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Xuelin Bai is an Associate Professor at Queen's University, specializing in the fields of Chinese Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. With over 30 years of experience in teaching the Chinese language, he has held academic positions at Beijing Language and Culture University in China and the University of Regina in Canada. Since 1995, he has been an educator at Queen’s University, focusing on Mandarin Chinese instruction. Professor Bai has received several prestigious awards for his teaching excellence, including the Frank Knox Teaching Excellence Award in 2013 and the Overseas Chinese Teacher’s Award for Outstanding Contribution in 2011. His teaching philosophy centers around the integration of language learning and people’s use of the language for effective communication in daily social contexts. He emphasizes a learner-centered and practice-intensive approach, addressing the unique challenges of teaching the Chinese language, which includes its phonetic system and character writing skills.
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