Place of Origin: Liaoning Province
Gender: Male
Highest Degree: Master’s Degree
Graduated from: Xiamen University
Research Interests: International Chinese Language Education
Courses Taught:
Chinese courses for overseas Chinese learners
Training courses for international Chinese language teachers
Email: ycliu@xmu.edu.cn
Experience
2013 – Present: Full-time Teacher of Chinese International Education College (Overseas Education College) , Xiamen University
2006 – 2007: Volunteer Chinese Teacher, Confucius Institute at Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
2008 – 2010: Chinese Teacher, Department of Chinese, Muban Chom Bueng Rajabhat University, Thailand
2010 – 2013: Deputy Secretary-General, Xiamen University Alumni Association (Thailand)
2014 – 2016: International Chinese Language Teacher, Confucius Institute at Cardiff University, UK
2018 – 2020: International Chinese Language Teacher, Confucius Institute at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
2021 – 2022: Project Officer, Division of Americanand Oceania Affairs, Center for Language Education and Cooperation, Ministry of Education, China
2023 – 2026: Chinese Language Education Advisor, Ministry of Education and Training, Tonga
Publications
Combining Testing and Teaching—Taking HSK Standard Course 1 as an Example to Discuss the Development Trend of Chinese Language Textbooks for Overseas Learners. Journal of Higher Education, 2017 (18).
The Application of Teachers’ Competency Theory to the Training and Selecting of International Chinese Language Teachers. Overseas Chinese Education, 2018 (3).
Policy Research on English as Mother Language Education in South Africa: Features and Enlightenment. Overseas Chinese Education, 2022 (2).
An Analysis of Mandarin SAL in South Africa’s NSC Examinations and Its DevelopmentStrategy, International Chinese Language Education, 2024(2).
An Experimental Study of the Interface betweenChinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International ChineseLanguage Education and Overseas Chinese Language Syllabus —— The Case of Tonga, Journal of Dalian University, 2024(3).
A Tentative Study of "Intangible Cultural Heritage" integrating into Cultural Teaching of International Chinese Education: From the Perspective of Cultural Community,International Chinese Language Education Talent Cultivation Symposium Series (Vol.8), China Social Sciences Press, 2025.
Research on the Development of Chinese Language Education in Tonga. Research on the Development of Chinese Language Education in Small Island States, China Ocean UniversityPress, 2025.
Research Projects
Presided over one project funded by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, Ministry of Education.
Participated in a number of projects funded by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, as well as provincial and university-level projects.
