YUBIAN MA

Associated Professor
School of International Education
Zhengzhou University
Address: #100 Science Avenue Zhongyuan Area, Zhengzhou Henan Province 450001 China
Personal Contact Info.: Office Phone: 86-371-6773-9073
Fax: 86-371-6778-1569
Mobile Phone: 86-1367-399-7780
Email address: mayubian@zzu.edu.cn

ACADEMIC AFFLIATION

Member,  International Society for Chinese Language Teaching

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

The theory and practice in teaching Chinese as a foreign language
The acquisition of Chinese as a second language.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Director, Chinese Education and Confucius Institute Office, Zhengzhou University, 2011-2014
Research supervisor of Master degree students of international Chinese language education,
2006-
Assistant Professor, Zhengzhou University, School of International Education , 2005-
Director, Center of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Zhengzhou University,
2004-2009
EDUCATION
Studied as an exchange scholar at Beijing Language and Culture University, 2010-1011
Attended a master program in teaching Chinese as a foreign language at East China Normal
University, 1996-1997
Advanced studies of the modern Chinese language at Fudan University, 1987-1988.
Graduated from Zhengzhou University and received a Bachelor's degree majoring in Chinese
language and literature, 1984

TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN CHINA

Offered courses for Chinese graduate students, 2011-2014:

• The research of second language acquisition
• The design and management of teaching Chinese as a second language

Offered courses for Chinese undergraduate student,2005-2013:

• Overview of teaching Chinese as a second language

Offered courses for foreign student,1984-:

• Speaking Chinese, Reading Chinese, Writing Chinese

OVERSEA TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Chinese at the Southern Illinois University, USA, 2014-
Taught Chinese at the Panda Chinese Classroom in Japan for a short term lecture during
March 2005
Taught Chinese at University of Belgrade in Yugoslavia (now Serbia), under the arrangement
of the Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (known as
Hanban), 1998-2001
Have been to England, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia for international conference or
business trip

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

1. Published Books:
Chinese Language Teaching Methodology, The Commercial Press, 2012, co-author
Medical Chinese Language Textbook I & II, Higher Education Press, 2009, as the chief
editor.
Study of Learning and Teaching Chinese Vocabulary for Foreign Students, The
Commercial Press, 2006, co-author
The Classroom Teaching Design for Teaching Chinese to Foreign Students, Sinolingua,
2004, co-author
The Chinese Textbook, Volume 1, Language Institute Press in Belgrade University, 2004,
the first author
2. Published Paper:
“Cognitive analysis of tendency verbs in Chinese”, CHINESE LANGUAGE LEARNING, No.6
DECEMBER, 2005:34-39
“The use of imagery theory in analyzing classifier in Chinese”, ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY
JOURNAL (Philosophy and Social Science Edition), Vol.38, No. 4, July 2005. : 152-154
“Radiation-like vocabulary teaching method and the construction of a Chinese
psychological dictionary for overseas students”, TEACHING AND RESEARCH ON CHINESE AS A
FOREIGN LANGUAGE, Vol.2, No. 5, Sep. 2004. : 15-19
3. Projects:
Hosting the research project of "Happily Learn Chinese Language through Doing
Paper-Cuts ", Chinese Language And Culture Education Foundation Of China of Overseas
Chinese Affairs Office Of The State Council, 2013-
Host the research project of “The Control System of The Training Quality of Chinese
Volunteers’ Teachers”, Humanities and Social Science Research Projects of The Education
Department of Henan Province, 2010
4. Miscellaneous:
Has been writing column called “Newbie of Chinese teacher on the road” for World
Chinese Language Association ( Web: www.wcla.org.tw ),Taiwan, since Vol 109, 2012
HONORS
In 2009, obtained the honorary certificate, from China's higher education institute, the
foreign students’ education management branch, which rewards those who have engaged in
foreign students’ education and administration work for 20 years and have made valuable
contributions

ENGLISH LEVEL

Good reading ability and functional spoken English