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 PUBLICATION
-Software Reviews: Quick, draw and Popplet.                                                                                           2020  Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German. Volume 53, Issue 2
-Implementing Online Platforms to Promote Collaborative Learning in Chinese Language             2017    Classrooms. Journal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching. Volume 8, No. 2. 
 
-Using Online Platforms to Promote Collaborative Learning in a Foreign Language Class.                2017
Florida Foreign Language Journal, 13 Issue, Number 1.
-Enriching Chinese Language and Cultural Learning Experiences through Products,                        2016
 Practices and Perspectives. Journal of Chinese Teaching and Research in the U.S., 82-91.
 
-Enhancing Student Engagement through Authentic Materials in a Chinese Classroom.                 2015
K-12 Chinese Language Teaching. Available at http://clta-us.org/k-12clt-issue-1/enhancing-student-engagement-through-authentic-materials-in-a-chinese-classroom/
 
-Assessing Students’ Chinese Communication Skills through Three Modes of Communication.     2015
Journal of Chinese Teaching and Research in the U.S., 119-127.
 
《悅讀華文,細品文化》                                                                                                                                   2010  Co-edited with graduate students at Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language. National Kaohsiung Normal University and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 
《これで大丈夫!中国語》                                                                                                                                2009
Mandarin Textbook for Japanese beginners
Jillion Publishing Co., Ltd.
 
《生活華語快易通》                                                                                                                                           2008
Co-edited with graduate students at Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language. National Kaohsiung Normal University

 

 M.A.THESIS
-The Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Marker Woxiang ("I think") in spoken Chinese Discourse and Pedagogical Application.
-“Authentic Connections Beyond Paper Folding: Exploring Origami in a Language                        Feb, 2025
  Classroom” Paper will be presented at Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign
  Languages (NECTFL) 2025 Annual Conference. New York, U.S.A.
-My City- Promoting Students’ 21st Century Skills with GoogleMyMaps”                                      Mar, 2023
  Paper presented at Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
  Annual Conference. New York, U.S.A.
-“Character Decoding-A New Approach to Teach Chinese Characters” Paper presented at            July, 2021
  The 6th international conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.
  National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
-“Let Technology SteAm Up Language Arts” Paper presented at Northeast Conference                    Feb, 2020
   on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) 2020 Annual Conference. New York, U.S.A.
-“Keep Them Moving! Incorporate Technology and Authentic Activities                                         May, 2019
   in the Chinese Classroom ” Paper presented at The 17th New York International Conference
   on Teaching Chinese. New York University, New York, U.S.A.
-“Let’s Move! Promoting Student Engagement and Motivation Through Authentic Activities”   May, 2018
  Paper presented at Conference for Teachers of Foreign Languages-More Than Just Tour Guides:
  Cultivating Intercultural Competence in the Foreign Language Classroom. King’s College, U.S.A.
 
- “Interacting with “Digital Natives” through Online Platforms” Paper presented                          Feb, 2018     at Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
   2018 Annual Conference. New York, U.S.A.
- Enriching Chinese Language and Cultural Learning Experiences through Products,                  May, 2016    Practices and PerspectivesPaper presented at The 14th New York International  
   Conference on Teaching Chinese. New School University, New York, U.S.A.
 
- “Teaching Culture through the Chinese Zodiac Story” Paper presented at                                       Feb, 2016
   Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) 2016 Annual Conference.
   New York, U.S.A.
 
- Served as a session discussant at 2015 Greater New York Conference on Chinese                             Nov, 2015
   Education, New York, U.S.A.  
                                                         
- “Assessing Students’ Chinese Communication Skills through Three Modes of                            May, 2015
   Communication” Paper presented at The 13th New York International
   Conference on Teaching Chinese. Pace University, New York, U.S.A.

-“Embodied Approach to Chinese Language Learning: Immersion Experience Through          March, 2015
   Faculty-led Travel Course to Taiwan” Paper presented at 2015 International Conference
   on Asian Studies: Taiwan and China in the Global Context.
   The University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
 
- “5C Curriculum Design: Take Chinese Link Level 1 Part 2 Lesson 15 as an                                      May, 2012
   Example”. Served as an honored speaker in the Program Series of the Taiwan
   Academy- the Forum of CSL Teachers in Public Schools, Bridgewater, New Jersey, U.S.A.
 
-〈SQ3R於華語閱讀課程應用之探究〉Paper presented at the 2010 International                             March, 2010
   Conference and Workshop on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language: The
   Integration & Application of the Resources in TCSL. Graduate Program and
   Department of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Ming Chuan University,
   Taiwan.
 
-〈話語標記「我想」的語用功能探究及教學應用〉Paper presented at「第一                                    March, 2010
   屆國際暨第四屆古典與現代學術研討會」. Graduate Institute of Teaching
   Chinese as a Second Language, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 CONFERENCE
PRESENTATION
  CONFERENCE
PRESENTATION
Teaching Chinese with Authentic Cultural Texts and Materials                                                             June, 2016
- CLTNet Pedagogy Workshop for Teachers of Chinese, Pennsylvania State University
 
  WORKSHOP
PRESENTATION
CONTACT INFORMATION
 
Ms. Allison Lai, M.A. in TCSL / M.S. Ed. in Secondary Education
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
alai@sch.org
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