Thinking in Chinese and English

Über den Autor

David Moser holds a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Chinese Studies from the University of Michigan, with a major in Chinese Linguistics and Philosophy. He has been based in Beijing for over 35 years and has been active in academic and media circles.  Moser was a visiting scholar at Peking University from 1987-89, and a visiting professor for five years at the Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学), where he taught courses in Translation Theory, Psycholinguistics, and Cross-Cultural Communication. For ten years he was Academic Director at Beijing CET Chinese Studies, an overseas study program for U.S. college students, where he also taught courses in Chinese history and politics. From 2017-2019 he was the Associate Dean of the Yenching Academy at Peking University, a two-year Master’s program. He is currently a professor at the College of International Culture at Beijing Capital Normal University, where he teaches linguistics. Moser is author of the book A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language, published by Penguin.