Education
M.A., Missions and Intercultural Studies/TESOL, Wheaton College (2001)
B.A., (English), Calvin College (1999)
B.A., (TEFL), Yancheng Teachers' College, Jiangsu Province, China (1987)
About Shuguang (Rose) Wang
Professional interests include English language instruction in China, Adult ESL (English-as-a-Second-Language) teaching strategies, comparative study of Chinese and American culture and education, Chinese language teaching in America, and design and evaluation of college CFL (Chinese-as-a-Foreign-Language) curriculum. Personal interests include learning different languages and cultures, watching Korean drama, eating ethnic foods, Chinese culture, gardening, spending time with my husband (Hongqi Fan) and two sons (Lou and William)
Courses Taught
- College Elementary and Intermediate Mandarin Chinese
- CFL for High School Students and Adults
- Multi-level ESL for Adult
- Teaching Chinese to Adopted Chinese Children
- Heritage Chinese for Children K-8
- Teaching EFL(English-as-a-Foreign-Language) to Middle-School and High-School Students in China
Membership in Professional Societies
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)
- Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)
- Technology and Chinese Language Teaching (TCLT)
Research
My individual research interests include elementary and secondary EFL program models in China, the best practices for teaching English speaking, listening, reading, and writing to adult ESL students, the content of Chinese and American education, Chinese culture and some contrasts with American culture, language learning for heritage students, and strategies and materials development in teaching Chinese.
I have been working on some research projects in the areas of EFL issues in elementary and secondary schools in China, English Grammar in teaching adult ESL, general curriculum contrasts between Chinese and American elementary and secondary schools, college classroom culture in China and America, mistakes and difficulties common to American beginning CFL learners, and error correction and treatment strategies in CFL classrooms, Chinese American students' bilingual and bi-literacy background and its influence on their learning the heritage language.