Jui-Chien Wang joined the Department of Language and Culture Studies in the fall of 2011.  She holds a Master’s Degree from National Taiwan Normal University and two accredited international certificates in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages. The central goal in her language courses is to cultivate a lifelong passion for language learning. She is particularly interested in language pedagogy and creative curriculum development that make the language learning process both enjoyable and effective. As a foreign instructor, she would love to share her cross-culture experiences with students and strive to give students the keys to unlocking the vast storehouse of Chinese culture.

PAPERS PRESENTED:

• “Embedding a Cross-Cultural Collaborative Framework into Chinese Curriculum” The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Boston, MA, November 19, 2022.
• “Developing Tacit Knowledge in Intercultural Competence Through Film” The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Washington, DC, November 22, 2019.
• “What Can Be Covered Beyond the Textbooks: Teaching Modules to Prepare Students for Real-World China.” The 22nd Annual Conference of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, Atlanta, GA, April 27, 2019.
• “Using Contemporary Chinese Film to Facilitate Cultural Competence Among Advanced Chinese Language Learners,” the 10th International Conference and Workshops on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, June 1, 2018.
• “A Reflection on the Development of Professional Teaching Competencies of CFL Teachers in Taiwan in the Context of China’s Growing Global Significance,” 2016 International Annual Conference of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Taoyuan, Taiwan, December 23, 2016.
• “The Use of Popular TV Series in Advanced Chinese Language Classes,” 2016 Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York Annual Meeting and the14th New York International Conference on Teaching Chinese, New York, New York, May 7, 2016.
• “Teach Critical Issues in Contemporary China in Chinese Language Classes through Film,” The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, San Diego, California, November 21, 2015.

PUBLICATIONS:

• Wang, J. C. (2020). Endless Potential Beyond the Language Classroom: Developing Extension Activities to Teach Culture Through Film. Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching, 5, 29-42.
• Wang, J. C. (2017). [Review of Decoding China: A Handbook of Traveling, Studying, and Working in Today’s China, by Matthew B. Christensen]. Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching, 3, 77-84.
• Wang, J. C. (2016). A Reflection on the Development of Professional Teaching Competencies of CFL Teachers in Taiwan in the Context of China’s Growing Global Significance. The World of Chinese Language, 117, 87-89.