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Hong Chen
Title/s: Director of Chinese Language and Literature Program
Senior Lecturer
Office #: CC107
Phone: 773.508.7362
Email: hchen4@luc.edu
Degrees
· M.S. Program in Computer Science, University of North Dakota, September 1987 – September 1988.
· B.S., Computer Science, University of North Dakota, May 1987.
· B.A., English and Linguistics, University of North Dakota, May 1985.
· B.A., English Language and Literature, Lanzhou University, China, January 1982.
Professional Employment
· Director, Chinese Program; Senior Lecturer, Chinese Language and Literature, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, ²ÝÝ®ÉçÇø, 2007 – present.
· Manager of IT Operations, Senior Systems Analyst, American Classic Voyages Company, Chicago, 1995 – 2007.
· Senior Programmer/Analyst, Boise Cascade Corporation, Itasca, Illinois, 1993 – 1995.
· Computer Programmer/Analyst III, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Chicago, 1988 – 1993.
· Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of North Dakota, 1988.
· Lecturer in Chinese, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, University of North Dakota, 1986 – 1988.
Research Interests
· Chinese language
· Business Chinese
· Chinese literature and film
· Linguistics and second language acquisition
· Translation theory and practice
· Computer programming languages
Courses Taught
· CHIN 101: Chinese I
· CHIN 102: Chinese II
· CHIN 103: Chinese III
· CHIN 104: Chinese IV
· CHIN 190: Business Chinese I
· CHIN 191: Business Chinese II
· CHIN 250: Chinese Conversation and Composition
· CHIN 251: Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition I
· CHIN 252: Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition II
· CHIN 253: Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition III
· CHIN 340: Modern Chinese Fiction
· CHIN 341: Modern Chinese Literature
· CHIN 395: Independent Study
· LITR 245: Asian Masterpieces
· LITR 280: Chinese Literature in Translation
· LITR 284: China Through Film and Fiction
· UCLR 100: Interpreting Literature
Awards
Top Finalist, St. Ignatius Loyola Award for Excellence in Teaching, ²ÝÝ®ÉçÇø, 2023.
Sujack Master Teacher (for teaching excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences), ²ÝÝ®ÉçÇø, 2022.