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Name:	Jie  Zhang
Institution:	Pennsylvania State University
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State and/or Country:	PA USA
Linguistic Field(s):	Applied Linguistics
Specialty:	EFL and ESL learning and teaching
Subject Language(s):	English
Selected Publications:	Zhang, J., & Li, X. L. (2005 supplement). An experimental report of the teaching model based on multimedia overhead projector. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing, 21, 76-79. Zhang, J., & Yang, Y. L. (2004 supplement). A study on linguistic sexism in English textbooks of China primary schools. Research on Education Tsinghua University, 24, 73-76.
Announced on LINGUIST :	The Effects of Duration & Sonority on Contour Tone Distribution
Courses Taught:	2006 – present Department of Applied Linguistics, Penn State University • Instructor of Academic Writing II (ESL 015) • Instructor of Web-based Academic Writing Course (ESL015) • Mentor of M.A. TESOL student • Tutor of Oral English to Korean learners • Tutor of Elementary Chinese to Korean learners 2004 – 2006 School of Foreign Languages, University of Science and Technology Beijing, P.R. China • Instructor of intensive EFL courses in listening, speaking, reading and writing to undergraduates • Instructor of English Writing to EFL self-taught students • Instructor of EFL Immersion Program to adult learners Courses taught: • Intermediate English Listening and Speaking • Advanced Business English • Advanced English-Chinese Translation • Tutor of Oral English for interviews into the Graduate School of Zhongshan University 2001 – 2004 Department of Foreign Languages, Tsinghua University, P.R. China • Instructor of comprehensive ESL courses in listening, speaking, reading and writing 2002 – 2003 Department of Foreign Languages, Tsinghua University, P. R. China • Teaching Assistant of Intermediate English Writing Course in distance learning 2003 Department of Foreign Languages, Tsinghua University, P. R. China • Instructor of Experimental Children Bilingual (Chinese-English) Program 2002 Ganzhou Bureau of Education, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, P.R. China • Trainer of middle school EFL teachers (108 in total) 2001 Fangyuan English School, Jinan, Shandong Province, P.R. China • Instructor of EFL Summer Immersion Program to middle school students Courses taught: • Basic English Listening and Speaking • Intermediate English Listening and Speaking • Instructor of New Concept English to adult learners
Reviewer of:	Phonology: Duanmu (2000) (LL Issue 12.1726) Cognitive English Grammar (LL Issue 19.1503) English Language Teaching in China (LL Issue 19.2817)
Academic Paper Abstract:	Paraphrasing spoken Chinese using a paraphrase corpus Constraint weighting and constraint domination: a formal comparison Testing the role of phonetic knowledge in Mandarin tone sandhi
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