Lecturer

Zhang Liyin

College of Foreign Languages

Northwest University

XI’an, P. R. China 710069

zly00000@yahoo.com.cn

CURRENT POSITION

Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University, Xi’an, P. R. China

EDUCATION

Academic Training        Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China Certificate, 2008  (funded by the Ministry of Education of P. R.China)

   General and Applied Linguistics

M.A., 2007               Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an, P. R. China

General and Applied Linguistics (Business English studies)

B.A., 2002               XI’an International Studies University, Xi’an, P. R. China

English (with a concentration on international trade)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 2008—Present        Lecturer

School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University, Xi’an, P. R. China

July 2002—April 2008    Teaching Assistant

School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University, Xi’an, P. R. China

HIGHLIGHTS

2002—2011               Gained extensive experience in teaching undergraduates

 Courses: College English (Band 1-4), Intercultural Communication, Business English, Business English Writing, Secretarial English, etc

2005 – 2007             Participated in the interpretation and translation for World Bank Loan Projects three times

2005                     Received an overall score of 637/677 in TOEFL

2004                     1st Prize in the Pedagogical Contest of Junior Lecturers in the College of Foreign Languages, Northwest University

PUBLICATIONS

Book:

Zhang, L, 2007. New Hope College English (Unit 1). Xi’an: Northwest University Press.

Articles (selected):

Zhang, L. (2007). The application of politeness principles in business correspondence. Foreign Language Education, 28: 20—22.

Zhang, L., & Yang, N. (2005). Politeness and translation. Journal of Northwest University. 35: 232-234.

Zhang, L. (2004). An analysis of the achievement tests for non-English majors in Chinese universities. Foreign Language Education, 25: 40-41.

FUNDED RESEARCH/ TEACHING PROJECTS (Selected)

1. A Study of College Students’ Deficiency in English Expressive Ability of Local Culture. Funding source：Ministry of Education of P. R. China. (2011)

2. A Study of College Students’ Application of Business English Corpus to Business English Writing: Northwest University (2010)

3. Provincial Program of Web-Delivery for Elaborate Courses: College English. Funding source：Provincial Department of Education. (2009)

4. The Theories and Practices of Experimental English Teaching. Funding source：National Funds of Social Science. (2006)

5.  Testing and Assessment in the Reformative Process of College English Teaching. Funding source: Ministry of Education of P. R. China. (2005)