Sean James

Credentials and training

• BA in History (UBC)
• French (University of Alberta)
• Spanish 1-4 (Langara Continuing Studies) 
• Mandarin (Langara, UBC, Yunnan Normal University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Nanjing Normal University)
• Confucius Institute Mandarin speech contest, third place (2015)
• Canada-China Scholar's Exchange Award Recipient (2016)
• Confucius Institute Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Scholarship Recipient (2017)

Published works (translations)

• Zheng Chaolin, “Discussion on Problems of Revolution (1946–79),” in Zheng Chaolin: Selected Writings, 1942–1998, edited by Gregor Benton and John Sexton, translated by Sean A. James, Boston: Brill, 2022. 
• Feng Xiaocai, “Status, Ritual, and Politics: The Chinese Communist Party’s Ideological Remoulding of Capitalists after 1956,” The PRC History Group, 2022. 

Areas of academic or research interest

My ongoing research interest is in language education technology and methods to enhance language education and study. Among my current projects are: developing and improving facilities for language study and practice (i.e., digital language labs and study space); expanding student learning opportunities by developing online, mobile-accessible language learning resources; and expanding the use of course management systems to supplement in-class instruction.