Biography
Ph.D., Michigan State UniversityWenying Zhou is an Instructor/Assistant Professor of Chinese in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University. She has extensive experiences with online and face-to-face Chinese language instruction, expertise in Chinese language teacher training, knowledge of Chinese curriculum development, and an exceptional record of published journal articles and book chapters in the area of teaching Chinese as a second language. Her past research has focused mainly on three areas: training Chinese language teachers in the U.S., exploring effective ways in Chinese language instruction, and examining the effectiveness of technology tools in Chinese language learning. Her recent research interests include the use of target language and authentic materials in Chinese instruction as well as the development of American students’ Chinese literacy.
Works
OER Chinese Materials:
- Open Educational Resources (OER) textbook: Elementary Chinese I.
- Open Educational Resources (OER) Elementary Chinese I workbook.
- Open Educational Resources (OER) textbook: Elementary Chinese II.
- Open Educational Resources (OER) Elementary Chinese II workbook.
Journal Articles:
- Zhou, W. & Li, X. (2025). Reading story stories to enhance beginning Chinese learners’ reading skills. Reading in a Foreign Language, 37(1), 1-17. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/67483
- Quinn, S., Zhou, W., & Gacs, A. (2024). Interactive video tools: A comparison. The FLTMAG. https://fltmag.com/interactive-video-tools-comparison/
- Zhou, W. (2023). Using Perusall to engage students in collaborative learning. The FLTMAG, https://fltmag.com/perusall-collaborative-learning/
- Zhou, W. & Li, X. (2022). Investigation of a Chinese character writing app: Learners’ perspective. Knowledge Management and e-learning: An International Journal,14(1). https://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/500
- Zhou, W. & Li, G. (2021). Chinese dual-language bilingual education teachers’ pedagogical and languaging practices in American immersion schools. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (special issue), 1-15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2021.1996582
- Zhou, W. (2020). Mobile assisted Chinese learning as a foreign language: An overview of publications between 2007 and 2019, Frontiers of Education in China (special issue), 15, 164-181.
- Zhou, W. & Li, G. (2017). The effects of Shared-Singing instruction on young Chinese learners’ spoken vocabulary recall in immersion programs. Frontier of Educational Research, 12(1), 29-51.
- Zhou, W. & Li, G. (2015). Chinese teachers’ expectations and perceptions of American students’ behaviors: Exploring the nexus of cultural differences and classroom management. System, 49, 17-27.
Book Chapters:
- Zhou, W. (2024). Chinese shared reading instruction for American kindergarteners. In Sung, K. (ed), Chinese-English Dual Language Immersion Programs: Content Area Instruction, Learners, and Evaluations, pp. 3-20. Lexington Books: Lanham, Maryland.
- Zhou, W. (2019). Integrating content and language instruction in a Chinese immersion classroom. In Sung, K. (ed), Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Second or Foreign Language: Emerging Trends, pp. 97-111. Lexington Books: Lanham, Maryland.
- Li, X. & Zhou, W. (2019). Which is more effective: APP game or workbook? An experiment on learning Chinese character writing. In Sung, K. (ed), Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Second or Foreign Language: Emerging Trends, pp. 175-187. Lexington Books: Lanham, Maryland.
- Zhou, W. & Austin, S. (2018). Developing intercultural awareness within teacher preparation program. In Leavitt, L, Sherrie, W., and Kelly, L. (eds), Cultural Awareness and Competency Development in Higher Education, 189-206. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
- Li, G. & Zhou, W. (2017). Authentic materials. In Abrar-ul-Hassan, S., DelliCarpini, M., & Riopel, J. (Eds.), The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Zhou, W. & Li, G. (2016). Chinese language teachers’ pedagogical adjustment and classroom management in cross-cultural contexts. In Ruan J., Zhang J., Leung C. (eds) Chinese Language Education in the United States, pp. 211-230. Multilingual Education, vol 14. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
- Zhou, W. & Li, G. (2015). Pedagogical challenges in cross-cultural Chinese language teaching: Perceptions and experiences of Chinese immersion teachers in the U.S. In Smith, P. and Kumi-Yeboah, A. (eds), Handbook of Research on Cross-cultural Approaches to Language and Literacy, 159-183. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
- Zhou, W. (2013). Chinese sojourn teachers’ perceptions and experiences with K-12 U.S. students: Implications for cross-cultural classroom management. In Zhang, L. and Said, S. B. (eds). Language Teachers and Teaching: Global Perspectives, Local Initiatives, pp. 288-302. Oxon, UK: Routledge.
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