SUN Youzhong is a Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University and a distinguished scholar in foreign language education and intercultural communication in China. He serves as Director of the China Ministry of Education Steering Committee for Undergraduate Programs in Foreign Languages and Literatures, Director of the BFSU National Research Institute for Foreign Language Teaching Materials. He is also Vice President of AsiaTEFL, and President of the China English Language Education Association. Professor Sun’s research interests span foreign language education, intercultural studies, international communication, and American studies. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Global Forum and the author of numerous academic books, including Core Values: A Cross-Cultural Perspective; Decoding China’s Image: A Comparative Study of the China Reporting by The New York Times and The Times, 1993–2002; The Symbol of American Spirit: John Dewey’s Social Thought; Modern American Popular Culture; Approaching America; and American Cultural Industry. He has also edited several influential book series, such as English Education and Liberal Arts Education; Classics of Western Thought; Intercultural Mass Communication; Intercultural Communication Studies: New Frontiers; Intercultural Communication Studies: New Perspectives; and the Cultural Studies Reader Series. In addition to publishing extensively in academic journals in China and internationally, he has translated several works in philosophy and media studies. He is also the chief editor of widely-used textbook series, including Understanding Contemporary China, Think English, and Over to You. TITLE/POSITION • Professor • Director of the BFSU National Research Institute for Foreign Language Teaching Materials
EMAIL: sunny@bfsu.edu.cn
DEGREES • PhD in world history, Fudan University, 1995-1999 • BA in English language and literature, Central China Normal University, 1983-1987
ACADEMIC POSITIONS • Lecturer, 1987-1998 • Associate professor, 1999-2001 • Professor, 2002-present
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE • 2017, Visiting Scholar at Churchill College, Cambridge University • 2016, Visiting scholar at the Center for American Studies, Harvard University • 1997, Visiting scholar at the Department of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University
TEACHING • American Intellectual History • American Media Studies: Issues and Methods • Classics of Western Thought • English Writing
RESEARCH INTERESTS • foreign language education • intercultural studies • international communication • American studies
RESEARCH PROJECTS • The evolution of international mainstream media ideologies since the end of the Cold War, sponsored by the National Social Science Fund of China • Comparative study of the China reporting by the New York Times and the Times (1993–2002), sponsored by the National Social Science Fund of China
ACADEMIC SERVICES • Director of the China Ministry of Education Steering Committee for Undergraduate Programs in Foreign Languages and Literatures • President of the China English Language Education Association • President of the China Association for Foreign Language Teaching Materials • Executive Vice President of the Translators Association of China • President of the China Association for Intercultural Communication • Editor, Global Studies Forum
SCHOLARLY WORKS • Articles - “Principles of Language and Critical Thinking Integrated Teaching,” Foreign Language Teaching and Research, 2019(6). - “The Competence Framework for Teachers of Foreign Language Majors in Line with China National Teaching Quality Standards for Foreign Language Majors at the Bachelor’s Level,” Sun Youzhong, Zhang Hong, Zhang Lian, Foreign Languages in China, 2018(2). - “English Education as Liberal Arts Education,” Foreign Language Teaching and Research, 2017(6). - “Toward Intercultural Education: A Dialog with Dr. Janet Bennett,” Foreign Languages Research, 2017(2). - “Foreign Language Education and Intercultural Competence Development,” Foreign Languages in China, 2016(3). - “Foreign Language Education and Critical Thinking Development,” Foreign Languages in China, 2015(4). - “Ten Principles in English Education,” Foreign Language Education in China, 2014 (2). - “John Dewey and Modern China: Dialog with Roger T. Ames,” China Reading Weekly, August 3, 2011. - “Critical Thinking Development as a Guiding Principle for the Teaching Reform of English Departments in Chinese Higher Education,” Foreign Languages in China, 2011 (3). - “Intercultural communication and Global Democracy: A Deweyan Perspective,” Intercultural Communication Studies, Volume XIX:2, 2010. - “Globalizing Democracy: A Deweyan Critque of Bush’s National Security Strategy,” in Sor-hoon Tan and John Whalen-Bridge, eds., Democracy as Culture: Deweyan Pragmatism in a Globalizing World. NY: State University of New York Press, 2008. 53-62. (In English) - “On Cultural Communicationism,” People’s University Journal, 2007 (6). - “The Trans-Pacific Experience of John Dewey in Japan and China,” The Japanese Journal of American Studies, Spring, 2007. (In English) - “American Studies in America,” American Studies Quarterly, 2006 (1). - “Review of Confucian Democracy: A Deweyan Reconstruction by Sor-Hoon Tan,” Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy (USA), Spring, 2005. (In English) - “The Evolution of Early Maoism from Liberalism to Marxism,” Intellectual News, Review of the International Society for Intellectual History (London), Spring, 2005. (In English) - “Research Methods in International Journalism Studies,” International Forum, 2004 (3). - “Self-Regulation and Social Supervision: The British and American Media Experience,” Journalistic University, 2004 (1). - “Bush’s Visit to China: A Comparative Analysis of Xinhua News Agency and the Associated Press,” Journal of International Communication, 2002 (2). - “Intellectual History in the West,” Journal of History Theory, 2002 (2) - “Defining National Image,” International Forum, 2002 (3). - “The Dialogue between Pragmatism and Confucianism,” American Studies Quarterly, 2001 (3). - “Review of Democracy of the Dead by David L. Hall and Roger T. Ames,” Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy (USA), Summer, 2000, Vol. XXXVI, No. 3. (In English) - “Dewey in China: Yesterday and Today,” Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, A Quarterly Journal in American Philosophy (USA), Winter, 1999. (In English) - “John Dewey on America’s Way out of Capitalism,” American Studies Quarterly, 1999 (4). - “The American Enlightenment and Great Awakening,” American Studies Quarterly, 1997 (4). • Books - Sun, Youzhong. (2023) National Standards for Undergraduate Programs in Foreign Languages and Literatures: Interpretations and Applications. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. - Sun, Youzhong, Editor-in-Chief. (2022) Understanding China, an English textbook series for college English Majors. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. - Sun, Youzhong, Editor-in-Chief. (2021) Over to You, an English textbook series for college students. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. - Sun, Youzhong, ed. (2020) Asian Research on English for Specific Purposes. Springer. - Sun, Youzhong. (2018) Core Values Studies: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Chengdu: Sichuan People’s Press. - Sun, Youzhong, Editor-in-Chief. (2018) Think English: Textbook Series in Listening, Speaking, Writing and Reading for College English Majors (16 vols). Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. - Sun, Youzhong, Co-Editor. (2017) Transcultural Encounters in Knowledge Production and Consumption. Springer. - Sun, Youzhong, Editor-in-Chief. (2012) Reading Cultural Studies Series. Beijing: World Knowledge Press. (In English) - Sun, Youzhong, Editor-in-Chief. (2010) English Education and Critical Thinking Development Series. Beijing: Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Press. - Sun, Youzhong et al, eds. (2009) Intercultural Mass Communication: Approaches to Key Texts in Cultural Theory. Germany: Universitǎtsdrucke Gǒttingen Press. (In English) - Sun, Youzhong. (2009) Decoding China’s Image: A Comparative Study of the New York Times and The Times, 1993-2002. Beijing: World Knowledge Press. - Sun, Youzhong, ed. (2008) Classics of Western Thought: A Reader. Beijing: Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Press. (In English) - Sun, Youzhong, ed. (2008) English Education and Liberal Education. Beijing: Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Press. - Sun, Youzhong et al. (2007) American Cultural Industry. Beijing: Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Press. - Sun, Youzhong (2001). John Dewey’s Social Thought. Shanghai: Shanghai People’s Press. - Sun, Youzhong and Cai, Qi (2000). Modern American Popular Culture. Beijing: Chinese Economy Press. - Sun, Youzhong and Zhuang, Xi Chang (1997). Approaching America. Shanghai: Wenhui Press.
AWARDS & HONOURS • First Prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award, the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, 2023 • Second Prize of the National Excellent Textbook Award, the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, 2021 • National Leading Scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences Award, the Publicity Department of CPC Central Committee, 2016 • Clifford G. Christians Ethics Research Award, American Communication Association (USA), 2014 • Government Award, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, 2012 • New Century National Outstanding Talents Award, the Publicity Department of CPC Central Committee, 2007
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