Associate Dean & Professor

School of Translation Studies, Shandong University

sdulike@sdu.edu.cn

Tel:0631-5688709 

Mailing Address:

School of Translation Studies

Shandong University at Weihai

NO.180 Wenhuaxi Road

Weihai City, Shandong Province, China

CO 264209

Office Hours:

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Education:

PhD, Rhetorical Studies, Shanghai International Studies University

MA, Cognitive Linguistics, Qufu Normal University

BA, English Education, Qufu Normal University

BIO:

Ke Li is professor at Shandong University. Ke earned his Ph.D. in rhetorical studies from Shanghai International Studies University, his M.A. in cognitive linguistics from Qufu Normal University, and his B.A. in English education from Qufu Normal University. His research and teaching interests are in western rhetoric and cognitive linguistics. He is the author of A Study of Metonymy through the Lens of Rhetorical Criticism. He has published some essays on such famous linguistic journals in China as Foreign Language World, Foreign Language Teaching, Modern Foreign Languages. His essays have dealt with topics such as rhetorical criticism, critical metonymy analysis, and metonymy studies.

He has taught Basics of English Linguistics and Western Rhetoric at School of Translation Studies, Shandong University since 2012. The philosophy rooted in his teaching is the incorporation of theory into practice, which is widely welcomed by his students and thus earns him one of the most popular teachers on campus.

Selected Publications:

Books:

Yanan Wang. Translated by Ke Li. 2019. Bureaucracy in China. Salt Lake City, UT: American Academic Press.

Ke Li. 2015. A Study of Metonymy through the Lens of Rhetorical Criticism. Xiamen: Xiamen University Press.

Selected Journal Articles and Essays:

Ke Li. 2019. On the Interaction between Advanced Chinese EFL Learners’ Metonymic Competence and Writing Proficiency. Foreign Language Education 40 (1): 72-77.

Ke Li. 2019. A Study of English Majors’ Rhetorical Competence in the Context of Digital Media. Technology Enhanced Foreign Language Education 1: 51-56.

Ke Li, Weizhong Lu. 2017. On the Influence of Metonymic Competence on English Majors’ Translation Competence. Foreign Language World 1: 64-71.

Ke Li, Xiangyun Wang. 2016. On the Situation of Rhetorical Competence of Chinese International Students in American Teaching Environment. Foreign Languages in China 13 (4): 78-86.

Ke Li, Xiangyun Wang. 2015. A Study of Critical Metonymy Analysis from the Perspective of Rhetorical Criticism. Modern Foreign Languages 38 (2): 183-193+291.

Ke Li. 2013. The Construction of Metonymic Competence and Its Implications in English Reading Teaching. Technology Enhanced Foreign Language Education 4: 16-22.

Ke Li, ShuKang Li. 2012. A Study of Critical Metonymy Analysis and Terministic Screen. Foreign Language Education 33 (4): 27-31.

Ke Li, ShuKang Li. 2010. A Study of Social Deixis from the Perspective of Rhetorical Authority. Journal of Foreign Languages 33 (5): 49-58.

Ke Li, ShuKang Li. 2008. On the Construction of English Linguistics Textbooks in Colleges and Universities. Foreign Language World 6:81-90.

Selected Research Projects:

Ke Li. 2016. A Study of Rhetorical Competence in Foreign Language and its Standards. 16CYY063. Sponsored by the National Social Science Fund of China.

Ke Li. 2016. A Study of Bureaucracy in China. 16WZZ005. Sponsored by Chinese Academic Translation Project of the National Social Science Fund of China.

Courses Taught:

Advanced English; Basics of English Linguistics; Western Rhetoric

Expertise Areas: Western rhetoric; Cognitive linguistics