Early Buddhism in India Contemporary Buddhism in Asian societies and the West Comparative studies of the Pali and Chinese versions of the early Buddhist canon (including fragmentary Sanskrit texts), particularly, the Samyutta/Samyukta collection
BA in Buddhist Studies (Komazawa, Tokyo) MA in Studies in Religion (Queensland) PhD in Buddhist Studies (Queensland)
Buddhism: A History Chinese and Japanese Religion: A History Meditation in Eastern Religions Introduction to World Religions
Chinese pedagogy Applied linguistics Distance education Social, affective and conceptual aspects of learners' experiences of long-term language learning Curriculum development appropriate to new learning environments.
PhD (UNE) Grad Cert Higher Education (UNE) Cert IV Instructional Multimedia (CMC, WA) MA Area Studies (Far East) (London) Cert Applied Language Studies (York St John); Grad Dip Chin (Liaoning and Nanjing); BA Hons (York, UK)
Mandarin Chinese (beginners to advanced) Chinese grammar Translation Introduction to contemporary Chinese culture
International Trade and Investment Food and AgLaw Human Rights Comparative Law (specialising in comparative study of Chinese Law, Australian Law, and US Law)
LLB (Yantai University School of Law, China) Master of Laws (LLM) degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, United States SJD (Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, US)
LAW100: Introduction to Legal Systems and Methods LAW251: Corporation Law LAW325: International Trade Law OSSE300/500: China Study Program
Contemporary Chinese culture in areas of filial piety and also cross-cultural studies on gratitude development in children. This is to seek better understanding and addressing the issues of the “Me” generation or entitled generation and the global ageing, which have had significant ramifications for China and other countries in cultural and social changes in the last few decades and many decade...
Advanced DipEd in English (Jiamusi University, China); Master of History (Northeast Normal University, China); MBA (La Trobe University) PhD (University of Tasmania)
Worked in China as school English teacher, translator, radio broadcaster, television journalist, government official, and school director until 2005 when he settled down in Australia
Chinese language at all levels Contemporary Chinese culture Chinese calligraphy