Lecturer

Name:　Li Yan

Qualification:　Master of Arts

Academic Title: Lecturer

Background Information:

Native of Weinan, Shaanxi, born in 1973.

Educational Background:

1.       Sept. 1999 – July 2002: Master’s program in Translation Studies, School of Foreign Languages of NWU, Master’s Degree;

2.       Sept. 1991 – July 1995: School of Foreign Languages of NWU, Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature.

Working Experiences:

July 1995~ present: assistant (till 2000) and lecturer in School of Foreign Languages of NWU.

Instructional Experiences:

Courses Offered: Comprehensive English; Extensive Reading; Listening Comprehension; Oral Expression; Advanced English; theory and practice of Translation and Interpreting

Research Fields:

Theory and practice of Translation and Interpreting

Some of my publications:

1. Case Study of Chinese-English Translation, World Publishing Corporation，2001

2. New Hope English, NWU Press, 2007。

Some of my Research Papers:

 Works:

１.   A Glorious journey, A Perfect Hero.  Journal of Northwest University, Supplementary Issue, 1997

２.   On the translation standards of poetry. Foreign Language Education, Supplementary Issue, 2004

Research Projects:

Participants of several research projects of varied funds, including the project funded by MOE entitled “Research on the ability of college students to express local culture in English.” (as the second participant. 2009-2010.)

Academic Award:

１.   Second prize of teaching effect in Shaanxi, 2011 under the program of “Constructing talents of based on building self-teaching abilities”;

２.   Second Prize of the Teachers’ Lecture Contest by School of Adult Education, Northwest University in 2009;

３.   Awards of coaching students in participating in contests of national, regional and provincial levels including CCTV cup English speaking contest, Strait Interpretation contest, ‘New Hope’ Cup English speaking contest, etc.