Bio
Dr. Shenggao Wang is a Teaching Professor of Chinese in the Department of Modern Languages and the Asian Studies Program at Florida International University (FIU). He earned his Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Instructional Technology from the University of South Florida in 2013. Prior to completing his doctorate, he taught English at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China.
His areas of expertise include second language acquisition and the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language. He currently teaches Mandarin Chinese at various levels, as well as courses on Chinese Culture and Society and Chinese Calligraphy. Within the Asian Studies Program, he primarily teaches China Then and Now, History of China, and Introduction to East Asia. Dr. Wang has published multiple scholarly articles, book chapters, and book reviews. He served as President of the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Florida (CLTA-FL) from 2018 to 2019 and remains actively involved in the association’s events and activities.