Joann Pittman

周宁

周宁现任华源协作伙伴关系与中国事工副总裁,并担任《每周中国快讯》(ZGBriefs)编辑。

加入华源协作之前,周宁曾在中国工作 28 年,期间担任过英语教师、语言学习者及项目主任,也为在中国工作的机构与企业提供跨文化培训。她曾在明尼苏达州的西北大学(University of Northwestern–St. Paul)教授中文,并在惠顿学院(Wheaton College)及泰勒大学(Taylor University)教授中国文化与沟通。

周宁拥有西北大学社会科学学士学位,以及圣托马斯大学(University of St. Thomas)教学硕士学位。

周宁著有 Survival Chinese Lessons 和 The Bells Are Not Silent: Stories of Church Bells in China 两本书。

周宁也经营个人博客 Outside-In(joannpittman.com),分享对中国、明尼苏达州、旅行,以及“如何在不属于自己的地方好好生活”等主题的观察与思考。

读者也可以通过 X(@jkpittman)及 Facebook(@authorjoannpittman)关注周宁的动态。

周宁目前定居美国明尼苏达州新布赖顿(New Brighton)。

最新文章

We Don’t Know “Nuthin’”

Our assumptions drive our conclusions about the motivation behind government policies. But are they correct? Do we have any way of confirming or refuting them? Do we really know what is going on? 

The Lenses of History

The latest edition of the ChinaSource Quarterly explores the awareness (or lack thereof) Chinese Christians have regarding the history of Christianity in China, and how history influences the church today. This was not the first time we devoted a Quarterly to the issue of history. In the 2002 spring edition of the ChinaSource Quarterly (known at the time as the ChinaSource journal), we explored the question of how history influences the present in China. 

A Call for Photos

As part of our on-going commemoration of the 20th anniversary of ChinaSource, we want to collect photos documenting the changes that have taken place in China. Whether you lived and worked there or were just visiting, we’d love to include your photos. 

Looking for 21st Century China

As ChinaSource celebrates 20 years of ministry, it is a time of reflection and giving thanks. We are privileged to have served the China-ministry community for as long as we have. With today’s post, we are beginning a series, called Looking Back that will take a closer look at those twenty years.

Putonghua: Uniting a Linguistically Fractured China

During my travels around China people often said to me “Your Chinese is better than mine.” When I adamantly denied even the remote possibility that their assertion may be true, they would clarify: “Your Putonghua is better than mine.”

Stinky Tofu and Language Learning

Earlier in the summer, I had the chance to meet a family that was in the process of moving to China. Among other things they wanted to know about resources to help their young children learn Chinese.