Kun Shan (Carolyn) Lee, Associate Professor of the Practice & Director of Chinese Language Program,

Contact Info:

Office Location:	207 Franklin Center
Office Phone:	(919) 681-2684
Email Address:
Web Pages:	http://www.duke.edu/web/chinesesoc/ http://www.duke.edu/web/chinesesoc/character/

Teaching (Fall 2013):

• CHINESE 407S.01, ISSUES IN CHINESE LANG/SOC I Synopsis

  Trent 142, TuTh 03:05 PM-04:45 PM

Office Hours:

M, W, 1:30-2:30

Education:

MA	University of Iowa, Iowa City Iowa	1993
MA	University of Iowa, Iowa City Iowa	1992

Specialties:

Chinese

Research Interests: Chinese as a Second Language Acquisition, Computer Assisted Learning, Cognitive Load Theory

Current projects: on-line multimedia teaching materials, teacher training program for DSICP, CFL/CSL education in the study abroad context , curriculum articulation between pre-college CFL curriculum and college CFL curriculum

Her research interests are development of foreign language curriculum (including study abroad program), second language acquisition, Sociocultural theory, and computer assisted learning.

Areas of Interest:

sociocultural theory in the SLA context
second language acquisition
Chinese linguistics
computer assisted learning
inter-cultural communication
cognitive load theory

Keywords:

development of foreign language curriculum • second language acquisition • Chinese language pedagogy • computer assisted learning • inter-cultural communication • Sociocultural theory

Duties:

Develop the language curriculum of Chinese Program at Duke. Supervise and improve the curriculum articulation between the curriculum in the Chinese Program and that in the Duke Study in China Program.

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. C. K-S Lee, “The Effect of a Content-Oriented, Task-based Approach for Advanced CFL Curriculum: Fostering Form and More” (June, 2012)  [abs] [author's comments]
2. C. K-S Lee, “The suitability of task type in different social-cultural context” (2012)
3. C K-S Lee, “Articulating K-16 CFL/CSL Curriculum through Task-Based Instruction” (2012)
4. K. Lee, “Scaffolding Culture through Online Multimedia Materials to Advanced Learners of Chinese as a Second Language” (January, 2011) (50th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Conference/Association for Asian Studies, January 16, 2011.)
5. K. Lee, Blending Task-based Approach in Multimedia Content for Advanced Chinese (2011) (2011 annual conference of Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Denver, CO, November 18-20, 2011..)