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Dr. Yanlin Wang
Associate Professor of Practice, Chinese
Director and Coordinator of Chinese Program
Advisor, TTU Chinese Language and Culture Association
Treasurer, TTU Chinse Faculty and Staff Association
Office: CMLL 234
yanlin.wang@ttu.edu
Dr. Yanlin Wang has 25 years of experience teaching Chinese at universities in both China and the U.S. She created the Chinese Language and Area Studies concentration for the bachelors degree program in 2019 and the asynchronous online Chinese minor in 2023 at Texas Tech University. In 2019, she received a SIG Award from the U.S. Chinese Language Teachers Association. Dr. Wang has also been honored with the TTU President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2005), the College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Innovation Award (2021), and the TLPDC Spotlight Award (2023) at Texas Tech University. Her research and publications focus on technology-enhanced Chinese language teaching, Chinese language acquisition and pedagogy, and service-based Chinese language learning. In addition, she has devoted significant time to outreach and the promotion of Chinese language and culture in local communities.
Education
- Doctor of Education, Instructional Technology, 2011-2015, Texas Tech University, USA.
- Master of Literature, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, 2005-2007, Beijing Language and Culture University, China
- Bachelor of Arts, English, 1996-2000, Sichuan International Studies University, China
Professional Certificates
- Hubei Provincial Chinese Mandarin Proficiency Examiner, Mandarin Training and Test Center of Hubei Province, China, 2004
- Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Ministry of Education of China, China, 2002

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