Fang Liu （刘芳）

Mail：School of Foreign Languages, China University of Geosciences, 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R.C. 430074 (University Address)

Email: liufangcug@126.com                                          

Master supervisor, Associate Professor, School of Foreign Languages, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, P.R. China, 430074

Education:

·           Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature (1998)

Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

·           Master of Economics in Western Economics (2004)

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

·           Master of Arts in Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (2009)

China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China

·           Doctor of Philosophy in English Language & Literature (2015)

Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Honors:

·           “Excellence Award for Completion of Provincial Teaching Research Project”, 2010

·           “Excellence Award for Educational Administration and Management in CUG”, 2019

Professional Activities:

·           Council Member，Foreign Education Technology Society of China, Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese

·           Standing Council Member，China Association for Translation, Interpreting and Cognition

·           Council Member，China Language Education Association

Teaching Experience:    

Associate Professor (Since 2010), CUG

MA Courses: Thinking and Communication, English for International Conferences, Scientific Writing and Communication

BA Courses: College English, English Lexicology, English Grammar, Basic English Writing，Practical English Writing

Lecturer of School of Foreign Languages (Since 2003), CUG

BA Courses: College English, English Writing

Tutor of School of Foreign Languages (Since 1998), CUG

BA Courses: College English, Oral English

Research Projects：

·           Promotion of Critical Thinking in Graduate Students (YKC2018502, Grant 30,000 yuan), China University of Geosciences, 2018-2020. In Progress.

·           Action Research on Teaching of Critical Writing（2017143）, Hubei Provincial Department of Education, 2018-2020. In Progress.

·           College English Course Development: Design and Implementation（ZL201701, Grant 100,000 yuan）, China University of Geosciences, 2017-2019. Completed.

·           A Study on University English Teacher’s Preparedness for Critical Thinking Instruction (26420130071), Hubei Provincial Department of Education, 2014-2016. Completed.

·           A Study on College English Teachers’ Critical Thinking（CUGW130238, grant 30,000 yuan）, China University of Geosciences, 2013-2015. Completed.

Publications：

·           De Soto, J. Huerta. (2012). Money, Bank Credit and Economic Cycles. (Yafei Ge & Fang Liu, Trans.). Beijing: Publishing House of Electronics Industry. (Original work published 1997).

·           Ge, Yafei, Fang Liu, and Weihong Wang. (2007). College English Writing. Wuhan: China University of Geosciences Press.

Journal Articles:

·           Peng, Lin and Fang Liu. (2018). Incorporating critical thinking into college English education. Journal of Central China Normal University (Natural Sciences), (2): 240-243.

·           Li, Kang and Fang Liu. (2016). Three voices of Jennie and Hurston’s choice. Fudan Forum on Foreign Languages and Literature, (1): 16-23.

·           Liu, Fang, Yuanxing Dong and Kang Li. (2013). A study on Chinese university English teachers’ critical thinking skills. Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Education, (6): 66-70.

·           Dong, Yuanxing, Kang Li and Fang Liu. (2010). A study on the critical thinking skills of college English students: Assessment and cultivation. Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Education, (5): 33-38.

·           Liu, Fang and Man Zhang. (2009). A comparative study of writers’ explicit register roles of book reviews and literature reviews. Foreign Language Education, (1): 19-24.                                          

·           Liu, Fang and Lin Peng. (2006). Promotion of critical thinking through peer review in the L2 writing process. Hubei Social Sciences, (12): 48-50.

Conference Presentations:

·           “A study on university English teachers’ development of critical thinking”, presented in the Sixth National Symposium on Critical Thinking and Creative Education, August 19^th, 2016, Tsinghua University, Beijing.

·           “A study on the critical thinking skills of Chinese university teachers”, presented in the Ninth International Symposium on College English Teaching Research, October 18^th, 2013, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou.

·           “The design and implementation of liberal arts courses”, presented in 2012 National Symposium on College Foreign Language Teaching Reform, January 6^th, 2012, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin.