| TIAN, Xiaoyong PhD., Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) Deputy Director, Office of Human Resources, SISU Executive Director, Center for Faculty Development, SISU Email:xytian@shisu.edu.cn |
Research Area
Translation studies, Technology enhanced language learning (TELL), Comparative and International Education, Technical and vocational education
Courses Taught
Translation: Theory & Practice, Business English Translation, Business Etiquette, Integrated English, English for International Communication, Country-Specific Comparative Education Studies
Funded Projects
1. A Comparative Study on Unit Design of High School English Textbooks between China and Russia (SISU-funded project, member, 2024)
2. Research on Foreign Language Teaching in the Context of Generative Artificial Intelligence Development (SISU-funded key interdisciplinary project 23ZD010, project member, 2023 )
3. The Content and Path of Education Opening to the Outside World in the New Development Stage (General Project of Shanghai Education Science Project C2022005, project member, 2022）
4. The Formation and Development of Modern Vocational Education System from the Perspective of International Comparison (the Chinese Society for Technical and Vocational Education, project member, 2022)
5. The Development and Implementation of Blended Teaching Materials (SISU, project member, 2022)
6. Municipal key courses of Shanghai colleges and universities: Business English Translation (online course) (Shanghai Municipal Commission of Education, project leader, 2021)
7. The influencing factors and promotion strategies of translation teaching in artificial intelligence environment（General Shanghai Education Science Project C2021311, project member, 2021）
8. Intelligent information platform for foreign educational research（Research Project commissioned by Education Management Information Center of Ministry of Education, project leader, 2021）
9. The diagnosis and training of students' post-editing ability based on intelligent translation teaching system（SISU Research Project 2020114060, project leader, 2021）
10. Multi-dimensional Quality Guarantee System for the Whole Construction Process of High-quality MOOCs (National Educational Science Project, project member, 2019)
Co-authored Books
1. Selected Excellent Cases of International Exchange and Cooperation in Chinese Vocational Colleges. Zhejiang University Press, 2023.
2. Business English Translation: A MOOC-based Coursebook, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press,2022
3. Foreign Language Education in the Age of Intelligence: Practices and Innovations. Shanghai Foreign Language Audio-Visual Publishing House,2021
4. An Advanced Coursebook on Chinese-English Translation, East China University of Science and Technology Press ,2016
5. A Reading Course in Business English(1~4), Chongqing University Press ,2016
Translated Book
Politics, Peking University Press, 2010
Journal Papers
1.Chenggang Wu, Xiaoyong Tian,* and Hui Jin. Grit and Second Language Learning Engagement: The Mediating Role of Affect Balance[J].Behavioral Sciences, 2024 (Volume14 Issue3/Article).
2.Qiong Bai, Benjamin H. Nam, Alexander Scott English, Racheal C. Marshall & Xiaoyong Tian. Mental health and early career adaptation challenges of Chinese returnees and Korean ambitionists among the STEAM doctoral cohorts in the post-pandemic academic job market[J].Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2024(5):1-21.
3. Pronkina Olga, PENG Lihua, TIAN Xiaoyong. Vocational Education Reform and Digital Transformation in Russia[J]. Journal of World Education, 2024(4):75-80.
4. WANG Ke, TIAN Xiaoyong, GUAN Shanshan. Development, Challenges and Pathways of Teacher Training in Secondary Vocational and Technical Schools in Iran[J]. Communication of Vocational Education,2024(3):17-23.
5. Arie Maharshak, JIN Enxi, TIAN Xiaoyong. New Scenes, Requirements, and Cooperation of Higher Education in the “Industry 4.0”Wave—An Interview with Arie Maharshak, President of the Braude College of Engineering in Israel[J]. Journal of World Education, 2023(5):11-17.
6. Roger Y. Chao Jr., PAN Junhong, TIAN Xiaoyong. ASEAN Initiatives towards Digital Transformation and Actions for Educational Cooperation—Interview with Roger Y. Chao Jr., Asst. Director / Head of Education, Youth and Sports at the ASEAN Secretariat[J]. Journal of World Education, 2023(3):3-10.
7. Shahbaz Khan, TIAN Xiaoyong, LI Xueyun. Global Governance for the Future of Education Digital Transformation for Education Reform—An interview with Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office[J]. Journal of World Education, 2023(1):1-7.
8. Xiaohua Jiang, Benjamin H. Nam, Xiaoyong Tian, Hui Jin. How to Cope With Emergency Remote Teaching for University Academics: The Case of a High-Profile Language University in China. Sage Open, January-March 2023: 1-15.
9. Tian Xiaoyong, Wu Chenggang. Intelligent technology and Language learning: Paths, Effects, and Reflections on Deep Integration [J]. Journal of World Education, 2022(2):11-14
10. Wang Ping, Tian Xiaoyong, Sun Qiaoyu. Research on Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Education: System Framework, Application Value and Case Analysis [J]. Journal of Distance Education, 2021(6):20-29
11. Benjamin H. Nam, Rachael C. Marshal, Tian Xiaoyong, Jiang Xiaohua.Why universities need to actively combat Sinophobia”: racially-traumatic experiences of Chinese international students in the United States during COVID-19[J]. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2021(volume 49, issue 3, p1-15).
12. Ji Xiangxi, Tian Xiaoyong. Practice and experience of Foreign language Education reform in French primary and secondary schools: A case study of the report Suggestions for Improving Foreign Language Proficiency: Dare to Express the New World [J]. Journal of World Education,2021(11):72-76.
13. Peng Lihua, Wang Chenxin, Liu Xuening, Tian Xiaoyong. On online learning behavior from the perspective of big data [J]. The Chinese Journal of ICT in Education, 2021(14):1-5+48.
Awards
Ø The 13th Challenge Cup Chinese College Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition Shanghai Silver Award (supervisor, 2022)
Ø Second Prize for Teaching Achievement Award, SISU (2021)
Ø First Prize for Education Incentive Fund, SISU(2020）
Ø National Teaching Innovation Contest for College Teachers — 6th Micro-course Contest of Foreign Languages, Second Prize in Shanghai (2020)
Ø National Teaching Innovation Contest for College Teachers — 5th Micro-course Contest of Foreign Languages, First Prize in Shanghai and National Third Prize (2019)
Ø Teaching Excellence Award (team), SISU (2019)
Ø Teaching Excellence Award, SISU (2018)
Ø Teaching Excellence Award (individual), SISU (2017)