I am now teaching in the Department of Chinese Language Studies of The Education University of Hong Kong. I have been here since 1996. In between, from 2004 to 2009, I had taught in NIE, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. My specialism is Chinese Linguistics, specialized in Chinese paleography. However, apart from teaching Etymology, Phonology or Classical Chinese, I also teach a wide range of courses in language teaching and pedagogy related. I am now the programme leader of a master degree, Teaching Chinese as an International Language (MATCIL) http://www.ied.edu.hk/matcil/ .

My speciality and research interests are :

• Chinese Linguistics (Specially in Chinese Paleography, Etymology and Phonology)
• History of Chinese Language (Specially in the ancient period)
• Chinese Language Teaching (Specially in Putonghua teaching, PMI and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language)

Classical Chinese, Chinese Etymology, L2 Chinese Language Teaching