MIT Global Languages

Kang

Zhou

Lecturer in Chinese

kangzhou@mit.edu

16-661

617-253-6343

Office hours

TR 10-11, T 3-4 or by appointment

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Bio

Kang Zhou received his M.A. degree in Chinese Language and Language Acquisition from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prior to coming to MIT in 2015, he taught at Brown University, Williams College, Harvard University, Harvard Beijing Academy and Duke’s summer program in Beijing.

Research Areas / Expertise: pragmatics, teaching methodology, curriculum design

Education:
2009 M.A. Chinese University of Hong Kong
2008 B.A. Xi'an Foreign Languages University

Research

His primary research interests are in Chinese pragmatics, error analysis on Chinese pronunciation and Chinese language pedagogy for beginning learners. He has also been working on reading materials development for heritage learners. Another aspect of his research is on methods and effectiveness of incorporating multimedia tools in the teaching of Chinese.

Incorporating video materials into Chinese Curriculum

Researches have revealed the advantages of pedagogically-made videos in improving students’ language proficiency and making them better understand the culture of the target language. This project plans to make a series of videos that are specifically designed for students who take intermediate to advanced level Chinese courses at MIT.

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