Lecture: The building, development and evaluation of the subject of foreign language and literature

Lecture: The building, development and evaluation of the subject of foreign language and literature

Time: 13：30 ---15:00, May 24th

Place: Room 510, CFL

Title: The building, development and evaluation of thesubject of foreign language and literature

Lecturer: Prof. Peng Qinglong, vice dean of School ofForeign Languages, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Introductionof Prof. Peng Qinglong

PengQinglong, Doctor of English Language and Literature, Post-doctoral ResearchFellow in Chinese Language and Literature, Professor of English, PhD. StudentSupervisor, Deputy Dean of the School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai JiaotongUniversity. “New Century Excellent Talent” honored by the Education Ministry ofChina.

CouncilMember of China Association of English Language Teaching at Universities andColleges, Vice President of China Association of Business English Studies,Council Member of Standing Committee of China Association of Foreign LanguageInterfacial Studies, Council Member of Standing Committee of ShanghaiAssociation of Foreign Languages Studies, Member of Shanghai TranslatorsAssociation. In charge of such research programs as National Social Science FundProjects of China, Humanity and Social Science Fund of the Education Ministryof China, and Australian-China Council Competitive Projects. Visiting Professorof Sydney University, Latrobe University, Australia, and Central LancashireUniversity, Britain.

Hisresearch areas are primarily centered on Australian contemporary literature andapplied linguistics. Besides sixteen books that embrace monographs, collectionof papers, and textbooks and book translated, he has published around thirtyarticles in such journals as Foreign Literature Review, ContemporaryLiterature Studies, and Foreign Literatures and Journal of ForeignLanguages. His honors mainly include the Excellent Achievement Prize ofGraduates awarded by the Education Committee of Shanghai Municipal Government,Special Award for the Translation of Australian Classic Novels by theAustralian China Council of Australian Government.