Zhang Lian

author: time:2018-08-22

(Last Name + First Name)

Degree PhD(Beijing Foreign Studies University)

Title Professor

Email zhanglian@bfsu.edu.cn

Taught Courses Undergraduate level: Argumentative Writing, Academic Writing, English Pronunciation
Graduate level: Applied Linguistics, Academic Writing


Research Areas Teacher cognition and development; Classroom discourse analysis; Second language writing

Education 2005: Beijing Foreign Studies University, PhD
2001: Beijing Foreign Studies University, MA
1990: Shanghai International Studies University, BA


Academic Titles Secretariat and member of Standing Committee of Teacher Education and Development Sector, Branch of Foreign Language Teaching and Research, China Association of Higher Education; Member of Advisory Board of Teaching and Teacher Education, Society of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning of China Association of Education; Member of Board of Advisors for BFSU Center for Faculty Development; Member of Board of Test Paper Writers for the National Entrance Examination for MA Candidates (English part), sponsored by National Educational Examination Authority (NEEA), the Ministry of Education

Overseas Experience 2008.7-8: Lancaster University,UK, short-term research

Publications 2011a: Exploring EFL Teachers’ Personal Theories: A Reconcepualization of Language Teacher Education, Beijing: FLTRP
2011b: Construction of Foreign Language Teacher Culture and Teacher Development (co-editor), Beijing: FLTRP
2014.6: Promoting EFL teacher learning through classroom discourse analysis: A case study, Journal of Foreign Languages and Their Teaching, vol. 276, pp. 36-41.
2013.6: Dialectical praxis between EFL curriculum transformation and teacher development, Journal of Foreign Languages and Foreign Language Teaching, vol. 270, pp. 30-35.
2013.1: Perceived impediments to college EFL teacher development and coping strategies: A case study, Foreign Languages in China, vol. 51, pp. 81-88.
2009.2: Question-answer, interaction and classroom discourse, Journal of Chinese Foreign Language Education, vol. 2, pp. 56-64.
2008.3 A critical review of research methods in foreign language teacher educational research. Journal of foreign language teaching theory and practice, vol.3, pp. 48-54.
2007.3: A study of verb valence in the structure of NP1+Vi+NP2.. Journal of Foreign Language Research, vol.3, pp. 102-106.
2006.6: A comparative case study of reference cohesion in Chinese and English texts. Journal of PLA University of Foreign Languages, vol.6, pp. 8-12.
2005.4: EFL teacher classroom decision making: a multi-case study. Foreign Language Teaching and Research, vol.4, pp. 265-270.


Research Projects 2007:Foreign Language Classroom Discourse Research and Teacher Development(Ref. 07BYY032), National Social Sciences Fund Project
2012: Narrative Inquiry of School EFL Teachers’ Professional Identity(Ref. ZGWYJYJJ2012Z02), The 6th China Foreign Language Education Fund Key Project
2013: Textbook writing (Humanistic Education and Critical Thinking series: Argumentative Writing, Academic Writing)-BFSU materials development project
2001: University EFL Teacher Education and Development in China(Ref. 01JAZJD740010) (part of the project), MOE Key Humanities and Social Sciences Base Fund
2010: Research on School EFL Teacher Development and New Language Pedagogical Model in China and (Ref. 10BYY032) (part of the project), National Social Sciences Fund
2013: Research on School EFL Teaching Research Officers in China (Ref. 13JJD74006) (part of the project), MOE Key Humanities and Social Sciences Base Fund


Awards & Honours 2014: BFSU Excellent MA Thesis Advisor Prize
2013: The Second Prize for Excellence in Higher Education and Teaching in Beijing
2009: The First Prize for Excellence in Higher Education and Teaching in Beijing
2012: BFSU Chen Meijie Award for Teaching Excellence
2010: BFSU Chen Meijie Award for Teaching Excellence
2012: BFSU Award for Outstanding Teaching and Academic Research
2010: BFSU Award for Outstanding Teaching and Academic Research


Invited Lectures 2013-3-11: College EFL-major Writing Curriculum Transformation: A Sociocultural Proposal,BFSU Seminar on Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
2012-12-20: EFL Classroom Discourse Research and Teacher Development: A Sociocultural Perspective, China National Research Center for Foreign Language Education
2012-10-17: EFL Classroom Discourse Analysis: Theories and Practice, Zhejiang International Studies University


Conferences Presentations 2014-8-13: Understanding Chinese School EFL Teachers’ Professional Identity through Narrative Frames, The 17th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Brisbane, Australia
2011-8-28: Situated EFL Teacher Learning: A Classroom Discourse Analysis Perspective, The 16th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Beijing, China
2008-8-26 Evaluating and Designing EFL Teacher Training Programs in China: A Case Study,The 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Essen, Germany




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