College of Arts and Humanities

Kao-Ly Yang

Lecturer

kayang@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

Ph.D. Summa Cum Laude (1999), Anthropology, University of Provence, Aix-Marseille I, France.

MPhil. Magna Cum Laude (1993), Language Sciences, General Linguistics and Didactics of French as a Maternal and Foreign Language, University of Paul Valérie, Montpellier III, France.

M.A. (1992), Language Sciences, General Linguistics and Didactics of French as a Maternal and Foreign Language. University of Paul Valérie, Montpellier III, France.

B.A. (1991) Language Sciences and Teaching of French as a Foreign Language. University of Paul Valérie, Montpellier III, France.

Courses Taught

Department of Linguistics:

LING 121: Hmong Language, Culture & Identity
LING 140T: Hmong Conversation & Cinematography
HMONG 101: Advanced Hmong Reading & Composition
HMONG 100: Intermediate Reading & Composition
HMONG 4: Beginning Literacy for Hmong Speakers
HMONG 1A & 1B: Elementary Hmong

Department of Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures:

FREN 109: French Literature, Culture, and Society from the Middle Ages to Today
FREN 160: French-Speaking Voices in Southeast Asia
FREN 150: Advanced French Conversation
FREN 103: Advanced French Grammar & Composition
FREN 5: French Conversation
FREN 4: French Reading and Writing
FREN 2A: French for Communication
FREN 1A & 1B: Elementary French

Kao-Ly (pronounced Gao-Lee) Yang is Lecturer of Hmong of the Linguistics department at CSU Fresno. She also serves as Coordinator of the Hmong Studies Program, Advisor of the Hmong Minor and Chair of the Hmong Voices Series. Dr. Yang is specialized in Anthropology, Hmong and French Linguistics, Teaching of Hmong and French, Hmong Culture and Literature. She is passionate about preserving and transmitting Hmong cultural and language heritage to all learners, especially the heritage students. Her research focuses on Hmong cultural and religious changes and on developing best materials to teach Hmong language and culture. She is the author of the sets of Hmong textbooks for college students, "Planting a Tree. Let's Learn Hmong Language. Kawm Lus Hmoob". To reward her effort for the creation of the Hmong Minor, her generosity in sharing her 11 textbooks on Hmong language and culture to students and instructors, and her excellent teaching, she received the Provost's Award of Outstanding Lecturer in 2020.
For more about Dr. Kao-Ly Yang's work, feel free to visit her website: https://hmongcontemporaryissues.com/kao-ly-yang

Teaching and Didactics of French and Hmong as Foreign and Maternal Languages
French and Hmong Linguistics
Cultural Anthropology and Ethnography
Hmong Traditional and Contemporary Culture, Language and Literature
Theories of Ethnic Boundaries for Stateless People
Socialization of the Child
Community Collaborative Health Research and Cultural Competency
Interpretation and translation