Dr. Zhini Zeng is an Associate Professor of Chinese and Co-Director of the UM Chinese Language Flagship Program.
Biography
Dr. Zeng earned her B.A. in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language from Shanghai International Studies University in 2009 then both her M.A. (2011) and Ph.D. (2015) in Chinese Language Pedagogy from The Ohio State University. Her teaching and research interests include Language Pedagogy, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, and Discourse Analysis. She is a certified ACTFL OPI Tester of Mandarin Chinese.
Books
Zeng, Zhini. 体演春草：高级汉语视听说教程 (Perform Chun Cao: A Multimedia Advanced Chinese Course). Foreign Language Publications, Columbus, Ohio and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing, China.
Jian, Xiaobin, Xin Zhang and Zhini Zeng. Perform Guangzhou (体演广州). Foreign Language Publications, Columbus, Ohio and Qingdao Publishing House, Qingdao, China.
Book Chapters
Jia, Junqing and Zhini Zeng. 2021. Innovating the Design of Lower-Level Reading and Writing Curriculum for the Digital Age. In: Ye Z. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Chinese Language Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6844-8_6-1
Zeng, Zhini. 2020. Online forum as Third Space? CFL learners’ experiences on an online knowledge-sharing community. In X. Jian and X. Zhang (Eds.), Co-constructing the Third Space: Negotiating Intentions and Expectations in Another Culture, London: Routledge.
Zeng, Zhini. Constructing Self in the Third Space: Negotiating Expertise in Globalized Workplaces. In X. Jian and X. Zhang (Eds.), Co-constructing the Third Space: Negotiating Intentions and Expectations in Another Culture, Routledge.
Articles
Zeng, Zhini and Ying Liu. 2019. “Rhetorical Awareness in Foreign Language Writing: An Advanced-level Japanese Case Study.” Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 25, 133-172.
Zeng, Zhini. “中文社交问答网络社区中的情境学习：以‘知乎’为例” (Situated Learning in a Chinese Question-and-Answer Online Community: The Case of Zhihu.) The Journal of Chinese as a Second Language, 53(3), 222-261.
Zeng, Zhini. “Striving for the Third Space: An American Professional’s Unconventional Language Use in Chinese Workplace.” Foreign Language Annals, 51, 658-683.
Zeng, Zhini. “Beyond Advanced Proficiency: Using Portfolio Assessment to Evaluate Expertise in Communicating in Chinese as a Foreign Language.” Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 24, 1-42.
Education
M.A. East Asian Studies, Ohio State University Main Campus (2011)
Ph.D. East Asian Studies, Ohio State University Main Campus (2015)
Recognitions
- Research Award, NFMLTA/NCOLCTL, 2015
- Cheng and Tsui Professional Development Award for Teachers of Chinese, Chinese Language Teachers Association, 2012