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Yao, Tao-chung (Ted) 姚道中

CCS Faculty
Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures

Moore 388, 956-2071
Department: 956-8490
Fax: 956-9515

BA 1968, Soochow University
MA 1973, Seton Hall University
PhD 1980, University of Arizona

Professor Yao is coordinator for the Chinese language program at UH, and assumes responsibility for curriculum planning, teacher training, and the placement and testing of students. His own research focuses on computer-assisted language learning software for Chinese and computer-adaptive testing for Chinese. His CATRC (Computer-Adaptive Test for Reading Chinese) was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and is now available for general use. The textbook he co-authored, Integrated Chinese, has been adopted for use at many key institutions. He also writes on the history of Quanzhen Daoism. CV

China-Related Courses

Chn 101–102 Elementary Chinese (First-Year Chinese) Chn 201–202 Intermediate Chinese (Second-Year Chinese) Chn 301–302 Advanced Chinese (Third-Year Chinese) Chn 401–402 Fourth-Year Chinese Chn 643 Methods in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Chn 650B Testing the Chinese Language

Publications

Integrated Chinese (w/Yuehua Liu). Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1997. "A Review of Some Current Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) for Chinese," in Scott McGinnis (Ed.) Chinese Pedagogy: An Emerging Field. Columbus, Ohio: Foreign Language Publications, 1996. "Taoism and Buddhism under the Chin," in Stephen West and Hoyt Tillman (Ed.) China under Jurchen Rule: Essays in Chin Cultural History. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1995. 145–180. "A Computer-Adaptive Test for Reading Chinese (CATRC): A Preliminary Report," Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association 30:1 (Feb. 1995): 75–85.