YI Yan holds a BA, MA, and PhD in Linguistics from Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). Research and teaching focus on English-Chinese contrastive linguistics, linguistic semantics, and children's English education. TITLE/POSITION: Associate Professor
EMAIL: yiyanw@bfsu.edu.cn
DEGREES • PhD in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2011 • MA in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2001 • BA in English Language and Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 1995
ACADEMIC POSITIONS • 2001-2013.7 Lecturer • 2013. 9 - Associate Professor
TEACHING • Semantics • Meaning in Language • Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese • Translation
RESEARCH INTERESTS • Semantics • Contrastive Studies of English and Chinese • Reading and Vocabulary Development in Child EFL Learners
SCHOLARLY WORKS • YI, Yan. (2022). Cultivating children's English reading and vocabulary skills: Principles, concepts, methods, and implications for English teaching in China. Beijing: Capital Normal University Press. • YI, Yan & Wang, Kefei (2013). A study on the correspondence of “dajia” based on parallel corpora. Foreign Languages and Foreign Language Teaching, 3. • YI, Yan Wang, Kefei (2013). A comparative study of meeting verbs in English and Chinese from the perspective of lexical typology. Foreign Language Teaching, 1. • YI, Yan. (2012). The intensive reading curriculum at Beijing Foreign Studies University in light of recent educational theories and research findings on reading instruction. In Research on English Reading Instruction and Critical Thinking Skills Development. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. • YI, Yan & Anna Siewierska (2011). Referential impersonal constructions in Mandarin. In Impersonal constructions: A cross-linguistic perspective . Amsterdam: John Benjamins. • YI, Yan. (2009). The conceptual basis of passivization in English and Chinese. Foreign Language Teaching and Research, 3. • YI, Yan. (Co-Ed.). (2022). Modern College English (3rd edition) Speaking (Vol. 2). Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. • YI, Yan. (Co-Ed.). (2022). Modern College English Speaking (3rd edition) (Vol. 1). Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
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