古文今用洋弟子學《論語》(Ancient Texts with Modern Values)

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Short Biography of the Writer – Dr. Celia Liu

Dr. Celia Liu is currently the Academic Director of Chinese Studies at the Department of World Languages and Cultures, The College of New Jersey.Dr. Liu received her Doctor of Education degree from the Graduate School of Education The University of Pennsylvania. (Upenn.) She also has an M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching) from Rutgers University, an MBA (Master in Business Administration) in Public Accounting and an M.S. (Master of Science) in Taxation from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business.

With this cross-disciplinary background, Dr. Liu’s teaching experiences covers Chinese Languages and Philosophy courses, International Transitional Seminar and Accounting courses at The College of New Jersey and the Rutgers Business School. She holds a certification of eligibility for K-12 World Language Education and Early Childhood Education in the State of New Jersey. She maintains a full certification as a tester for the ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Oral Proficiency Interview examination since 2015.

She has conducted numerous Internet Teaching Training workshops, and seminars sponsored by the Taiwan Overseas Community Affair Council (OCAC), the National Council of Associations of Chinese Schools (NCACLS) and ACTFL for Chinese language teachers regionally and nationwide. She also taught Technology-Teaching courses for the STARTALK Program at Toledo University.
She composes language-teaching contents for workshops and was the principal writer for the online Mandarin course at Rutgers University. Being heavily involved with community services, Dr. Liu served many positions in the local organization and community Chinese school boards and was frequently invited to local, schools, and college students’ events as a guest speaker on cross-cultural topics. She served as a board member at the community Chinese School Associations, Chinese language immersion school, and NECTFL (Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), one of five regional organizations in the U.S. that belong to and work alongside the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).