GONG Yan is professor of English and Canadian Studies. She is the founding director of the Canadian Studies Centre of School of English and International Studies, and was Vice President of Association of Canadian Studies in China (ACSC, 2014-2016). She has compiled more than ten textbooks (as chief editor or contributor), edited and published conference proceedings on critical thinking and speaking, and published papers on Canadian Studies. She was awarded Higher Education "Teaching Excellence" award by Beijing Municipal Government, and Teaching and Research Achievement Award by Ministry of Education. TITLE/POSITION: Professor
EMAIL: gongyan@bfsu.edu.cn
DEGREES • MA American Studies, School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University • BA English Language and Literature, Foreign Languages Department, Nanjing University
ACADEMIC POSITIONS • Professor 2019
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE • Visiting scholar at University of Cambridge, Yale University, Carleton University, McGill University
TEACHING • Graduate: Introduction to Canadian Studies Contemporary Issues and Policy Alternatives in Canada • Undergraduate: Canadian Society and Culture Interpersonal Communication Public Speaking in English
RESEARCH INTERESTS • Canadian Studies (social and cultural policy) • Public speaking and debating
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