Cecilia Chang

Associate Professor of Chinese

At Williams since 1989
Cecilia.Chang@williams.edu
D10 Stetson, x2558

[Areas of Expertise and Interest]:

Second Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics/Reading Research
Second/Foreign Language Pedagogy
Curriculum Design and Evaluation
Development of Multimedia Learning Programs

[Courses Frequently Taught]:  (CHIN)

Basic Chinese (CHIN 101-102)
Intermediate Chinese (CHIN 201-202)
Upper-Intermediate Chinese (CHIN 301-302)
Advanced Chinese (CHIN 401-402)

[Education]:

B.A. in Chinese Literature. Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan.
M.A. in Applied Linguistics, UCLA.
Ed.D, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

[Previous Posts]:

Visiting lecturer in Chinese, Princeton University, 1987-1988.
Visiting lecturer in Chinese, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1988-1989.
Lead Instructor of Beginning and Intermediate Chinese, Middlebury chinese Summer School, 1987-1993.
Lead instructor of Intermediate Chinese, Princton in Beijing Chinese Summer School, 1994, 1998

[Recent Publications]:

Chang, C. & Yen, I. (1998). Computer Workbook for Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese, Princeton University Press.
Chang, C. (2000). Metacognition and Reading Comprehension. In Bai, J. &Dong, W. (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy (pp. 7-11). Wuhan, China, 2000.
Chang, C. (2001). Diversity and Diversification in Advanced-Level Chinese Classes. In Li, X. & Chu, M. (Eds.), Procee dings of the 2nd International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy (pp. 149-151), Yichang, China, 2001.

[Other]:

Related Links

Study abroad programs:
      -CET Academic Programs
      -ACC (Associate Colleges in China)
      -PIB (Princeton in Beijing)
      -The Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies
      -SIT Study Abroad
Study Chinese online:
      -Learning Chinese on-line
Chinese News online:
      -Wanwei News Net: Large Chinese news source covers the headlines fromtthe US, China, Taiwan and around the world. With forums and entertainment features.
      -China News Digest: Weekly publication provides news coverage on China and China-related affairs. Includes links to cultural sites and resources.
      -Sina News Center: Large Chinese news source covers the headlines fromtthe US, China, Taiwan and around the world. With forums and entertainment features.

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