- Professor
University of Calgary
School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Culture
Wei Cai
- +1 (403) 220-8590
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Office Hours
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| - | - | 11a‑12p Winter 2018 | - | - | - | - |
Research Interests
Currently Teaching
| W2024 - CHIN 412 - Aspects of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning | |||||||||||||||||
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| W2024 - EALS 501 - Advanced Research in East Asian Languages Studies | |||||||||||||||||
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| F2024 - CHIN 205 - Beginners' Chinese I | |||||||||||||||||
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| F2024 - CHIN 301 - Continuing Chinese I | |||||||||||||||||
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| F2024 - CHIN 411 - Foundations of Chinese Language Learning and Teaching | |||||||||||||||||
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| W2025 - CHIN 303 - Continuing Chinese II | |||||||||||||||||
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| W2025 - EALS 501 - Advanced Research in East Asian Languages Studies | |||||||||||||||||
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| W2025 - LLAC 612.2 - Topics in Applied Linguistics (Second Language Listening) | |||||||||||||||||
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Teaching:
Oral Chinese (Chinese 229)
Continuing Chinese I (Chinese 301)
Continuing Chinese II (Chinese 303)
Chinese Language and Culture in an Immersion Setting I (Chinese 311)
(This course is given during the Spring/Summer sessions in China .)
Chinese Language and Culture in an Immersion Setting II (Chinese 313)
(This course is given during the Spring/Summer sessions in China .)
Chinese Civilization (Chinese 317)
Intermediate Chinese I (Chinese 331)
Publications
Book
- Yu, Catherine, Sciban, Shu-ning and Cai, Wei. First Steps in China Neimenggu, China: Neimenggu Press, 2008. 253 pages. Print.
Book Chapter
- Cai, Wei. "《家變》中離合詞的使用 [The use of Liheci in Family Catastrophe]." In 《王文興作品評論集（1960-2010）》［A Collection of Commentaries of Wangwenxing’s Works (1960-2010)]. Taipei: National Taiwan University Press (to appear), Print.
Conference
- Sciban, Shu-ning, Yang, Yu-Kun, Cai, Wei and Yang, Jie X.. "The Design of 'Yuedu' Courseware and Chinese Reading Strategies for Chinese Heritage Students]. The Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Internet Chinese Education. Taipei: Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission. 1-12. 2007.
- Cai, Wei and Sciban, S.. Materials for Teaching Chinese Grammar: How Chinese Grammar Is Taught? 2006.
- Sciban , S. and Cai, Wei. What is Being Taught about Chinese Language and Culture in Chinese Language Textbooks. 2005.
- Cai, Wei. A Comparison of Unfamiliar Word Processing in Second Language Reading and Listening Comprehension. 2005.
- Cai, Wei and Lee, B.. The Processing of Unfamiliar Words in Second Language Listening Comprehension. 2002.
- Cai, Wei and Lee, B.. Second Language Listening Strategies: How Unfamiliar Words are Processed. 2002.
- Cai, Wei and Lee, B.. Lexical Processing in Second Language Listening Comprehension. 2002.
Journal Article
- Cai, Wei. "浸入式汉语学习中的听力问题和听力策略 [Listening problems and strategies in immersion Chinese learning]". 《对外汉语研究》［Research on Chinese as a Second Language] 8. (2012): 42-57. Print.
- Cai, Wei and Lee, Benny P. H. "Processing Unfamiliar Words: Strategies, Knowledge Sources, and the Relationship to Text and Word Comprehension". The Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics 15.1 (2012): 122-145. Print.
- Cai, Wei and Sciban, Shu-ning. ""A Preliminary Investigation of Listening Strategies Used by Heritage and Non-heritage Chinese Language Learners at the Beginner’s Level"". Journal of Chinese Language Teaching 7.2 (2010): 39-63. Print.
- Cai, Wei and Lee, Benny P. H. "Investigating the effect of contextual clues on the processing of unfamiliar words in second language listening comprehension". Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 33.2 (2010): 18.1-18.28. Print.
- Lee, Benny P. H. and Cai, Wei. "The effects of language proficiency on unfamiliar word processing in listening comprehension.". Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics 12.2 (2010): 61-82. Print.
- Cai, Wei and Sciban, Shu-ning. "How is Chinese grammar taught? A comparison of grammar materials in five Chinese textbooks.". Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association 43.1 (2008): 17-31. Print.
- Cai, Wei and Wu, Yi'an. "第二语言听力理解中的词义推断研究 [An investigation on lexical inferencing in second language listening comprehension]". 外语与外语教学 [Foreign Languages and Their Teaching] 7. (2007): 1-5. Print.
- Cai, Wei and Wu, Yi'an. "Inferring word meaning in second language listening". Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics 10.2 (2005): 1-18. Print.
- Cai, Wei and Wu, Y.. "Inferring Word Meaning in Second Language Listening.". Hong KongJournal of Applied Linguistics 10.2 (2005). Print.
Degrees
- PhD
National University of Singapore, 2003 - MA
Beijing Foreign Studies University, 1998 - BA
Hebei Normal University, 1995
Students
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