“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎”，北大将在暑期迎来上千位来自全球五大洲的师生朋友。为促进中外师生的交流互动和东西方文化的交融共生，学校将在今年暑期继续开设“对话名师”系列英文讲座，邀请各来华留学项目领队教师及北京大学相关专家，在七月至八月期间联合开设16场有关中国历史文化、语言学习方法及跨文化交流等方面的讲座，讲座将用英文讲授。欢迎我校感兴趣的老师和同学报名参加。

讲座作为留学生选修内容，参加在校期间一半及以上讲座的留学生将获得证书，或相应计算学分（根据合作院校具体情况商定）。

讲座对象

我校中外师生均欢迎，相关项目留学生及其中国学生语伴优先。

参与办法

16场讲座将分布在八个星期内，请扫描下方二维码报名参加。报名获准后请持校园卡或有效证件入场，现场会有工作人员查验证件。

暑期项目师生多来自世界名校，讲座课程老师亦大都长期从事相关教学、科研和管理工作，有丰富的教学经验和中外交流经历，在跨文化交流等领域颇有建树。相信您的参与会为北大国际化校园增添风采，也相信您能从中结交四海友人，拓展国际视野，收获真知灼见。

这个夏天，“对话名师”系列英文讲座在园子里等您。欢迎您的到来，并祝暑期愉快、一切顺利！

Do you want to meet and talk with the experts on China Studies?

Do you want to learn more about Chinese history and culture?

Do you want to get some tips on mastering Chinese?

Do you want to have an amazing summer making friends with people from all over the world? If so, then “Dialogue with Experts”, the English language lecture series at Peking University is for you.

This summer PKU will continue its “Dialogue with Experts”, English language lecture series, which attracts thousands of teachers and students from all over the world. The lectures further communication between Chinese and international students as well as providing an opportunity for a cultural exchange between the East and West.

From July to August, Coordinators of PKU cooperative programs and relevant PKU teachers will be invited to give sixteen lectures on Chinese history, culture, language, study methods and intercultural communication.

The lecture series is an optional course for international students, and students who attend more than 1/2 lectures of the study period will be awarded either a certificate or an appropriate number of academic credits (according to the stipulations of your academic institution).

Targets of the lecture series: PKU teachers and students; international students on related programs and their Chinese language partners have priority.

The sixteen lectures will be spread across eight weeks, with one to two lectures taking place each week.

Please scan the QR code below to register for the lectures.

After receiving confirmation that you have successfully signed up, go to the appropriate lecture hall on time; be sure to bring your campus ID as you’ll need it to get in.

Schedule

* This is a provisional schedule, any change will be announced in advance.

Lecture abstract & lecturer 

Lecture 1: The Air Quality Improvement in Beijing, China

Abstract

Air pollution is still a major problem that many cities in China are facing now due to its known adverse impacts on air quality and human health. Although air pollution level varies from city to city, it is more serious in the northern China especially during winter. Air pollution and its control are complex issues, but it be summarized under the three R: 1) Reason: where does air pollution come from? 2) Risk: how serious are the health effects of air pollution? and 3) Response: how effective are the control policies? Beijing is a good example to achieve better air quality within a short time. Its PM2.5 concentration has been reduced by one third within 5 years with the annual average of about 90 µg/m3 in 2013 to 58 µg/m3 in 2017. Various measures have been taken to cut down emissions which contribute to air quality improvement in Beijing, e.g., the emission control from residential coal burning for cooking and heating purpose.

Lecturer: ZHENG Mei 

ZHENG Mei is currently Professor in the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Boya Distinguished Professor, and the Vice Dean of the Institute of Ocean Research, Peking University. Prof. Zheng’s research area is air pollution, especially identifying pollution sources in urban and marine environment. She has studied and worked in various institutions including Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Rhode Island, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. Prof. Zheng has published about 120 SCI papers, with a total citation more than 6000 times. She serves actively in international organizations such as American Geophysical Union Meeting Committee (AGU) and International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Scientific Steering Committee (IGAC).

Lecture 2: Understanding Chinese Culture and Contemporary Social Customs from Chinese Idiomatic Expressions

Abstract

Language and culture are inseparable. We have often found a country’s culture through its language. There are many idioms and idiomatic expressions in Chinese used extensively in people’s life. This lecture attempts to lead audience to explore Chinese culture and contemporary social customs from a linguistic and historical perspective by surveying some idiomatic expressions and the Chinese agricultural origin. To reach this goal, the lecture first discusses a famous idiom story Yu Gong Yi Shan (A Foolish Old Man Moved Mountains) to answer questions raised from the story, such as why the old man wants to move the mountains but his house; and what the significant and symbolic meaning of the story is. By discussing other related idiomatic expressions with the story, the lecture provides explanations behind some interesting phenomena such as why Chinese people like to compete to pay bills in the restaurant; why Chinese use two different words jia 嫁and qu 娶to express the meaning of marriage; why there are two different measure words ge 个and kou 口 for counting people but only pig (no other animals) and human being share the same measure word kou 口. Through the discussions, we will see that the characteristics of agriculture in history influence Chinese culture, politics and people’s behaviors in many ways. Students who study Chinese as a second language will know not only Chinese culture and society and also the usages of some idiomatic expressions in the real situations from this lecture.

Lecturer: ZHU Yongping

Professor ZHU Yongping is currently the Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Notre Dame. He received his Ph.D. in Chinese linguistics from the University of Minnesota. He has been studying Chinese linguistics since 1987, and has published a number of papers about Chinese language education and Chinese linguistics. He has been an invited speaker at the University of Buffalo, Minzu University and Peking University, speaking on the topics "Theory and Methodology: The controlled-associative teaching method”; “Controlled-associative teaching skills in teaching Chinese”; and “Meaning and implication: learning and understanding Chinese with social and culture knowledge”.

Lecture 3: Off-Farm Employment over the Past Four Decades in Rural China

Abstract

In the seminar, I will try to revisit China’s off-farm employment to give us the latest information about its evolution and whether rural labor markets have developed in a way that will allow them to facilitate the transformation of China’s economy more effectively.

Lecturer: LIU Chengfang

Dr. LIU Chengfang is an associate professor with tenure at the School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University (PKU), and a senior research fellow at the China Center for Agricultural Policy, PKU. She obtained a Ph.D. degree in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California (Davis) in 2008. Her research has been in the field of agricultural and rural development, with focus on human capital, including issues of rural education, nutrition and health. She has published more than 90 papers in peer reviewed journals both domestically and internationally, including Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Economics of Education Review, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. She teachers three courses at PKU. She is currently working on how to carry out rigorous impact assessments in agricultural and rural development policies/programs.

Lecture 4: Cultural Promotion or Cultural Infiltration: On the Dilemma of Confucius Institutes

Abstract

Ever since the first Confucius Institute in the U.S. was established in 2004 at the University of Maryland, many universities followed suit and about 100 CIs were established across America. However, CIs never stopped receiving suspicion and criticisms from students, professors, and politicians. While the Chinese government is claiming that the CIs are helping American students learn the Chinese language and culture, some Americans blame CIs for cultural infiltration by spreading communist propaganda. This paper will analyze the achievements the CIs made and the resistance the CIs received through two case studies. One is a study of the University of Chicago CI, a story of failure, the other is a study of Purdue University CI, a story of success.

Lecturer: GU Licheng

Professor GU Licheng teaches Chinese language at Northwestern University. Besides numerous articles, Professor Gu published a book Picture Characters: Learning Chinese through Pictographs, and a book Learning Chinese with Lulu and Maomao. He is the field director of NU in China Summer Program at Peking University.

Lecture 5: Master Pieces of Chinese Ancient Painting

Abstract

1、Changes in the process of development

1.1、Legend period

1.2、Archaeological prove

1.2.1、Independent art

1.2.2、 Gradually mature

1.2.3、 Glorious period

2、Influence factor

3、How to appreciate

Lecturer: LIU Xiaoyu

LIU Xiaoyu, vice professor of School of Chinese as A Second Language, Peking University. Bachelor degree in teaching Chinese as a second language at BLCU (Beijing Language University) and M.A. in modern Chinese at PKU.Since 1991, She has given long-term Chinese courses, quick Chinese courses, training courses, culture lectures and TSL courses in China, Oxford University(UK), Leiden University(Netherland), BCIT(Canada), Free University Berlin(Germany), Chulalongkorn University(Thailand) and America for more than 2,200 people including students, post graduates, teachers and volunteers about 7,000 hours. She has published text books such as Meeting China, Intermediate Spoken Chinese, Chinese for GCSE, Kuaile Chinese, Chinese for Middle School Students, etc.

Lecture 6: Internal Reforms: the Road to Market Economy

Abstract

Many people believe Reform and Opening up is the standard explanation for the Chinese rapid economic development since 1980 s. But this view ignores a series of internal major reforms which were carrying out form the beginning of Reform and Opening up. Farm production reforms, distribution reform, commercial housing, medical insurance, a series of reforms from rural to urban, from production to the social security reforms, make Chinese people to realize they can no longer fully depend on the government. Chinese gradually get to know if you want a better life, you are on your own. Stimulating the enthusiasm of everyone is also an important part of China’s economic reform and development.

- Rural Area Reform

- Urban Area Reform

- Social Security Reforms

Lecturer: Jun YAO

Jun Yao is an associate professor in the School of Chinese as a Second Language at Peking University. He received a doctorate of Arts from the foreign language school of Peking University in 2008. His main courses include: Senior Chinese for language preparatory courses, Introduction to China, Intermediate Oral Chinese.

Lecture 7: Chinese Traditional Opera 

Abstract

Peking opera has a tradition over 200 years.  The performing style is quite different from classical western opera, and it is thought as one of the three theatrical systems in the world.  “Opera” is the best English word to translate.  However, it is more than an opera.  It includes singing, dancing, acrobatic show, etc.  The repertoire includes many historical plays.  This seminar introduces Peking opera as well as other traditional Chinese operas, and includes video clips and demos. It is a good opportunity to know about Chinese arts and culture.

Lecturer: Peter Xinya ZHANG 

Dr. Peter Xinya ZHANG is a tenured associate professor at the Department of Audio Arts and Acoustics, Columbia College Chicago. His research interests include psychoacoustics, auditory physiology, singing voice, acoustics and its applications in media arts, virtual reality, as well as culture market of Chinese art. He received his degree of Bachelor of Science in physics from Peking University, P. R. China, and received his Ph.D. in physics from Michigan State University, U.S.A.

Dr. Zhang served as president of the Chicago Chapter, Acoustical Society of America from 2010 to 2013. He is a member of the Acoustical Society of America, and a member of the Audio Engineering Society. Dr. Zhang has published at top journals on acoustics and hearing, and has been the author of the chapter on psychoacoustics in the Handbook for Sound Engineers (by Focal Press) since the 4th edition, which is an industry standard.

Dr. Zhang has lectured at various institutions including Columbia College Chicago, Loyola University, Peking University, Institute of Acoustics at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tongji University, Beijing Film Academy, Communication University of China, Wuhan University. Dr. Zhang now serves as president of the Society of Chinese American Professors and Scientists. Dr. Zhang served as president of the Peking University Alumni Association of Midwestern United States from 2012 to 2013.

As an operatic tenor, Dr. Zhang has performed with professional companies, and promoted Chinese and western opera and art. He gave lectures on Peking opera to American Audience at Harvard University, Boston University, in Michigan and in Chicago, which were well received. Dr. Zhang is now an invited researcher at the International Research Center for Jingju (Peking Opera) Heritage, and an invited researcher at the National Institute of Cultural Development of China.

Lecture 8: Was Confucius an Aristotelian?

Abstract

Quite a few recent scholars, including Chinese scholars, have considered the ethical views of Confucius as a form of virtue ethics very close to the ethical views of Aristotle.  I consider this a misreading of Confucius, one more in a long line of misreading Confucius by reading him through Western eyes and perspectives.  So the answer to the question is no, and showing the differences between the two also shows how comparative international philosophy works in practice.

Lecturer: Reed Way Dasenbrock

Dr. Reed Way Dasenbrock was Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Hawaiʿi at Mānoa from 2009-2016, after which he returned to the faculty.  Educated at McGill, Oxford, and Johns Hopkins, where he received his Ph.D. in English, he is the author or editor of 8 books and more than 50 refereed articles and book chapters.  He was at PKU on the UH-PKU exchange in the Summer of 2018, where he lectured to Roger Ames’s Nishan Summer Institute on Confucianism on Ezra Pound’s Confucianism, part of a larger study now in progress on the influence of classical Chinese philosophy on English modernism.  Before coming to Hawaii, he was a faculty member and administrator at New Mexico State University and the University of New Mexico, serving there as Provost before becoming the Cabinet Secretary for Higher Education in New Mexico. His books include The Literary Vorticism of Ezra Pound and Wyndham Lewis, a study of the influence of the art movement Vorticism on the work of these two writers, which includes a discussion of Pound’s interest in Chinese culture and philosophy, Imitating the Italians, a comparative study of Italian and English literature, and Truth and Consequences, a work connecting analytic philosophy to questions and concerns of literary theory.   In his current teaching position as a kind of university professor, he teaches in English, Italian, Philosophy, Honors, and Higher Educational Administration, and the material to be covered in his PKU course is material he has taught to philosophy, honors and higher education administration students. He also serves as the Chair of the WSCUC Commission, and WSCUC is one of six agencies authorized by the US Department of Education to accredit universities.  WSCUC also accredits internationally, and in this capacity and in his previous positions, he has been very active internationally.

Lecture 9: Chinese Character: Its Structure and History

Abstract

There are about 60000 Chinese characters in the 2010 edition of one of the most authoritative Chinese dictionaries, namely the Great Chinese Character Dictionary汉语大字典. However, an average person needs only about 3,000 characters to read and understand newspapers and magazines. In order to learn Chinese characters well, it is important for Chinese language learners to have some knowledge about the structure of Chinese characters as well as the changes Chinese characters have undergone in the history. We know that each Chinese character can be divided into three component parts: sound, meaning and form. In this talk, I will primarily focus on the character form, i.e., the writing script, and answer the following questions: 1) How many structures do Chinese characters have? and what are they? 2) What are the main principles of Chinese character formation? 3) How has the Chinese script changed over the past three thousand years, and where will it go from here? I will also briefly touch upon some cultural information reflected in the Chinese script.

Lecturer: WANG Zhirong

Professor WANG Zhirong received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Chinese Language from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature from Peking University.  She has been teaching in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University since 1996. She authored several books on Chinese language including Renwen Tianxia: Advanced Chinese for Humanities (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese (co-author, Columbia University Press), and An Elementary Chinese Reader (Beijing University Press).

Lecture 10: A History between the Near and the Far East

Abstract

Muslims have lived in the Chinese Heartland since the earliest years of Islam. During the Tang- and Song periods, Muslim communities existed mainly in the harbor cities at the southeastern coast and along the caravan routes which connected China to central and western Asia. During the Yuan dynasty, more Muslims came into China with the Mongol armies and assisted the nomad in rulers in governing their sedentary population. When the Yuan were overthrown by the ethnic Chinese Ming and later China closed its harbors for long distance trade, Muslims lost connection to their countries of origin and became more closely integrated into China’s majority culture. With its forced opening in the 19th century and with improvements in transport and communication, these connections began to be reestablished and China’s Muslims began to rebuild and re-interpret their relations to the Near East, a process which is ongoing until the present day. This presentation traces the path of China’s Muslims over the longue durée of history and relates it to their closeness or distance to the heartlands of Islam.

Lecturer: Alexander Jost

Dr.Alexander Jost, Managing Director, European Centre for Chinese Studies at Peking University (ECCS) ，PhD, Sinology/Chinese Studies, Tübingen University. Research field and interest: Encounters, contacts and relations between China and the Middle East, The Role of Muslims and Islam in early modern Chinese Society, Knowledge transfer and technical innovation in Chinese History.

Lecture 11: Ancient Chinese Architecture

Abstract

Ancient Chinese architecture distinguishes itself from European architecture. Its history can be traced back to over 2000 years ago. Despite many different times and dynasties, its main features has been preserved until today. This class will introduce Chinese architecture through the functional and cultural perspective. It covers a variety of architecture including the royal palaces, the royal tombs, the royal gardens versus public and private gardens, religious and ritual sites, bridges, and so on. The speaker is a famous architecture historian in China, Professor Wang Qijun, who has published many books on ancient Chinese architecture, including the book CHINESE ARCHITECTURE, published in New York. You will have the opportunity to see a variety of ancient Chinese architecture you have never seen before through photos and illustrations provided by the professor.

Lecturer: WANG Qijun

Wang Qijun: Professor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts; Researcher of the Oriental Murals Research Institute of the School of Painting of China Academy of Art; Director of the Office of Water Color Painting Art Committee of China Artists Association; Overseas Visiting Scholar of Peking University; Vice President of the Ancient Garden Architecture Research Society of China Yuanmingyuan Society; Vice President of Association of Chinese Cultural Promotion - Canada

Professor. Wang has published tremendous works on Chinese arts and Chinese architecture. His work CHINESE ARCHITECTURE written in English was published in US. Some of his Chinese books have been translated into six languages including English, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Latin. His oil painting was selected into the 29th Olympic Fine Arts Exhibition and has been collected by the Organizing Committee.

Professor. Wang has held his personal art exhibition in Canada and Germany. His paintings have been exhibited and awarded in many important exhibitions. His works were awarded the “Chinese Fine Arts Award” issued jointly by the Ministry of Culture of China, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and China Artists Association. His oil painting won the silver award at the Asian Biennial Exhibition

Lecture 12: The Importance of Collocation in Chinese and Its Instruction in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Abstract

Collocation is the company a word keeps. Compared to many European languages, Chinese has a relatively small vocabulary, but is rich of word collocation. To make up the shortage in vocabulary, Chinese depends heavily on collocation to be as expressive as other languages.

Unlike English, whose collocation is pervasive in daily conversation but restricted in formal speeches, Chinese often employs collocation equally in both formal and informal registers. It is accurate to claim that collocation plays a more importance role in Chinese than in other languages.

This talk takes a contrastive approach to collocation, focusing on the linguistic and cultural features related to collocation in English and Chinese, analyzing the common errors made by English-speaking Chinese learners, revealing the causes of such errors and proposing some pedagogical resolutions.

Lecturer: LIU Lening

LIU Lening was born and raised in Xi’an city of China. He was among the first group of students who went to college in late 70’s after the Cultural Revolution when China re-installed its higher education system.  He received BA in Chinese Language and Literature from The Shaanxi Normal University in 1982 and MA in History of Chinese Language (phonology) in 1985. After teaching Classical Chinese for 5 years at his Alma Mater, Liu went to the United States and enrolled in The Department of Linguistics at The University of Florida. He concentrated on syntax, historical syntax and discourse grammar and received his PhD in Linguistics in May 1996. He joined faculty of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University in July 1995 and has been teaching Chinese Linguistics and Pedagogy, History of Chinese Language, Classical Chinese and Putonghua ever since. Now, he is the Professor of East Languages and Cultures and the Director of Chinese Language Program at Columbia and directs its Confucius Institute and Certificate Program of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (with Prof. Zhaohong Han).  He is a member of  The Standing Committee of the International Congress of Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language （世界汉语教学学会常务理事）and a former member of the Board of Directors of The International Association of Chinese Linguistics （国际中国语言学学会理事）.

Lecture 13: Chinese Cuisine and Culture

Abstract

When talking about Chinese cuisine，what would come to your mind first? Sichuan spicy dishes? Do you know why you would get a red-dyed egg when your friend has a new born baby? You may eat birthday cake when celebrating your birthday, but in China, we eat longevity noodle, why? Have you ever heard of a kind of yellow rice wine called女儿红in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province？Culture and diet have always been inseparable. If you want to learn more about the culture behind Chinese food, join us and let’s explore the secret in it.

Lecturer: Dr. HAN, Xi

Dr. HAN, Xi, Associate professor of School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University. She has published books and papers on American Literature, Chinese Language teaching and promoting abroad and intercultural communication as well.

Lecture 14: The rise of Chinese Elements: Based on Status Analysis of Chinese Film Market

Abstract

1、Introduction to Chinese Film Market.

2、New Trends in Chinese Film Market.

3、Chinese Elements.

4、Chinese Elements in Hollywood Movies for the Past few years.

Lecturer: Dr. LU Yun

Dr. LU Yun  

Language instructor of School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University. 

Academic degrees:

Ph.D. in linguistics from Beijing Normal University, 2008

M.A. in Linguistics from Beijing Normal University, 2005

B.A. in Chinese language and literature from Yunnan University, 2001

Fields of specialization: Modern Chinese language grammars and Inter-cultural Communication

Lecture 15: Introduction to Chinese Liquor (白酒, Baijiu) and Its Culture

Abstract

Baijiu has been a part of Chinese history for over 7000 years and it has comprised an important part of China’s culture, economics and politics. This lecture will introduce the following topics about Baijiu, to help everyone gain a general understanding of Chinese Baijiu and its culture:

Brief introduction of the history of Chinese Baijiu

Different typical flavors of Baijiu and its brewing process

10 famous brands of Chinese Baijiu across China

Regional differences of alcohol culture

Drinking manners of Baijiu

Lecturer: Molly ZOU

Molly Zou, Program Manager, University of California Education Abroad Program ;5 years’ working experience in International Higher Education;6 years’ Chinese language teaching experience ;Translated materials related to Chinese economics and culture from English to Chinese: The Far East, Volume 5 (70,000 words).;Dual Master degree from Beijing Normal University and Kanazawa University in Japan, majoring in Teaching Chinese as Second Language and International Culture. “I have been always obsessed with international culture communication since high school. Comparing Chinese cultures and overseas cultures can help people better understand the cultural differences and better adjust themselves to the local cultures. I believe that culture is always the first step for foreign students to better understand China.”

Lecture 16: Languages and Language Policy in China

Abstract

China is the most populous country in the world with a large variety of ethnic groups, languages and dialects. Language planning has thus been an important task since ancient times. This lecture aims to provide a global picture of languages and language policies of China, with a brief introduction to population distribution in terms of ethnic groups, numbers of languages and dialects, development of a ‘common speech’, and language policies at the administrative and legislative levels.

Lecturer: ZHAO Yang

Professor ZHAO Yang got his PhD degree from the University of Cambridge and is now professor and dean of the School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University. His research areas include second language acquisition, generative grammar, sociolinguistics and language education. He has published numerous articles in Second Language Research, International Journal of Bilingualism, Chinese Teaching in the World and other academic journals, two monographs and two books of translation. The courses he taught include Introduction to Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning Theories and language courses in both English and Chinese.

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