Jingzi Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Contact Information
Office Hours
By Appointment
Mailing Address
University of Northern Colorado
School of Teacher Education
Campus Box 107
Greeley, CO 80639
Education
- Ph. D., Curriculum and Instruction in Second Language Education. Center for the Studies
of Curriculum and Instruction, University of British Columbia, Canada.
- MA, English Education and English as a Second Language Education. Language Education
Department, University of British Columbia, Canada.
- MEd, English as a Foreign Language Education. Foreign Language Department, Beijing
Normal University, China.
- BA, English Literature. Foreign Language Department, Beijing Normal University, China.
Professional/Academic Experience
- University of Northern Colorado. Professor, Language Education.
Associate Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Director, School of Teacher Education. (2011 - present)
- Monmouth University. Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction.
Chair, Curriculum and Instruction.
Director, LMS Academic Support Services (2006 – 2011)
- Monmouth University. Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction.
Chair, Curriculum and Instruction.
Co-director, LMS Academic Support Services. (2005 – 2006)
- Monmouth University. Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction.
Co-director, LMS Academic Support Services. (2004 – 2005)
- Monmouth University. Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction. (1998 – 2004)
- Monmouth University. Visiting Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction. (1997
– 1998)
- Richmond School Board, BC, Canada. Second and Foreign Language Teacher. (1993 – 1996)
- University of British Columbia, Canada. ESL Practicum Supervisor (1989 – 1993)
- Delta School Board, BC, Canada. Classroom Chinese Language and Culture Consultant.
(1991 – 1993)
- Vancouver School Board, BC, Canada. Classroom Chinese Language and Culture Consultant.
(1989 – 1990)
- Beijing No. 4 Middle School, China. English as a Foreign Language Teacher. (1987)
- Beijing No.2 Rail-Way Middle School, China. English as a Foreign Language Teacher.
(1985)
- Beijing Normal University, China. English as a Foreign Language Instructor. (1984
–1985)
- Beijing No.2 Rail-Way Middle School, China. English as a Foreign Language Teacher.
(1984)
- Zhenhua Foreign Language Institute, Beijing. English as a Foreign Language Instructor.
(1983 – 1983)
Colorado State Engagement:
- The IHE Teacher Education Representative on Colorado Team for the National Initiative
on Diverse Learner Ready Teachers Project (2017- present)
- Member on Colorado College of Deans of Education (CCODE) (2011- present)
- 甜心视频app Teacher Preparation Rep on CASPA (Colorado Association of School Personnel Administration)
(2014 to present);
- 甜心视频app Teacher Prep Contact for TeachColorado (2019 – present)
- Member on Colorado HELDE (Higher Education for Linguistically Diverse Education) (2012
– present)
- IHE rep on Colorado Education Preparation Provider Reports Committee (2017 – present)
Recent Invited Talks:
- Huang, J. (2019). Application of Mohan’s Knowledge Framework to address the five Cs in a CFL Teacher
Preparation Program. Invited talk at the 2019 CBI/CLIL International Symposium and Workshop, Taipei, Taiwan,
November 23 – 24.
- Huang, J. (2019). Teaching STEM to ELL. Invited Panelist at the event to launch the
Board on Science Education's new report, English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives by National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Irvine, CA. January
14.
- Huang, J. (2018). Application of Mohan’s Knowledge Framework to Approach C-CLIL in Adult CSL Settings. Invited talk at CCLIL International Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, October 18-19.
Keynote Speaker
- Huang, J. (2018). The education of culturally and linguistically diverse students in the U.S.: A trend
to embrace minority student education and beyond from a multicultural perspective. International Symposium of Multiculture and Education Quality Assurance in the International
Perspective. South China University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China, December 22.
- Huang, J. (2018). Systematic Integration of Language, Content, and Culture for Cross-Cultural Awareness
in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at the College Level – An exploration from
a systemic functional linguistic perspective for curriculum development and teaching
training. International Conference: From the Local to Global: Mental Health across Cultural
Boundaries in New Generations. Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 26-27.
- Huang, J. (2017). A Functional Approach to Integration of Language and Content in Chinses as a Foreign
Language Instruction. National Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Taipei, Taiwan, November
17 to 18.
- Huang, J. (2015). Teacher Development in the Global Context - Where are we? Where do we want to be?
Keynote at the 1st Annual International Conference on Education, April 9 to 10, 2015,
Beijing, China.
Research/Areas of Interest
Second and foreign language education; systematic integration of language and content;
language and literacy skills development in school content areas; classroom discourse
analysis; quality teacher education for diverse student populations; professional
development for teachers working with ESL/EFL students; faculty development in international
settings.
Publications/Creative Works
- Huang, J. (2019). 系統功能語言學指導下的內容與語言融合的外語教學。 《臺湾华语教学研究》Taiwan Journal of Chinese as a Second Language, 18 (1),pp. 19-36.
- Gleason, J., Berg, M., & Huang, J. (2017). Patterns of oral Choice and Evaluation
across secondary content areas. Language and Education,
- Berg, M. A. & Huang, J. (2017) Language objectives beyond vocabulary: Working with
content area teachers for linguistically responsive instruction. In Challenging Boundaries in Linguistics: Systemic Functional Perspectives. Aachen British and American Studies Series. Vol. 20 edited by Stella Neumann, Rebekah
Wegener, Jennifer Fest, Paula Niemietz and Nichole Huzen, pp 381 – 404. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
- Huang, J., Berg, M., Romero, D., & Walker, D. (2016). In-service teacher development
for culturally and linguistically diverse responsive pedagogy. Inaugural issue of
the Journal of the World Federation of Associations of Teacher Education, 1 (1), pp. 80-101.
- Huang, J., Berg, M.; Siegrist, M.; & Chanaichon, D. (2016). Impact of a functional
linguistic approach to teacher development on content area student writing. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. doi: 10.1111/ijal.12133.
- Berg, M. & Huang, J. (2015). Improving In-service Teachers' Effectiveness: K-12 Academic
Literacy for the Linguistically Diverse. Functional Linguistics, 2 (5).
- Huang, J. & Laskowski, T. (2014). Developing Linguistic Sensitivity of ESL Teacher
Candidates for Linguistically Responsive Instruction. The International Journal of Literacies, 20 (2), 29 – 50.
- Huang, J. (2013).Foreign Language Education in US K-12. The Educator Special Issue: Multidimensional Perspective on American Education. April Issue. 中小学外语教育。教育家:美国教育面面观。ISSN1672-8181.
- Huang, J. & Normandia, B. (2009). Students’ perceptions on communicating mathematically:
A case study of a secondary mathematics classroom. The International Journal of Learning 16 (5), 1-21.
- Huang, J. & Mohan, B. (2009). A Functional Approach to Integrated Assessment of Teacher
Support and Student Discourse Development in an Elementary Chinese Program. Linguistics and Education 20, pp. 22-38.
- Huang, J. & Normandia, B. (2008). Linguistic Resource as Cues Signaling Conceptual
Knowledge Crucial for Solving Word Problems. In Nina Norgaard, (Ed.) Systemic Functional Linguistics in Use: Odense Working Papers in Language and Communication,
29, pp. 400 – 419.
- Huang, J. & Barrea-Marlys, M. (2008). Gains and Challenges in the National Accreditation
Process: A Case Study. International Journal of Learning 15 (8), pp. 57-64.
- Huang, J. & Normandia, B. (2008). Comprehending and Solving Word Problems in Mathematics:
Beyond Key Words. In Z. Fang & M. Schleppegrell, (Ed.), Language and Reading in Content Areas: Toward a Linguistically Informed Secondary
Reading Pedagogy (pp. 64 – 83). The University of Michigan Press.
- Huang, J. & Normandia, B. (2007). Learning the language of mathematics: a study of
student writing. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 17 (3), pp. 294 – 318.
- Huang, J., Normandia, B., & Greer, S. (2005). Communicating Mathematically: Comparison
of Knowledge Structures in Teacher and Student Discourse in a Secondary Math Classroom. Communication Education 54 (1), pp. 34-51.
- Huang, J. (2004). Socializing ESL Students into the Discourse of School Science through
Academic Writing. Language and Education 18 (2), pp. 97-123.
- Huang, J., & Normandia, B. (2003). Talking Math: Integrating Communication and Content
Learning in Math: A case study of a secondary mathematics classroom. International Journal of Learning 10, pp. 3705-3729.
- Huang, J. (2003). Chinese as a Foreign Language in Canada: A Content-Based Programme
for Elementary School. Language, Culture & Curriculum 16 (1), pp. 70 - 89.
- Huang, J. (2003b) Activities as a Vehicle for Linguistic and Sociocultural Knowledge
at the Elementary Level. Language Teaching Research 7, (2), pp. 3-33.
- Huang, J. & Morgan, G. (2003). A Functional Approach to Evaluating Content Knowledge
and Language Development in ESL Students’ Science Classification Texts. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 13, (2), pp.234-262.
- Huang, J. (2002). Academic Literacy Skills and ESL Students in Regular Classrooms:
What are content area teachers facing when implementing curriculum content standards?
International Journal of Learning 9, pp. 1099 – 1117.
- Mohan, B. & Huang, J. (2002). Assessing the Integration of Language and Content in
a Mandarin as a Foreign Language Classroom. Linguistics and Education 13, (3), 407-35.
- Huang, J. (2000). Integration of Academic Content Learning and Academic Literacy
Skills Development of L2 Students: A Case Study of an ESL Science Class. National Reading Conference Yearbook, 49, pp. 392-000.
Professional Publication:
- HELDE (2014). Colorado State Model Educator Evaluation System: Practical ideas for evaluating culturally
and linguistically diverse education specialists. Colorado Department of Education.
Professional Document:
- CDE (2017) - For Colorado Kids: Diversifying the Colorado Educator Pipeline. Colorado Department of Education.
Honors and Awards
- 2016 - International Appreciation Award, 甜心视频app
- 2014 - I@甜心视频app, 甜心视频app
- 2011 - Title II Grant entitled Building Teacher Skills to work with ELL and Special
Education Students,
Colorado State Department of Higher Education
- 2007 - Distinguished Educator of the Year, KDP Chapter, Monmouth University
- 2003 - NJ Education of Language Minority Students Grant, NJ Department of Higher Education