Courses Taught: Introduction to European Culture；Foundations of Western Culture；New York City Excitements and Anxieties；Comprehensive English；Intermediate Listening；Advanced Listening

Research Interests: Aesthetics Comparative literature

Professional Experience:

6/2001-8/2003   Teaching Assistant of Foreign Languages and Literatures, English Department, Xiamen University, China

8/2003-7/2008   Lecturer of Foreign Languages and Literatures, English   Department, Xiamen University, China

8/2008- present  Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures,

Xiamen University, China

Educational Background:

9/1994-9/1998   BA  (thesis achievement A) in English Education, Hangzhou University, China

9/1998-6/2001   MA (thesis achievement A) in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Zhejiang University, China

7/2006-9/2006   Summer School in Teaching English as a Second Language and British Journalism, The University of Westminster, UK

9/2010-9/2011   Visiting Scholar to Center for Ancient Studies, New York University, U.S.

2/2016-11/2016  Postgraduate Diploma in English (with distinction), The University of Auckland, NZ

3/2017-present   PhD candidate in English, The University of Auckland, NZ