Dr Shasha Wang

• PhD: Chinese Studies (VISUALISING CHINA THOUGH THE LENS OF THE WEST)
  University of Durham, Durham, UK,

Since I started to teach as a language teacher in Higher Education (Northwest University, Xi’an, China) in 1999, my goal has been to help students to develop their linguistic, intellectual, practical, creative thinking and to encourage their personal development. In 2002, I moved to Beijing after my first MA degree in Literature. I taught undergraduates and postgraduates EFL and CFL in North China University of Technology. In 2004, I went to London to read my second MA degree in Education and later taught Chinese in different institutions in the UK for years. Between 2009 to 2011, I worked in Confucius Institute Headquarters & Hanban (Office of Chinese Language Council International, Ministry of Education, China) as a senior project officer. In 2014, I did my M.Phil. in Chinese Studies, University of Central Lancashire and later a PhD in Chinese Studies in Durham University. Before I joined Bangor University, I used to teach in Southampton University and other institutions in the UK and China. My taught students’ language level ranges from Chinese beginners to intermediate and advanced. In addition, I also teach degree modules on Chinese Studies (including Chinese culture, society, politics and literature); and postgraduate students (including PhD students) in the area of Chinese Studies and Translation Studies.

Undergraduate:

I teach a wide range of modules on Chinese Language, Chinese Studies (culture, history, literature and film) and translation between Chinese and English:

• LZC-1003 Chinese for Beginners 1 (Y1)
• LZC-1004 Chinese for Beginners 2 (Y1)
• LZC-2040 Chinese Language Skills (Y2)
• LZC-3040 Advanced Chinese Language Skills (Y3)
• LZC-3031 3 Lang Project (2 maj/1 minor) (Y3)
• LXC-1100 Introduction to Chinese Studies (Y1)- before 2019
• LXC-2200 Contemporary Chinese Studies (Y2)
• LXE-1600 Transnational Cultures (Y1)
• LXE-1700 Creating National Histories (Y1)
• International programme modules:
• - LXC-1700 Creating National Histories (S1) and LXC-1600 Transnational Cultures (S2) —Year 1
• - LXC-3041 Chinese Translation 1 (S1) and LXC-3042 Chinese Translation 2 (S2) —Year 3

Postgraduate:

MA

• Commentary and Translation practice (English to Chinese) as parts of the module of LXM-4024 Working on a Translation Portfolio
• Commentary and Translation practice (English to Chinese) as parts of the module of LXM 4025 Translation Studies Dissertations

PhD Supervision

Completed doctoral students:

        •  Mr. Jinquan Yu: ‘Dylan Thomas in Chinese translation: a sociological analysis’  (in 2019)

I currently co-supervise the following PhD theses in a variety of disciplines:

• Miss. Yujuan Zhou: ‘An analysis of place in David Hawkes’ translations of The Story of the Stone’
• Miss. Chunli Shen: ‘Translating the novels of Yan Lianke into English’

Visiting Scholar:

Completed visiting scholars:

• Aug 2018- Jan 2019, Mrs. Fang Li, from Dongguan University of Technology, China
• Feb 2019- April 2019, Mr. Wei Yuan, from Henan University, China

I would be interested in hearing from students considering doing MPhil/PhD in Chinese Studies, which includes the areas of Sino-West Relations; Geopolitics; Images of China (Representations and Self-representations); Chinese films & documentaries; Western films & documentaries on China; and interdisciplinary study between Chinese Studies and Translation Studies

2012

• Published剑桥美国文学史
  Wang, S. (Translator), Sun, H. (Translator) & Bercovitch, S. (ed.), 1 Jan 2012, 1st ed. Beijing: Beijing: Central Compilation & Translation Press. 905 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book

2002

• PublishedUnderstanding the American Women Movement through American Women History
  Wang, S. & Gu, S. (ed.), 1 May 2002, In : International Journal of Foreign Languages Teaching and Research. 7-5628-1263-2, p. 49-51
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2001

• PublishedHow to Keep Readers Hooked？
  Wang, S., 20 May 2001, In : Journal of Northwest University. 31, p. 211-213
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2019

•  Approaches and Methods of Teaching Modern Foreign Languages

  6 Jun 2019

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2018

• Intercultural Communications, Translation, and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages

  9 Jun 2018 – 10 Jun 2018

  Links:

  • https://www.bangor.ac.uk/confucius-institute/conference/documents/CI_conference_Programme_FINAL_June_2018.pdf
  Activity: Participation in conference (Participant)

2017

• Silk Road Symposium

  15 Jun 2017

  Activity: Participation in conference (Participant)

2016

• BBC Academy Conference

  1 Nov 2016

  Activity: Participation in conference (Participant)
• International Symposium: Chinese Narrative at the Crossroads of Cultures

  13 Oct 2016

  Activity: Participation in conference (Participant)
• Dynamic China: British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies Annual Conference 2016

  Presented paper on the Images of China in BBC TV Documentary: The Chinese Are

  Coming

  23 Jun 2016

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
• Corporate Governance in the Chinese Banking Industry

  10 May 2016

  Activity: Participation in conference (Participant)

2015

• New Explorations into Methods and Sources for Chinese Studies: the Complete Library of Four Treasuries and Beyond

  21 Sep 2015

  Activity: Participation in conference (Participant)

2014

• International Symposium: MOOCs (Massive Online Learning Courses) in the Arts and Humanities: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications Across UK Higher Education

  25 Apr 2014

  External organisation: University of Central Lancashire, Preston

  Activity: Participation in conference (Participant)

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Head of Chinese
• Personal Tutor
• Assistant Director (the Confucius Institute at Bangor University)

Teaching Qualifications and Awards:

2019, Award of Teaching Fellowship, Bangor University

2017-present, Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (in Chinese Language teaching and Chinese Studies), UK

2004-present, Higher Education Teacher Qualification, Ministry of Education, China

2003-2004, Senior Lectureship, North China University of Technology, China

2002-2003, Lectureship, North China University of Technology, China

Other Professional Qualification/Membership/Certificate:

2018-present, Membership of the British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS)

2017-present, Membership of the International Society for Science and Civilization on the Silk Road

2009-present, Membership of the International Society for Chinese Language Teaching

2001-present, Membership of Translator’s Association of Shaanxi, China

2008, AQA & Edexcel Examiner for Chinese

2007-present, British Airways Flag Awards Certificate for Mandarin/Chinese Accredited Examiner

2004-present, Certificate of Mandarin Chinese Level (Level 1, highest level) , Ministry of Education, China

2004-present, Diploma of Educational Study for teachers (HE), Ministry of Education, China

2003-present, Certificate of Oral English Examiner for Beijing Municipal Government, China