Yachi Teng

Yachi Teng is a Chinese language and culture educator whose teaching spans Mandarin Chinese, Chinese calligraphy, and Chinese painting. At the University of San Francisco, she has taught Chinese language courses across all proficiency levels as well as The Art of Chinese Calligraphy and Chinese Painting. Her teaching emphasizes student-centered learning, cultural understanding, and meaningful hands-on engagement.
Pennsylvania.

Her broader interests focus on the connections among language, culture, and visual arts. She is especially interested in how language learning, calligraphy, and painting can complement one another in helping students develop a deeper understanding of Chinese culture. In her classes, she encourages students to engage closely with both linguistic and artistic traditions while making those traditions accessible, relevant, and meaningful to contemporary learners.

• Mandarin Chinese language instruction
• Chinese calligraphy
• Chinese painting
• Chinese language curriculum and pedagogy
• Online and technology-enhanced language teaching

• Mandarin Chinese language instruction
• Chinese calligraphy
• Chinese painting
• Chinese language curriculum and pedagogy
• Online and technology-enhanced language teaching

• University of San Francisco, Doctor of Education in International and Multicultural Education, 2009
• University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science in Education in TESOL, 2005
• National Tainan Teachers College, Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures Teaching, 2000

• Lecturer/Head Teacher, Chinese Language Program, University of California, Berkeley (2010–2014)
• Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania (2004–2005)
• School Affairs Coordinator, Education Department, Jiayi County Government, Taiwan (2001–2002)

• (2011). The Relationship of Reading Methods and Learning Styles. (ISBN: 978-3-639-34802-6)
• (2003). Reactions of EFL students to oral error correction. GUEI-LIN Education Journal, 3, 39-45.