Lin Yan
A teacher of English for about 39 years, who specializes in teaching English oral communication skills, public speaking, and debating. A researcher in applied linguistics, who offers courses of Second Language Acquisition and Western Schools of Linguistics. TITLE/POSITION: Professor
EMAIL: linyan@bfsu.edu.cn
DEGREES • PhD in Applied Linguistics The University of Auckland, New Zealand | 2008–2013 • MA in TESOL Soka University of America | 1996–1997 • BA in English Language and Literature Beijing Foreign Studies University | 1983–1987
ACADEMIC POSITIONS • Lecturer, 1987-1999 • Associate Professor, 1999-2019 • Professor, 2020--
TEACHING • English Public Speaking • English Debating • Second Language Acquisition • Western Schools of Linguistics
RESEARCH INTERESTS • English Education • Second language acquisition
RESEARCH PROJECTS • Participated in the project: “Reforming Teaching Contents and Innovating Cultivation Models – A study on the Curriculum for English Oral Communicative Competence” (2008). • Led a team on the project: “Researching and Reforming Teaching Methods” – a sub-project of the Pilot Project for the Comprehensive Reform of English Majors (a project of the Ministry of Education) (2013 to 2016). • Independently finished the project: A study on the Development of Oral English Competence of English Majors in Critical Thinking English Education, XJJG2017006 (2017-2021). • Participated in the project: “Research on the Skills Courses for English Majors in Colleges and Universities and the Cultivation of Critical Thinking Abilities”, GPA115061 (2011 -2015). • Participated in the sub-project “Research on the Talent Cultivation Model for English Majors in Chinese Colleges and Universities” of the Major Project of the Humanities and Social Sciences Base of the Ministry of Education “Research on the Innovation of Chinese Foreign Language Education Theory and Practice”, 16JJD740002, (2016 --2020). • Participated in the Key Project of the National Social Science Fund “Interpretation and Application Research of the ‘National Standards for the Undergraduate Teaching Quality of Foreign Language Majors in Higher Education Institutions’, 18AYY011 (2018 to 2021).
ACADEMIC SERVICES • Reviewer: Chinese Applied Linguistics (1999–Present) SAGE Open (2019–Present)
SCHOLARLY WORKS • More than ten textbooks including: Understanding Contemporary China: A Public Speaking Course (Co-ed., FLTRP 2022) Think English: Speaking Critically (Ed., FLTRP 2016) • Monograph The Effects of Task Planning on L2 Writing (Hua Dong Normal University Press, 2015) • Journal Articles 20+articles including: “Cultivating Critical Thinking in English Public Speaking Class: A Lesson Study on Teaching Persuasive Strategies” (FLC, 2020) “The Impact of Peer Evaluation on the Evaluators’ Own Learning in Critical Thinking Infused English Learning” (TEFLE, 2018)
AWARDS & HONOURS • National Second Prize for Teaching Achievement (2023) • Beijing First Prize for Teaching Achievement (2022) • National First-Class Undergraduate Course Award (2020) • 15+ Chen Meijie Award for Teaching Excellence (1990–2023)
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