In session 3, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students lead by Prof. Laura Davies, Prof. Junyi Li, and Dr. Zhenjie Weng collaborated with Dianshan Lake community to conduct culture-based research projects that would enhance sustainability in the local area. Located on the border of Shanghai and Kunshan, this area of outstanding natural beauty has witnessed […]
At a diverse and multicultural university like DKU, it is important for university leaders and faculty to facilitate interaction among students and promote the development of intercultural competence. Therefore, as part of their final English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course, students produced educational videos identifying an intercultural issue on campus and making recommendations for the […]
DKU welcomed 20 local families for children to take part in student-led English language classes. Last Saturday, May 26th, 2025, on a sunny day with crystal clear skies, Duke Kunshan University became a vibrant hub of learning and collaboration as it opened its doors to nearly 100 enthusiastic children, parents, doctors, and security staff from […]
On April 11, YAO Hui, YAN Jia, MIAO Yu, PAN Xiaofei, and LU Ye, instructors from the Language and Culture Center at Duke Kunshan University, led a joint field trip for international students in Level 2 and Level 3 Chinese classes. They visited the Jiangnan Center of China Film Archive and the Yipu Garden in […]
On February 21, the Language and Culture Center (LCC) at Duke Kunshan University successfully hosted its inaugural conference “Think Globally, Act Locally: How We Engage Language and Culture”. The event attracted approximately 120 scholars, educators, and language teaching professionals from prestige institutions, including New York University Shanghai, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Wenzhou-Kean University, The Ohio State […]
On the evening of November 20, 2024, the Language and Culture Center (LCC) at Duke Kunshan University hosted the inaugural “Chinese Theater Night” at the Performance Café. The event featured three short plays and an original Chinese song, drawing an audience of approximately 150 people, including students, faculty, staff, and members of the community. Together, […]
The Language and Culture Center (LCC) at Duke Kunshan University invites you to submit proposals to the LCC 2025 conference Think Globally, Act Locally: How We Engage Languages and Cultures Conference Date: February 21, 2025 Submission of Deadline (extended): December 15, 2024 How can we teach languages and cultures in a way that encourages and equips […]
Student Report on Forum and Exhibition on Multimodality in Multilingual and Intercultural Education Author: Delfin Kaplan On November 1st, 2024, Dr. Xin Zhang, assistant professor of Chinese and Intercultural Communication from the Langauge and Culture Center at Duke Kunshan University(DKU), and Dr. Peiru Tong, associate professor of International Education at Wuhan University (WHU) co-hosted the Forum […]
