I joined the University of Nottingham Ningbo in 2008. Prior to that, I taught at Beijing University of Technology as associate professor (Head of Department between 2007 and 2008). Upon joining the university, I set up the MA Programme in Translation and Interpreting from scratch together with colleagues and acted as coordinator of the programme from 2008-2014.  

My research interest mainly focuses on sociocultural meanings of translation, media translation studies in particular. I have published extensively in areas such as media, mobile and cultural studies. My newly published book in 2019 News Framing through English-Chinese Translation: A comparative study of Chinese and English media discourse by Routledge has put forward a new model named transframing by incorporating framing in journalism with translation studies. 

I’m also interested in didactic research into translation and interpreting while being a practitioner in translation and conference interpreting. I’m a reviewer for Routledge book proposals and journals such as Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice and Language and Intercultural Communication.

UNNC

Undergraduate

• Introduction to Translation and Interpreting

Postgraduate

• Professional Translation
• Professional Interpreting
• Translation and Interpreting Theory
• Research Methodologies for Interpreting and Translation
• Translation and Interpreting in International Politics and Law
• Advanced Translation
• Translating and Interpreting in Engineering, Science and Technology
• Translating and Interpreting in Communications, Culture and the Media
• IT for Translators

MA dissertation supervision on various topics related to translation and interpreting

PhD supervision

Current PhD candidates:

Lukasz Nowacki, Comparative Study of Dominant Media Frames in Major Global News Agencies (CCTV, CNN and Al Jazeera) – a Case Study on North Korea

Cora Chen, A Multimodal Analysis on Interpretativeness of US-China Consecutive Interpreting in Diplomatic Settings, jointly with Dr Derek Irwin.

Xiang Li, Policy study of cultural city branding innovation under the background of Belt and Road Initiative: A case study of Ningbo, jointly with Prof May Tan-Mullins.

Beijing University of Technology

Undergraduate

• Introduction to Interpreting between English and Chinese
• Introduction to Translation between English and Chinese
• Advanced Readings in English

Postgraduate

• Conference Interpreting
• Translation and Interpreting Theory
• History of Chinese Translation

Expertise Summary

Besides teaching and research, I am also a practitioner in both translation and interpreting, assignments carried out including consecutive and simultaneous interpreting at international conferences, such as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, International Conference on Urban Planning & Design, World Top Brand Forum at CCTV 9, etc., as well as translation of media and technical articles for domestic press and international corporations. Since joining UNNC, I have interpreted on many occasions for the university such as the Unveiling Ceremony of the Sir Colin Campbell Sports Center, Parents’ Forum among others.

Research Interest

• Sociocultural meanings of translation;
• Media framing and translation studies;
• Translation of texts with cultural-specific items;
• Didactics of translation and interpretation
• City branding
• Mobile translation and language learning

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