Overview
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.
Additional Contact Information
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
Qualifications
- PhD: Chinese Studies (VISUALISING CHINA THOUGH THE LENS OF THE WEST)
University of Durham,
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 & LZC-3030 Advanced Chinese Language Skills (Y4)
- LZC-3031 3-Language Project (2 maj/1 minor) (Y4)
- LXE-3444 (Target language) and LXE-3400 (English): UG dissertation in Chinese (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:
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
- Chinese to English translation workshop as part of the module of LXM-4024 & LCM-4024 Working on a Translation Portfolio (S2)
PhD Supervision
Completed doctoral students:
- Mr. Jinquan Yu: 'Dylan Thomas in Chinese translation: a sociological analysis' (2019)
- Mrs. Chunli Shen: 'Ideological Patterns in the Translations of Yan Lianke into English: Images of China, Gender and Politics' (2022)
I currently supervise/co-supervise the following PhD theses in a variety of disciplines:
- Miss. Yujuan Zou: ‘An analysis of place in David Hawkes’ translations of The Story of the Stone’
- 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
2022
- PublishedTurning Red’s portrayal of ancestor worship highlights an important part of Chinese culture
Wang, S., 24 Mar 2022, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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 › peer-review
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 › peer-review - 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 › peer-review
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 › peer-review
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 › peer-review
Activities
2022
- Women’s Practice in Contemporary Chinese Film Industry: Female Film Programmer on the Rise
20 May 2022
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Taiwan-Hong Kong (dis)connection: physical and digital social movements in HK and Taiwan
19 May 2022
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Confucian China in a Changing World Cultural Order
13 May 2022
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Ref 2021
12 May 2022
Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Taiwan Studies Lecture Series: The Most Dangerous Place on Earth? Assessing the Risk of Conflict in the Taiwan Strait
12 May 2022
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Translation as social justice: translation policies and practices in NGOs
Translation and Transcultural Studies Research Seminars
11 May 2022
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Charities and Leverhulme Trust, Research Project Grants
3 May 2022
Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Roundtable on Literary Translation
26 Apr 2022
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Fractured China: How State Transformation is Shaping China’s Rise
4 Apr 2022
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Show, Tell and Celebrate: new language resources and machine translation at Language Technology Unit, Bangor University
25 Mar 2022
Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Chinese Studies Seminar: WHAT THEY SAID? PEOPLE’S DAILY AND STRAITS TIMES DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
23 Mar 2022
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Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Organiser) - WALES-CHINA SCHOOLS FORUM
Presented topic: Teaching Chinese in HEI during the Covid-19 pandemic period and beyond: challenges and chances
22 Mar 2022
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Activity: Participation in conference (Speaker)
2021
- Inaugural Hongmen dialogue conference on “Research and Practice of Teaching Chinese as an International Language from a Comparative Perspective”
4 Dec 2021
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Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - International Seminar: Western Media Representations about China
25 Nov 2021
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Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - Digital Accessibility
17 Nov 2021
Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - UK relations with China
4 Nov 2021
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - QA1
My compiled QA1 form (for BA Chinese programmes) has been identified by the Quality Enhancement Group (out of 80 completed QA1 forms across the university) as an exemplar of good practice, Bangor University, UK
26 Oct 2021
Activity: Other (Contributor) - China and the West: Cultural Dialogues
China and the West: Cultural Dialogues
22 Oct 2021
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Festival of Chinese Translation: James Legg and his translation of Chinese Classics
22 Jun 2021
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Festival of Chinese Translation: Philosophy of Translation, Confucius Institute at Aberdeen University, UK
8 Jun 2021
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Routledge Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
Routledge book review request for the book Advanced Modern Chinese: Learning through Contemporary Film (to be published)
20 May 2021 – 10 Jun 2021
Activity: Editorial activity (Peer reviewer) - Research Impact Session: So, you think impact isn’t for you?
17 Mar 2021
Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
2020
- Images of China through the lens of British TV documentaries
11 Dec 2020
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Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - China as a Rising Military Power: Developments, Dynamics, Downsides, and Dangers
China as a Rising Military Power: Developments, Dynamics, Downsides, and Dangers
30 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Slogan Politics: Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy Concepts
Slogan Politics: Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy Concepts
30 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Performing Chinese identity: East Asian stand-up comedians in France
Performing Chinese identity:
East Asian stand-up comedians in France
25 Nov 2020
Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - China’s Engagement and Relations with Iran
China’s Engagement and Relations with Iran
24 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Xi Jinping’s Counter-Reformation: The Reassertion of Ideological Governance in Contemporary China'
Xi Jinping’s Counter-Reformation: The Reassertion of Ideological Governance in Contemporary China'
23 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - How are translations really received?
How are translations really received?
19 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Undogmatic Commitment: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in post-Mao China
Undogmatic Commitment: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in post-Mao China
18 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - What Explains the Resilience of Chinese Communist Party Rule?
What Explains the Resilience of Chinese Communist Party Rule?
16 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Non-professional subtitling and translation studies: a matter of convergence
Non-professional subtitling and translation studies: a matter of convergence
12 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - Why Understanding Chinese Politics is Important to all China-related Careers
Why Understanding Chinese Politics is Important to all China-related Careers
11 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - The Invention of the Han Race
The invention of the Han Race
9 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant) - The EU's struggle to come to terms with US-China great power competition
The EU's struggle to come to terms with US-China great power competition
4 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - China Straddling the Persian Gulf
China Straddling the Persian Gulf
3 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - What Is Xi Fighting? The Dynamics of Corruption in Post-Mao China
What Is Xi Fighting? The Dynamics of Corruption in Post-Mao China
2 Nov 2020
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Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - ‘Moving Your Language Teaching Online’ Toolkit: Launch Event
‘Moving Your Language Teaching Online’ Toolkit: Launch Event
30 Oct 2020
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Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - Semiotic Patterns in Cultural Evolution
Semiotic Patterns in Cultural Evolution
28 Oct 2020
Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - Semiotic Patterns in Cultural Evolution
Semiotic Patterns in Cultural Evolution
28 Oct 2020
Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - Contentious Politics in China under Xi Jinping’s rule
26 Oct 2020
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Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - Discourse and Social Change: 2020 Discourse Analysis Studies International Conference
24 Oct 2020
Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - China's Vision of International Order, Institute for Peace & Diplomacy
29 Jul 2020
Activity: Participation in conference (Participant) - Routledge Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
Book chapter review request for the (proposed) book chapter: Chinese Straight Wives’ Risks in Mixed-orientation Marriages: An Intersectional Rhetorical Analysis of Online Narratives
15 Jul 2020 – 28 Jul 2020
Activity: Editorial activity (Peer reviewer) - Laozi: the law governing all laws
9 Jul 2020
Activity: Participation in workshop, seminar, course (Participant)
2019
- Approaches and Methods of Teaching Modern Foreign Languages
6 Jun 2019
Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)
2018
- Intercultural Communications, Translation, and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages
9 Jun 2018 – 10 Jun 2018
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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
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)
- PhD internal examiner and PhD annual review chairperson
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