Kun Zhao PhD

Associate Professor

School of Translation Studies, Shandong University

E-mail:zhaokun@sdu.edu.cn

Mailing Address:

School of Translation Studies

Shandong University at Weihai

NO.180 Wenhuaxi Road

Weihai City, Shandong Province, China

CO 264209

Education:

PhD, English Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, Shanghai Normal University

MA, English Linguistics, Shandong University at Weihai

BA, English Linguistics, Shandong University at Weihai

BIO:

Kun Zhao is an associate professor at Shandong University. Kun earned her Ph.D. in English Curriculum and Teaching Methodology from Shanghai Normal University, her M.A. and B.A. both in English Linguistics from Shandong University at Weihai. Her research and teaching interests are in applied linguistics and foreign languages education policy. She is the author of Language in Action: a SETT-based Research on China’s College English Teachers’ Classroom Interactive Discourses. She has published some essays on international conferences and domestic journals. Her essays have dealt with topics such as college English teachers’ professional development, Teacher Talk, and English as a second language education.

She has taught College English, Pragmatics and Stylistics at School of Translation Studies, Shandong University since 2001. The philosophy rooted in her teaching is that all students are unique and must have a stimulating educational environment where they can grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. Teachers are supposed to provide a safe environment where students are invited to share their ideas, take risks and meet their full potential. For this core idea that drives her teaching practice, she is widely welcomed by her students and thus earns her one of the most popular teachers on campus.

Selected Publications:

Books:

OECD. Translated by Jinjie Xu, Fabao Chen, & Kun Zhao. 2013. Strong performers and successful reformers in education: Lessons from PISA for the United States. Peking: Peking University Press.

Kun Zhao. 2019. Language in Action: a SETT-based Research on China’s College English Teachers’ Classroom Interactive Discourses. Beijing: Intellectual Property Publishing House.

Selected Journal Articles and Essays:

Kun Zhao. 2012. Sustained excellence: An analysis on the influencing factors of Japan’s great performance in PISA 2000-2009 and its enlightenment. Elementary & Secondary Schooling Abroad, 2012(11), 6-11, 59.

Kun Zhao, Qixue Fan. 2012. Constructing self-assessment system: A way to promote College English Teachers’ professional development in China. International Conference on Social Science and Education (ICSSE2012). Indexed by CPCI-SSH. 11, 195-200.

Kun Zhao, Fabao Chen. 2012. “Plane Plan” model of lifelong learning to promote College English Teachers’ professional development in China. Information, Communication and Education Application (ICEA2012). Indexed by CPCI-SSH. 9, 326-331.

Kun Zhao, Qixue Fan. 2010. On cultivating College English Teachers’ information literacy in China. The 2nd International conference on Education Technology and Computer (ICETC2010). Indexed by EI. 4, 364-366.

Kun Zhao. 2010. An exploration of multimedia-assisted College English instruction in China. The 4th International Conference on New Trends in Information Science and Service Science (NISS2010). Indexed by EI. 491-494.

Kun Zhao, Yi Zhang. 2009. On the integration of modern information technology and English curriculum in China universities. The 4th International Conference on Computer Sciences and convergence Information Technology (ICCIT 2009). Indexed by EI. 463-466.

Kun Zhao. 2009. An analysis of information technology in promoting college students’foreign language implicit learning in China. The 2009 WRI world Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE2009). Indexed by EI. 7, 235-238.

Selected Research Projects:

Kun Zhao. 2014. College English Teachers’ Discourse analysis: from the perspective of transcultural foreign language teaching and learning. 14CWXJ54. Sponsored by Shandong Provincial Humanities and Social Science Project.

Courses Taught:

College English; English Pronunciation; Advanced English; English Pragmatics; English Stylistics

Expertise Areas: Applied linguistics; Foreign language education policy