WUSTL linguist partners with Chinese colleagues to find best ways to teach English in China By Julie Kennedy February 12, 2013 SHARE Yanming “Nancy” Gao, right, vice dean of the School of Overseas Education at Northeast Normal University in China, returned to China last month after spending the past year at Washington University researching methods for teaching English to native Chinese speakers. She studied with Cindy Brantmeier, left, associate professor of applied linguistics and Spanish in Arts & Sciences. (Credit: joe angeles) Latest from the Newsroom Recent Stories Movement of crops, animals played a key role in domestication Jennifer Coolidge to give WashU’s 163rd Commencement address Confluence symposium, award ceremony to take place April 10 WashU Experts How Key Bridge collapse could impact U.S. supply chains immediately, long-term Happiness may protect against dementia Don’t believe hype about shorter work week benefits WashU in the News Mnuchin tried to force a sale of TikTok. Now he’s a possible bidder. DNA test says it can predict opioid addiction risk. Skeptics aren’t so sure. The Deep Conflict Between Our Work and Parenting Ideals