• Highest Degree: Master’s Degree
• Alma Mater: Communication University of China
• Place of Origin: Heilongjiang Province, China
• Research Interests: International Chinese Language Education
• Courses Taught: Comprehensive Chinese, Volunteer Training, Local Teacher Training Courses
• Email: macuihua@xmu.edu.cn
Professional Experience
• 2013 – Present Lecturer, Xiamen University
• 2021 – 2025 Instructor, Confucius Institute in Trier, Germany
• 2016 – 2018 Instructor, Confucius Institute at the University of Southampton, UK
• 2010 – 2012 Instructor, Assumption Commercial College, Thailand
Research Projects
• Youth Project, National Social Science Fund of China:
A Study on Language Institutions and Chinese Variation (Second Participant)
• General Project, Fujian Provincial Social Science Fund:
Discovery and Study of Fujian Dialect Materials in Modern Japanese Chinese-Language Journals(Second Participant)
• Youth Project, Ministry of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences):
A Study on the Chinese (Pedagogical) Grammar System Based on Juxtaposition Relations (Third Participant)
• China Language Resources Protection Project:
Ethnic Language: Surong (Longzi, Tibet) (Participant)
• Major Project, former Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters):
Case Database of Cross-cultural Differences (Participant)
• Major Project, former Hanban:
Strategic Research on the Development of Multimedia Chinese Teaching Materials (Participant)
• Co-editor, Duxing Chinese (Vols. 1–4), Xiamen University Press
Academic Conferences
1. The 1st International Symposium on Chinese Language Education in Europe: Opportunities and Challenges (EACT Inaugural Symposium),
paper: On the Application of Cultural Teaching in Chinese Courses in British Primary and Secondary Schools (Feb 2017)
2. BAAL Language Learning and Teaching SIG Conference,
paper: A Case Study of Portfolio Assessment in CFL Classes in a UK Primary School (Jul 2018)
3. The 21st International Conference on Chinese Teaching in Higher Education & BCLTS Annual Conference,
paper: Training International Chinese Language Teachers from the Perspective of Heritage Language (Jul 2024)
Awards and Honors
• Outstanding Instructor, “International Chinese Language Day” Video Campaign, Center for Language Education and Cooperation (2025)
• Outstanding Instructor, HSK Short Video Competition “Sharing a Smart Future with HSK”, HanKao International (2025)
• Outstanding Instructor, German Regional Final of the 22nd Chinese Bridge Competition (2023)
• Outstanding Chinese Teacher, China Cultural Centre in Luxembourg (2020–2023)
• Best Popularity Award, Fujian “Let the World See Fu Culture” Video Competition (2023)
• First Prize, Young Teachers’ Teaching and Research Conference, Confucius Institute at the University of Southampton (2017)
• Excellent Lesson Plan Award, Great Wall Chinese Training Program, former Hanban (2011)
• Best Presentation Award, International Chinese Textbook Trainer Program, former Hanban (2011)
• First Prize, Teaching Demonstration Competition for Chinese Teacher Volunteers in Thailand (2010)
