ODU attracts the best and brightest scholars from around the world. Their contributions as leading educators and researchers make our community increasingly globalized. ODU has a time-honored tradition of providing a diverse and welcoming community where we learn from different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. International faculty are helping to make ODU a world class institution of higher education. We want to get to know them better.
It is an honor to welcome Dr. Zhongtang Ren to our new series, ODU Faculty Speak World Languages! Dr. Ren is a Master Lecturer of Chinese in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. His research interests are student and teacher epistemological beliefs in different cultures, different domains, and different learning environments. In 2017, he received the prestigious Robert L. Stern Excellence in Teaching Award at Old Dominion University.
Our sincere thanks to our host, Wayne Chan. He is an exceptionally talented and multilingual student of Asian Studies and International Studies, '22. Wayne prepared the transcript from this interview.
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