Wol A Kang is a Senior Lecturer in Chinese in the Department of Modern Languages and
Literatures at Swarthmore College, where she has been a member since 2001. Originally
from Taiwan, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Taiwan and a Master of Arts in Teaching
Chinese as a Foreign Language from Peking University in China.

With over three decades of experience in Chinese language instruction, Wol A has taught at all
collegiate levels across the United States, China, and South Korea. Her teaching experience
spans both independent and collaborative settings, and she is recognized for her inclusive and
innovative pedagogical approach.

Her academic interests include Mandarin phonology, grammar, and pedagogy, with research
emphasizing interdisciplinary curriculum development and cross-departmental collaboration. Her
work has been published in South Korea and Hong Kong. In recent years, she has focused on
computer-assisted language learning, and her current research explores the impact of artificial
intelligence on foreign language acquisition. In 2024, she presented her findings at the 7 th
Conference on Chinese Teaching (CTS) in Edinburgh, the 12 th International Conference and
Workshops on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching (TCLT12) hosted online by UCLA,
and the ACTFL Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

In addition to her academic and research pursuits, Wol A co-authored the book Elegant and
Refined Chinese (고품격 중국어) with Sanghoon Lee, published by Olim Publishing House in
Seoul in 2022.

Wol A currently serves as Vice President of the Chinese Language Teachers Association–Taoli
Mid-Atlantic Regional Association (CLTA-Taoli). Her contributions to the academic community
include organizing numerous scholarly events, most notably the Eighth International Conference
on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, hosted at Swarthmore in June 2023. The conference
brought together more than 130 experts and scholars from 21 countries to share research and best
practices in Chinese language education.

She also supervises The Swarthmore College Undergraduate Chinese Journal 索思, where she
enjoys mentoring and working closely with students on their writing for the student journal.