Zhirong Wang

Senior Lecturer in Chinese, Director of the Chinese Language Program

Office: 512 Kent Hall
Office Hours: MW 10:30-11:30
Phone: (212) 854-3594
Email: zw30@columbia.edu

Educational Background

PhD: Chinese Language, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BA: Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University

Classes Taught

CHNS UN3003 Third-Year Chinese N I
CHNS UN3004 Third Year Chinese II
CHNS GU4019 History of the Chinese Language

Research Interests

Chinese Language
Chinese Historical Linguistics
Teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language

Zhirong Wang joined Columbia University in 1996 and has taught courses including Elementary Chinese, Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners, Introductory Chinese, Intermediate Chinese, Advanced Chinese, Readings in Modern Chinese, and History of Chinese Language. She also serves as the EALAC Language Lecturer Coordinator.

Publications

Advanced Chinese for Humanities I: Renwentianxia人文天下 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2016)
Advanced Chinese for HumanitiesII: Renwentianxia 人文天下 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2016)
An Elementary Chinese Reader for Advanced Beginners I (Peking University Press, 2004)
An Elementary Chinese Reader for Advanced Beginners II (Peking University Press, 2005)
A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese 大学语文 (Simplified Characters Edition) (Columbia University Press, 2004; co-author)
DaxueYuwen: A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese (Columbia University Press, 2003; co-author)