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Chinese

Hai-Long Wang

Hai-Long Wang

Lecturer in Chinese

Office: 501 Kent Hall
Office Hours: MTR 3:00-4:00, or by appointment.
Phone: (212) 854-5038
Email: hw21@columbia.edu

Educational Background

MA: Linguistics and Anthropology, Columbia University
MA: Comparative Literature, Shanghai Normal University
BA: Chinese Language and Literature, Jiangsu Normal University

Classes Taught

CHNS UN1111 First Year Chinese W I
CHNS UN1112 First Year Chinese W II
CHNS UN3005 Third Year Chinese W I
CHNS UN3006 Third Year Chinese W II

Research Interests

Language for Specific Purposes
Chinese Syntax
Chinese Language Pedagogy

Hai-Long Wang has been teaching Mandarin Chinese at Columbia University since 1998. He has taught Elementary Chinese, Intermediate Chinese, Advanced Chinese, Reading in Modern Chinese and other subjects. He has authored several Chinese textbooks including Aspects of Modern China and Cultural Interpretations of China.

Publications

Aspects of Modern China《深入中國》 (Peking University Press, 2011)
Reading China Through the Newspaper Volume I,《報紙上的中國》 (Peking University Press, 2004)
Reading the World Through the Newspaper Volume II,《報紙上的天下》 (Peking University Press, 2004)
A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese (Simplified Characters Edition),《大學語文》 (Columbia University Press, 2004; Co-editor and author of four chapters)
A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese (Traditional CharactersEdition),《大學語文-繁體字》 (Columbia University Press, 2003; Co-editor and author of four chapters)
Cultural Interpretations of China: An Advanced Chinese Reader I, 《文化中國》 (Peking University Press, Beijing, 2002)
Getting Into Chinese Thought: An Advanced Chinese ReaderII,《解讀中國》 (Peking University Press, 2002)
Introduction to BusinessChinese Writing,《應用漢語讀寫教程》 (Peking University Press, 2002)

Zhongqi Shi

Zhongqi Shi

Senior Lecturer in Chinese

Office: 615 Kent Hall
Office Hours: MTWR 11:00-11:30, 12:45-1:30
Phone: 212-854-0660
Email: zs2132@columbia.edu

Educational Background

PhD: Cognitive Studies in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
MA: Applied Linguistics, Beijing Language and Culture University
BA: Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Beijing Language and Culture University

Classes Taught

CHNS UN3003 Third Year Chinese I
CHNS UN3004 Third Year Chinese II
CHNS GU4012 Business Chinese I
CHNS GU4013 Business Chinese II
CHNS GU4112 Advanced Business Chinese I
CHNS GU4113 Advanced Business Chinese II

Research Interests

Goals Theory and Motivation
Instructional Technology and Multimedia
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Teaching Chinese for Special Purposes

Dr. Zhongqi Shi has been at Columbia University teaching Chinese language and culture for more than 15 years. He has developed and taught Chinese language courses of all levels and specializes in Chinese for Business Purposes. He authored several textbooks that are widely used in the US and China. Dr. Shi is a frequent presenter at national and international professional conferences. Currently he serves on the Board of Chinese Languages Teachers Association (CLTA-USA), and has been elected as the Vice President of the largest Chinese teachers association in the United States. He also directed Columbia’s Business Chinese and Internship program in Shanghai from 2008-2016.

Publications

Needs Analysis in Teaching Chinese for Special Purposes: From Theory to Practice (专用汉语教学需求分析:从理论到实践), ChineseLanguage Teaching Methodology and Technology: Vol. 3 (2). 2020. Available at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cltmt/vol3/iss2/7

1997-2017 Business Chinese Teaching and Research Overview. International Chinese Language Education), 4(4), 6-19. 2019.

Student-teacher goal alignment: Conceptualizing, measuring, and determining its effect on interaction and motivation, In X. H. Wen, & X. Jiang (Eds.), Studies on Learning and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language” (CLTA Monograph V), 2018.

The importance of students and teachers having congruent goals for Chinese language learning, Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching, 2016.

Pragmatic development in a study-abroad setting: A comparison between heritage and non-heritage Chinese learners. Global Chinese Language and Culture Education, 2014.

Word selection ratio and core wordlist for Business Chinese textbooks, Applied Linguistics, 2012.

Textbooks

Winning Strategies (V1): Learning Business Chinese through Real Companies《商务中文案例教程-策略卷》 (China Translation & Publishing Corporation; Editor-in-chief/Lead author)

Winning Strategies (V2): Cross-cultural Cases. 《商务中文案例教程-文化卷》 (China Translation & Publishing Corporation; Editor-in-chief/co-author)

Winning Strategies (V3): Real Talks in Business settings. 《商务中文案例教程-对话卷》 (China Translation & Publishing Corporation, in press; Editor-in-chief/co-author)

Understanding China – for Advanced Readers. 《理解中国-高级汉语教程》 (Peking University Press; Lead author)

Excellence in Business Chinese – Practical Application. 《卓越汉语-公司实战》 (Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press; Editor-in-chief /Lead author)

Business Chinese Vocabulary Handbook (Intermediate level). 《商务汉语词汇手册-中级》. Beijing: Beijing Language and Culture University Press. Manuscript under review.

Shaoyan Qi

Shaoyan Qi

Senior Lecturer in Chinese

Office: 512 Kent Hall
Office Hours: M 12:00-1:00 pm
Phone: (212) 854-3604
Email: sq2106@columbia.edu

Educational Background

EdD: Applied Linguistics, Teachers College, Columbia University
MA: Education, Villanova University
MA: Linguistic and Socio-cultural Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton

Research Interests

Instructed Second Language Acquisition
Chinese Language Pedagogy
Task-Based Language Teaching

Shaoyan Qi has been teaching in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALAC) at Columbia University since 2004. She has taught Chinese language courses at all levels, as well as linguistics courses at both Columbia and Teachers College. She is the lead author of the award-winning Discover China textbook series.

Her research is closely informed by her commitment to effective classroom practice and responsiveness to students’ learning needs. From 2008 to 2017, she also served as a teacher trainer in a certificate program at Teachers College. She approaches her work as a researcher, teacher, and teacher trainer as deeply interconnected.

Shaoyan served as a member of the Lecturer Advisory Committee (LAC) from 2022 to 2025 and as its Chair from 2024 to 2025. She is currently a lecturer representative on the Arts & Sciences Policy and Planning Committee (2025–2028).

Publications

S., Qi (In press). Implementing TBLT in an online Chinese class for beginners [Case Study], in Lambert C. (ed) Designing tasks for teaching foreign languages, Cambridge University Press.

S., Qi (2015). Introduction: Why should second/foreign language teachers tune in to instructed SLA? (2015). Working Papers in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, 15 (2), pp. i-iv. Teacher’s College, Columbia University: New York

S., Qi & Q. Tan (2014). Discover China, Book IV. Macmillan: Hong Kong

S., Qi (2013). Discover China, Book III.  Macmillan: Hong Kong

S., Qi & J., Zhang (2012). Discover China, Book II. Macmillan: Hong Kong

S. Qi (2011). Computer-assisted second language teaching, learning, and research. Working Papers in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, 11 (2), pp. 27-28. Teacher’s College, Columbia University.

Book Contribution Chinese Grammar Made Easy—A practical and effective guide for teachers (Yale University Press, 2008)

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