Chinese MA Theses
2025
Women at the Front: The Selected Revival of Traditional Hanfu Garments in Contemporary China
Exploring Adaptation, Prosody, and Storytelling Conventions in Dialectal Writing: A Case Study of the Shanghai Dialect Novel Fanhua
2024
Norfleet, Caroline Hill (Prof. Marjorie Chan) 2024
Language and Queer Women’s Identity in Taiwan
Fusco, Kalia (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2024
台灣公共場所書寫方式的多語言實踐—語言互動與創造多層意義 Hybridity and Layered Meanings—Written Multilingual Practice in Taiwanese Public Space
2023
Danison, James (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2023
什麼傳統與如何現代 — 陳獨秀與胡適的異同比較 What Chinese Tradition Is and How to Modernize China: A Comparative Study of Chen Duxiu and Hu Shi
Grahm, Maggie (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2023
臺灣高鐵系統如何服務臺灣民衆與社會 — 基於乘客經驗與感受的研究 Taiwan’s High-Speed Rail System and It’s Service: A Study Based on Passenger Experience and Perception
Allaman, Nicholas (Prof. Meow Hui Goh) 2023
The Shifting Voice of Wisdom: Persona and the Strung Pearl Genre.
Ye, Xuan (Prof. Marjorie Chan) 2023
Flowers of Shanghai: A Dialectology Perspective on the 1998 Film.
O'Dell, Jonathan (Prof. Mark Bender) 2023
Poetry and Power in Southwest China: Negotiating Identities in Ethnic Literature
Smalley, Olivia (Prof. Xiaobing Jian) 2023
"煙火氣”—— 台灣夜市與民眾生活 “Yānhuǒ Qì”—— Táiwān Yèshì yǔ Mínzhòng Shēnghuó
"Air of Smoke and Fire": Taiwan Night Markets and People’s Lives
2022
Conley, Jason (Prof. Galal Walker) 2022
A Study on the Economic Benefits of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – A Case Study on Belt and Road Infrastructure Investment.
Brethel, William (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2022
“孙悟空”形象跨文化多媒体传播研究 Study on the Cross-cultural and Multimedia Construction and Reception Of the Global Icon “Sun Wukong”
Cockrum, Paul (Prof. Marjorie Chan) 2022
Taiwanese Southern Min: Identity and Written Sociolinguistic Variation.
2021
McClure, Sean (Prof. Jianqi Wang) 2021
Chinese International Students Campus Living and Residence Hall Management 中国留学⽣在美国⾼校的住宿⽣活与⾼校的宿舍管理
Ye, Jinwei (Prof. Zhiguo Xie) 2021
Cross-categorical Intensification: The Case of Cantonese -gwai2
Smith, Joey (Prof. Galal Walker) 2021
Assessing Wuhan residents’ opinion about and knowledge of Sponge Cities to guide engineering design and public outreach 武汉居民对海绵城市的认识与看法— 兼论海绵城市工程设计与社会推广
Mahall, Emma-Li (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2021
Learning Centered Pedagogy: An Learner’s Experience and Perspective 以学习为中心教学法—一个学习者的经历与视角
Stevens, Kerry (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2021
The Education Development in China’s Southwest Border Area under the Belt and Road Initiative 一带一路倡议下中国西南边境地区教育发展研究
2020
Larson, Emily (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2020
Negotiating Interpersonal Relations in 21st Century China: The Practices of China’s Post-90s Generation and Their Implications to Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Wang, Ke (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2020
Motivating, Embodying and Flowing: "Music in Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language"
2019
Klie, Hunter (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2019
Now is "Hunter," Now is "Liu Mengmei:" The Pedagogy of Performing Unfamiliar Roles and Negotiating Audience Expectations.
Jin, Menglin (Prof. Galal Walker) 2019
Nonverbal behaviors in Chinese Communication: What CFL Instructors See in Movies
Skladzien, Matthew (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2019
The Impact of Culture and Philosophy on Subjective Well-Being and an Introductory Look into Chinese Happiness Today 文化与哲学对幸福感的影响——当代中国幸福感初探
Nemeth, Jackson (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2019
New Wave of Chinese Returnees: Perspectives of Chinese Students Returning to China from Study in the U.S. on Return Incentives and New Economic Opportunity 新海归潮：现代留美学生海归回国动机与经济机会的看法分析
Mayer, Anzia (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2019
Conventionalized Expressions and Audience Perception in Chinese Discourse
Treat, Nicholas (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2019
The Learning of Martial Arts and the Daoist and Buddhist Thought 习武与悟道——武术与道家及释家思想
Garzon, Laura (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2019
Coffee House Culture and the 3rd Space: Analysis of Shanghai Coffee House Customer Behaviors 咖啡馆文化与第三空间——上海咖啡馆顾客行为分析
2018
新技术的发展前景与政府政策走向—以中国3D打印建筑技术对住宅泡沫的可能影响为例 New Technology’s Potential Future and Government Policy Direction: The Case of China’s 3D Printing Construction Technology and Its Effects on China’s Housing Bubble
Shen, Jingdi (Prof. Marjorie Chan) 2018
Regional Lexical Variation in Modern Written Chinese: Analysis and Characterization Using Geo-Tagged Social Media
Pan, Junquan (Prof. Marjorie Chan) 2018
Constructing a Gay Persona: A Sociophonetic Case Study of an LGBT Talk Show in Taiwan
Wang, Mengling (Prof. Meow Hui Goh) 2018
Yutai xinyong 玉臺新詠 and the Practice of Anthologization in Early Medieval China
Li, Yawei (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2018
“Other People’s Children”: Implicit Comparison in Modern Chinese Conversation
Rainey, Trey (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2018
Cross-Cultural Humor Through Comedy Films?
跨文化同笑？—— 中美喜剧片笑点研究
2017
Liu, Wei (Prof. Mark Bender) 2017
Political Myth and Religious Beliefs in a Ritual of Ancestor Worship in Huizhou, China
Sheahan, Chris (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2017
Commercializing Fitness Activities- An Analysis of Guangzhou City Commercial Health Clubs' Business Operation and Consumer Behaviors
商业运作健身活动—广州市商业健身俱乐部运营状况与消费者行为分析
Simon, Lydia (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2017
"Cultural Creative Industry Parks" and Chinese Contemporary Art--A Comparative Study of Beijing's 798 Arts District and Songzhuang Artist Village
"文化创意产业园区”与中国当代艺术--北京798艺术区与宋庄画家村的对比分析
Creating Stories: On the Design of Dialogue Experience in Chinese Language Pedagogy
2016
Jin, Chenxing (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2016
WeChat as a Medium to Socialize into Chinese Culture: The Persistence of Explicit Hierarchy
Kong, Xueying (Prof Kirk A. Denton) 2016
Change and Un-change: Bian Zhilin's Struggles in the Wartime, 1937-1950
Skov, Adam (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2016
中国对好莱坞的影响/ China's Influence on Hollywood
2015
Li, Tina (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2015
A New Product on the Chinese Market - Exploring how the Xiaomi smartphone became an “overnight sensation” in China
新兴产品在中国市场——小米手机的“一夜暴红”与长期发展可能性研究
Greene, Briun (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2015
How to develop the charging station infrastructure for electric vehicles in China
如何在中国发展纯电动汽车的充电站基
Cornelius, Crista (Prof. Galal Walker) 2015
Language Socialization through Performance Watch in a Chinese Study Abroad Context
Wang, Qian (Prof. Zhiguo Xie) 2015
Focus placement and interpretation of bare gradable adjective predicates in Mandarin Chinese
Xu, Yichun (Prof. Kirk A. Denton) 2015
A Critical-Historical Study of Suiganlu and Its Status as a Subgenre
Liang, Kai (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2015
The Making of the “Junzi”: A Modern Perspective on the Pedagogy of Junzi in the Analects
Wu, Zeyuan (Prof. Meow Hui Goh) 2015
Playing Antiquity: Qin Musiking and Literati Culture in Late Imperial China
Lorden, Mack (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2015
中国茶在美国的本⼟土化 The Localization of Chinese Teas in America
Pochedly, Nick (Prof. Galal Walker) 2015
Chinese App Companies: Operating Conditions and Organizational Needs
Olson, Cassandra (Prof. Galal Walker) 2015
The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute- Trilateral Policy Responses Between China, Japan, and the US
钓鱼岛问题:中美日三国政策的反应
Carr, William (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2015
Examining the Issues Facing Beijing's Urban Integration Plan
论京津籍协同发展所面临着的问题
2014
Karp, Emma (Prof. Xiaobin Jian) 2014
2013
Chen, Wan-chen (Prof. Galal Walker) 2013
Toward Designing a Chinese Language Teacher Training Program: An Analysis of Teachers’ Motivation
Yan, Yongyu (Prof. Galal Walker) 2013
Participating On a Different Platform: View the Chinese Internet as a Platform for Cultural Performances
Draggeim, Alexandra (Prof. Jianqi Wang) 2013
网络流行语言与中国社会文化：以贵阳网民为例 (Internet Slang and China's Social Culture: A Case Study of Internet Users in Guiyang)
2012
Chen, Litong (Prof. Marjorie Chan) 2012
Shaoguan Tuhua, A Local Vernacular of Northern Guangdong Province, China: A New Look from a Quantitative and Contact Linguistic Perspective
Chai, Donglin (Prof. Galal Walker) 2012
Toward A Program of Acquiring Culture Themes by Beginning Students of Chinese as A Foreign Language.
Jia, Junqing (Prof. Galal Walker) 2012
Toward the Design of Motivating Experiences in a Chinese Language Program: From Beginning to Advanced Levels.
Zhang, Xin (Prof. Galal Walker) 2012
Chengyu as Cultural Performances: Insights into Designing Pedagogical Materials for Four-Character Chinese Idioms.
Kim, Teresa Y (Prof. Galal Walker) 2012
Survey in Qingdao: The role of “Mianzi” (face) and “Renqing” (benevolence) in Sino-Japanese Relations 青岛调查：面子与人情在对日外交关系中的作用
Young, David (Prof. Jianqi Wang) 2012
A Change of Concept: Confucianism in Contemporary China
Brooks, Evan (Prof. Galal Walker) 2012
The Adaptive Media Strategy of Greenpeace in China
绿色和平组织的媒体策略及其在中国的适应性改变
Greenwalt, Erin (Prof. Galal Walker) 2012
Factors Influencing Chinese Consumer Choice of English Training Schools".
影响中国消费者选择英语培训因素分析
Kamensky, John (Prof. Jianqi Wang) 2012
Research on the Protection of Chinese Farmers’ Land Rights During Land Expropriation
土地征收中的中国农民地权保护研究
Slaten, Kevin (Prof. Galal Walker) 2012
Obscure Terrain: The Rights Defense of Qingdao Internal Migrant Workers
Hegedus, Michael (Prof. Galal Walker) 2012
The Effect of Public Organizations in Developing the Ethnic Minority Folk Song of Guizhou, China
Khaira, Simran (Prof. Jianqi Wang) 2012
The Decline and Revival of Chinese Picture Books
Tierney, Peter (Prof. Jianqi Wang) 2012
Corruption in China: Theory, Status Quo and Countermeasures
Young, Jennifer Louise (Prof. Jianqi Wang) 2012
Chinese-American Transnational Marriage: Cultural Differences and Martial Satisfaction