Educational Background

· Ph.D. in Japanese Language and Literature, Beijing Foreign Studies University

· M.A. in Japanese Language and Literature, Nankai University

· B.A. in Japanese Language and Literature, Nankai University

Work Experience

· 2019–Present, Center for Language Education, Tsinghua University, Associate Professor

· 2013–2019, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Tsinghua University, Associate Professor

· 2009–2013, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Tsinghua University, Lecturer

Courses

Japanese (Second Foreign Language) (1) and (2); 

Modern Japanese Language and Society;
Japanese Speech and Debate;
Japanese Speech and Expression;
Translation Theory and Practice;
Japanese Language and Media;
Basic Japanese (1);
Basic Japanese (2)

Research Interests

Comparative studies of Chinese and Japanese languages and cultures;

Cognitive linguistics;
Japanese language education

Awards and Honors

· 2020, Third Prize in the 9th Teaching Competition for Young Faculty, Tsinghua University

· 2018, Excellent Teaching Award for Young Faculty, Tsinghua University

· 2020, Outstanding Online Teaching Award, Center for Language Education

· 2019, 2020, Excellent Teaching Award, Center for Language Education

· 2021, Co-instructor of the course "Japanese (Second Foreign Language) 1" (14205174), awarded as Excellent Course by Tsinghua University

Achievements

Monograph:

· A Comparative Study of Humor Texts and Audiences in China and Japan, Xueyuan Publishing House, September 2012

Textbooks:

· Oral Japanese Coursebook (Editor-in-Chief), Higher Education Press, May 2023

Selected Journal Articles:

1. "Understanding and the Listener's 'Image'", Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, Vol.393, September 2013

2. "Cognitive Schematic Analysis of Japanese and Chinese Listeners' Understanding of Humorous Discourse from the Perspective of Relevance Theory", Japanese Studies Research, Vol.22, Beijing Center for Japanese Studies, pp.149–160, October 2012

3. "Cognitive Linguistic Study of Humor", Frontiers in Japanese Linguistics, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, pp.321–332, 2012

4. "A Study of Humor in Chinese, Japanese, and English: Focusing on 'Manzai', 'Xiangsheng', and 'Humorous Stories'", New Horizon in Sino-Japanese Relations, Northeast Asia Institute of J.F. Oberlin University, 2008

Research Projects:

· 2022, Undergraduate Education Reform Project, Tsinghua University

· 2019, Undergraduate Education Reform Project, Tsinghua University

· 2015, Independent Research Project, Tsinghua University

· 2013, Beijing Youth Talent Program

· 2009, Sumitomo Foundation Research Grant for Asian Studies, Japan

Professional Certification:

· Oxford English Medium Instruction (EMI) Certificate, St Antony’s College, Oxford, 2019

Contact Information (Email)

shuangzi_liang@126.com