Author Biography

Shuguang (Rose) Wang (M.A. in Missions and Intercultural Studies, Wheaton College, Illinois; Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Middlebury College, Vermont) is an Associate Lecturer, Section Coordinator of the Chinese program, and Assistant Chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Wheaton College. Rose has undertaken new experiments in pedagogy and faith and learning integration within the context of Chinese language teaching in Wheaton's liberal arts educational environment.

Review

Elegantly illustrated and highly accessible, this rich compendium includes luminous scripture verses, class devotionals, songs of praise, and a wide range of thoughtful discussion questions. Students will also enjoy the daily memory verses, prayer translations, and meditative writing exercises aimed at developing their vocabulary and overall Chinese language skills. Chinese through Scripture, a Christ-centered textbook with an accompanying workbook, is both edifying for the mind and nourishing for the soul. - Karen An-hwei Lee, Provost of Wheaton College Chinese Through Scripture is the perfect book to allow intermediate-level students of Chinese to learn to express their Christian faith in the Chinese language, to prepare them for Christian ministry and outreach to Chinese speakers across the globe. Its rich variety of content includes many Bible passages in Chinese with vocabulary notes, and the creative workbook helps the student master the material. Professor Wang's book fills a gap in the field of Chinese language teaching for Christian students of the language. - Larry Herzberg, Professor Emeritus of Chinese, Calvin University; Author of Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (Stone Bridge Press) and Writing Guide for Learners of Chinese (Yale U. Press). Professor Wang offers a timely contribution for Chinese language learners through her textbook Chinese through Scripture. As an increasing number of individuals in the Chinese-speaking world proclaim the Christian faith, students of Chinese language and culture will need to understand the vocabulary and prose of the Bible. Professor Wang fills a critical gap in the literature by making such learning possible, memorable, and enjoyable through her published textbook of Chinese through Scripture. I cannot recommend this resource enough! - Robert M. Lyons, Jr., Director of Academic Affairs, Georgetown University, SFS Asian Studies Program Chinese through Scripture, which includes a textbook and workbook, is an innovative faith-informed curriculum that aims to bring together a pedagogy of content and language integrated learning, Biblical wisdom, and Chinese language and culture. Professor Rose Wang engages learners and puts faith into action through her curriculum design features throughout the units of study: class devotionals, frequently quoted verses, covenantal promises, psalm readings, introductory readings, pre-reading questions, reference verses for the text, themed text (character and pinyin versions), vocabulary, post-reading discussions, worship and praise, words and songs of praise, prayer passages, and exemplary prayers. It is a pedagogically sound textbook, well-scaffolded, for learning Chinese through Scripture; more and beyond, it is a celebration of spiritual formation in the author's guided design for the learners. - Jinhuei Enya Dai, Professor and Program Head of Chinese Studies Program, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, CA; Author of Life, Cognition and Teaching Chinese; Innovative Pedagogy and Ecological Perspectives; Interaction and Chinese Grammar Pedagogy I and II

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