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Hong Chen
Title/s: Director of Chinese Language and Literature Program
Senior Lecturer
Office #: Crown Center 107
Phone: 773.508.7362
Email: hchen4@luc.edu
Degrees
- M.S. Program in Computer Science, University of North Dakota, September 1988.
- B.S., Computer Science, University of North Dakota, May 1987.
- B.A., English and Linguistics, University of North Dakota, May 1985.
- B.A., English Language and Literature, Lanzhou University, China, January 1982.
Professional Employment
- Director, Chinese Program; Senior Lecturer, Chinese Language and Literature, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Loyola University Chicago, 2007 – present.
- Manager of IT Operations, Senior Systems Analyst, American Classic Voyages Company, Chicago, 1995 – 2007.
- Senior Programmer/Analyst, Boise Cascade Corporation, Itasca, Illinois, 1993 – 1995.
- Computer Programmer/Analyst III, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Chicago, 1988 – 1993.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of North Dakota, 1988.
- Lecturer in Chinese, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, University of North Dakota, 1986 – 1988.
Research Interests
- Chinese language
- Business Chinese
- Chinese literature and film
- Linguistics and second language acquisition
- Translation theory and practice
- Computer programming languages
Courses Taught
- CHIN 101: Chinese I
- CHIN 102: Chinese II
- CHIN 103: Chinese III
- CHIN 104: Chinese IV
- CHIN 190: Business Chinese I
- CHIN 191: Business Chinese II
- CHIN 250: Chinese Conversation and Composition
- CHIN 251: Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition I
- CHIN 252: Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition II
- CHIN 253: Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition III
- CHIN 340: Modern Chinese Fiction
- CHIN 341: Modern Chinese Literature
- CHIN 395: Independent Study
- LITR 245: Asian Masterpieces
- LITR 280: Chinese Literature in Translation
- LITR 284: China Through Film and Fiction
- UCLR 100: Interpreting Literature
Awards
- Top Finalist, St. Ignatius Loyola Award for Excellence in Teaching, Loyola University Chicago, 2023.
- Sujack Master Teacher (for teaching excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences), Loyola University Chicago, 2022.