Staff profile

Dr Bao-Qiang Gao

Lecturer

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Social Sciences

Social Sciences Building 408, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BA English Language & Literature (Capital Teacher\'s University), PhD International & Comparative Education (La Trobe), Dip.Ed Language & Teaching Methodology.

Membership of professional associations

Editor for Chinese Studies Review, a journal of Australian Tertiary Chinese Teachers Association (2006 -). Member of Australian Tertiary Chinese Teachers Association.

Area of study

Asian Studies
Chinese

Brief profile

Bao Qiang Gao has interests in international and comparative education, contemporary Chinese education and cross-cultural communication. Besides lecturing in Business Chinese and Chinese Mandarin he has also provided consultation for various international programs for Australian and Chinese business companies. Bao has also been a Keynote Speaker for Annual Conference for Primary and Secondary Teachers of Chinese, 5A ('Chinese Youth and the Cultural Context of Language Learning'), August 2006 and also the newsletter editor and council member for Chinese Study Association of Australia (2003-2005).

Research interests

Chinese Languages

- Contemporary Chinese education and cross-cultural communication

- International and comparative education

Teaching units

  • Chinese Post-VCE 1A (1st year advanced).
  • CHI2BEB - Chinse Beginner 2B.
  • CHI1DSA/B – Chinese Dialect speakers.
  • CHI3ADA - Chinese 3A.
  • CHI2APA - Chinese for Professional Purpose. East Asia Business Culture (1st year).

Recent publications

  • Bao, Q Gao 2005, 'The Issue and the Context', Chinese Studies Review, 1(1): 32-43, ISSN: 1833-2463.
  • Bao, Q Gao 2004, 'Language Proficiency and Cultural Awareness', in Lu Liudi, Cheng Hong, and Hou Minyue (eds), Cultural Pluralism and Civil Society, Xuelin Publishing House, Shanghai.
  • Bao, Q Gao 2003, 'Australian Chinese in Focus', Han Sheng (Chinese Culture), 173: 12-14.
  • Bao, Q Gao 2003, 'Chinese Study in Australia', Han Sheng (Chinese Culture), 172: 47-48.