Teaching Associate Professor
Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Jen-Li Ko completed her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is the Director of the Chinese Language and Cultural Program, where she develops and teaches a wide range of courses in Chinese language and culture. Her areas of expertise include Chinese pedagogy, language and identity, language learning and computing, and the integration of technology into language instruction.
Introductory Chinese Language and Cultures Concentration at Marquette University
Education
- Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- M.S. Data Science, Marquette University
- M.A. The Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
Courses Taught
- CHNS 1001: Elementary Chinese 1
- CHNS 1002: Elementary Chinese 2
- CHNS 2001: Intermediate Chinese 1
- CHNS 2002: Intermediate Chinese 2
- CHNS 3200: Chinese Culture and Civilization
- CHNS 3215: Chinese Cuisine and Culture
- CHNS 3230: Chinawood: Chinese Film and Culture
- CHNS 3300: Chinese Society: Speaking and Reading Skills
- CHNS 3700: Chinese Business Culture
- CHNS 4931/LLAC4931: Topics in Foreign Language, Culture and Literature
Research Interests
Transnational migration, race and ethnicity, language and identity, museum exhibitions and cultural representations, Asian American studies, Chinese language and culture
Specialization
- Chinese pedagogy
- Chinese culture and civilization
- Technology and language teaching
Publications
- Ko, J., Joslyn, J., Lu, G., Palmer, J., Charles, M., Sanganalu Matth, A., Parsons, B., Tatum, R., Redmann, C., & Bialkowski, W. (2022). Empowering Those Who Seek to End Hunger through Collaboration and Innovation. Metropolitan Universities Journal, 32(3),92-101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18060/25330
- Ko, J. (2011). Cultural Representations and Museums: The Construction of Ethnic Identity in Chicago’s Chinatown” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Grants
- Chinese Language Learning and Game Design, Principal investigator (PI), STARTALK Grant, National Security Agency, 08/2024-08/2026
- Chinese Language Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Principal investigator (PI), STARTALK Grant, National Security Agency, 05/2023-06/2025
- Computer Science Enhanced Chinese Language Learning, Principal investigator (PI), STARTALK Grant, National Security Agency, 05/2022-06/2024
Dr. Jen-Li KoMarquette University
