Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

The Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, originally established as the Linguistics Research and Teaching Group in the late 1970s, is one of the earliest specialized teaching and research sections within the School of English and International Studies (formerly the English Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University) at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Since its inception, the center has been dedicated to research and teaching in both theoretical and applied linguistics. Currently, the center boasts a team of 26 full-time faculty members, including 9 professors and 8 associate professors, all of whom hold doctoral degrees in linguistics. This team, primarily composed of mid-career and young researchers, forms a high-level teaching and research group.

The center’s research interests comprehensively cover core and cutting-edge areas of linguistics, including phonetics, semantics, pragmatics, syntax, morphology, functional linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive linguistics, second language acquisition, historical linguistics, stylistics, foreign language teaching materials, corpus linguistics, language testing and assessment, theories and practices of English language teaching, psychology of language learning, open science, and AI-assisted language learning.

Members

Name	Research Interests
Chen Yaping	Second language acquisition; Psycholinguistics
Jin Limin	Second language acquisition; English Education
Lan Chun	Pragmatics; Cognitive linguistics; Rhetoric; Translation
Lin Yan	Second language acquisition
Lin Zhengjun	Cognitive linguistics; Functional linguistics; Applied linguistics
Xia Dengshan	Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Translation studies
Yang Luxin	Language curriculum and instruction; Second language writing instruction; Foreign language teacher education; Academic literacy development
Zhang Lian	History of applied linguistics as a discipline; Teacher cognition and development; Classroom discourse analysis; Second language writing
Zhang Xiaodong	Applied linguistics; Functional linguistics; Foreign language teaching materials
Chen Hui	Stylistics; Discourse analysis; Pragmatics
Jiang Jinlin	Language testing and assessment; corpus linguistics; Foreign language teaching materials
Wang Xiaoying	Language testing and assessment; Theory and practice of English language teaching
Wei Zheng	Second language acquisition; Morphology
Wu Zhaohong	Psycholinguistics; Second language acquisition
Yang Lifang	Foreign language teaching materials; Foreign language teaching; Language assessment
Yi Yan	Semantics; Contrastive studies between English and Chinese
Zou Ting	Phonetics; Psycholinguistics; Second language acquisition
Gao Shiran	Applied Linguistics (Second language writing; Foreign language teacher development; Foreign language teaching materials research)
Gao Yaru	Research on foreign language teaching materials; Comparative studies on teacher education; Research on global education governance
Li Dongyu	Research on Foreign Language Teaching Materials; Foreign Language Curriculum and Teaching; Teacher Education; Educational Management
Liang Hao	Historical linguistics; Contrastive linguistics; History of the English language
Liu Meng	Psychology of language learning; Open science; AI assisted language learning
Liu Mengying	Second language acquisition; Curriculum and instruction; Discourse analysis
Liu Shuwen	English Education
Liu Xuehui	Second language acquisition; Psycholinguistics
Wang Andi	Second language acquisition; Eye-Tracking method; L2 reading and vocabulary acquisition; Computer-assisted language learning

Major Publications and Research Projects (Past Five Years):

● High-Impact journal articles: 110

● Textbooks: 13

● Monographs: 10

● Translations: XX

● Funded Research Projects (provincial/ministerial/national level) : 10