Tao Zhang / 张陶

The Person

Zur Person

• BirthplaceGeburtsort
  Chongqing
  
  
• PositionTitel
  Professor of Didactics in the field of Chinese as a Foreign Language (ChaF), Georg-August University Göttingen
  
  
• AddressAdresse
  Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14
  37073 Göttingen, Deutschland
  
  
• TelephoneTelefon
  (0551) 39-21260
  
  
• EmailEmail
  tao.zhang@uni-goettingen.de
  
  
• HomepageHomepage
  https://www.sinologie-goettingen.de/seminar/person/prof-dr-zhang-tao/
  
  

Education

Ausbildung

• 2001-2005
  Bachelor's degree in German Studies (with components in Sinology), Beijing International Studies University
  
  
• 2005 - 2008
  Master's degree in Film Studies, Beijing Film Academy
  
  
• 2011-2016
  PhD in German Studies and Media Studies, University of Tübingen
  
  

Working experiences

Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang

• 2008-2018
  Extensive teaching experience at various educational institutions: Global IELTS School Beijing, Goethe Institute Language Center Chongqing, Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie Reutlingen, Volkshochschule Tübingen, Chinese Language School Stuttgart
  
  
• 2008-2011
  Lecturer and researcher at the universities of Chongqing
  
  
• 2016-2020
  Lecturer and researcher at the universities of Tübingen
  
  
• 2018-2024
  Lecturer and researcher at the universities of Heidelberg
  
  
• 2024-
  Professor of Chinese as a Foreign Language (ChaF), Georg-August University Göttingen
  
  

Research interests

Forschungsgebiete

• Chinese and German as foreign languages (ChaF/DaF)
  
  
• Cultural mediation in language instruction
  
  
• Use of media, particularly film, in foreign language didactics
  
  
• Intercultural studies, especially relating to Global Chinese and multilingualism
  
  
• Innovative teaching approaches incorporating audiovisual media, literature, and music in language didactics
  
  
• Chinese-language films and German-language films