Biographies
Chinese Language & Culture - T. Richard Chi
T. Richard Chi is Professor of Chinese language and linguistics in the Department of Languages
and Literature at the University of Utah. He has been a teacher of Chinese language, culture and
linguistics for over 25 years. His research areas include second language learning and
assessment, curriculum model development, language learning strategies, and the use of
technology for instruction and assessment. He served as Department Chair from 1998 to 2004.
He was also Director of the Chinese School at Middlebury College from 1993 to 2002. As an
ACTFL-certified Mandarin oral proficiency tester and tester trainer, he has conducted numerous
workshops on the OPI, proficiency-based language instruction and assessment in the U.S. and
abroad. He has also participated in or chaired various research and material development
projects for ACTFL, Center for Applied Linguistics, US Department of Education, the Army
Defense Language Institute, the National Foreign Language Center at the University of
Maryland, the Center for Applied Second Language Studies at the University of Oregon, and the
College Board. He is the author of the College Board AP Chinese One-Day Workshop Manual
and has taught several AP Chinese workshops and summer institutes in the U.S. and abroad since
2006. He has served on the AP Chinese Development Committee as College Board Advisor and
participated in reviewing AP World Languages and Cultures courses as a member of the AP
Chinese Language and Culture Commission. Currently, he serves on the AP Chinese
Curriculum Development and Assessment Committee.
Education: Richard received his bachelor's degree in English literature at Soochow University
in Taiwan and his master's and doctor's degrees in linguistics from UCLA.
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