Jingjing Xing

EDUCATION

The University of Warwick, UK   10/2016-11/2017

MSc in Intercultural Communication for Business and the Professions

Distinction

University of Nottingham Ningbo China, CHN  09/2012-07/2016

BA (Hons) in International Communications Studies

2:1 Degree. UK-GPA: 3.7/4/0

The University of Nottingham, UK   09/2014-06/2015

Exchange Programme in Culture, Film and Media

WORK EXPERIENCE  

University Lecturer & Graduate Student Advisor, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, China   09/2019-Present

l Teach the courses: Country and Regional Culture, College English Viewing, Listening & Speaking, College English Reading, Writing & Translation, and Practical English Writing

l Responsible for the management of graduate students in School of Foreign Studies: providing career guidance for students (The employment rate of graduates during my tenure is over 95%.); organizing students to participate in academic writing competitions and national translation competitions (Many participating students won first to third prizes, and I won the Outstanding Organization Award as a result.)

l Supervise students’ dissertations, organize thesis defenses, and participate in the evaluation of graduate admission examinations

l Provide psychological counseling for students with mental problems, helping them restore a healthy emotional state and make academic progress

PUBLICATIONS  

The Current Situation, Deficiencies, and Development Countermeasures of International Chinese Language Education in Latin America   06/2023

Second Author | Journal name: Journal of Beijing University of Chemical Technology (Social Sciences Edition) CN11-4755/T, ISSN1671-4628 (included in Peking University core periodical catalogue) | Journal website: https://bhgs.cbpt.cnki.net

Media Construction and Communication Strategy of Zhengzhou City Image  10/2022

First Author | Journal name: The Cultural Industry CN 14-1347/G2 | Journal website: http://www.whcyzzs.cn

Critically Compare, Contrast and Evaluate the Tool of Assessing Intercultural Competence (AIC) and Intercultural Competence Assessment (INCA) on Assessing Competence in Communicating across Cultures

08/2022

First Author | Journal name: Journal of Western CN 61-1487/C | Journal website: http://www.xbxkzz.com

ACADEMIC PROJECTS  

Henan Provincial Federation of Social Sciences Research in 2022   08/2022-04/2023

Project Name: Research on Discourse Construction of Henan Province’s Urban Image in American Media Reports and Analysis of International Communication Strategies

l This study combined quantitative and qualitative research methods, taking 10 cities in Henan province as the research objects. By collecting data from Corpus of Contemporary American English and relevant mainstream media reports, using corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis methods, the study analyzed the shaping characteristics of the government, environment, economy, culture, and citizen images of Henan’s cities by the American media. It explored the discourse issues, contents, tendencies, and strategies of city image construction. Furthermore, this study analyzed the international communication strategies of Henan city image and proposed ways to construct a distinctive promotional discourse system for Henan’s image.

Henan Provincial Federation of Social Sciences Research in 2021   08/2021-08/2022

Project Name: Comparison Study of the Metaphor of “Water” in Chinese and Spanish

l This study compared the metaphor of “water” in Chinese and Spanish, exploring the similarities (in terms of metaphorical usage in time, emotions, thoughts, wealth, and challenges) and differences (with Chinese focusing on water as a metaphor for Taoism and virtues, while Spanish emphasizes water as a metaphor for courage and hope) between Chinese and Spanish “water” metaphors. This research is to investigate the cultural and cognitive differences between Chinese and Spanish people, so as to promote dialogue and communication for civilization.

Zhengzhou Social Science Research of 2021   12/2021-04/2022

Project Name: Research on Media Construction and Communication Strategy of Zhengzhou City Image

l This study selected content from three mainstream Chinese media outlets from 2017 to 2021 regarding Zhengzhou for quantitative content analysis and qualitative text analysis. Using research methods such as content analysis, text analysis, comparative analysis, and critical discourse analysis from both a self-construction and other-construction perspective, it explored the differences in the portrayal of Zhengzhou’s government image, environmental image, economic image, cultural image, and citizen image across different media outlets. Finally, some constructive recommendations are provided for the shaping and dissemination of Zhengzhou’s city image.

The DISCONEX Project: The Discursive Construction of Academic Excellence, University of Warwick, UK

05/2017-12/2017

l Undertook basic research as the research assistant, by preparing and setting up the data collection

l Conducted CV searches and continued to update the database