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.