Dr Hongfen Zhou
Team Leader for East Asian and South Asian Languages
- Affiliate of the Lau China Institute
Biography
Hongfen Zhou is the Team Leader for East Asian and South Asian languages at the Language Centre, King’s College London. She has been teaching Mandarin in the Higher Education since 2007. Hongfen has a MA and a PhD in Education. Before joining King's in 2014, she taught Mandarin at the department of Chinese Studies at the University of Manchester. Her main research areas are intercultural communicative competence, online language teaching and learning, and acquisition of Chinese characters.
Research projects
- 2018-2019, ‘Linking Chinese Community in London and Chinese language courses’ project funded by King’s College London Partnership Fund for Nanyang Technological University
- 2017-2018, ‘Interculturality in Chinese Language Teaching’ project funded by King’s College London-University of Hong Kong Global Partnerships Fund
- 2012-2013, ‘Crossing boundary: blogging during year abroad’ project funded by UCCL Fund, Universities' China Committee in London
News
Modern Language Centre hosts first International Symposium
Intercultural communication is an important part of language learning.
Events
About the traditional and simplified Chinese Characters Workshop
In this workshop, you will learn tips on switching from Traditional Chinese characters to Simplified ones
Please note: this event has passed.
Asian Cultural Workshop Month: Korean food workshop
Learn about Korean holiday traditions in this workshop
Please note: this event has passed.
Asian Cultural Workshop Month: Japanese Origami
This workshop is for everyone to try traditional Japanese craft - ‘ORIGAMI’, paper-folding.
Please note: this event has passed.
Asian Cultural Workshop Month: Chinese calligraphy workshop and wellbeing
Join this workshop to discover the art of Chinese calligraphy by learning about its history, styles, and techniques.
Please note: this event has passed.
Chinese Characters Workshop I
Come and join this two-part interactive Chinese character workshop, which will improve your understanding of Chinese characters and provide you some tips and...
Please note: this event has passed.
Chinese Characters Workshop II
Come and join this two-part interactive Chinese character workshop, which will improve your understanding of Chinese characters and provide you some tips and...
Please note: this event has passed.
News
Modern Language Centre hosts first International Symposium
Intercultural communication is an important part of language learning.
Events
About the traditional and simplified Chinese Characters Workshop
In this workshop, you will learn tips on switching from Traditional Chinese characters to Simplified ones
Please note: this event has passed.
Asian Cultural Workshop Month: Korean food workshop
Learn about Korean holiday traditions in this workshop
Please note: this event has passed.
Asian Cultural Workshop Month: Japanese Origami
This workshop is for everyone to try traditional Japanese craft - ‘ORIGAMI’, paper-folding.
Please note: this event has passed.
Asian Cultural Workshop Month: Chinese calligraphy workshop and wellbeing
Join this workshop to discover the art of Chinese calligraphy by learning about its history, styles, and techniques.
Please note: this event has passed.
Chinese Characters Workshop I
Come and join this two-part interactive Chinese character workshop, which will improve your understanding of Chinese characters and provide you some tips and...
Please note: this event has passed.
Chinese Characters Workshop II
Come and join this two-part interactive Chinese character workshop, which will improve your understanding of Chinese characters and provide you some tips and...
Please note: this event has passed.