Bio
A native of Hong Kong, I came to Stanford as a doctoral student in 1986 to study education and linguistics. I've lived and taught in Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, and the United States. My favorite subjects to teach are linguistics and Cantonese as a heritage or foreign language. In recent years, I've been studying how Cantonese heritage speakers maintain and develop Cantonese in the U.S. context and how to use technology to enhance foreign language teaching and learning.
Additional Program Affiliations
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Center for East Asian Studies
Professional Education
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Ph.D., Stanford University, Language Acquisition (1992)
Current Research and Scholarly Interests
Heritage language learning, discourse analysis, technology in language teaching
2020-21 Courses
- Beginning Cantonese Conversation, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 16 (Win) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 16M (Win) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 17M (Spr) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Standard Modern Chinese Speakers, First Quarter
CHINLANG 15M (Aut) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese, First Quarter
CHINLANG 15 (Aut) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 17 (Spr) - Cantonese Through Films, First Quarter
CHINLANG 20A (Aut) - Cantonese Through Films, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 20B (Win) - Cantonese Through Films, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 20C (Spr) - Intermediate Cantonese Conversation, First Quarter
CHINLANG 18 (Aut) - Intermediate Conversational Cantonese, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 19 (Win) - Intermediate Conversational Cantonese, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 20 (Spr) -
Independent Studies (3)
- Directed Reading
CHINLANG 200 (Aut, Spr) - Graduate Studies in Chinese
CHINLANG 395 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Graduate Studies in Chinese Conversation
CHINLANG 394 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Directed Reading
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Prior Year Courses
2019-20 Courses
- Beginning Cantonese Conversation, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 16 (Win) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 16M (Win) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 17M (Spr) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Standard Modern Chinese Speakers, First Quarter
CHINLANG 15M (Aut) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese, First Quarter
CHINLANG 15 (Aut) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 17 (Spr) - Cantonese Through Films, First Quarter
CHINLANG 20A (Aut) - Cantonese Through Films, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 20B (Win) - Cantonese Through Films, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 20C (Spr) - Intermediate Cantonese Conversation, First Quarter
CHINLANG 18 (Aut) - Intermediate Conversational Cantonese, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 19 (Win) - Intermediate Conversational Cantonese, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 20 (Spr)
2018-19 Courses
- Beginning Cantonese Conversation, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 16 (Win) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 16M (Win) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 17M (Spr) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Standard Modern Chinese Speakers, First Quarter
CHINLANG 15M (Aut) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese, First Quarter
CHINLANG 15 (Aut, Spr) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 17 (Spr) - Cantonese Through Films, First Quarter
CHINLANG 20A (Aut) - Cantonese Through Films, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 20B (Win) - Cantonese Through Films, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 20C (Spr) - Intermediate Cantonese Conversation, First Quarter
CHINLANG 18 (Aut) - Intermediate Conversational Cantonese, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 19 (Win) - Intermediate Conversational Cantonese, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 20 (Spr)
2017-18 Courses
- Beginning Cantonese Conversation, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 16 (Win) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 16M (Win) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 17M (Spr) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese for Standard Modern Chinese Speakers, First Quarter
CHINLANG 15M (Aut) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese, First Quarter
CHINLANG 15 (Aut) - Beginning Conversational Cantonese, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 17 (Spr) - Cantonese Through Films, First Quarter
CHINLANG 20A (Aut) - Cantonese Through Films, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 20B (Win) - Cantonese Through Films, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 20C (Spr) - Intermediate Cantonese Conversation, First Quarter
CHINLANG 18 (Aut) - Intermediate Conversational Cantonese, Second Quarter
CHINLANG 19 (Win) - Intermediate Conversational Cantonese, Third Quarter
CHINLANG 20 (Spr)
- Beginning Cantonese Conversation, Second Quarter