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Carl Polley, PhD

Assistant Professor, Editor, and Teacher in Honolulu, HI

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I teach Chinese language (Mandarin), Chinese literature, and linguistics. Research on Chinese pedagogy, conceptual metaphor, spatial and emotional cognition, happiness, Bhutan, and Gross National Happiness (GNH). You can find my open-access textbooks on Chinese language at LibreTexts.

  • Work
    • Assistant Professor
  • Education
    • PhD
    • University of Hawaiʻi
    • BA
    • Lawrence University