Yi Rui TITLE/POSITION: Associate Professor
EMAIL: yirui@bfsu.edu.cn
DEGREES • PhD, American Studies, School of English, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2011. • MA, American Studies, School of English, BFSU, 2002. • BA, English Major, Shandong Normal University, 1996.
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE • Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, 2005-2006 • Fulbright Scholar, NYU, 2004
TEACHING • Western Civilization with Chinese Comparisons. • English Intensive Reading • Interpersonal Communication & Public Speaking
RESEARCH INTERESTS • American Intellectual History • EFL Teaching • Cross-cultural Studies
RESEARCH PROJECTS • Rui Yi, “Cultivating Critical Thinking in CLIL-Based English Intensive Reading Classes”, Research Project in BFSU, 2017-2020 • Rui Yi, “Designing Project of the Course Western Civilization with Chinese Comparisons”, Course Construction Project in BFSU, 2015-2017, • Rui Yi, “American Political Blogs”, Research Project in BFSU, 2012-2014.
SCHOLARLY WORKS • Rui Yi, “Students’ critical thinking development through oral presentations: A case study of CLIL-based EFL intensive reading class”, Foreign Language Education in China, 2024. (CSSCI) • Rui Yi, “Cultivating Critical Thinking in English Major Intensive Reading Class: A Lessen Study”. Foreign Language in China, 2020. (CSSCI) • Rui Yi, “Cultivating Critical Thinking Skills in Cross-cultural Comparisons—A Case Study of the Teaching Experiment of the Course Western Civilization with Chinese Comparisons”, Foreign Language in China, 2014. (CSSCI) • Rui Yi, American Political Blogs, World Affairs Press, 2012. • Rui Yi, co-ed, Contemporary College English: Oral English 1、2、4，Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press, 2004.
AWARDS & HONOURS • Lecturer of the course “Western Civilization with Chinese Comparisons”, awarded “The Best Undergraduate Course in Beijing Universities” in 2023. • Lecturer of the course “Western Civilization with Chinese Comparisons”, awarded “The Best Online Open Course of Chinese Universities” by Chinese Ministry of Education in 2015.
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