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Yang Wang

Lecturer in East Asian Studies:
East Asian Studies
Phone: +1 401 863 9761
Yang_Wang@brown.edu

Yang Wang's primary research interests include the Chinese pragmatics, Chinese language pedagogy, and intercultural communication strategies.

Biography

Yang Wang holds an M.A. degree in Chinese Language Pedagogy from The Ohio State University. She currently directs advanced beginning and advanced Chinese courses. Before coming to Brown, she taught at Beijing Language and Culture University (formerly Beijing Language Institute), The Ohio State University and Williams College. Her primary research interests are in Chinese pragmatics, discourse analysis and Chinese language pedagogy for advanced learners.

Interests

Yang Wang is primarily interested in the sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of English speakers' acquisition of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). She is also interested in Chinese language pedagogy for advanced learners.

Awards

Williams College Teaching Fellow Award 2004-2005

Affiliations

Chinese Language Teachers' Association (CLTA)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

Teaching

Yang Wang teaches Mandarin at all levels.

Funded Research

N/A