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Weijia Huang received BA in Chinese Language and Literature, and MA in History of Chinese Language with a research field in Chinese Paleography.  He currently teaches Classical and Modern Chinese language at Boston University.  Before coming to Boston University, he taught seven years at Harvard University, where he earned the Certificate of Distinction in Teaching from 1995 to 2002.  And then he taught Classical and Modern Chinese language at Brown University for four years.  He also taught courses at Middlebury Chinese Summer School for two years.  His research interests include the history of Chinese language, Chinese paleography, the pedagogy of Chinese characters to foreign students, and teachers’ training.  His publications include:

Books

The Sky is Bright with Stars, with Qun Ao, Cheng & Tsui Company, Boston, 2011

Questions and Answers on Modern Chinese Characters, Peking University Press, Beijing, China, 2011

Articles:

“At the Harvard-Yenching Library book sale……,” Guangming Daily, November 24, 2011, pp.12

“The Church,” Guangming Daily, April 18, 2011 pp.12

“On the Chinese Character ‘Jie’ (The Festival)” with Dandan Chu, in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 1.2012, pp.90-91

“On the Chinese Character ‘Shu’ (The Book)” with Dandan Chu, in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 6.2011, pp.86-87

“On the Chinese Character ‘Jie’ (The Street)” with Dandan Chu, in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 5.2011,   pp.86-87

“On the Chinese Character ‘Nan’ (The Men)” with Dandan Chu, in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 4.2011, pp.86-87

“On the Chinese Character ‘Meng’ (The Dream)” in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 3.2011, pp.86-87

“On the Chinese Character ‘Xi’ (The Play)” in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 2.2011, pp.86-87

“On the Chinese Character ‘Yong’ (The Valiant)” in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 1.2011, pp.86-87

“On the Chinese Character ‘Shi’ (The Eat)” in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 6.2010, pp.91-92

“On the Chinese Character ‘Jia’ (The Home)” in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 5.2010, pp.86-87

“On the Chinese Character ‘Yan’ (The Scorching)” in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 4.2010, pp.89

“On the Chinese Character ‘Hai’ (The Sea)” in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 3.2010, pp.92

“On the Chinese Character ‘Chun’ (The Spring)” in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 2.2010, pp.92

“On the Chinese Character ‘Hu’ (The Tiger)” in Journal of The World of Chinese, Issue 1.2010, pp.92

Presentations

“The Strength of the Linguistic Competence in the Advanced Chinese Textbook” presented at the international

Conference: Form the Specific Patterns of Chinese Language to Its Teaching, Confucius Institute at the University of Liege, Belgium, January 12-13, 2012

“How to Teach Chinese Characters more Effectively?” presented at the American Council on the Teaching of

Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Denver, Colorado, November 18-20, 2011

“The Issues and Concerns about Developing the Fourth Year Chinese Textbook” presented at the International

Conference on Chinese Textbook and New Teaching Resources, Columbia University, New York, May 20-

21, 2011

Invited Talks

“The Methods of Teaching Chinese Characters to Foreign Students” at Harvard University Chinese Summer School,

Beijing, August 10, 2011

Pre-Conference Workshop for “Chinese Philology: Teaching Chinese Characters and Issues” at 6th Chinese

Language Education and Resource Network (LEARN) Working Symposium, Defense Language Institute,

Foreign Language Center, Monterey, California, July 20-23, 2010

“The Relationship between Chinese Characters and Chinese Radicals” presented at the Conference for Application

of Chinese Character Council International Academic Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, January 3, 2010