Cecilia ChangAssociate Professor of Chinese
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At Williams since 1989
Cecilia.Chang@williams.edu
D10 Stetson, x2558
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[Areas of Expertise and Interest]:
 Second Language Acquisition
Psycholinguistics/Reading Research
Second/Foreign Language Pedagogy
Curriculum Design and Evaluation
Development of Multimedia Learning Programs
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[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)
Bridging Theory and Practice: Learning and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (CHIN 352)
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[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.
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[Professional Activities]:
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
Teacher Trainer, Middlebury Summer Chinese School, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Faculty, Middlebury Chinese MA Program, 2008
Editorial Board of Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 2009-2013
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[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.
Chang, C. (forthcoming). See How They Read: An Investigation into the Metacognitive Awareness of Non-Native Readers of Chinese. JCLTA Monograph Series #4.
Chang, C. (2007). Effects of Topic Familiarity and Linguistic Difficulty on the Reading Strategies and Mental Representations of Nonnative Readers of Chinese". Lingua et Linguistica, 1.2: 56- 72.
Chang, C. (2006). The Teacher-Training Workshop of the 2006 Middlebury Summer Chinese School: Innovations and Reflections". Guoji Hanyu Jiaoxue Dongtai Yu Yanjiu, [International Chinese Language Teaching and Learning], No. 4.
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[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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