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Selected Publications on psycholinguistics and empirical studies on SLA of Chinese

• 2001. "Chinese Language Articulation: A Report on the CLTA Board Project" Co-author, Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association 36:3, pp. 25-60. The Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA.

• 200. "Errors in Chinese language acquisition and effect of instruction" in Selected Articles from the Sixth International Symposium on Chinese Language Research and Instruction, eds Hu Mingyang, Lu Jianji & Zhang Dexin. pp. 195-2003. Beijing University Press.

• 1999. "Chinese learning motivation: a comparative study of different ethnic groups." In Mapping the Course of the Chinese Language Field, ed. M. Chu, pp. 121-150. The Chinese Language Teachers Association Monograph series, Vol. III.

• 1999. "Error and corrective feedback." Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association 34: 3, pp. 1-22. The Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA.

• 1997. "Motivation and Language Learning with Students of Chinese." Foreign Language Annals, 30, 2: 235-252. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Inc. New York.

• 1997. "Acquisition of Chinese Aspect: an Analysis of the Interlanguage of Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language." I.T.L. Review of Applied Linguistics. 115-116: 1-26. Afdeling Toegepaste Linguistiek, Kathloliek Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

• 1995. "Second language acquisition of the Chinese particle le." International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 5, 1: 45-62. Novus Press, Norway.

• 1995. "Chinese and English language processing strategies with individuals." Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association. 30, 2: 127-145. USA.

• 1995. "The acquisition of Chinese existential sentences." Chinese teaching in the World. 32, 2: 52-59. Beijing Language University Press, Beijing, China.

• 1994. "Topic prominence in the acquisition of Chinese existential sentences by English-speakers." International Journal of Psycholinguistics. 10, 2: 127-145. Center for Academic Societies, Osaka, Japan.

• 1993. "Comparison of first and second language acquisition" in the Year Book of Chinese Linguistics, p. 218, by Yu Wen Press, Beijing, China.

• 1992. "Comparison of first and second language acquisition." Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies. 3: 49-65. Beijing Language Institute Press. Beijing.

• 1992. (Co-author). "Survey of current theories of second language acquisition. Chinese teaching in the World". 1: 45-48; 2: 147-153. Beijing Language Institute Press. Beijing.

• 1989. (Co-author). "Chinese passives: transformational or lexical?" Linguistic Analysis 17, 3-4: 200-216. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Selected Service

• 2005-: Board of Directors of Chinese Teaching in the World

• 2000-2001: Board of Directors of Chinese Community Center, Houston.

• 1999-present: Honorable Board Director of Houston Hua Xia Chinese School, Houston

• 1998-2002: Board of Directors of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, Inc. (CLTA)
  Chair of Awards Committee 2001
  Chair of Nomination Committee 2000
  Member of Steering Committee 1999

• 1992-2001: Advisory Board of CET Academic Program, Washington DC.
  Curriculum Development Committee
  Instruction Committee
  Teachers Training Workshop

• 1995-1999: Board of Directors of Huaxia Chinese School, Houston.
  Received Award, recognition certificate, and appreciation letters for my service.
  Chair of Teaching Committee (Teachers training, and curriculum development) 1999
  Chair of Curriculum Committee (Created and implemented teaching evaluation) 1997-98
  Member of Development Committee (Set up a branch school at St. Chaterine Elementary) 1996

• 1998-1999: Director of Education, Chinese School Assocition in the United States (CSAUS)
  Headquarters. Offer consultations to educational projects, organized and implemented Mock Chinese SAT II test through the whole country in 1999.

• 1997. Steering Committee of the Second National Conference of Chinese Schools Assocition of US (CSAUS), Chair of Public Relation Committee.

• 1997-present: A Referee to review articles for JCLTA, Modern Language Journal, Foreign Language Annals.

• 1997-present: An external reviewer for faculty reappointment and promotion of other institutions, USA.