Dr Ingrid Wang

Biography

Ying Xian WANG (Ingrid) has a Master's degree with the focus on foreign language teaching methodology and a PhD in Chinese Linguistics. Before she joined QUT as a lecturer in Mandarin Chinese, she taught Chinese respectively at University of New England (Australia), Nankai University (China) and University of Queensland (Australia). In her classes, students get not only enjoyable, high-quality experience of learning Chinese language, but also a taste of the exciting aspects of Chinese culture. She also has extensive experience in curriculum design, language unit development, course coordinating and lecturing for university degree students as well as for general community language classes.  She has worked many times on judge panels at Chinese language competitions for university or school students such as Chinese Bridge and Shanghai Cup. In 2015 she received recognition as a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She is also an  IELTS Examiner (accredited by University of Cambridge) and a NAATI Level-3/professional-level translator (accredited by NAATI Australia) working both directions between Chinese and English. (IELTS: International English Language Testing System; NAATI: National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters). Her research interests are mainly on Chinese modal semantics, i.e. modal particles and modal adverbs, which constitute a difficult area for learners of Chinese as a foreign language. She also conducts collaborative research with other researchers in areas such as transnational higher education, tourism and brand development marketing.