Jing Zhang
Instructional Associate Professor
Chinese Studies

661 Agnes Arnold Hall
Phone: (713) 743-0926
Email: jzhang2@central.uh.edu
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Jing Zhang obtained her Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees at Peking University; her MA degree is World Literary. She has been teaching Chinese language courses at all levels at UH since 1999. She has taught intensive Chinese courses at the 4th level advanced I & II at the Summer Chinese School, Middlebury College, Vermont, 2010.

Jing worked as a higher education administrator and an academic advisor for both under graduate and graduate programs in the Department of Western Languages and Literatures at the Peking University for 14 years prior to her work at UH. 

Jing actively participated and taught in the faculty-led Chinese Study Abroad Program at UH since 2004 and served as a resident director of the program in 2007-2008, 2011, 2018, 2023-2025. She has been an advisor for UH student’s organizations for nearly twenty years. Five of her students won the 1st place of the Chinese Speech Tournaments for college students both held in the US(2003,2004) and in China (2005,2015). She is an AP Chinese scoring leader since 2007 for the College Board. Jing served as one of the board of directors for the CLTA-TEXAS for 2020-2021. She also serviced as a judge and the chair of the judge committee (2018-2019,2022-2023) for the Chinese Speech Contest in The Greater Houston Area since 2004. 

Jing won the Ross M. Lence Teaching Excellence Award at CLASS, University of Houston in 2015 and in 2016 Jing won the Provost Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Houston. In 2022, she received the MMI Teaching Prize for Innovative Uses of Media, CLASS, UH. 

COURSES TAUGHT

Elementary Chinese I
Elementary Chinese II
Intermediate Chinese I
Intermediate Chinese II
Chinese Composition and Reading
Advanced Chinese Conversation
Chinese Culture through Film
Chinese Society and Culture through Modern Literature
Chinese Culture through History

PUBLICATIONS

• Translated Book

 《A Letter to Teachers-- Reflections on Schooling and the art of Teaching》 by Vito Perrone from English to Chinese. The Educational Science Publishing House, Beijing, China. 2009

• Book Chapter

      2013: “明德校园文化纪事二三-故事、生活篇” Chinese School at Middlebury: The Passage to  Success. pp. 477-478, 486-490, 540, Beijing Language and Culture University Press, Beijing.

     2000: 走出孤独--《百年孤独》的神话原型：《圣经》“Out of Solitude”:  “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and “Bible”,  by 孟庆枢，李毓臻，钱林森《西班牙-高扬斗牛士之剑》,《二十一世纪世界文化热点》丛书A Series of Hot Topics of 21st Century World Culture,  pp 449-491. Ji Lin Photographer Press, PR China.

• Book Review

 (A textbook) “Journeys 1”(启程1)-An Introduction to Chinses Language and Culture, Vista Higher Leaning,   Boston. 2023

(A dictionary) “List of selected Chinese Characters” A Cross-Reference Guide to the Chinese Characters. Routledge Publisher, UK. 2008

• Article

 “Structure of One Hundred Years of Solitude”,  Foreign  Literature , Peking University Press, Beijing, China. 1998

• Coeditor

“Handbook of Educational Administration of Undergraduate and Special Courses of Peking University”.  Peking University Press, Beijing, China. 1997

• Columnist

“Learn Chinese Language and Culture", North America Edition (学语文北美月刊, 初级). Yu Wen North American, Educational Publishing Center, Cambridge, MA, US

• Conference Presentations
• 2026: “AI -The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. Annual Conference of Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas, Houston, TX
• 2024: “Informative Assessments and Observations on Students’ Language Performance- Experiential Learning in Local Chinese-Speaking Community in Taiwan”. The 2024 Symposium on Community Engagement and Experiential Learning, University of Houston. Houston, TX
• 2022: “The State of Chinese Language Education & A Vision for the Future-Reflections on 2022 NCLC (National Chinese Language Conference), Annual Conference of Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas, Zoom(online), TX
• 2020: “Virtual Chinese Language Teaching & Learning Challenges During Pandemic”, Annual Conference of Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas, Zoom(online), TX.
• 2017: “Homophones and Puns used in Chinese Social Media”, Annual Conference of Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas, College State, TX.
• 2017: “Creating an Affordable, Immersive, and Culturally Enriching Study Abroad Program”, the National Chinese Language Conference, College Board, Houston, TX.
• 2014: “Oral Presentation in Chinese Language Classroom”, Annual Conference of Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas, Denton, TX.

Recent Honors/Awards

• 2022: MMI Teaching Prize for Innovative Uses of Media, CLASS, UH
• 2016: Provost Teaching Excellence Award, UH
• 2015: Ross M. Lence Teaching Excellence Award, CLASSS, UH
• 2014: Advisor of the Year Award, UH

Affiliations

Delta Iota Chapter, Phi Beta Delta (2023-)

Chinese Language Teachers Association of Texas (2010-2026)

Board of Directors (2019-2021)

Houston Chinese Faculty Association (2011-)

AP Chinese Language and Culture, College Board (2007-2021, 2023-2026)

Peking University Alumni Association-Houston (2000-2026)