Associate Professor
Phone (520) 621-5479
Office Learning Services Building 112
Office Hours
Spring 2019: Tuesdays, 10:50 - 12:15 and Thursdays, 10:50 - 11:30
Research Area
Chinese Linguistics
Website
Teaches Chinese linguistics and language.
Research interests are primarily in three areas: syntax-semantics interface, word order variation, and second language acquisition of semantic concepts.
Currently Teaching
CHN 302 – Third-Year Chinese II
Advanced conversation, grammar, reading and writing in Modern Chinese for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.
CHN 417 – Advanced Modern Chinese
Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in modern literature. for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.
CHN 517 – Advanced Modern Chinese
Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in modern literature. for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course. Graduate-level requirements include more translations and additional reading.
CHN 519 – Linguistic Structure of Modern Chinese
Linguistic study of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems of modern Chinese, with particular attention to linguistic analysis. Graduate-level requirements include two presentations and one term paper.