Overview
Since I started my teaching career in Higher Education back in 1999, my main objective has always been to assist students in enhancing their language proficiency, critical thinking skills, practical expertise, and overall intellectual abilities.? Alongside this, I strive to support their personal growth and development, including their future employability.
After completing my first MA degree in Literature in Xi'an (China), I relocated to Beijing in 2002. During my time as a Senior Lecturer at North China University of Technology (Beijing, China), I had the opportunity to teach both undergraduate and postgraduate students. In 2004, I pursued a second MA degree in Education in London, and subsequently spent several years teaching Chinese at various institutions in the UK.
Before joining Â鶹Íø in 2016, I taught at Southampton University.? Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of teaching students at different levels of proficiency in the Chinese language, from beginners to intermediate and advanced levels. I have also taught modules on various aspects of Chinese Studies to undergraduate and postgraduate students, including those pursuing PhD programmes in Chinese Studies and Translation Studies.
Additional Contact Information
Position: Head of? Chinese & Lecturer in Chinese Studies
Email: s.wang@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 382117 (2117 internal)
Location: Room 409, New Arts Building
Qualifications
- PhD: Chinese Studies (VISUALISING CHINA THROUGH 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)-? 2016-2019
- LXC-2200 Contemporary Chinese Studies?(Y2)
- LXE-2012 Identities in World Cinema (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) ¡ªYear 1
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)
- Ms. Yujuan Zou: ' Space and Translation: Fictional Spaces in David Hawkes' The story of the Stone (2023)
Current PhD student(s) under supervision:
- Miss. Bixiao Lu: 'English Translation of Chinese Historical Classics (1840-1919)'
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
2023
- Published
Wang, S., 1 Jan 2023, In: Advanced Modern Chinese ¸ß¼¶ººÓï¶Á±¾ Learning through Contemporary Film µ±´úÖйúµçÓ°ÉÍÎö.
Research output: Contribution to journal ? Book/Film/Article review ? peer-review
2022
- Published
Wang, S., 29 Jun 2022, In: Global Media and China. 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal ? Book/Film/Article review ? peer-review - Published
Wang, S., 24 Mar 2022, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication ? Article
2021
- Published
Wang, S. (Contributor) & Wei, W. (Editor), 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
Wang, S. (Translator), Sun, H. (Translator) & Bercovitch, S. (Editor), 1 Jan 2012, 1st ed. Beijing: Beijing: Central Compilation & Translation Press. 905 p.
Research output: Book/Report ? Book ? peer-review - Published
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
- Published
Wang, S. & Gu, S. (Editor), 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
- Published
Wang, S., 20 May 2001, In: Journal of Northwest University. 31, p. 211-213
Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article ? peer-review
Activities
2023
Attendance at seminar on Chinese Language Teaching in UK Universities 2023 was successfully held at the University of Glasgow, organised by CLEC-UK and co-sponsored by the Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
28 Oct 2023
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)Keynote speaker at the unveiling ceremony of the 'Cultural Translation and Foreign Translation Research Centre', University of Science and Technology Liaoning, China
11 May 2023
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Membership of the QAA (The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, UK) Advisory Group for the Area Studies Subject 2024 Benchmark Statement, UK.
Appointed to the Advisory Group for the review of the Area Studies Subject Benchmark Statement on 26th January 2023: The QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for Area Studies defines what can be expected of a graduate in the subject, in terms of what they might know, do and understand at the end of their studies. Subject Benchmark Statements are an established part of the quality assurance arrangements in UK higher education, but not a regulatory requirement. They are sector-owned reference points, developed and written by academics on behalf of their subject. Subject Benchmark Statements also describe the nature and characteristics of awards in a particular subject or area. Subject Benchmark Statements are published in QAA's capacity as an expert quality body on behalf of the higher education sector.
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2022
31 Oct 2022
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26 Oct 2022
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)19 Oct 2022
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)20 May 2022
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19 May 2022
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13 May 2022
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12 May 2022
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)12 May 2022
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Translation and Transcultural Studies Research Seminars
11 May 2022
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3 May 2022
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)26 Apr 2022
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4 Apr 2022
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25 Mar 2022
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)23 Mar 2022
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Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Organiser)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 Academic conference (Speaker)
2021
4 Dec 2021
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25 Nov 2021
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17 Nov 2021
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)4 Nov 2021
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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, Â鶹Íø, UK
26 Oct 2021
Activity: Other (Contributor)China and the West: Cultural Dialogues
22 Oct 2021
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22 Jun 2021
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8 Jun 2021
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Book review for the text book- Advanced Modern Chinese: Learning Through Contemporary Film ¡¶¸ß¼¶ººÓï¶Á±¾:µ±´úÖйúµçÓ°ÉÍÎö¡·
20 May 2021 ¨C 9 Jun 2021
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Routledge book review request for the book Advanced Modern Chinese: Learning through Contemporary Film (to be published)
20 May 2021 ¨C 10 Jun 2021
Activity: Editorial activity (Peer reviewer)17 Mar 2021
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
2020
11 Dec 2020
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China as a Rising Military Power: Developments, Dynamics, Downsides, and Dangers
30 Nov 2020
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Slogan Politics: Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy Concepts
30 Nov 2020
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Performing Chinese identity:
East Asian stand-up comedians in France
25 Nov 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)China¡¯s Engagement and Relations with Iran
24 Nov 2020
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Xi Jinping¡¯s Counter-Reformation: The Reassertion of Ideological Governance in Contemporary China'
23 Nov 2020
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How are translations really received?
19 Nov 2020
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Undogmatic Commitment: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in post-Mao China
18 Nov 2020
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What Explains the Resilience of Chinese Communist Party Rule?
16 Nov 2020
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Non-professional subtitling and translation studies: a matter of convergence
12 Nov 2020
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Why Understanding Chinese Politics is Important to all China-related Careers
11 Nov 2020
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The invention of the Han Race
9 Nov 2020
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The EU's struggle to come to terms with US-China great power competition
4 Nov 2020
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China Straddling the Persian Gulf
3 Nov 2020
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What Is Xi Fighting? The Dynamics of Corruption in Post-Mao China
2 Nov 2020
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¡®Moving Your Language Teaching Online¡¯ Toolkit: Launch Event
30 Oct 2020
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Semiotic Patterns in Cultural Evolution
28 Oct 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)Semiotic Patterns in Cultural Evolution
28 Oct 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)26 Oct 2020
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24 Oct 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)29 Jul 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)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 ¨C 28 Jul 2020
Activity: Editorial activity (Peer reviewer)9 Jul 2020
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Participant)
2019
6 Jun 2019
Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)
2018
9 Jun 2018 ¨C 10 Jun 2018
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Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)
2017
15 Jun 2017
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)
2016
1 Nov 2016
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)13 Oct 2016
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)Presented paper on the Images of China in BBC TV Documentary: The Chinese Are
Coming
23 Jun 2016
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)10 May 2016
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)
2015
21 Sep 2015
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)
2014
25 Apr 2014
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Participant)
Other Information
Administrative Responsibilities:
- Head of Chinese
- Personal Tutor
- UG (Chinese) Dissertation Coordinator
- Assistant Director (the Confucius Institute at Â鶹Íø)
- PhD internal examiner and PhD annual review chairperson
- Unibuddy (for Modern Languages)
Teaching Qualifications and Awards:
2020-present, Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK
2019, Award of Teaching Fellowship of the Year, Â鶹Íø, Wales, UK
2017-present, Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), 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:
June- July 2024, External Examiner for the PhD thesis: Development of Vocational Education in Wu-Ling Ethnic Areas: An Analytical Study, in SanXia University, China?
August 2023- present, Membership in the Professional Committee of Knowledge Translation of the Society for the Comparative Study of Chinese and Foreign Languages and Cultures, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
May 2023- present, External Consultant for MA Translation Studies programme, University of Science and Technology, China
Jan 2023- Dec 2023, Membership of the QAA (The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, UK) Advisory Group for the Area Studies Subject 2024 Benchmark Statement, UK
Oct 2022- Sept 2026, External Examiner for Chinese UG programme, the University of Aberdeen
March 2021, invited as the Examiner/Judge at the 2021 Mandarin Teaching Championship- Wales Competition
2020-present, 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