Three professors from Jinzhong University in Shanxi, China spent the spring semester as visiting scholars in the English Department which entailed attending undergraduate English courses for the full semester as part of their research into the pedagogy of teaching literature and writing. Junfang (Cathy) Li attended Dr. Jayne Waterman's course on the Short Story (ENG 304), Dr. Sharleen Mondal's course on African American Literature (ENG 309), and Dr. Hilary Donatini's course on the English Renaissance (ENG 404). Fangfang (Ava) Chen attended Dr. Maura Grady's Composition II course (ENG 102). Zhiyu (Charlie) Song attended Dr. Maura Grady's course on Literature and Film (ENG 371). At the final department meeting of the year on April 17, the scholars shared their impressions of the teaching they had observed and also shared information about their own teaching at Jinzhong University.
Pictured above are Junfang (Cathy) Li, Zhiyu (Charlie) Song, and Fangfang (Ava) Chen.
AU English faculty with their visiting colleagues from Jinzhong University.
AU faculty and students enjoyed the presence of these scholars in their classrooms and would welcome future collaborations with them and their university.
