POSITION: Assistant Professor of Chinese

DEGREE: Ph.D. in Linguistics, Michigan State University

RESEARCH INTERESTS: First and Second Language Acquisition; Syntax and Semantics; Chinese Pedagogy; Instructional Technology; Chinese Civilization; Contemporary Literature and Film

PHONE: 248-370-4248            

FAX: 248-370-3170 (Attn: Melanie Chang)

ADDRESS: 368 O'Dowd Hall, Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 48309-4401, U.S.A.

EMAIL: chang23@oakland.edu

WEB: http://www.oakland.edu/~chang23

FACEBOOK: Chinese Language, China Study Abroad, China Club

Hsiang-Hua (Melanie) Chang joined Oakland University as a visiting faculty in 2008 and started her tenure-track appointment in 2009.  She teaches Chinese language, literature, culture, and civilization.  She is also a faculty member of International Studies and study abroad to China Foreign Affairs University.  Her recent work experience includes serving as the coordinator/instructor of Chinese Outreach to middle and high schools at Michigan State University, and teaching graduate-level Chinese Linguistics and Chinese Grammar courses at Wayne State University.  Her principle research interest is first and second language acquisition of syntax and semantics.  Much of her work concentrates on issues about aspect, existential sentences, and nominal phrases.  She enjoys teaching and studying different languages and cultures, and she likes to use technology both in the classroom and in daily life.