Meng Yeh holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics and a Master’s degree in Foreign Language Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining Rice University, she served as an Associate Professor at Trinity University. Dr. Yeh’s research focuses on language pedagogy, assessment, curriculum design, second language acquisition and literacy development. She has designed, implemented, and evaluated innovative instructional approaches aimed at enhancing students’ conversational, reading, and listening proficiency through systematic pedagogical research.
Her work has been published in leading journals, including Foreign Language Annals, System, Reading in a Foreign Language, and Chinese as a Second Language. She is also a co-author of several Chinese language textbooks and reference works for K–16 learners, such as Chaoyue: Advancing in Chinese, The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese, and Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar.
Dr. Yeh has received grants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan (2023–2029) to promote Chinese language and culture education at Rice University and in the greater Houston area. She received STARTALK grants (2008–2024) to support professional development workshops for K–16 Chinese language teachers, as well as summer Chinese language programs for students in Houston and Dallas.
In addition to her research and teaching, Dr. Yeh has delivered numerous professional development workshops for K–16 educators and serves as a consultant for national Chinese language programs. Her professional service includes consulting roles with the Texas Education Agency and the College Board (AP and SAT Chinese). She is also a certified ACTFL tester for OPI, OPIc, and AAPPL assessments.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
TEXTBOOKS
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide
Claudia Ross, Jing-heng Sheng Ma, Pei-Chia Chen, Baozhang He, Meng Yeh
Modern Mandarin Chinese Levels 1&2: 2nd Edition
Claudia Ross, Baozhang He, Pei-chia Chen, Meng Yeh
BOOK CHAPTERS
Assessing Interactive Listening in Beginning - Level L2 Chinese: Developing a Data-Driven Rating Scale
Wei Wang and Meng Yeh (authors)
L1 - L2 Speaker Interaction: Affordances for Assessing Repair Practices
Katharina Kley, Silvia Kunitz, Meng Yeh (authors); M. Rafael Salaberry, Albert Weideman, Wei-Li Hsu (editors)
JOURNAL ARTICLES
"Instructional effects of a CFL reading-strategy instruction incorporating lower- and higher-level strategies" (Reading in a Foreign Language)
"Using Authentic Doctor–Patient Consultations in Improving Communication Skills" (Foreign Language Annals)