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Yan Liu

Associate Professor of the Practice of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
2204 Erwin Road, John Hope Fra, Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708
2204 Erwin Road, John Hope Fra, Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours W: 1:30-3:30 PM  

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Bridging Boundaries, Innovating Pathways: Collaboration and Program Sustainability in an Age of Change · September 6, 2025 Keynote/Named Lecture CLTA-NC
Translanguaging in Practice: Insights from an CLAC Chinese Course · May 2025 International Meeting or Conference
Bridging Cultures for a Greener Future: Teaching Climate Change and Sustainability in Chinese · April 2025 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Interdisciplinary Chinese Curriculum Development at Duke University: Practices and Reflections · February 2025 Invited Talk
Focusing on Chinese Heritage Learners: How to Develop and Adapt Teaching and Learning Materials · January 2025 Invited Talk
Beyond Words: Crafting Engaging Courses in Chinese Sociolinguistics · November 2024 International Meeting or Conference
Multimodal Approaches to Teaching Chinese: The Power of Visual Arts · November 2024 Invited Talk
Mapping the Terrain: Evaluating and Envisioning Chinese Language Textbooks for Chinese Heritage Learners in the U.S. · May 2024 International Meeting or Conference
From Campus Tour to Virtual Museum: Collaborative Projects Between High School and Universities · April 2024 International Meeting or Conference
Designing a Translation and Interpretation Course for Post-Secondary Chinese Learners in the U.S.: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age · April 2024 International Meeting or Conference
K-16 Chinese Program Collaboration Showcase · December 2023 Invited Talk
Aspects of Standards-informed Chinese Curriculum Development · November 2023 International Meeting or Conference
New Approach to Teaching Mandarin: Integration with Visual Arts and Museums · November 2023 International Meeting or Conference
Empowering Heritage Language Learners: Innovative Approaches in Material Development · November 2023 Invited Talk
From Theory to Classroom: Designing a Textbook for Heritage Language Learners · October 2023 Invited Talk
Translanguaging in a Mandarin CLAC Course: Students’ Perceptions & Teacher’s Reflections · September 2023 International Meeting or Conference
Modern Chinese for Heritage Beginners: Design Principles, Sample Activities, and Teaching Resources · August 2023 Invited Talk
With the Community and For the Community: Connecting K-12 Chinese Teaching and Learning with Communities · July 2023 Invited Talk
CLAC: Basic Theory and Its Application at Duke University · June 2023 Invited Talk
Textbooks for Chinese Heritage Language Learners: Present and Future · March 2023 International Meeting or Conference
Challenges and Responses in Teaching Advanced-level Chinese Courses Under the New Situation of Sino-US Relations · March 2023 International Meeting or Conference
The Transdisciplinary Framework of SLA: Implications and Applications · December 2022 Invited Talk
CLAC Course Design and Implementation: A Case Study · October 2022 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Connecting Chinese programs at High Schools and Universities: An Exploration · September 2022 Invited Talk
Potential Applications of Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education in Developing Interdisciplinary Chinese Curriculum · September 2022 Invited Talk
A Workshop on Community-based Service Learning and K-16 Chinese Teaching · April 2022 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Service Learning and Chinese Teaching in Post-pandemic Era · April 2022 Invited Talk
Language and Culture for Sustainability: Voices in the Environment · November 2021 International Meeting or Conference
Connecting K-16 Chinese Learning Communities through Innovative Service Learning · November 2021 Invited Talk
Games and Second Language Teaching · October 2021 Lecture
Game-enhanced Teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language · July 2021 Invited Talk
Integrating Games and Chinese Language and Culture Education: Multiple Perspectives · May 2021 International Meeting or Conference
Expanding the Chinese Classroom to Art Museums: Incorporating Visual Arts into Chinese Language and Culture Learning · April 2021 International Meeting or Conference
Scaffolding Writing in Chinese as a Heritage Language Through Process Writing Approach · April 2021 International Meeting or Conference
Engaging CFL Students with Community-based Learning. · March 2021 International Meeting or Conference
Mandarin Chinese FLAC Courses and the Chinese Curriculum Development: Potentials and Challenges · February 2021 International Meeting or Conference
Teaching Chinese Language and Culture Through Visual Arts and Filed Trips to Art Museums · November 2020 Invited Talk
Games and Gaming in East Asian Language Teaching · October 2020 Invited Talk
Enhancing Global Learning: Integration of Languages in Interdisciplinary Frameworks · October 2020 International Meeting or Conference
Developing Interdisciplinary Chinese Courses: Practices and Reflections · May 2020 Invited Talk
Developing Chinese Heritage Learners’ Linguistic and Cultural Knowledge through Creative Writing · November 2019 International Meeting or Conference
Fostering Translingual and Transcultural Competence in a CLAC Course · November 2018 International Meeting or Conference
Voices in Global Health: Deepening Students’ Engagement and Transcultural Competence -- A Mandarin CLAC Course · April 2018 International Meeting or Conference
Developing Heritage Language Learners’ Writing Skills in Chinese · April 2017 International Meeting or Conference
Dual Language Involvement in L2 Lexical Inferencing in Chinese. - the 22nd Annual Conference of Society for the Scientific Study of Reading · July 2015 Invited Talk
L2 Lexical Inference in Chinese: Contributions of L1 Reading Ability and L2 Linguistic Knowledge. · March 2015 Invited Talk American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and Association Canadienne de Linguistique Appliquée/Canadian Association for Applied Linguistics (ACLA/CAAL) Conference
Integrating Language and Culture into Curriculum Development for Chinese Heritage Language Learners. · October 2014 Invited Talk The First CLTA International Symposium on Chinese Language Teaching and Learning.
Semantic Gap Filling Ability in Chinese as a Foreign Language. - the Fourth International Symposium on Chinese Applied Linguistics · April 2014 Invited Talk
Developing An Online Course for Advanced Learners of Chinese. · January 1, 2014 Lecture Duke University
Assessing and Promoting Cultural Analysis Skills Through Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) · December 5, 2013 Lecture
Assessing and Promoting Cultural Analysis Skills in Advanced Chinese Courses · November 22, 2013 Lecture 2013 ACTFL conference at Orlando
Acquisition of Chinese Characters Among Child and Adult Learners: the Effects of Visual Complexity and Radical Presence. · May 1, 2013 Lecture Washington, D.C.
L2 Semantic-gap Filling (SGF) in Chinese Reading Comprehension. · April 1, 2013 Lecture Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Lexical Inferecing Ability in Chinese as a Foreign Language. · March 1, 2013 Lecture Dallas, TX.
Lexical Inferencing Ability and Reading Comprehension in Chinese among American College Learners of Chinese · November 1, 2012 Lecture College Park, MD.
A Synthesis Study of Morphological Awareness Instruction. · November 1, 2012 Lecture Philadelphia, PA.
Morphological Awareness and Lexical Inferencing Ability in Chinese as a Foreign Language. · October 1, 2012 Lecture
Compound Awareness, Lexical Inferencing Ability and Reading Comprehension in Chinese as a Foreign Language. · March 1, 2012 Lecture Boston, MA.
Radical Awareness and Children’s Literacy Development in Chinese. · March 1, 2012 Lecture Toronto, Canada.
Radical Awareness and Children's Learning to Read Chinese: A Synthesis of Studies. · March 1, 2011 Lecture Chicago, IL.

Service to the Profession


Reviewer - Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching · 2014 Editorial Activities