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Faculty and Staff

Faculty and Staff Overview
Staff Bios

Faculty and Staff Overview
CET's Beijing Chinese language program is jointly administered by CET and CET's host institution in Beijing (Beijing Institute of Education, or BIE). The academic program is monitored by an Advisory Board comprised of Chinese language instructors from US institutions.

CET maintains full-time staff in Beijing to oversee all aspects of the program. An academic director hires, trains and manages the language faculty, working with them to improve pedagogy and accommodate students' academic needs. A resident director manages the program's logistics, including student housing, activities and roommates. He/she also handles any emergencies that may arise.

Our agreement with the Beijing Institute of Education provides us with full autonomy in selecting instructors. We may chose to hire instructors from BIE, but we may also choose instructors from elseshere throughout the city. As a result, language faculty come to the Beijing Chinese Language program from a variety of institutions around Beijing, such as Capital Normal University, Qinghua University, Beijing University, etc. Many have taught for CET for over a decade and have also been selected to teach at prestigious colleges and universities in the US. Others joined CET's faculty after teaching at other study abroad programs of similar caliber. The majority of our instructors have completed graduate study in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, and all of them meet the city of Beijing's standards for teacher accreditation for teaching Chinese as a second language.

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Staff Bios

Zhu Li, Senior Academic Director, Beijing Programs Before serving as Academic Director, Zhu Li taught at CET Beijing for almost 15 years. Having also served as Chinese instructor at Middlebury College, Capital Normal University in Beijing, and Hochschule Bremen University in Germany, she has taught all levels and aspects of Chinese language. She has received certification in the areas of HSK testing, the development of multimedia teaching materials, and the conducting of Oral Proficiency Interviews. The author of numerous publications and the recipient of many teaching awards, Zhu Li brings to our program superior teaching skills and intimate familiarity with CET and the field of Chinese language teaching.
Liu Fang, Summer Academic Director Ms. Liu Fang comes to CET from Oberlin College, where she has served as an instructor in Chinese since 2000. Ms. Liu has taught all levels of Chinese at many schools and programs, including the Middlebury Summer School (Instructor, 1991 and 1994-98; Lead Teacher, 1999-2005), Boston College (Lecturer, 1994-95) and the University of Vermont (Lecturer, 1995-2000). She also served as Program Coordinator and Coordinator of the Chinese Language program at Yunnan University in Kunming from 1986-90 and 1991-94, respectively. Ms. Liu received her MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Vermont in 2000, and her BA from Yunnan University in 1986. She has presented papers at numerous conferences and is currently working on a Chinese language teachers' reference book.
Jason Wang, Resident Director Jason is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Chinese language and a B.S. in Psychology.  During his undergraduate years, he also worked in housing and residence education.  In his third year, he studied abroad at CET's Beijing Language Program and interned at a local health education NGO through UNC's Jones Apparel Group Honors Asian Fellowship. After working in the U.S. for a period of time, he moved to Beijing, where he worked for New Oriental Elite, first as a teacher and then as a Director of Studies, before coming to work for CET.  He is excited to help provide CET students the same positive experience that he had as a study abroad student.
Luan Lan, Academic Assistant Luan Lan, a native of Liaoning, China, is a graduate of Shenyang University of Technology where she received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2006. Since graduating, she has worked first in customer service and then in production planning for an electronics corporation. Luan Lan joined the Beijing Chinese Language Program team in the summer of 2007.
Zuo Cui, Assistant Resident Director Zuo Cui, a native of Shaanxi, China, graduated from Beijing University of Communications where she majored in Business English and was awarded a scholarship for academic excellence. Zuo Cui has had much experience with CET. She was a Chinese roommate at CET's Beijing Chinese Language program for several terms and has been working in her current position since fall of 2005. Her excellent English and Chinese skills make her a valuable member of the CET Beijing Chinese Language program staff.
Li Xuan, Office Assistant Li Xuan is a graduate of Beijing Union University where he received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2009. Li Xuan was an outstanding Chinese roommate at the Beijing Chinese Language Program for three semesters before joining the Beijing Chinese Language Program staff in 2009.  As a native of Beijing, he is an excellent source of information on Beijing life, culture and its best kept secrets.