Melvin Chih-Jen Lee
Official Title:
Lecturer Teaching Experience
- 2005 – Lecturer of Chinese Language
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia PA - 2005 – 2006 Adjunct Professor
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, South Orange NJ - 2003 – 2005 Teaching Assistant
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, South Orange NJ
Email:
chihjen@sas.upenn.edu
Education:
- 2005 M.A. in Asian Studies
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, South Orange NJ - 1998 B.A. in English Language and Literature
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, Taipei, Taiwan
Research Interests:
Chinese Linguistics, Language Pedagogy, Contemporary Chinese Films and Literature
Courses Taught:
- CHIN-371680 Advanced Spoken Mandarin I
- CHIN-372680 Advanced Spoken Mandarin II
This course is designed for students who have completed at least the intermediate level Chinese language course (CHIN-212) at University of Pennsylvania, or have studied the language for at least three years. The objective of this course is to consolidate the knowledge and skills students have acquired from their previous Mandarin Chinese classes and to enhance their oral expressive skills. By the end of the semester, students are expected to be able to carry on a conversation with a native Mandarin speaker on various common topics, and to gather information necessary for conducting oral presentations and speeches.