Fangfang Li
Lecturer, Asian Studies
Teaching focus:
Teaching Chinese as a foreign language
Previous positions:
- Chinese Teaching Associate, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University, 2021- 2025
- Chinese Visiting Lecturer, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University, 2020- 2021
- Chinese Lecturer/Assistant Professor of the Practice, Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Wake Forest University, 2012-2016
Academic background:
- M.A., Teaching Chinese as a foreign language, Beijing Language University, 2007
- B.A., Chinese language and literature, Shandong University of Science and Technology, 2003
Last book read:
“The Optimist: Sam Altman, Open AI, and the Race to Invent the Future” by Keach Hagey
In your own time/when not working:
Walking, cooking, gardening
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
Beginning Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese, Beginning Mandarin for Professional Students
What most excites you about Cornell:
To continue working in an inclusive, collaborative department alongside fantastic colleagues