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Matthew B Christensen
Asian and Near Eastern Languages — Chinese Mandarin

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Contact Information

Office: 3064-B JFSB

Phone: 422-5303

E-mail: matthew_christensen@byu.edu

Courses Taught:
Fall 2007
Chin 101 8:00a-8:50a TTh
Chin 377 9:00a-9:50a MWF

Dr. Christensen is an Associate Professor of Chinese. He received his B.A. from Brigham Young University in Chinese with a minor in International Relations in 1988. He received his M.A. in 1990 and Ph.D. in 1994, both from Ohio State University in the field of Chinese linguistics. He spends time each summer lecturing in a teacher training program for teachers of East Asian languages at the Ohio State University. His research interests include Chinese language pedagogy, materials development, discourse analysis, and Chinese poetry. Dr. Christensen is also the Associate Director of the Chinese Flagship Program.

Degrees

BA, Brigham Young U., 1988
MA, Ohio State U., 1990
PhD, Ohio State U., 1994
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