tasks for Advanced Chinese (forthcoming). Dr. Zhang was awarded the 2004 Tuttle Language Grant for her textbook project Text, Tools and Tasks for Advanced Chinese.

Courses Taught:

Chin 1 Beginning Chinese
Chin 2 Beginning Chinese
Chin 105 Advanced Chinese
Chin 106 Advanced Chinese
Chin 121 Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition

Last update: 12.14.06