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Yongfang Zhang<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY INTERESTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background: Chinese linguistics, Chinese pedagogy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research interests: Chinese language pedagogy, Chinese proficiency development and assessment, teacher training, program evaluation, cross-cultural competence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D.    Chinese Language Pedagogy, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, 2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Dissertation: Performance-based Chinese L2 Reading Instruction: A Spiral Approach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.A.    Chinese Language Pedagogy, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, 2003<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.A.    Chinese Linguistics focusing on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Chinese Language and Culture College, Beijing Normal University, 1998<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.A.     Chinese Languages and Literatures, College of Chinese Language and Literature, Henan University, 1995<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMPLOYMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017\u2013present    Associate Professor of Chinese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013\u2013present    Chinese Program Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010\u20132017        Assistant Professor of Chinese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of Modern Languages, University of Akron, Akron, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007\u20132010        <\/strong>Chinese Instructor and Chinese Program Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006\u20132007        Chinese Lecturer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2001\u20132006        Graduate Teaching Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinese Language and Culture College, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1998\u20131999        Chinese Lecturer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1996\u20131998        Graduate Teaching Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUMMER TEACHING EXPERIENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALLEX Chinese and Japanese Teacher Training Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017\u2013present    Academic Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012\u20132017        Academic Advisory Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013\u20132016        Chinese Program Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010\u20132017        Trainer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wharton-Lauder Chinese Summer Immersion Program in China, University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012                 Visiting Chinese Language Instructor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer Programs East Asian Concentration, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 & 2006     Trainer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Summer Experiences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 3\u20136, 2011   Trainer, offering a four-day intensive workshop to Chinese instructors at The Intensive Summer Language Institute at Northeast Normal University, a program of The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs administrated by American Councils for International Education. Changchun, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 8\u201321, 2009  Trainer in the two-week Pedagogical Training Workshop for Chinese Educators and Summer Camp of the Chinese Flagship Program, sponsored by the Office of Chinese Language Council International of China\u2019s Ministry of Education and The Ohio State University Chinese Flagship Program. Qingdao, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American Council on The Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016\u2013present    ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Chinese Mandarin Tester Trainer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responsibilities and credentials include: offering OPI workshops and supervising the certification process for workshop participants. Workshops offered: OPI Workshop (four-day), Modified OPI Assessment Workshop (two-day), OPI Familiarization Workshop (one-day), the Role of Grammar in the Development of Proficiency (one-day), Developing Interpretive Reading and Listening Proficiency (one-day), ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) Familiarization Workshop (one-day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017\u2013present    ACTFL AAPPL Chinese Mandarin Quality Assurance Advisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responsibilities and credentials include: developing AAPPL items, participating in the test production, reviewing samples or test items, creating materials for use in ongoing quality assurance activities (e.g., rationales, norming, calibration activities, benchmark samples, discrepancies write-ups, etc.), hosting office hours to support raters, and hosting webinars for AAPPL Certification<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014\u20132017        Reviewer for ACTFL\/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation program reports<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016\u2013present    Start and lead a Special Interest Group \u201cIntercultural Competence for Chinese Teachers and for Chinese Learners: Supporting Chinese Teachers on Developing Students\u2019 Intercultural Competence,\u201d approved by the CLTA Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023                 CLASS CIRCLE (Chinese Immersion: Research, Curriculum, Learning and Evaluation) Conference. Advisory board and guest speaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STARTALK Central, National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019\u20132021        Team Leader for STARTALK programs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018\u20132019        Site Visitor for STARTALK Chinese programs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009\u20132011        External Reviewer for STARTALK Proposals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), American Councils for International Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015\u2013present    Campus advisor for CLS at Wofford College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015\u2013present    Evaluator for CLS applications   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Invited External Review Experiences  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reviewer of articles for Journal of International Chinese Teaching<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Invited External Reviewer for faculty promotion and tenure <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017                 Reviewer of an article for the journal The Chinese as a Second Language<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014                 Reviewer for the Chinese Program at Wabash College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023     Developing a PCA-Informed Learning Spiral for a Beginner-Level STARTALK Chinese Program.  In J. Wang & J. Jia (Eds.), Performed Culture in Action to Teach Chinese as a Foreign Language: Integrating PCA into Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment <\/em>(pp. 27-36). New York: Routledge, 2023. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9781003199090<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021     Contextualizing Grammar Instruction at the Novice and Intermediate Levels: A Reflection on Grammar Instruction from a Cognitive Perspective. Journal of International Chinese Teaching<\/em><\/a>, 2021 <\/em>(1), 59-67.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020     The Understanding of Context in Performed Culture Approach and Context Design in a Non-Chinese Language Environment. International Chinese Language Education, 2020 <\/em>(2), 60-68.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019     Teaching Chinese culture in a non-Chinese environment \u2014 An example of elementary and intermediate Chinese instruction in the USA. Journal of International Chinese Teaching<\/em>, 2019 <\/em>(2), 56-64.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015     Teacher cognition of overseas teaching context and adjustment of instructional strategies: A reflection based on personal teaching experiences in U.S.A. Journal of International Chinese Teaching, 2015 <\/em>(4), 16-29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013     A CIP spiral performance-based model for beginner level Chinese L2 reading instruction. The Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (JCLTA), 2013, 48 <\/em>(2), 91-118.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012     Integrating authentic written texts into beginning Chinese reading instruction. The Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (JCLTA), 2012, 47 <\/em>(1), 43-60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010     Best practices for blended Chinese courses offered to face-to-face classroom and distance sites simultaneously. The Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching (TCLT 6), <\/em>283-287. Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010     How Chinese native speakers handle written style material in reading and its application in second language acquisition. <\/a>In M. K. M. Chan & H. Kang (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-20) <\/em>(Vol. 1, 327-342). Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999     How do foreign students use Chinese idioms \u2014 An error analysis. Applied Linguistics, 1999 <\/em>(3), 25-30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999     Analysis of the relationship between the position and the semantics of Chinese adverb \u2018dou\u2019. Journal of Beijing Normal University (Social Science Edition), 1999, <\/em>84-88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INVITED PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KEYNOTE SPEECH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 1, 2014      Keynote Speaker at CLTA National Capital Region (CLTA-NCR) Chinese Language Teacher Conference. University of Maryland, College Park, MD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 21, 2010     Keynote Speaker at The Annual Minnesota Chinese Language Teachers meeting. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INVITED PRESENTATIONS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 21, 2022    \u201cBackward design to implement the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education\u201d. Workshop invited to Beijing Language University and Beijing Language University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 9, 2022      \u201cProviding effective platform for diverse Chinese learners,\u201d International Forum on Chinese Program Brand Building<\/em>, co-hosted by Chinese Language Teachers Association,  Journal of International Chinese Teaching<\/em>, and Phoenix Tree Publishing Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 3, 2022        \u201cUsing backward design to explore the application of Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education in Chinese teaching,\u201d Global Webinar Series \u201cCFL teaching in U.S.A.\u201d<\/em> hosted by Beijing Language University and Beijing Language University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug 7, 2021      Presented at Theme D \u201cAssess What Matters: How and Why,\u201d The 2021 <\/em>Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools<\/em> (CLASS) Symposium \u201cRefresh, Recharge, Reimage: Refresh your practice & Reimage Teaching in New School Year\u201d<\/em>, hosted by CLASS, the national association of K-12 Chinese teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 29, 2021    \u201cHow to Implement Performed Culture Approach at Chinese Heritage Classrooms,\u201d The Chinese School Association in the United States (CSAUS) Workshop<\/em>, hosted by CSAUS, the national association of Chinese heritage weekend schools in U.S.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 22, 2021    \u201cFrom \u2018Structure-Function-Culture\u2019 to \u2018Function-Culture-Structure\u2019: A Revisit of Chinese Instructions at the Novice and Intermediate levels,\u201d CLTA SIG Webinar<\/em> hosted by CLTA SIG group \u201cTeaching CFL to Elementary and Intermediate Learners\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 15, 2021    \u201cPromoting Heritage Chinese Learner Autonomy through Cognitively Interactive and Engaging Learning Activities,\u201d The Lecture Hall<\/em> hosted by Chinese Language and Culture Education Foundation of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr 8, 2021      \u201cIntegrating ACTFL Proficiency in Chinese Courses,\u201d Chinese Program Annual Workshop<\/em>, Yale University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 19, 2020    \u201cDeveloping CFL Learners\u2019 Cross-cultural Communicative Competence through Backward Design,\u201d G<\/em>lobal Webinar Series<\/em> \u201cCFL teaching in U.S.A.\u201d<\/em> hosted by Beijing Language University and Beijing Language University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 12, 2020    \u201cLanguage Proficiency and Performance: What are They, How to Assess, and How to Apply in K-16 CFL Instruction,\u201d The <\/em>CLTA-National Capital Region Symposium 2020 Fall\/Winter<\/em> \u201cAssessment of Articulation of Chinese During and After the Pandemic: Bridging K-12 and College Chinese Teaching\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 25, 2021     \u201cPromoting CFL Learners\u2019 Cross-cultural Communicative Competence,\u201d The Lecture Hall<\/em> hosted by Chinese Language and Culture Education Foundation of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sep 26, 2020     \u201cACTFL Language Assessment and its Application at K-12 Chinese Instruction,\u201d CLASS Frontline<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sep 12, 2020     \u201cFormative Assessment in CFL Instruction,\u201d The Global Webinar \u201cTeaching Chinese Online under the New Global Challenge: Reflection and Expectation<\/em>\u201d hosted by Beijing Language University and Beijing Language University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug 28, 2020    Served on a panel and provided online practicum workshop to coach a dozen Chinese heritage weekend school teachers, invited by CSAUS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 18, 2020      \u201cPerformed Culture Approach and Its Application on Teaching Heritage Chinese Learners\u201d, CSAUS Forum \u201cOversea Chinese Education Talk\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 6, 2020       Presented at \u201cMoving Chinese Teaching Forward in the Post-pandemic Era\u201d, invited by CLASS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 11, 2019     Invited by STARTALK Central to present a two-hour workshop \u201cPerformance Assessment Tasks:  Using Backward Design to Create a STARTALK Curriculum<\/em>\u201d at the STARTALK Fall Conference with a theme \u201cTELL-ing About Our Principles in Practice\u201d, Phoenix, AZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 2018         Presented in the panel \u201cDeveloping an Effective Model for Contextualized Language Learning\u201d at the 2018 National Chinese Language Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, invited and sponsored by STARTALK Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 4, 2017      Invited by STARTALK Central to present at a Reflection Focus Panel and offer an Application Workshop titled \u201cEnhancing L2 learning through digital storytelling and contextualized tasks<\/em>\u201d at the STARTALK Fall Conference, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 15, 2016     Invited by STARTALK Central to lead a Program Implementation Strategies Session titled \u201cMEE: Motivate, Engage, and Empower Learners<\/em>\u201d at the STARTALK Fall Conference. Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 25, 2014      Invited by the STARTALK Teacher Training Program at College of the Holy Cross to offer a Skype session titled \u201cDevelop Literacy through Task-based Reading and Writing Activities<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 6, 2009      Invited speaker at The Ohio State University-Ohio Department of Education Annual Conference on K-12 Chinese, Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 5, 2008      Invited speaker at The Ohio State University\u2013Ohio Department of Education Annual Conference on K-12 Chinese, Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INVITED WORKSHOPS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 3, 2023    Bridging Chinese Learning and Teaching, workshop invited by the Chinese Flagship Program at University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 12, 2018    Proficiency and its Application in Chinese Courses<\/em>, one-day workshop at Cornerstone Immersion School, Palo Alto, CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr 1, 2017      How to Improve Students\u2019 Proficiency<\/em>, one-day workshop invited by Ohio Association of Teachers of Chinese. Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feb 4, 2017       One-day ALLEX Refresh Workshop, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Boston, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan 27, 2016     One-day ALLEX Refresh Workshop, MIT. Boston, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 10, 2014    Integrating Tasks in Four Skills in Language Curriculum for Teachers of Chinese<\/em>, one-day workshop for K-16 Chinese language instructors sponsored by Confucius Institute and Department of Modern Languages at University of Akron, Akron, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 1\u20132, 2012   Teaching Chinese in the U.S.: Current Trends, Teacher Responsibilities, and Students Expectations<\/em>, two-day workshop for K-16 Chinese language instructors sponsored by Confucius Institute and Department of Modern Languages at University of Akron, Akron, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall, 2011         Trainer and Organizer. Teaching Seminars for Chinese Language Instructors<\/em>, sponsored by The Confucius Institute at Presbyterian College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009\u20132010        Six professional development workshops for the University of Akron Ohio Core Program completers and regional teachers of Mandarin Chinese, sponsored by Confucius Institute at University of Akron, Akron, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008\u20132009        Three professional development seminars for Chinese Language Teachers, sponsored by The Ohio State University K-12 Chinese Flagship Program, Columbus, OH and Beachwood, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008                 Invited Consultant, Prudential Relocation Inc. Conducted presentations on Cross Cultural Analysis: Social Dimensions, Intercultural Communications, Intercultural Resource Consultant. Warren, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONFERENCE PRESETNATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 2023         Will present \u201cIncorporating Chinese Thinking Patterns into Chinese Grammar Instruction\u201d at the Eighth International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Swarthmore College, PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 2023        Presented \u201cGamification of Pre-camp Learning\u201d at 2023 STARTALK Spring Conference, Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 2023 Present as a guest for the Panel Forum “Reflection on the Immersion Journey and Staying on the Path to Success”, and as a moderator for the breakout session “Language Proficiency: Showcase Successful Programs\u201c, at Chinese Immersion: Research, Curriculum, Learning and Evaluation Conference, Washington, D.C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2023 Present “Contextualizing Chinese Grammar Instruction: A Reflection from A Cognitive Perspective”, at the 2023 Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2019          Presented in the panel \u201cEffective Strategies for Implementing SLA Theory into the Classroom\u201d, ACTFL Annual Conference, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2018          Presented at the 13th <\/sup>International Chinese Language Teaching Seminar, Beijing, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2017          Chaired the panel \u201cDeveloping Intercultural Communicative Competence across Chinese Curriculum,\u201d and presented \u201cIntercultural Communicative Competence across Chinese Curriculum<\/em>,\u201d ACTFL\/CLTA Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr 2017          Chaired the panel \u201cMEE: Motivate, Engage, and Empower Learners to Take Ownership of Learning from Input to Output,\u201d and presented \u201cFacilitating the Learning Process<\/em>,\u201d National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Conference, Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2016          Presented \u201cBuilding Chinese Teachers\u2019 Intercultural Competence through Guided Learning<\/em>,\u201d ACTFL\/CLTA Annual Conference, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2015          Chaired the panel \u201cEnhancing Teaching Skills and Cultural Competence for Pre-service<\/strong> Teachers,\u201d and presented \u201cCultural Competence Training for Pre-Service Chinese Teachers<\/em>,\u201d ACTFL\/ CLASS\/CLTA Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 2015            Presented \u201cAwareness of and Adaptation to Local Instructional Environment in U.S.A. by International Chinese Teachers<\/em>,\u201d The Fifth Forum on the Nurture of International Chinese Teachers, Beijing, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr 2015          Presented \u201cDeveloping a Task-based Chinese L2 Reading Curriculum<\/em>,\u201d National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Annual Conference, Washington D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr 2014          Task-based Reading Instruction and Assessment<\/em>, accepted for presentation at National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Annual Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 2013          Use Movies to Offer Differentiated Instruction in Intermediate and Above Level Chinese Instruction<\/em>, accepted for presentation at the Fourth International Conference on Chinese Cinema, Beijing, China December, 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2013          Presented \u201cTasks-based Strategies to Promote Proficiency in Beginner Chinese Reading Instruction<\/em>,\u201d ACTFL\/CLTA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2012          \u201cEffects of Intentional Mobile-assisted Annotation on Incidental Chinese Vocabulary Learning<\/em>,\u201d accepted for presentation in CLTA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug 2012          Presented \u201cModular Teacher Training in Chinese Field<\/em>,\u201d the 11th<\/sup> International Conference on Chinese Language Teaching. Xi\u2019an, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2011          Chaired the panel \u201cConstructing Authentic Communication in Chinese Instruction,\u201d and presented \u201cIntegrating Authentic Written Texts into Beginning Chinese Reading Instruction,<\/em>\u201d ACTFL\/CLTA Annual Conference, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct 2011           Presented \u201cA K-12 Chinese Program (Goals, Pedagogy, Assessment) and Language in the Culture<\/em>,\u201d the Teaching Seminars for Chinese Language Instructors, sponsored by The Confucius Institute at Presbyterian College, Wofford College. Spartanburg, SC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2010          Presented \u201cPerformance-based Reading Instruction in Chinese<\/em>,\u201d ACTFL\/CLTA Annual Conference, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2010          Presented \u201cRaising the Bar in Chinese Language Instruction: Training the Trainers<\/em>,\u201d ACTFL Annual Conference, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 2010           Presented \u201cBest Practices for Blended Chinese Courses Offered to Face-to-face Classroom and Distance Sites Simultaneously<\/em>,\u201d 6th<\/sup> International Conference on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching(TCLT6). Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr 2010          Presented \u201cTeaching Chinese through Performed Culture<\/em>,\u201d The 2010 National Chinese Language Conference. Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2007          Presented \u201cHow Chinese Native Speakers Handle Written Style Material in Reading and its Application in Second Language Acquisition<\/em>,\u201d ACTFL\/CLTA Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 2007         Presented \u201cDeveloping and Documenting your Teaching Effectiveness – Through the Looking Glass: GATA Winners Discuss Documenting their Teaching Excellence and Judging that of Others<\/em>,\u201d The Ohio State University Academy of Teaching Mini-Conference on Great Teaching, Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 2006          Presented \u201cExpanding the Future Writing Competence of Chinese Learners through Writing Strategy Instruction – A Mixed Analysis of a Chinese Writing Curriculum at Intermediate Level<\/em>,\u201d ACTFL\/CLTA Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr 2003          Presented \u201cExperimental Justification for Using Computer in Chinese Composition Courses – A Research from the Perspective of Readers<\/em>,\u201d The Midwest Conference on Asian History and Culture, Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 2003         Presented \u201cRevolution Caused by Computers in the Written Communication from the Perspective of Reception and its Implication in Language Teaching and Testing<\/em>,\u201d Humanities Computing in the 21st<\/sup> Century, Columbus, OH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 2002            Presented \u201cSome Thoughts and Suggestions on Teaching Writing Composition to Chinese Learners<\/em>,\u201d The Seventh International Symposium on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Shanghai, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jul 1998            Presented \u201cHow do Foreign Students Use Chinese Idioms – An Error Analysis<\/em>,\u201d The Sixth National Symposium on Teaching as a Second Language of China, Dalian, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWARDS & GRANTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013\u20132024        National Security Agency (NSA) – STARTALK grant to offer Chinese summer student program for 6-12th<\/sup> graders at Wofford College. Served as the Principal Investigator and the Program Director (2013 – 2024), and as the Lead Instructor (2013 – 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023                 South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU) Undergraduate Student\/Faculty Research Fund <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023                 Summer Faculty-Student Collaborative Research, Wofford College ($10,100)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022                 Summer Interim Working Group, Wofford College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 & 2020     Summer Writing Group, Wofford College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 & 2011     Summer Research Grant, Wofford College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019\u20132020        The Diversity and Inclusion Pedagogy Fellow, Wofford College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018                 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation mini-grant ($4,000) for new General Education course development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013                 Second prize, Cengage Learning Award for my project entitled \u201cIntegrating Meaningful Tasks into Beginner-level Reading and Writing Instruction\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010                 E-Textbook Project Grant, Wofford College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008                 Institute for Teaching and Learning Faculty Grant, University of Akron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007                 Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006                 Graduate Associate Teaching Award, The Ohio State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACTFL LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009\u2013present    ACTFL OPI Tester of Chinese with Full Certification<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017\u2013present    ACTFL AAPPL Chinese Mandarin Rater Certification<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017                 ACTFL AAPPL training<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016                 Writing Guidelines Familiarization workshop for ACTFL OPI Tester Trainers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016                 The Role of Grammar workshop for ACTFL OPI Tester Trainers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012                 Oral Proficiency Interview on Computers (OPIc) training<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011                 ACTFL Written Proficiency Test (WPT) Familiarization Workshop<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007                 ACTFL OPI training<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CULTURAL AND INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mar 2017          Winter Institute for Intercultural Communication (WIIC) three-day workshop entitled Managing Intercultural Development Styles in Classrooms <\/em>offered by Dr. Donna Stringer, Springfield, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mar 2016          Winter Institute for Intercultural Communication (WIIC) one-day workshop entitled The Missing Piece: Quality Assessment in Intercultural Learning<\/em> offered by Dr. Darla Deardorff, Charlotte, NC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan 2016           CIEE Faculty Development Seminar entitled The Intersection of Language Learning and Intercultural Learning<\/em> at Buenos Aires, Argentine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFFILIATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007\u2013present    ACTFL, member<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002\u2013present    CLTA, lifelong member<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999\u2013present    International Society for Chinese Language Teaching, lifelong member<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yongfang Zhang RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY INTERESTS Background: Chinese linguistics, Chinese pedagogy Research interests: Chinese language pedagogy, Chinese proficiency development and assessment, teacher training, program evaluation, cross-cultural competence EDUCATION Ph.D.    Chinese Language Pedagogy, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, 2009             Dissertation: Performance-based Chinese L2 Reading Instruction: A Spiral Approach […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/zhangy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/zhangy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/zhangy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/zhangy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/zhangy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/zhangy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/zhangy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}