Lecturer

Name：Cao Xiaoli  Gender： femal

Degree： master  Academic title  lecturer

• Brief Introduction

Cao Xiaoli, female, born in 1980 in Shaanxi province, is now a lecturer of English in School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University. She gained her Bachelor’s degree in Tourism English from Xi’an International Studies University in 2002 and then her Master’s degree in Linguistics from Northwest University. Since Jul. 2002, Cao has been teaching at School of Foreign languages and has offered courses including College English, Intensive Reading course for English minors and English Lexicology.

• Research Field: Applied linguistics

• Education background

From Sept.1998 to Jul.2002 Working on B.A. program in Tourism English International Studies University

From Sept.2005 to Jul.2008 Working on M.A. program in Linguistics in Northwest University

• Work Experience

From Jul. 2002 till now Working in School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University

From Set. 2007 to Jan. 2008 taking training courses in Nanjing University

• Teaching

Courses offered include College English, Intensive Reading course for English minors and English Lexicology.

• Research projects

2007-2008 working as a member on the project International Promotion of Religious Tourism in Xi’an

2010-2012 working as a member on the project Reformative Research on Modern-technology-based Teaching of College English Video-aural-oral Course

2010-2011  working as a member on the project Non-communicative Function of Foreign Language and its Social Psychology

• Published papers

The Function and Application of Movies in English Listening and Speaking Course published in Journal of Zhejiang Wanli University in Sep. 2006

Teaching of Culture-loaded English Words published in the extra edition of Foreign Language Education in Mar. 2007

The Operating Principles and Application of Duty Report published in the extra edition of Journal of Southwest University in Nov. 2007

Formation and Pragmatic Functions of English Abbreviations published in the extra edition of Journal of Nanjing Normal University in Nov. 2007

The Production and Elimination of English Ambiguity published in the extra edition of Foreign Language Education in Dec. 2007

On the Reasons behind the Prevailing of Catchwords published in the extra edition of Journal of Northwest University in Oct.2010

Application of Students-based College English Listening and Speaking Course published in Chang’an Journal in Sep. 2011

The Roles and Tasks of Teaching of College English Video-aural-oral Course in the multi-media Context published in Shaanxi Social Science in Jul. 2011

The use of Foreign Language in non-communicative context and its Social Psychology published in Chinese Language World in sep. 2011

• Books

Participated in the compilation of New Hope English Workbook 1 and New Hope English Workbook 3, which were published by Northwest University Publishing House in 2007