Amy Yu-vatskalis
lecturer
School of Creative Arts and Humanities
Charles Darwin University
Australia
Biography
Amy Yu-Vatskalis graduated from the College of Foreign Languages, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian in 1989 -- majoring in English for the Bachelor of Arts. In 2002, she completed graduate studies in Chinese literature and art at the Chinese Institute of the Fujian Normal University. During 2006-2007, she was seconded to the Northern Arizona University, USA, in an exchange program, to teach Chinese at the Department of Modern Languages. In 2012 she was seconded by Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters China) to the Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia as the Chinese lecturer at the School of Creative Arts & Humanities and she is now continuing as a Chinese lecturer with CDU.
Research Interest
Teaching English/Chinese as a Second Language.
Publications
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Yu, A., 2006, “On the Teaching of College English Writing through “New Horizon College English" , Journal of College English Teaching Reform, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing House, 2006 (ISBN 7-5600-5940-6)
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Yu, A., 2007, “Teaching Chinese in the United Statesâ€, Youth, Fujian Youth Magazine 2007, Vol. 11, , CN35- 1157 / GO ISSN 1005-0132
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Yu, A., 2008, “The Series Tutorial of Practical Training Course of College English --- Writing Section -The Series Tutorial of Practical Training Course of College Englishâ€, Fujian Education Publishing House, 2008.
