Associate Professor

Name: Cheng  Tian’e

Gender: Female

Degree: MA

Professional Title:  Associate Professor

             Cheng Tian’e’s Resume

Cheng Tian’e, born in September 1973, is currently an associate professor of School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University. After graduating from Xi'an International Studies University in 1997, she began her teaching career at School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University. She has been teaching non-English majors college English up till now. In 2005, she obtained her MA degree in Translation Theory and Practice at Northwest University. In recent years, Cheng Tian’e has published 10 research papers, among which 3 were published in core journals. In addition, she has presided over and been involved in 20 teaching and research projects at all levels. She was also involved in compiling one textbook in 2005. In the academic year 2008 she was awarded the title Outstanding Teacher of Northwest University.       

Education Background

Cheng Tian’e worked on her BA program at Xi'an International Studies University from 1993 to 1997 and obtained her BA degree. From 2002 to 2005 she began to pursue her MA degree in Translation Theory and Practice at Northwest University and received the relative certificate.

Working Experience

 Up till now she has been teaching non-English majors college English since her graduation in 1997. Druing the years she has been working at Northwest University, she attended the coursebook trainings in Hangzhou in 1999, in Qingdao in 2005 and in Suzhou in 2007 respectively.

Lectures Delivered By Cheng Tian’e

She delivers lectures at different levels including College English for Non-English Majors, Chinese Tourism and Culture, English Courses for English Majors, Graduate English for MPA students.

Key Research Projects

1. “A research on the Translation of Publish Signs in the Business World of Shaanxi Province from a Prospective of Culture”.  Funded by Education Department of Shaanxi Province. 2010. 

2. “A Study on C-E Translation of Urban Public Signs in Xi’an”. Funded by Social Science Department of Northwest University. 2009.

3. “A Research on the Role of College English Teaching in the Cultivation of International Cultural Awareness in Xi’an.” Funded by Xi’an Municipal Social Science Foundation. 2012.

4. “A Study on the Aesthetic Mechanism and Cultural Construction Values of Harold Pinter’s ‘Menacing Comedies’.” Funded by The Social Science Foundation of the Ministry of Education. 2012.

 5. “A Survey on the Teaching Styles of The New Concept College English in the Comprehensive Universities in West China.”  A key Program of the Ministry of Education Funded by the National Education Science Planning Office. 2010.

Major Research Papers Published in Recent Years

1. A Study on Translator’s Subjectivity in C-E Translation of Tourist Materials. Journal of Northwest University. November, 2006.

2. A Study on the Linguistic Features of Article Title in Nature. Journal of Ningxia University. 2008.

3. A Research Overview of C-E Translation of Urban Public Signs from a Perspective of Translation Criticism. Journal of Northwest University. 2010

Awards

“An Outstanding Teacher of Northwest University” in 2008.