Renee Yue Ha | Faculty & staff bios

Name	Renee Yue Ha
School	School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Program	Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) – International Business Management Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours) Bachelor of Community and Criminal Justice (Honours)
Academic and Professional Designations	Master, Modern Chinese Language and Literature
Title	Professor
Courses Taught	CHIN 71000 Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture CHIN 72000 Chinese Language and Culture II CULT 71010 Cultural, Historical and Economical Overview of Japan and China
Areas of Expertise & Interest	Cross-cultural education and literature (i.e. immigrant literature) Second language acquisition Translation
Industry Experience, Professional Currency Activities	15 years teaching all levels of Chinese language and culture courses in Canada 10 years + as a reporter and editor for a major Chinese news media company (Tianjin Daily) Active Chinese columnist
Major Research Projects, Scholarly Activities, and/or Publications	Publications: Talk on Dunhuang Discoveries, people.com.cn History In Literature and Literature in History: Report of the international symposium in Centennial Commemoration of 1911 Chinese Revolution, Writer Magazine Report: The journey of Chinese writers to Canada, China Writer
Additional Information	My teaching philosophy for foreign language and culture is: to know, to understand, to respect and to appreciate. I also enjoy helping students overcome cultural barriers when studying in different countries.