Weijia Huang
SeniorLecturer in Chinese
Department of Modern Languages & Comparative LiteratureBoston University
718 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA 02215
E-mail:
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Education:
M.A.History of Chinese Language with a research field in Chinese Paleography, ShaanxiNormal University, Xi’an,Shaanxi, China
B.A. Chinese Language and Literature, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Academic Position:
2015-PresentSeniorLecturer, Department of Modern Languages & Comparative Literature, BostonUniversity
2006-2015Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages & Comparative Literature, Boston University
Spring 2007Part-time Lecturer, advanced Chinese, Department of German, Russian and Asian Languages and Literature, Brandeis University
2002-2006Visiting Lecturer, Department of East Asian Studies, Brown University
June 2004Teachers’ Trainer, for the Workshop of Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language in the Center ofJohns Hopkins University and Nanjing University, CET Immersion Chinese Summer Program,Nanjing, China
Spring 2002Part-time Lecturer, Advanced Chinese, Department of NEJS, Brandeis University
1995-2002Drill Instructor, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Summer 1995Instructor, Middlebury College, Chinese Summer School
Summer 1994Instructor, Middlebury College, Chinese Summer School
1985-1990Lecturer, in Classical Chinese, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Shaanxi NormalUniversity, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
1975-1978Editor, for Dictionaries of Ancient Chinese Language, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’anShaanxi, China
Professional Certification:
2014-2018 Full Certification Tester in Chinese OPI (OralProficiencyInterview) by ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of ForeignLanguages)
Award:
Twelve certifications of the Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University (1995-2002)
Harvard-Yenching Institute Research Fund (2001)
Courses Taught and Curriculum Development:
LC111-LC112 First-year Chinese
LC211-LC212 Second-year Chinese
LC311-LC312 Third-year Chinese
LC411-LC412 Fourth-year Chinese
LC213Conversational Chinese
LC314-LC315 Classical Chinese
LC316Classical ChinesePoetry
LC492Chinese Directed Study
BU Summer Intensive Program in Shanghai China
Taught all of the Chinese languages course the Department offers, designed LC314 and LC315 Classical Chinese courses, created LC213, a Conversational Chinese course, and developed LC411 and LC412 Fourth-year Chinese courses. With Professor Wiebke Deneckedesigned LC316 Classical Chinese Poetry course.
Publication:
1.Books:
2014Watching the Clouds go By,with Qun Ao, Cheng & Tsui Company, Boston, 2014
2013Where Does the Wind Blow, with Qun Ao, Cheng & Tsui Company, Boston, 2013
2012Illustration of the Radicals of Chinese Characters, with Qun Ao, (New edition with broadened scope and updated information), the Commercial Press, Hong Kong, 2012
2012The Sky Is Bright with Stars, with Qun Ao, Cheng & Tsui Company, Boston, 2012
2011Questions and Answers on Modern Chinese Characters, Peking University Press, Beijing, China, 2011
2009Chinese Philology: Knowledge and Issues,with Qun Ao, the Commercial Press, Beijing, China, 2009, 2ndPrinting 2013
2008Illustration of the Radicals of Chinese Characters, with Qun Ao, the Commercial Press, Beijing, China, 2008,4thPrinting 2015
2008The Moon Is Always Beautiful, with Qun Ao, Cheng & Tsui Company, Boston, 2008
2007How Far Away Is the Sun, with Qun Ao, Cheng & Tsui Company, Boston, 2007
2002Chinese Language and Culture, with Qun Ao, the Chinese University Press of Hong Kong 2002, 6th Printing 2011
2. Dictionaries:
1988Dictionary of Ancient Chinese Functional Words, (co-editor) People’s Publishing House, Shaanxi, China,1988
1985Dictionary of Common Ancient Words, (co-editor) People’s Publishing House, Shaanxi, China, 1985
3. Articles and Essays:
2013“The Town of Middlebury and Chinese Summer School at Middlebury College,” Guangming Daily, China (8/30/2013): 16. This article was also adopted by news.ifeng.com, (8/30/2013)
2013“Boston University, a Long stretch,” Guangming Daily, China (3/29/2013): 13. This article was also adopted by cpc.people.com.cn, (3/29/2013)
2012“The Essential Approach for Solving the Dilemma of Teaching Chinese Characters in the United States —Discussing How to Develop Chinese Material that Helps in Teaching Chinese Characters,”Chinese language in the world, Issue 2 (2012): 41- 45
2011“At the Harvard-Yenching LibraryBook Sale……,”Guangming Daily, China (11/24/2011): 12. This article was also adopted by Guoxue.com, (11/25/2011)
2011“The Church,” Guangming Daily, China (04/18/2011): 12. This article was also adopted by China’s Ethnic Groups and Religions.com,(4/18/2011)
2006“The Mismatching of Teachers Intention and Students Understanding during Error Correction,” with Qun Ao, in Linguistic Analysis, Volume III, Taiwan (12/2006): 309-334
2004“The Important Issues in Developing Classical Chinese Textbook for American Students at the College Level,” in Journal of Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York, Issue 1 (2004): 35-37
2002“The Children from Low Income Family can Receive High Quality Education,” TheSupplement To World Journal, No. 955, USA (2002): 43-45. This Article was also Selected By Exploring American Education “The Hope Project in the United States,” People’s Publishing House, Fujian, China (2005): 341-349, and adopted byChina Philanthropy Times, (4/1/ 2014):14
2002“The Final Days of Working with Kwang-Chih Chang,” in Remembering Kwang- Chih Chang, Archaeologist And Anthropologist, SDX Joint Publishing Company, Beijing, China (2002): 285-291
2001“The Origin of the New Year’s Money,” The World Journal (1/22/2001): 5
2000“The Hesitate before Naturalization,” China Youth Reference, (6/22, 2000): 6; this article was also adopted by Chinese Times, Z4 (2000): 27-28
2000“American Chinese Newspaper Box,” China Youth Reference (3/30/2000): 10. This article was also adopted by journal Field of Vision, Issue 6 (2001): 61
1999“American Square,” China Youth Daily (12/28/1999)
1999“American Cemetery,” China Youth Daily (12/21/1999)
1999“The Story of an Associate Professor and ‘Rou Jia Mo’,” The World Journal(5/24/1999)
1999“The Story of ‘Chan Shazi’,” The Supplement to The World Journal, No. 785 (1999): 50-51; this article was also adopted by journal Huxi, No. 12 (5/12/2009)
1999“The Word ‘Fu’ Can be Hanged Upside-down,” The World Journal (2/13/1999)
1998“Knowledge in Chinese Characters,” Journal of American-Chinese Society and Culture, Boston Institute of American and Chinese Culture, No. 1 (1998): 55-60 and No. 1 (1999): 48-53
1994“Medicine-chest,” The People’s Daily (Overseas edition) (1/29/1994)
1991“Always Homesick,” The People’s Daily (Overseas edition) (7/17/1991)
1990“Sour. Spiced Salt. Mandarin,” The World Journal (12/10/1990)
1987“The Word ‘Qi’ in the Phrase ‘Buqi’ Should be an Adverb,” Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition, Journal of Shaanxi Normal University, No. 2 (1987): 120
1987“The Evaluation of the Usage of the Four Prepositions ‘Zai, Yu, Zi, and Cong’ as Occurred in the Oracle Bone and Bronze Inscriptions and Their Mutual Relationship,” Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition, Journal of Shaanxi Normal University, No. 1 (1987): 66-75
4. Column Writer:
Written or co-written columns for the magazine The World of Chinese, Beijing China since 2010
2015“On the Chinese Character 战(The War),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 5 (2015): 90-91.
2015“On the Chinese Character 法(The Law),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 4 (2015): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily European “Law born of magical beast” (8/21/2015): 27
2015“On the Chinese Character 创(The Create),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 3 (2015): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily Europe “The pain of creativity” (6/12/2015): 27
2015“On the Chinese Character 丝(The Silk),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 2 (2015): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily Europe “Intertwined in China's history” (4/10/2015): 27
2015“On the Chinese Character 神(The Deity),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 1 (2015): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily Europe“The evolution of god” (2/20/2015): 27
2014“On the Chinese Character 权(The Power),” The World of Chinese, Issue 6 (2014): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily Europe“The right to rule”(12/5/2014): 27
2014“On the Chinese Character 洋(The Ocean),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 5 (2014): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily Europe “Arrival of the ocean people,”(9/19/2014): 27
2014“On the Chinese Character 知(The Knowledge),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 4 (2014): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily Europe “A little knowledge can go a long way,” (6/27/2014): 27
2014“On the Chinese Character 移(The Move),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 3 (2014): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily Europe“An agentfor change” (8/8/2014): 27
2014“On the Chinese Character 罪(The Crime),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 2 (2014): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily Africa “Let the character fit the crime,” (5/16/2014): 27
2014“On the Chinese Character 革(The leather),” with Jue Liu,The World of Chinese, Issue 1(2014): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily Europe“A testof character,”(2/14/2014): 27
2013“On the Chinese Character 性(The Sex),” with Jue Liu,The World of Chinese, Issue 6 (2013): 92-93. This article was also adopted by China Daily Africa“Sex and lifein a word,” (11/29/2013): 17
2013“On the Chinese Character 科(The Science),” with Jue Liu, The World of Chinese, Issue 5 (2013): 92-93
2013“On the Chinese Character 赛(The Competition),”The World of Chinese, Issue 4 (2013): 92-93
2013“On the Chinese Character 兽(The Beasts),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 3 (2013): 88-89
2013“On the Chinese Character 喜(The Happy),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 2 (2013): 90-91. This article was also adopted byChina Daily USA“The symbol for happiness,” (4/19/2013): 17
2013“On the Chinese Character 酒(The Wine),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 1 (2013): 90-91
2012“On the Chinese Character 藏(The Hide),” with Dandan Chu,The World of Chinese, Issue 6 (2012): 90-91. This article was also adopted byChina Daily USA“From cang to zang,”(3/29/2013): 27
2012“On the Chinese Character 学(The Study),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 5 (2012): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily USA“The Chinese way of 'learning',” (10/19/2012): 19
2012“On the Chinese Character 乐(The Music),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 4 (2012): 90-91
2012“On the Chinese Character 险(The Danger),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 3 (2012): 90-91
2012“On the Chinese Character 网(The Net),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 2 (2012): 90-91. This article was also adopted by China Daily USA“A highlytangled character,” (2/22/2013): 17
2012“On the Chinese Character 节(The Festival),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 1 (2012): 90-91
2011“On the Chinese Character 书(The Book),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 6 (2011): 84-85. This article was also adopted by China Daily USA“Don't judge a书by its cover,” (6/15/2012): 17
2011“On the Chinese Character 街 (The Street),” with Dandan Chu, The World Of Chinese, Issue 5 (2011): 86-87. This Article Was Also Adopted By China Daily Europe “On the Character/Street,” (11/18/2011): 19
2011“On the Chinese Character 男(The Men),” with Dandan Chu, The World of Chinese, Issue 4 (2011): 86-87. This article was also adopted by China Daily USA“Plows, Tough Guys and Real Men,” (9/23/2011): 19
2011“On the Chinese Character 梦(The Dream),” The World of Chinese, Issue 3 (2011): 86-87. This article was also adopted by China DailyEurope“Illusions, Delusions and Life is just a Dream,” (9/15/2011): 19
2011“On the Chinese Character 戏(The Play),” The World of Chinese, Issue 2 (2011): 86-87. This article was also adopted byChina DailyEurope“From Death Matches to Child’s Play,” (9/9/2011): 27
2011“On the Chinese Character 勇(The Valiant),” The World of Chinese, Issue 1 (2011): 86-87. This article was also adopted by China Daily USA“What are the Ingredients for Bravery?” (9/2/2011): 19
2010“On the Chinese Character 食(The Eat),” The World of Chinese, Issue 6 (2010): 91-92. This article was also adopted by China Daily “Did You Eat Today,” (10/28/2011): 19
2010“On the Chinese Character 家(The Home),” The World of Chinese, Issue 5 (2010): 86-87. This article was also adopted by China Daily Europe “Why the Character for 'Family' has a Pig Inside a House,” (10/7/2011): 27
2010“On the Chinese Character 炎(The Scorching),” The World of Chinese, Issue 4 (2010): 89
2010“On the Chinese Character 海(The Sea),” The World of Chinese, Issue 3 (2010): 92
2010“On the Chinese Character 春(The Spring),” The World of Chinese, Issue 2 (2010): 92
2010“On the Chinese Character 虎(The Tiger),” The World of Chinese, Issue 1 (2010): 92
Completed Manuscript:
The Functions of Radicals in Modern Chinese Characters (Book)
Seven Years in Harvard (Collection of Essays and Poems)
Classical Chinese and Traditional Culture (Text Book)
Development of Teaching Materials:
Classical Chinese Poetry
Fourth Year Chinese
InvitedLecture:
2015“Chinese Characters and Chinese Culture,” at the 42stAnnual Conference of Associate of Chinese Schools in American East, Flushing, NY (5/23/2015)
2014“The Knowledge of Chinese Characters and theTeaching of Modern Chinese Characters,” for Star-Talk Teachers’ Training Program at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (7/28-29/2014)
2014“The Dilemma and Solutions of Teaching Chinese Language in the United States,” at Maritime University, Shanghai, China (6/20/2014)
2014“The Issues of Teaching Chinese Characters in the United States,” at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China (5/9/2014)
2014“Oral Proficiency Interview and Chinese Language Teaching in the United States,” at South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China (5/9/2014)
2014“The Concerns of Teaching Chinese Characters to Foreigners,” at Sun Yet-Sen University, Guangzhou, China (5/8/2014)
2014“The Current Situation of the Chinese Teachers’ Training, Textbooks and Teaching Methodology in the USA,” at Shandong University, Jinan, China (3/27/2014)
2014“Chinese Language in USA,” at Jinan University, Jinan, China (3/26/2014)
2014“Three Crucial Factors for Teaching Chinese Language in the United States: Textbooks, Teachers and Methods,” at Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China (3/25/2014)
2013“The Problematic Situation of Chinese Language Teachers’ Force, Textbooks and Teaching Methodology in theUSA,” at Fudan University, Shanghai, China (12/28- 29/2013)
2013“The Current Situation of Chinese Language Teaching Methodology in the United States,” at Shanghai University of Finance. & Economics, Shanghai, China (11/29/2013)
2013“The Problematic Situation of Chinese Language Teachers’ Force, Textbooks and Teaching Methodology in theUSA,” at Hunan University, Changsha, China (11/1/ 2013)
2013“Teaching and Learning Chinese Characters,” for Star-Talk Teachers’ Training Program at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (8/1/2013)
2013“Exploring Chinese Culture Embedded in Chinese Characters,” at the 22st New England Chinese Language Teacher Network Conference, University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston (5/25/2013)
2012“The Essential Approach for Solving the Dilemma of Teaching Chinese Characters in the United States,” at 7th Chinese Language Education and Resource Network (LEARN) Workshop, U.S. Military Academy, West Point NY (7/24-27/2012)
2012“From Oracle to Modern Chinese Characters,” at CET (China Educational Tours) Academic Programs in Beijing,China (7/9/2012)
2012“The Current Issues on Chinese Language Teachers and Textbooks in USA,” at Honam University Confucius Institute at Gwangju, Korea (7/3/2012)
2012“‘The Problematic Situation of Chinese Language Teachers’ force in the United States,” at South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China (6/19/2012)
2012“The Challenging of Chinese Language Textbooks in USA,” at Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (6/7/2012)
2012“Teach Effectively Through Analysis of Chinese Character Components and Radicals,” at the 21st New England Chinese Language Teacher Network Conference, University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston (5/19/2012)
2012“The Knowledge of Chinese Radicals is the Essential Factor of Teaching Chinese Characters,” on Chinese Pedagogy Seminar for Secondary Chinese Teachers, at Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, New York (4/14/2012)
2011“The Methods of Teaching Chinese Characters to Foreign Students,” at Harvard University Chinese Summer School, Beijing, China (8/10/2011)
2010“Chinese Philology: Teaching Chinese Characters and Issues,” at Pre-Conference Workshop at 6th Chinese Language Education and Resource Network (LEARN) Working Symposium, Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center, Monterey, California (7/20-23/2010)
2010“The Relationship between Chinese Characters and Chinese Radicals,” presented at the Conference for application of Chinese Character Council International Academic Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan (1/3/2010)
Peer-reviewed Presentation:
2014“How to Integrate ChineseCulture into Chinese Textbook: Writing the Reading of Chinese Culture Series,”presented at The 3rd Annual Conference of The New England Chinese Teachers' Association - International Conference on Learning and Teaching Chinese Language and Culture in University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston (10/4/2014)
2013“The Essential Approach for Solving the Dilemma of Teaching Chinese Characters in the United States,” presented at Hunan University, Changsha, China (11/2/2013)
2013“Integrate Radicals into the Chinese as a Foreign Language Curriculum” presented at The National ChineseLanguage Conference (NCLC), Boston (4/7–9/2013)
2013“The Challenges and Strategies that University Chinese classes faced when they have students, who StudiedChinese at Secondary Schools,” presented at The National Chinese Language Conference(NCLC), Boston (4/7–9/2013)
2012“Improving the Professional Chinese Language knowledge for Chinese Language Teachers in USA”presented atThe Inaugural Conference of New England Chinese Teachers Association, International Conference onLearning and Teaching Chinese Language and Culture in Multicultural Environment in Celebration of the Founding of the Association, Boston (10/6/2012)
2012“The Effective Training Materials of Chinese Language Knowledge Are Very Much Needed inOverseas”presented at the 10th New York International Conference on Teaching Chinese, New York (5/12/2012)
2012“The Strength of the Linguistic Competence in the Advanced Chinese Textbook”presented at the InternationalConference: Form the Specific Patterns of Chinese Language to Its Teaching, ConfuciusInstitute at the University of Liege, Belgium (1/12-13/2012)
2011“How to Teach Chinese Characters more Effectively?” presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Denver, Colorado (11/18-20/2011)
2011“The Issues and Concerns about Developing the Fourth Year Chinese Textbook” presented at the International Conference on Chinese Textbook and New Teaching Resources, Columbia University, New York (5/20-21/2011)
2009“How to Resolve the Problems that Concern Teaching Chinese Characters to Foreign Students” presented at the Conference of 9th World Chinese Language Teaching Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan (12/25-28/2009)
2009“The Issues of Teaching Chinese Characters to Foreign Students” presented at the 7th New York InternationalConference on Teaching Chinese, Seton Hall University, New York (5/2/2009)
2009“Enhancing the Reading Proficiency by teaching Chinese Radicals” presented at the Conference of 5th Chinese Language Education and Resource Network (LEARN) Working Symposium, Military Academy, West Point, New York (4/24-27/2009)
2008“Exploring the Origins of the Radicals and Chinese Characters Relationship” presented at the annual ACTFLconvention, Orlando, Florida (11/21-23/2008)
2008“Illustration of the Radicals of Chinese Characters: A New Book in Teaching Chinese as a ForeignLanguage” presented at The University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute at U Mass Boston, Massachusetts (11/15/2008)
2008“Teaching Chinese Characters through Radicals” presented at the16th Princeton Conference on Chinese Language Instruction at Princeton University, New Jersey (4/26/2008)
2007“The Knowledge of Chinese Philology- a Pragmatic Teaching Material in Chinese Instruction” presented at the annual ACTFL convention in San Antonio, Texas (11/16-18/2007)