NAME: Liu Xinchun

ADDRESS: International School for Chinese language and culture

Henan University

85 Minglun street

Shunhe District

Kaifeng, Henan 475001

China

PHONE: +86-185-37383839

EMAIL: xinchun_liu@hotmail.com

DATE OF BIRTH: October21, 1978

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education

2009 Ph.D. Chinese Language and Character, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

2003 M.A. Chinese Language and Character, Henan University, Kaifeng, China

2000 B.A. Education of Chinese Language and Literature, Henan University, Kaifeng, China

Training

2003 Training for HSK test, Hanban (National Office for Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language), Beijing, China

2004 Teaching Chinese as a second language, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China

2009 Confucius Institute teachers training, Jilin University, Changchun, China

2010 Summer training for Confucius institute teachers, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China

2011 Training for Great Wall Chinese, Confucius Institute Headquarters. Beijing, China

2011 Synchronous Distance Learning, University of Akron, Ohio, USA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012 to ~Teaching Chinese as a foreign language, International School for Chinese language and culture, Henan University

2010 to 2012 Visiting Lecturer on Chinese, Modern language department and Confucius Institute, University of Akron

2003 to 2010 Teaching Chinese as a foreign language, International School for Chinese language and culture, Henan University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Research of ancient Chinese language with the focus on:

l Common words evolution in ancient Chinese

l Explaining the meaning of difficult word in ancient novel

l How to apply ancient Chinese for teaching Chinese as a foreign language

2. Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

AWARDS AND HONORS

Second-class Scholarship for Excellent Ph.D. Candidates of Sichuan University in 2007

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

l Member of Henan Philological Society

l Graduate Teacher of Henan University

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT

1. Ancient Chinese: phonology, lexicology and syntactic ( Chinese students)

2. Modern Chinese: phonology, lexicology and syntactic ( Chinese students)

3. Speaking Chinese (foreign students)

4. Chinese Writing (foreign students)

5. Chinese Reading (foreign students)

Graduate course Taught

1.Advanced Chinese (foreign students)

2. How to teach Mandarin (foreign students)

3. Contrast between Chinese and other languages

PUBLICATIONS

ResearchPapers

1. Explaining the meaning of “light-weight” in commentariology. Journal of Southwest University for Nationalities No.4, 2009, pp.279-282.

2. Explaining the meaning of “light-weight” in Guopu’s notes Studies on the history of Chinese Language. No.11, 2008, pp.502-511.

3. Dialectal words inJin Ping Mei. Social Scientist No.4, 2007, pp.197-199.

4. Technology in Teaching Chinese Listening, Modern Chinese No.27,2006,PP104

5. A further Discussion of Gu-Jin-Zi . Studies in Language and linguistics No.4, 2003, pp.92-94.

FUNDING

1. Liu XinchunStudy on Guo Pu notes. Founded by Henan University 1/2007-1/2008,CNY5000.

2. Chen Qinghan,Liu Xinchun, Ma Guoyan,Cui Xiaofei. A Study on phrase of ” N-de-V”from Cognitive grammar prospect. Founded by National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science. 1/2012 to 1/2015, CNY 150,000.

3. Ma Huiling, Guo Wei,Liu Xinchun.A study on pun in Chinese, Founded by Academy of Social Sciences of Henan Province, CNY 10,000.