Xiaohong Wen iS a Professor ofApplied Lin，guistics and Director of the Chinese StudiesProgram at the University ofHouston．She has research interests in learner factors．second language acquisition．and research，based instruction．Her publications include books．such as Studies of Chinese Language Acquisition by English Speakers and Learning and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language(Peking University Press)，and more than thirty articles in refereed ioumals．Her research instrument has been adapted and used in other language studies such as ESL，Spanish。and Arabic．She iS a Principal Investigator for grants from both intemal and federal sources． Dt Wen has built the Chinese Program from a single language class into an interdisciplinary studies prograln that 0ffers a major ra B．A．degree jn Chinese Studies)．a minor,a study abroad program，annual scholarships，and the STARTALK Texas Teacher Program．She iS a Guest Professor at four universities in China．She has received teaching awards such as the Sydney B．Karofskv Teaching Prize and the Lence Award for Teaching Exeellence She has served on editorial boards and national boards ofdirectors for academic associations．She iS a guest speaker in numerous research and training programs in the US and China．
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Introduction Theme based Curriculum and Research．based Instruction 前言 主题式课程设计、研究型教学模式 Theme 1 History and Modern Cities Two Cities：Comparing Chicago and Beijing A Significant Historical Figure：Qin Shihuang Critique Theme 2 Chinese Gardens Chinese Gardens Chinese Gardens Critique Theme 3 Dining Chinese Food Culture Dining in a Chinese Restaurant Critique Theme 4 lraveI Getting Around：Directions and Transportation Travel Critique Theme 5 Shopping Shopping Shopping Critique Theme 6 Time and Dates Time and Dates Time and Dates Critique Theme 7 Hobbies Hobbies Hobbies Critique Theme 8 Family and Birthday Family Family Birthday(in Family) Critique Index
