A. Education
2005 PhD, Stanford University
2000 MA, Stanford Universitiy
1996 B.A. Hons. (1st Class) (Linguistics); National University of Singapore (NUS).
1995 B.A. (Linguistics, Mass Communications), NUS.
B. Work Experience
2017-present Associate Professor of Chinese Linguistics, Dept of Chinese Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore
2014-2017 Associate Professor and Chinese Language Program Director, Dept of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Wellesley College
2007—2014 Assistant Professor, Dept of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Wellesley College
2008—2009 Chinese Language Program Director, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Wellesley College.
2007 Test Review and Education Specialist, Proficiency and Standards Division, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC)
2004—2007 Assistant Professor of Chinese, Asian School I, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC).
Lexical semantics, introductory level Chinese linguistics, lexicology, potentially translation
Encoding of accomplishment events in Mandarin and other languages
Methods of linguistic inquiry in foreign language vocabulary teaching
Language diversity among China's ethnic minorities
Lexical semantics (word meaning) and its implications for grammar, both within Chinese and across languages.
Methods of linguistic inquiry in foreign language pedagogy
Language diversity in the context of globalization
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