Scholars@Duke
Tao Zhang

Tao Zhang

Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication and Language at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty
Office hours M/W, 2 pm- 3 pm & Joyfully by Appointment (Spring 2026) @ AB2037  

Recent Courses

K_ARHU 101: The Art of Interpretation: Written Texts
Fall 2025
K_WOC 108: Intercultural Communication
Fall 2025
K_WOC 218: Public Speaking
Fall 2025

Teaching Activities

Fall 2025, Duke Kunshan University
ARHU101 - The Art of Interpretation - Written Texts (to be taught)

Fall 2023 - Fall 2025, Duke Kunshan University
WOC218 - Public Speaking
WOC108 - Intercultural Communication

Fall 2022 - Spring 2023, Gonzaga University
COMM100 - Communication and Speech
COMM193 - Intercultural Communication

Fall 2021 - Spring 2022, Utah State University
CMST1330 - Introduction to Global Communication
CMST3270 - Culture and Public Discourse
CMST3330 - Intercultural Communication

Fall 2016 - Spring 2021, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
CMST101 - Introduction to Oral Communication: Speech, Self, and Society
CMST301i - Communication Across Cultures (university core course)
CMST361 - Nonverbal Communication

Co-Teaching between ICC & CSL with Lianyun Pang
Duke Kunshan University
Spring 2024