Dr. Xuelin Bai

Associate Professor

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Biography

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.

Research Interests

Awards

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Frank Knox Teaching Excellence Award

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Overseas Chinese Teacher’s Award for Outstanding Contribution

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Outstanding Overseas Chinese Teachers Award

Courses

CHIN 100: Introductory Mandarin Chinese CHIN 200: Introductory Mandarin Chinese II CHIN 300: Intermediate Mandarin Chinese

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two academic references
  • Transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.