Beijinguniversityof Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA) Beijing, China 09/2005- 07/2009

Beijinguniversityof Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA) Beijing, China 09/2005- 07/2009

ZhiwenLuo

07414852829

The University of Warwick

UK, CV4 7AL

EDUCATION

BeijingUniversityof Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA) Beijing, China 09/2005- 07/2009

BA in English,School of Foreign Languages GPA:88.6/100 Rank: top1/78

Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA) Beijing, China 09/2009-07/2011

MA in English language and literature, School of Foreign Languages GPA:90.1/100 Rank: top1/13

The University of Warwick Coventry, UK 10/2011 - Present

PhD in Children’s Literature, Warwick Institute of Education

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant in School of Foreign Languages Beijing 09/2009 - Present

Project:A Study of Contemporary Children’s Literature

Researched on connection between narration and theme

Mainly focused on Mary Norton and Alan Garner’s stories, especially The Borrowers and The Owl Service

Research result: a thesis published in Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Social Sciences Edition)

Title “A Narratological Analysis of Cultural Identity in The Borrowers”

Research Assistant in School of Foreign Languages Beijing 09/2009 - Present

Project: A Lacanian Reading of Works in Modernism and Postmodernism

Reading Lacan’s theories in Psychoanalysis

Focused on the theories about three registers, language, and phallus

Analyzed texts from Lacan’s psychoanalysis approach

Research result:

Thesis ----“A Lacanian Subject in Tom Winfield”

Translation of supervisor’s thesis----“The Lack of Lack: The Lacanian Androgyny in Pilate”

Team leader in National Plan for Creative AcademicStudy Beijing 11/2007 -05/2009

Project: Employment-Oriented English Learning Method

-----An Research Among Non-English Major students in Chinese Universities

Won Grade A(only 10 projects in BUAA) and 5000RMB financial support from Ministry of Education

Investigation and research paper

Team player in Translation Project of Western Philosophy Beijing 06/2010 - Present

Article translated: From Freedom to Bondage (1891)

A very important project which introduces western philosophy to China

Awarded a high rating by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Team leader and First writer in Feng Ru Cup Competition Beijing 03/2006 - 03/2007

Thesis:Cultivation of college students’ creativity based on USA experiences

The highest-rank academic competitionin BUAA

Won second prize

PUBLICATION

A narratological analysis of cultural identity in the borrowers

Keywords: narrator; narratee; dual culture; construction of identity; dilemma

Journal of BeijingUniversity of Aeronautics and Astronautics(social sciences edition)

A Narratological study of the literary value of four Gospels

Keywords:Gospels; multi-perspectives; repetition; contradiction

Contemporary Short Novels 2010(7): 64-65

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

English teacher of undergraduate course in BUAABeijing 09/2009–07/2011

ContemporaryCollege English and Listening Class for FlyingCollege of BUAA

Teaching Assistant of postgraduate course in BUAA Beijing03/2010–07/2011

A selective reading of British and American Literature for School of Foreign Languages

SCHOLARSHIP

First Prize Scholarship for Postgraduates (3 students won in School of Foreign Language) 2009&2010

National Scholarship(The highest-rank scholarship for college students in China) 2008

BUAA scholarship for excellent students (5 students won in School of Foreign Languages) 2005&2007

HONORS AND AWARDS

Admitted by BUAA as a recommended student(only one in Tianjin, China) 03/2005

Triple-A student of BUAAfor two years 09/2006&2008

First prize in Beijing English dubbing competition 11/2006

Second prize in “Feng Ru Cup” Academic Competition for three successive years 04/2007&08&09

Outstanding graduate of BUAA (only 5 in School of Foreign Languages) 06/2009

Prize for the Excellent Graduation Thesis 06/2009

Admitted by the Graduate School of BUAA as a recommended student 09/2009

Outstanding postgraduate of BUAA (only 3 in School of Foreign Languages) 10/2010

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Monitor of Class 351202 Beijing 09/2005 - 09/ 2006

Organized an activity called “Cell-phone Sunday” and won the First Prize in BUAA

Awarded as Excellent Class

Monitor of Grade 3512 Beijing 09/2006 - 09/2007

Organized a sports meeting

Organized a theatrical performance

Vice President of Student Union Beijing 09/2007- 09/2009

In charge of the activities in StudyDepartment, Publicity Department, PressCenter and General Affairs Office

Student Cadre in Graduate School of BUAA Beijing 01/2009 - 05/2010

In charge of the management of school roll and postgraduates’ daily affairs.