Dr. Qun Ao, Ph.D.

Qun Ao, Professor and Program Director of Chinese, served as the Director for all courses we offer here; served as the Department Academic Counselor for Chinese majors and minors and led and taught 7 Chinese AIADs in Changchun, Xi’an, China and Taiwan. Her work with cadets also involved in mentorship for PL300 course, Chinese Cultural Forum, Independent Studies, Research projects. She was the point of contact for DFL Majors Assessment; taught foreign language testing and assessment, writing workshop for DFL Summer faculty Workshop; taught LN380 for Chinese linguistics. 

She also serves as Director for courses LN487, LN488 and Honor Program, LN482J; POC for DFL Mentorship Colloquium, Chair for DFL Senior faculty Meeting. She also served multiple times on Assistant Professors Search Committees, Academy Professor Search Committee; POC for China Townhall; About Civilian faculty Advisory Committee; Life-Language Learning Committee, Diversity Committee, alternate member of the Admissions Committee and Second Check group for Admissions Committee. 

Her major publications in books and articles include Illustration of the Radicals of Chinese Characters (Revised Edition 2021), “The Sociocultural-Cognitive Underpinnings in Error Correction: A Descriptive Study on Acquisition of Chinese Tones.” (2021), “Effects of Teaching Communicative Writing on Chinese Proficiency at Intermediate Level.” (2021), Learning Chinese Language and Culture (2019), Watching the Clouds go By (2015), Where Does the Wind Blow (2013), Illustration of the Radicals of Chinese Characters (Traditional Chinese version, revised and enlarged edition 2012), The Sky Is Bright with Stars (2012), Chinese Philology: Knowledge and Issues (2009, 2nd Printing 2013), Illustration of the Radicals of Chinese Characters (2008, 4th Printing 2015), The Moon Is Always Beautiful (2008), How Far Away Is the Sun (2007), Chinese Language and Culture (2002, 7th Printing 2014), “Awareness of Radicals and Retention of Chinese Characters in Long-Term Memory: The Factors that Influence American Students’ Learning Chinese Characters” (2012), “The Mismatching of Teachers’ Intention and Students’ Understanding During Error Correction” (2006)and etc.