Hometown: Kunming,Yunnan
Academic Title: Lecturer
Research Interests: Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language（AI integrated）, Language and Cultural Communication
E-mail: pengtao@xmu.edu.cn
Education
◎Shandong University, Shandong, Master Majoring TCFL Sept.2010-Jun.2013
◎Shandong University, Shandong, Dual-Degree Majoring Spanish Linguistic Jul.2006- Jun.2009
◎Shandong University, Shandong, Undergraduate Majoring Management Sept.2005- Jun.2009
Domestic Work Experience
◎2009–2010: “Sanzhiyifu” Program, taught at Pingxingguan Middle School, Shanxi Province, serving as Grade Leader and teacher of Chinese , English and Geography
◎2013–Present: Lecturer at the Chinese International Education College (Overseas Education College), Xiamen University; formerly served as Academic Research Secretary
Overseas Work Experience
◎2011–2013: Confucius Institute at Dongseo University, South Korea – Chinese Teacher (Volunteer)
◎2015–2017: Confucius Institute at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru – Confucius Mandarin Teacher, Assistant of Chinese director
◎2018–2020: Confucius Institute at Trier University, Germany – Lecturer
◎2022–2023: Confucius Institute at the University of Wrocław, Poland – Lecturer
◎2023–2025: Confucius Institute at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom – Lecturer, Assistant of Directors.
Awards
◎2012: Second Prize, Chinese Teacher Teaching Competition, South Korea
◎2015: Second Prize, Global Chinese Teaching Competition organized by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, China
◎2016:Guided Andrés to win the American-state championship of Chinese Bridge(2016, Final ) Excellent Mandarin Teacher in Confucius Institute at PUCP
◎2017: Lu Yan Teaching Award，Xiamen University
◎2023: “Master of Chinese Teaching” title, of the “Chinese Teaching Heroes” National Competition
◎2023: First Place, Teaching Competition of the International College of Chinese Studies, Xiamen University
Publications
◎ PENG, T. (2014) 'A Preliminary Study on the Overseas Dissemination of Chinese Cultural Talents', Renwen Tianxia.January.
◎ PENG, T. (2015a) 'Research on University Students' Psychological Problems from Different Theoretical Perspectives', Graduate Education Forum, January.
◎ PENG, T. (2015b) 'Successful Experiences of American Film Cultural Communication and Lessons for China', Renwen Tianxia, January.
◎ PENG, T. (2020a) 'An Analysis of the International Dissemination and Exchange of Traditional Chinese Culture and Language – Taking Confucius Institutes as an Example', Renwen Tianxia, June.
◎ PENG, T. (2020b) 'A Grammatical Comparative Study of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Dialect Words "de", "ka", "can" and "le", "zhe", "guo"'.
◎ PENG, T. (2021) 'A Theoretical Research Analysis of the Acquisition of the Dynamic Particle "le" in Early International Chinese Education Literature'.
◎ PENG, T. (2025) 'Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language: An Analysis of Modern Foreign Language Education Policy at Key Stage 2 in England', Journal of Educational Theory and Practice, December.
Research Projects and Textbook Compilation
◎ Participated in Project of the Sino-Foreign Cultural Differences Case Library (2014–2023)
◎ Participated in textbook compilation projects such as Duxing Chinese(2021) and Chinese Mandarin 4 (2018) (published)
◎ Participated in the Major Project of the Ministry of Education: Theoretical and Practical Research on the International Communication of Chinese Calligraphy Culture (2016-2020)
◎ Participated in projects of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), Ministry of Education:
- A Basic Survey of Chinese Language Education in Morocco (2023)
- A Basic Survey of Chinese Language Education in Malta (2022)
- Chinese Learning and Test Series Course (MOOC&Micro-class)(2020–2021)
- Chinese Online Teaching Quality and Efficiency Assurance System(2020-2021)
International Academic Conference Participation
◎ 2011: Busan, South Korea – Seminar for Confucius Institute Chinese Teaching in South Korea , presented a research paper on teaching of Chinese grammar
◎ 2012: Busan, South Korea – Korean HSK Test Seminar
◎ 2012: Daejeon, South Korea – Seminar for Confucius Institute Chinese Teaching in South Korea , presented a research paper on teaching of Chinese vocabulary
◎ 2016: Mexico – Third International Congress on Chinese Language Teaching in the Americas (Tercer Congreso Internacional sobre la Enseñanza del Chino)
◎ 2020: Russia – International Symposium on “Modern Teacher Sustainable Development System’, presented a report on teaching method of Mandarin
◎2021: Saint Petersburg, Russia – Forum on “Learner Motivation in International Chinese Education under the Background of Modern Education”, presented paper: A Cross-Theoretical Perspective on Psychological Motivation of European Chinese Learners
◎2023: Glasgow, the UK，SEMINAR ON CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN UK UNIVERSITIES， presented paper: Study on the Influence of Chinese Character Students' Teaching on University Chinese Learning Motivation
◎2024: Newcastle, the UK，BCLTS Forum 2024 and 21st international conferences， presented paper：Research on Chinese Character Teaching Based on the Flipped Learning of "Visit to China Project
Others
◎2014: Assisted with the organisation of selected sessions at the 2014 Global Conference of Confucius Institutes, Xiamen, China
◎2015: As a representative of teachers, met and shook hands with then Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Lima, Peru
◎2016: Selected by the Chinese Embassy in Peru to assist with the organisation of the APEC(2016), Lima, Peru
◎2023: Served as Research Secretary at the School of International Chinese Education, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
◎2024:Served as an anonymous peer reviewer for the Journal of Language Teaching, based in the United Kingdom
◎2026:Served as an anonymous peer reviewer for《Journal of International Chinese Studies, based in Hong Kong (SAR of China)
