Zheng Mingyuan Resume

Ø Educational Background and Academic Position:

1. From September 1997 to June 2001, majored in English at the Faculty of Foreign Studies, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts;

2. From September 2002 to January 2005, majored in English Language and Literature at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Ningbo University, focusing on the research of western literary theory, and obtained a Master of Arts;

3. From September 2009 to June 2013, majored in English Language and Literature at the School of English Studies of Shanghai International Studies University, focusing on the research of western literary theory, with the doctoral diploma thesis awarded an excellent rating at the university, and obtained a Doctorate in Literature;

4. From April 2005 to present, teaching at the School of Foreign Languages of North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, mainly teaching English courses such as College English Intensive Reading, College English Viewing, Listening and Speaking, and History of Foreign Literature, etc.;

5. From November 2014 to present, qualified as a Translation Master’s Degree tutor for MTI;

6. From November 2014 to present, a reviewer for the academic journal Journal of North University of China (Social Science edition);

7. From November 2014 to present, a thesis review expert for the MTI Translation Master’s Degree Center under the Ministry of Education.

Ø Academic Achievement and Teaching Performance:

Zheng Mingyuan, female, born in January 1980 in Henan. I am an associate professor at the School of Foreign Languages of the North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, a Doctor of Literature in English Language and Literature at Shanghai International Studies University, a tutor for Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) at the School of Foreign Languages, a key young teacher at higher education institutions in Henan Province, an expert in thesis review for the MTI Translation Master’s Degree Center under the Ministry of Education, and a National Outstanding Education Gardener. Currently, I am teaching at the First Teaching Department of Public English at the School of Foreign Languages, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, Henan Province. My main research direction is Chinese and Western trends of thoughts in literature and art and cultural strategies. I have published 2 textbooks and 9 monographs, including one published by the People's Publishing House and one post-funded project of the National Social Science Fund of China. I published over 30 papers in core journals, including 17 papers in PKU-list of core journals, and 9 papers included in CSSCI. My research results of education and teaching reform won 1 third prize of the 2^nd National Education Scientific Research Innovation Achievement Award, 2 National Quality Education and Teaching Achievement Awards, 1 first prize and 1 second prize of the Outstanding Education and Teaching Achievement Award for Quality-oriented Education Theory and Practice of Henan Province, 1 first prize and 1 second prize of the Outstanding Achievement Award for Educational Scientific Research of Henan Province, 2 second prizes of the Outstanding Achievement Award for Humanities & Social Sciences Research of the Education Department, Henan Province, and 1 third prize of the Outstanding Achievement Award for Information Technology Education of Henan Province. My scientific research achievements have won 1 first prize and 3 second prizes of the Humanities & Social Sciences Research Achievement Award of the Education Department, Henan Province, and 1 second prize of the Outstanding Achievement Award of the "Translation Henan" Project. I successfully completed 1 major project supported by the China Foreign Language Education Fund, 1 project for training young key teachers at higher education institutions of Henan Province, 1 project for philosophical and social sciences of Henan Province, 1 key scientific research project of higher education institutions of Henan Province, 1 soft science project for the Office of Science and Technology, Henan Province, 1 project of the 12th Five-Year Plan for Education Science of Henan Province, 1 key project of the 13th Five-Year Plan for Education Science of Henan Province, 5 projects for humanities & social science research of the Education Department, Henan Province, 2 projects for education and teaching research and reform of the North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, and 1 project for enhancing the ideological and political teaching team of the university-level course, New Era Mingde College English. I guided the completion of 2 innovation and entrepreneurship training programs for college students at North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power. In addition, with outstanding English proficiency and excellent teaching performance, I have been awarded the honors and commendations of "Excellent Educator" at the departmental and university levels multiple times. Moreover, I have actively participated in guiding the teaching and research works of young teachers, teaching assistants and lecturers. I have guided undergraduate and graduate students to win multiple awards and honors in provincial and national English competitions, including first and second prizes. I have assisted the college leaders and discipline leaders in applying for and completing the training plan and teaching syllabus of Foreign Languages and Literatures, building up the outstanding college English teaching team and the university-level developing disciplines, the MTI education project, and the core course project of Literary Translation, making due efforts and contributions to the evaluation and construction of Foreign Languages and Literatures.