Meet Your Instructor

    Meet Your Instructor

Course Instructor

 

Instructor Name: Dr. Jennifer Macasek (穆老师, Mù Lǎoshī, Dr. M)

Preferred Contact: jmacasek@iastate.edu

Office Address: Pearson 2114 (cubicle on the far left in the back)

Student hours: Tuesdays 8:45-9:45am,  Thursdays 1-2pm or by appointment

Hello and welcome! My name is Dr. Jennifer Macasek and I will be your instructor for CHIN 101: Elementary Mandarin Chinese. I am a non-native speaker of Chinese who started studying Chinese as an undergraduate student over 15 years ago. Over the years, I have studied in Beijing, Taipei, and Shanghai. I have a PhD in Literature with a focus on 20th Century Chinese Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. I teach using best practices in foreign language pedagogy and by sharing my own experiences as a lifelong Chinese language learner. I look forward to working with you this semester! You can also check out my faculty introduction page here Links to an external site..

 

Teaching Assistant

 

Name: TBD

Preferred Contact: schedule tutoring here Links to an external site..

Office Address: Language Studies Resource Center, Pearson 3142