Professor Bin Gao is a professor of translation studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and a practicing EU-accredited conference interpreter. Her research focuses on innovative approaches to translator education and the cognitive processes of interpreting.
She has authored over 30 articles in major international and domestic journals, in addition to two monographs and two translated books. Her contributions to the field were recognized through her selection for the Ministry of Education's "New Century Excellent Talents Support Program" in 2012. Professor Gao’s research has attracted significant peer-reviewed funding. She has led and completed major research initiatives, including a General Project of the National Social Science Fund of China and the Ministry of Education. Her work has also received the Third Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research for Higher Education in Beijing.
Demonstrating her commitment to the profession, she serves as a Council Member of the Translation Studies Committee of the Chinese Comparative Literature Association (CCLA) and a Committee Member of the Interpreting Committee of the Translators Association of China (TAC). TITLE/POSITION • Professor, • Director, MTI Interpreting Center
EMAIL: gaobin@bfsu.edu.cn
DEGREES • PhD ，Translation studies, Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation, Shanghai International Studies University, 2008 • MA, English Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Shandong University, 1998 • BA, English Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Shandong University, 1995
ACADEMIC POSITIONS • 1998-2008 Lecturer • 2008-2015 Associate Professor • 2015-Present Professor
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE • 2001 Conference Interpreting, Directorate-General for Interpretation, European Union
TEACHING • Methodology of Translation Studies • Translator and Interpreter Education: Theory and Practice • Consecutive Interpreting • Simultaneous Interpreting
RESEARCH INTERESTS • Translation Studies • Translator Education • Conference interpreting
RESEARCH PROJECTS • National General Project for Humanities and Social Sciences: Research on the Development of Simultaneous Interpretation Competence (Completed) • Youth Project for Humanities and Social Sciences by the Ministry of Education: Research on the Cognitive Processing in Simultaneous Interpretation (Completed)
ACADEMIC SERVICES • Council Member of the Translation Studies Committee of the Chinese Comparative Literature Association (CCLA) • Committee Member of the Interpreting Committee of the Translators Association of China (TAC).
SCHOLARLY WORKS • Gao, B., & Fan, J. (2024). Understanding student engagement with teacher feedback in Chinese-to-English consecutive interpreting courses. Language Teaching Research. • Gao, B. & Zhao, Z. X. (2024). Technical challenges and teaching strategies for remote interpreting. Computer-assisted Foreign Language Education, (3), 62-68. • Gao, B., & Shen, Z. (2024). More than just non-professional translators: The public perception of Chinese fansubbers in an English as a Lingua Franca world.The Journal of Specialized Translation,84-102. • Hu, P., Gao, B.*(corresponding author), Fan, J., & Li, K. (2024). Boredom and self-perceived learning achievement in postgraduate interpreting classes: the mediating roles of amotivation and engagement. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1-17. • Gao, B. & Hu, P. (2024). A comparative study on market demand for translation competence and MTI curriculum setup in China. Chinese Translators Journal (1), 108-116. • Shen, Z., & Gao, B(2023). Public Perceptions of Diplomatic Interpreters in China: A Corpus-driven Approach. International Journal of Chinese and English Translation and Interpreting[J](3)2-18. • Gao, B., & Zhao, Z. (2023). Embarking upon careers with a diploma in conference interpreting: Graduates' motivations and self-perceived employability. In Conference Interpreting in China (pp. 66-82). Routledge. • Gao, B. & Zhao, Z. X. (2023). A study on the characteristics of student interpreters' simultaneous interpretation competence development. Foreign Language World, (1), 49-56. • Gao, B. (Trans.). (2020). Digital Transformation and Innovation Management[M]. Tsinghua University Press. • Gao, B. (2019). The development law of language choice in English-Chinese consecutive interpretation: A cross-sectional study based on interpreting learners. Chinese Translators Journal, (1), 83-90.
AWARDS & HONOURS • The New Century Excellent Talents Support Program by the Ministry of Education • Third Prize for Excellent Higher Education Research Achievements in the 8th Session of Beijing Higher Education Society
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