Xiaoxiao Jiao

Chinese Language Coordinator, Clinical Professor

Xiaoxiao Jiao is Clinical Professor and Coordinator of Chinese Language Program at NYU. She has also served as Head of Chinese Program at NYU Abu Dhabi, Director of NYU in Nanjing Program, Coordinator of Wharton/Lauder Summer Chinese Language and Culture Immersion Program of University of Pennsylvania, etc. She has co-organized and co-chaired several conferences, presented many papers at national and international conferences, and has been invited to give lectures at many workshops.

Education

B.A. English Language and Literature, Sichuan International Studies University
M.A. English and French Literature, Shanghai Teachers University

Areas of Research/Interest

Chinese fiction, Chinese language pedagogy, comparative literature

External Affiliations

Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York, President
Journal of Chinese Teaching and Research in the United States, Chief Editor
Chinese Language Teachers Association, Member

FELLOWSHIPS/HONORS

  • Regional Study Trip Fund
    NYU Abu Dhabi, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
  • Golden Dozen Teaching Award
    New York University, 2008
  • Curriculum Development Challenge Fund
    New York University, 2005
  • Fellowship for Chinese Language Teachers
    China Scholarship Council, 2022, 2004

Publications

  • Structure of Mandarin Chinese for Speakers of English, Vol. Two.
    First author. Co-authored with Wayne He and Christopher M. Livaccari.
    Beijing: Peking University Press, 2012.
  • Structure of Mandarin Chinese for Speakers of English, Vol. One.
    Co-authored with Wayne He and Christopher M. Livaccari.
    Beijing: Peking University Press, 2010.
  • Chinese for Tomorrow: A New Five-Skilled Approach, Textbook, Vol. Two.
    Co-authored with Wenchao He, Qiuxia Shao, and Christopher Livaccari.
    Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2008.
  • Grammar Book (company book for Chinese for Tomorrow: A New Five-Skilled Approach, Textbook, Vol. Two).
    Co-authored with Wenchao He, Qiuxia Shao, and Christopher Livaccari.
    Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2008.
  • Teacher’s Manual (for Chinese for Tomorrow: A New Five-Skilled Approach, Textbook, Vol. Two).
    Co-authored with Wenchao He, Qiuxia Shao, and Christopher Livaccari.
    Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2008.
  • Chinese for Tomorrow: A New Five-Skilled Approach, Textbook, Vol. One.
    Co-authored with Wenchao He, Qiuxia Shao, and Christopher Livaccari.
    Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2007.
  • Grammar Book (companion book for Chinese for Tomorrow: A New Five-Skilled Approach, Textbook, Vol. One).
    Co-authored with Wenchao He, Qiuxia Shao, and Christopher Livaccari.
    Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2007.
  • Teacher’s Manual (for Chinese for Tomorrow: A New Five-Skilled Approach, Textbook, Vol. One).
    Co-authored with Wenchao He, Qiuxia Shao, and Christopher Livaccari.
    Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2007.
  • Mandarin Chinese Guaranteed.
    Co-authored with Qiuxia Shao.
    Berlitz Publishing Group, 2007.
  • Tortures from Afar: Autobiography of Vaclav Havel, edited by Bei Ling.
    Co-translated and proofread.
    Taipei: Tendency Publishing Inc. 2003.
  • Truths and Ghosts: Autobiography of Christine Choy, edited by Shuhui Yang.
    Co-translated and proofread.
    Taipei: Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Ltd. 1998.
  • “Curriculum Design and Special Features of ‘Computer Chinese’.” Co-authored with Wayne He. Teaching and Learning Chinese: Issues and Perspectives, edited by Jianguo Chen, Chuang Wang & Jinfa Cai. pp. 217-235.
    Charlotte: IAP- Information Age Publishing Inc. 2010.
  • “Using Computer-Aided Approach to Teach Chinese.” Essays on Teaching Chinese to American Students, edited by Aimin Cheng, Wayne He, and Ling Mu.
    Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 2007.
  • Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Civilization: 1949 – Present. Two volumes, edited by Jing Luo.
    Contributor of entries on modern Chinese literature.
    Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group Inc. 2005.
  • “How to Integrate Language Learning with Reading Literary Works?” The International Research on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, edited by Jinghua Yin, Yuan Yan, and Yinghui Wu.
    Kunming: Yunnan University Press, 2004.
  • “The Latest Developments of Chinese Language and Its Challenges for Teaching Chinese in the United States.” Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association. Vol. 38:1, pp. 96-117.
    Honolulu: University of Hawaii, February 2003.
  • “Newly-Emerged Words and Phrases in China and the Modernity of Chinese Language Instruction Abroad.” The International Research on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, edited by Aimin Chen.
    Nanjing: Nanjing University Press, 2002.
  • “Some Possible Approaches to Improve the Teaching of Chinese Characters.” Linguistic Studies: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Chinese Language Pedagogy.
    Wuhan: Huazhong Science and Technology University Press, 2001.
  • “George Eliot.” The Art of Fiction, by Henry James, edited by Wen Zhu, Mi Qiao, and Naichang Zhu.
    Translated.
    Shanghai: Shanghai Translation Publishing House, 2001.
  • Selected Letters of World-Famous Writers, edited by Wen Zhu and Jie Wang.
    Translated letters by William Wordsworth, George Gordon Byron, William Makepeace Thackeray, etc.
    Beijing: China Youth Publishing House,1994.
  • “Guy de Maupassant.” Henry James on Literature.
    Translated.
    Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, 1990.

Conference Presentations

  • Teaching Chinese in a Global Classroom: Challenges and Solutions
    June 16-18, 2017
    The 14th International Conference on Chinese Language Pedagogy, University of Macau, Macau.
  • Analysis of the Responds of English Dictionaries to New Words in Modern Chinese
    July 9-11, 2015
    The 13th International Conference on Chinese Language Pedagogy. Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
  • When Traditional Cultural Values Are Noticed
    November 21-23, 2014
    The 2014 Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. San Antonio, Texas
  • The Impacts of Xinciyu on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
    June 27-29, 2014
    The 12th International Conference on Chinese Language Pedagogy. Harbin, China
  • Task-Based Approach to Teaching Chinese Grammar
    Nov 18-20, 2011
    The 2011 Annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language, Denver, CO