In China, Dr. Ye studied English language and literature, for which he received a B.A. from Zhejiang University. He completed a portion of his postgraduate studies in English teaching methodology at South China Normal University and taught English reading and writing courses at the college level for over ten years. After coming to the United States in 1998, he pursued an M.A. in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at Long Island University - C.W. Post Campus. Before coming to Queensborough, he taught ESL and non-ESL reading and writing courses for 5 years at Professional Business College in downtown Manhattan. He received his Ph.D. in Composition & TESOL from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is happy to be part of the Academic Literacy team and loves working with QCC students.