Dr Shasha Wang

Lecturer in Chinese Studies

0000-0003-2039-9701

Position: Lecturer in Chinese Studies & Head of Chinese

Email: s.wang@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: 01248 382117 (2117 internal)

Location: Room 409, New Arts Building

View Dr Shasha Wang’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Qualifications

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

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.

Teaching and Supervision

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 (Y4)
LZC-3031 3 Lang Project (2 maj/1 minor) (Y4)
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)

Postgraduate:

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 supervise/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’
Miss. Bixiao Lu: 'A Study of English Translation of Chinese Historical Classics (1840-1919): from the Perspective of Intercultural Communication'

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

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

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

Publications

2021

PublishedThe language of ‘China threat’: a case study of the BBC television documentary series ‘The Chinese Are Coming’
Wang, S. & Wei, W. (ed.), 22 Mar 2021, China's Contemporary Image and Rhetoric Practice - Routledge Studies in Chinese Discourse Analysis. 1st ed. London & New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis, p. 96-136 40 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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
PublishedThe Cambridge History of American Literature （Volume 7: Prose Writing, 1940–1990)- the Chinese Edition《剑桥美国文学史(第七卷修订版)1940年-1990年
Wang, S. (Translator), Sun, H. (Translator) & Bercovitch, S., 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

Activities

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
Activity: Participation in conference (Participant)

Other Information

Administrative Responsibilities:

Head of Chinese
Personal Tutor
UG (Chinese) Dissertation Coordinator
Assistant Director (the Confucius Institute at Bangor University)

Teaching Qualifications and Awards:

2020-present, Award of Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (in Chinese Language teaching and Chinese Studies), UK

2019, Award of Teaching Fellowship, Bangor University, Wales, UK

2017-present, Award of 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:

2020-preseent, Membership of Chinese Classics Bilinguials' Association, China

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

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, UK

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

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

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