Chinese

Li Shui

Lecturer
  • Educational Background

    2021, Peking University, Ph.D. , in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics.

    2020, University of Alberta, Joint Training Program,Chinese Linguistics.

    2017, Peking University, Master of Arts (MA), in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL).

    2014, Liaoning University, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.

  • Work Experience

    2023–Present, Language Centre, Tsinghua University, Lecturer.

    2021–2023, Language Centre, Tsinghua University, Postdoctoral Researcher.

  • Courses

    Chinese Reading and Writing (Lower Advanced Level)(1) (Autumn Semester)

    Chinese Reading and Writing(Lower Advanced Level) (2) (Spring Semester)

    Elementary Chinese (A) (Autumn & Spring Semesters)

    Introduction to China (Autumn Semester)

    China: A Comprehensive Perspective (Summer Semester)

  • Research Interests

    Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

    Multimodal Interaction

    Teacher Development in Second Language Pedagogy

  • Awards and Honors

    2024  

    - First Prize, 11th Young Teachers' Teaching Competition, Tsinghua University

    - Excellent Case Award, First Digital Education Demonstration Cases  

    - Exemplary Course on China's National Conditions for International Students at Beijing Universities.

    -Excellence Award for Courseware on China's National Conditions for International Students at Beijing Universities

    - Excellent Supervisor Award, International Youth "Cultural Trade" Talent Selection Competition  

    - Outstanding Worker, Language Centre, Tsinghua University  

    - Excellence in Teaching Award, Language Centre, Tsinghua University  

    - Second Prize, Excellent Teaching Paper, Language Centre, Tsinghua University  

    2023  

    - Special Prize, Excellent Paper, Southern Forum on International Chinese Education  

    - Outstanding Worker, Language Centre, Tsinghua University  

    - Excellence in Teaching Award, Language Centre, Tsinghua University  

    - Second Prize, Excellent Teaching Paper, Language Centre, Tsinghua University  

    2022  

    - First Prize, Excellent Paper, 2022 Bilateral Conference on Chinese Teaching and Intercultural Communication

    - Second Prize, Chalk Writing Competition for Faculty Members, Tsinghua University  

    2018  

    - Second Prize, Excellent Paper, 11th International Conference on Chinese Sociolinguistics  

    2013  

    - First Prize, Research Project Award, Liaoning Provincial Federation Social Science Circles


  • Achievements

    Publications

    2025

    Forthcoming. Multimodal Interaction of Body-Visual Activities in Comforting Actions.Chinese Linguistics.(First Author)

    Forthcoming. A multimodal study of the Epistemics,Deontics,Benefactive status in the sequences of comforting.Overseas Chinese Education.

    Research on the influencing factors of Chinese comforting Second pair part from a multimodal perspective.Journal of Chinese Language Studies , Volume 19.(First Author)

    Research on Academic Chinese: Connotations, Development, and Future Directions.International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching, Vol. 6 (1).(First Author)

    Academic Chinese Teaching and Research (Academic Review).International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching, Vol. 6 (1).(Third Author)

    2024

    Pursuing Student Response through Incomplete Syntax, Prosody, Bodily-, and Visuo-Orthographical Resources in Chinese-as-a-Second-Language Classrooms.

    Classroom Discourse (JCR Q1).(Third Author)

    On the Co-Occurrence Pattern of Second Pair Part Practice of Comforting  Sequences.Global Chinese Language and Culture Education, Issue 3.

    Ascription and Recognition of Comforting Sequences.Journal of Language and Literature Studies, Issue 5.

    A Multimodal Interactive Study on the Expression "Meishi" (没事) in Chinese Conversational Comforting  Sequences,Modern Chinese, Issue 10.

    2023

    A Probe into the Process of Chinese Teachers' Psychological Adaptation under the hybrid learning --A narrative-based case study.Journal of Yunnan Normal University (Chinese as a Second Language Teaching and Research Edition), Issue 2.

    The Influence of Structural Complexity on the Acquisition of Existential Constructions in Chinese .Journal of Language and Literature Studies, Issue 4.(First Author)

    The Current Situation and Prospects of the Hybrid Mode in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.Journal of Shenyang Institute of Engineering (Social Sciences Edition), Issue 4.

    2021

    The Current Situation and Prospects of the Hybrid Mode in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.International Chinese Language Education (Chinese-English Bilingual Journal), Issue 1.(Corresponding Author)

    A Study on Perlocutionary Act of Speech Acts Strategies from the Perspective of Force Dynamic Theory——Taking ComfortingSpeech Act as an Example.

    Foreign Language Research , Issue 2.

    2020

    A Review of Studies on Evidentiality in Recent Ten Years.Chinese Language Learning, Issue 4.(First Author)

    A Study on the Compilation of Comforting Utterance in Chinese Oral Textbooks Based on a Self-Built Corpus.Journal of Chengdu University (Social Sciences Edition), Issue 3.

    A Study of Supportive Verbal Feedback in Academic Institutional DiscoursesBased on the Situated Discourses of Seminars.In Journal of International Chinese Education (Volume 6), edited by Wangxi Zhang. Beijing: Science Press.

    A Corpus-based Study on Pragmatic Strategies of ChineseComforting Message and Their Organization.Journal of North China Electric Power University(Social Sciences), Issue 4.

    2018

    The forming process and evidential function of Chinese discourse marker "Shuo Shizai De" (说实在的).Journal of Dalian Maritime University (Social Sciences Edition), Issue 4.

    A Study on Metaphorical Mechanism of Waterin Chapter Eight of Lao Tzu.

    Journal of Linyi University, Issue 4.

    A summary of the new studies on Chinese onomatopoeic words in the past ten years.Journal of Yunnan Normal University (Chinese as a Second Language Teaching and Research Edition), Issue 3.

    A Study on the Arrangement and Annotations of Interjections in Zhao Yuanrens Mandarin Primer.Global Chinese Language and Culture Education, Issue 3.

    2017

    Using Grice Conversational Implicature Theory to Analysis Euphemism in ScriptCha Guan.Journal of Qiqihar University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), Issue 2.(First Author)

    A Review of Domestic and International Research on Comforting Utterance over the Past 30 Years.In Proceedings of the 2017 Doctoral Forum on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language & 10th Beijing Graduate Academic Forum on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.

    An Analysis of the Attributes of Folk Language Worship.In Studies on Language Competence and Language Policy, edited by Longsheng Guo & Xi Guo. Beijing: World Publishing Corporation.

    2016

    The Chinese Applicability Study of Empathy Principles in Functional Syntax.Journal of Foshan University (Social Sciences Edition), Issue 2.

    Several contextual problems raised from primary spoken Chinese textbook compilation.Research in Teaching, Issue 6.

    Comparative Study on the Epistemic Stance Markerwǒ rèn wéiandwǒ jué de”——Based on Modern Chinese Language Corpus.Journal of Shenyang Institute of Engineering (Social Sciences Edition), Issue 1.

    A Dynamic Analysis of the affeaffective Factors of the individual TCFL teachers in the perspective of narrative.Journal of Yunnan Normal University (Chinese as a Second Language Teaching and Research Edition), Issue 5.

    Academic Roles & Projects

    March 2023Present,Editorial Board Member, Guest Editor for Special Issue

    Journal of International Chinese Language Teaching (《国际汉语教学学报》).

    July 2024Present,Editorial Board Member, International Chinese Language Education Communications (《国际中文教育通讯》).

    October 2024Present,Member, Special Committee,China Educational Technology Association.


    Education and Teaching Reform Projects

    Principal Investigator (PI)

    Youth Project, "World Language and Culture Studies," China Center for Language Planning and PolicyStudies(2023–2024).

    Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Project, Tsinghua University

    (2024–2026).

    Graduate Education and Teaching Reform Project, Tsinghua University

    (2024–2025).

    Project Team Member

    Youth Project,National Social Science Fund (NSSF) (2024–2026).

    The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2025–2026).

    General Project, International Chinese Education Research, Center for Language Education and Cooperation, Ministry of Education(2022–2024).

    Mid-Career and Young Scholar Innovation Project, Global Chinese Education Thematic Academic Activities Program(2023–2024).

    2024 Research Planning Project, China Association of Higher Education

    (2024–2025).

    Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Project, Tsinghua University

    (2022–2024).

    Artificial Intelligence Pilot Project, Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform, Tsinghua University(2024–2026).

  • Contact Information (Email)

    lishui@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

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