Vanessa Wei

Vanessa Wei is an Associate Teaching Professor of Chinese at Northeastern University, affiliated with the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Department of World Languages and Cultures. She serves as the Director of Asian Language Programs and the Academic Coordinator of the Chinese program and Less Commonly Taught Languages.

• Education:
  • Ed.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture from the University of Pittsburgh
  • M.A. in Linguistics from SUNY-Buffalo
  • M.A. in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language from the University of Iowa
  • B.A. in English from Tunghai University in Taiwan
• Research Interests:
  • Classroom-based research on effective language teaching methods
  • Focus on vocabulary pedagogy and multiliteracies
  • Integrating digital literacy into language instruction
• Contact:
  • Email: j.wei@northeastern.edu
  • Phone: 617.373.3131
  • Office: 447 Meserve Hall, Boston, MA 02115
  • Office Hours: Monday 12:00–1:00 PM, Wednesday 3:00–4:00 PM, and by appointment via Zoom
• Colleagues:
  • Rei Okamoto Inouye (Teaching Professor of Japanese)
  • Hua Dong (Principal Lecturer in Chinese)
  • Kumiko Tsuji (Teaching Professor of Japanese)