Lecturer

Name: Ji Weimin     Gender: female

Degree: MA in Foreign Linguistics and Pragmatic Linguistics

The Professional Title: Lecturer

Personal Details

Field of Research: College English teaching， comparative study of languages and cultures  

Education

2010.9-present:  Studying for Ph.D. in English in the Doctoral program of Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China  

2005.9-2008.7:   M.A. in Foreign Linguistics and Pragmatic Linguistics at School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University, Xi’an, China

1998.9-2002.7    BA degree in English with an emphasis on Foreign-related Secretary at Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an, China

Work and Training Experiences

2002.7-Present:  Teaching at School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University

2004.7           Enrolling in the Training Course of College English Teaching Theories and Teaching Approaches

2002.7           Enrolling in the Training Course of College English Teaching Theories and Teaching Approaches

Teaching Experience

Teaching courses such as College English Intensive Reading, Listening and Speaking, Interpretation, Translation, Phonetics.

Academic Research 

1. Elaborate Courses of  Integrated English（Vocational School）  Provincial Project，2003  the 13th participant

2.Exploring new college English teaching approaches by means of modern media such as radio and broadcast   National Project, 2004   the 8^th  participant

3.The application of the multimedia-aided teaching approach in English teaching at schools for the blind   Provincial Project， 2008.4   the 4^th   participant

4.Research on English teaching concepts with the aim of fostering learners’ cross-cultural communicative competence    project of Northwest University, 2009    the 4^th participant

5.Research on the relation between language ability and nuclear cultural values    project of Northwest University, 2009    the 2nd participant

6.The precedence of pragmatic presupposition over the reproduction of character images in translation of dialogues in novels -----the  comparative Study of Fuzao and its translated version Turbulence    project of Northwest University, 2009    the 4th participant

7.The change in teachers’ roles in the student-centered listening and speaking English class      project of Northwest University, 2010    the 4^th participant

8.The exploration and experiment of the teaching approach aiming at improving English learning through speaking practice under the circumstance of college English teaching reforms      project of Northwest University, 2010.7    the 6^th participant

Major Publications

1. On Cultural Differences and Reader Responses in Translation---A  Comparative Study of Fuzao and Its Translated Version Turbulence    Journal of Northwest University  2012

2. Study on the formative assessment and its effects in student-centered listening and speaking English class     Journal of Exploration and Research of Education    Vol. 41, 2011   

3. On the translation of culturally-loaded expressions: from the perspective of pragmatic presupposition   Journal of Exploration and Research of Education    Vol. 8, 2011.4    the 2^nd author   

4. On translating strategies of cultural differences ---a comparative study of Fuzao and its translated version Turbulence    Contemporary Academic Research    Vol. 36, 2011.2     the 1^st author   

5. Analysis of Issues on the Part of Teachers in College English Intensive Reading Class   

Journal of Language Teaching and Research   Vol. 7, 2010   

6. Study of differences between Chinese and American cultural values:

Reflected in the movie The Treatment    Sino-American Foreign Teaching   Vol. 5, 2008   the 1^st author

7. A Bag from the Devil----Appreciation of Mark Twain’s Medium-length Novel: The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg Journal of Northwest University（a supplementary issue）  Vol. 5,2008    the 1^st author

8. On the positive transfer of Chinese in English learning of adults  Journal of Zhejiang Wanli University  Vol.6,2007    the 3rd author

9. On the application of group activities in college English class Journal of Northwest University（a supplementary issue）  Vol. 5,2007   the 1^st author

10. A study of the relation between western culture and English teaching and learning  Foreign Language Teaching（a supplementary issue）  Vol.3, 2007    the 1^st author