Professor Shan’s research interests focus on Distance Teaching Techniques Applied to the Chinese Language, task-based language teaching (TBLT), digital learning, and technology enhanced language learning.
Limei Shan
Teaching Associate Professor of Chinese
610.758.3089
lis208@lehigh.edu
0031 - Williams Hall
Education:
M.A., Lehigh University; M.A. East China Normal University
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Biography
Limei Shan earned her B.A. in Russian from Northeast Normal University in Changchun, China, and her M.A. in Education from East China Normal University in Shanghai. She later completed an M.Ed. in Globalization and Educational Change, with a concentration in Second Language Acquisition (SLA), at Lehigh University. She also holds a TCSOL certification from Columbia University's Teachers College.
Limei joined Lehigh University as an adjunct lecturer and is now a Teaching Associate Professor of Chinese in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. She teaches all levels of Chinese language courses and plays a central role in developing and delivering the Chinese language curriculum.
Beyond the academic year, she co-leads the Lehigh in Shanghai program and is a certified Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) tester, awarded by ACTFL.
Most Recent Publications:
Shan, L., Pan, Z., & Weidman, R. (2024). Integrating Task-Based Language Teaching and Generative AI: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of the CFLingo Platform for Chinese Learning. Journal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching, 15(2), 1–34. http://www.tclt.us/journal/2024v15n2/shanpanweidman.pdf
Shan, L. (2023). AI-Enhanced Adaptive Chinese Language Learning Using VR “Mondly” App and “Uptale” Platform. The International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning (IJTTL), 19(2), 107–127. https://doi.org/10.37120/ijttl.2023.19.2.02
Shan, L. (2023). The Use of VR in Task-Based Teaching for Mandarin Chinese. In Transformative Teaching – Focus on Pedagogy 2022, AMPS Proceedings Series 31, August 2023, pp. 252–264.
Teaching
CHIN 196/197 Advanced Intermediate Chinese skills (revised) (credits 4)
CHIN 02*Chinese Language and Cultural Encounters (credits 4)
CHIN 021 Survival Chinese Credits 2 CHIN 134 Chinese Short Stories (credits 2)
CHIN 197/196 Advanced Intermediate Spoken I and II credits (2 each)
CHIN 254 Intensive Chinese Conversation (revised) (credits 2)
CHIN 255 Newspaper Readings in Chinese (revised) (credits 2)
CHIN 122 Business Chinese (Intermediate) (revised) (credits 2)
CHIN 252 Business Chinese (Advanced) (revised) (credits 2)
CHIN 119 Writing skills in Chinese (revised) (credits 2)
CHIN 371 Advanced Chinese Readings (revised, summer offering) (1 to 4 credits)