Su-I Chen, Ph.D.
Principal Lecturer of Chinese; Director of Language Lab
Contact
Department of Languages
Office: 230A Daniel Hall
Email: schen@clemson.edu
Education
Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook; M.A. in TESOL, State University of New York, Stony Brook; B.A., National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Su-I Chen holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics and has previously taught general linguistics, phonetics, and phonology at universities in Taiwan and the U.S. before joining Clemson. Currently, she serves as a Principal Lecture of Chinese at Clemson University, where she teaches courses on Chinese language and culture. In addition to her teaching duties, she fulfills roles such as director of the language lab, advisor for Language and International Business (Chinese) majors, the advisor for senior portfolios for language majors, and website master for the Department of Languages. Her research interests include pedagogy in Chinese language, the use of films in language and culture classes, and the application of technology in teaching.
Selected Professional Works
Journal Articles & Book Chapters (Published)
Cai, Jingjing and Su-I Chen. “Developing Film-Based Teaching Materials for an Advanced Chinese Class.” Teaching Film from the People’s Republic of China, edited by Zhuoyi Wang, Emily Wilcox, and Hongmei Yu, The Modern Language Association of America, 2024, 269-283.
Cai, J., & Chen, S. (2020). The Application of Films in Advanced Chinese Language Courses: A Cooperative-Collaborative Learning Model. Journal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching, 11(1), 84-113.
