Yizhe Huang, Ed.D.

Lecturer & Chinese Flagship Tutoring Coordinator

Barnes Hall, 128, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: Chinese, High Impact Teaching Strategies, Foreign Language Pedagogy and Assessment, Teacher Training, International Education, Global Mobility, Intercultural Communicative Competence

Overview

Yizhe Huang has taught Chinese as a Foreign Language in the U.S and China. Dr. Huang is passionate about promoting learner’s Chinese language proficiency, developing their intercultural communication competence (ICC), and transforming them to global professionals and lifelong learners.

Dr. Huang is a certified tester and rater of Oral Proficiency Interview, and a rater of Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Her research interests are second language acquisition, ICC development, and global mobility in higher education.

Education

Ed.D., Higher Education Leadership and Practice, University of North Georgia, 2022
M.A., Foreign Languages Education, University of Rhode Island, 2014
M.A., Applied Linguistics/TCSOL, Minzu University of China, 2014

Courses Taught

CHIN1001 – Elementary Chinese I
CHIN 1002 – Elementary Chinese II
CHIN 1001 & 1002 at the Summer Language Institute
CHIN 3640 Chinese in the Work Place I
CHIN 3660 Chinese in the Work Place II
CHIN3990MediaChinese
CHIN 4990 Introduction to Classical Chinese Language
Language and domain research tutoring classes from the beginner to professional levels

Work Experience

Lecturer & Tutoring Coordinator, Chinese Flagship Program, University of North Georgia, Georgia, 2014 – present
Drill Instructor of Chinese & Tutoring Coordinator, Chinese Flagship Immersion Program, University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Summer 2014
Tutor & Teaching Assistant, Chinese Flagship Program, University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island, 2013-2014
Student Teacher, Moses Brown High School, Providence, Rhode Island, Spring 2014
Lecturer of Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting, College of International Education, Beijing, Minzu University of China, Spring 2013
Teaching Assistant, CIEE’s Intensive Chinese Language Study Abroad Program, Beijing, China, 2012-2013

Publications

Huang, Y. (2022). Investigating student development of intercultural communication competence through collaborative online international learning. [Doctoral dissertation, University of North Georgia]. Higher Education Leadership and Practice Dissertations.

Huang, Y. (2013). An empirical study of the new HSK’s washback on teaching Chinese as a second language: in the language classroom and tutoring sessions. The proceedings of the journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association in Beijing (pp. 359-370).