Name: Sheng Xuemei
Gender: Female
Title: Associate Professor
Email: 793932410@qq.com
Address: School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University, No. 2 Dongnandaxue Road, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211189, P.R. China
Research Interests:
English Education, English Literature, Comparative Study of Chinese and Foreign Drama, International Chinese Language Education
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in English Education
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature
Master of Education in Curriculum and Teaching Methodology
Doctor of Literature in Art Theory
Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford, UK (September 2012 - August 2013)
Work Experience:
September 2003 - Present: School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University
August 2008 - May 2009：Visiting scholar and Chinese teacher，Department of Foreign Languages, Elon University, North Carolina, USA
September 2014 - August 2016: State-sponsored Chinese teacher, Confucius Institute at the University of Tennessee, USA
March 2021 - Present: Chinese Director, Confucius Institute at Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages (formerly Minsk State Linguistic University)，Belarus
Major Publications:
Monograph:
A Study of Esslin's Thoughts on Dramatic Arts. Southeast University Press, September 2012.
Journal Articles:
"Cultural Reflections on College English Teaching". Chinese Foreign Language, Issue 5, 2008.
"Hugo and French Romantic Dramatic Aesthetics". Hundred Schools in Arts, Issue 1, 2007.
"On Mirroring Drama under the Concept of Grand Drama". Movie Literature, October 2007.
"The Confucian Complex in Yang Chaoguan's Zaju". Journal of Beijing Institute of Technology (Social Science Edition), Issue 5, 2007.
Academic Activities:
1. November 30 - December 2, 2018: Participated in the "Academic Symposium on Chinese Island/Marine Literature and Culture Studies". Presentation Title: "The Image of China in the Works of Aphra Behn".
2. November 17-18, 2017: Participated in the "5th Annual Conference of the English Literature Branch of the Chinese Foreign Literature Society". Presentation Title: "Reproduction and Reorganization of Shakespearean Dramatic Elements in the Works of Aphra Behn".
3. November 17-18, 2013: Participated in the "3rd Wuhan University International Shakespeare Symposium". Presentation Title: "The Cultural Origin and Cultural Innovation of the 'Taming' Theme in The Taming of the Shrew".
4. June 1-3, 2007: Participated in the "3rd National Art Theory Symposium". Presented paper: "Deconstruction of Traditional Art History in the Postmodern Context".
5. July 15, 2002: Participated in the "2002 National Symposium on Chinese Translation into Foreign Languages". Presentation Title: "Flexible Translation of Vague Numerals in Li Bai's Poetry". The paper of the same title received an Excellent Paper Award.
Research Projects:
1. Project Leader: 2018-2019 Southeast University Fundamental Research Major Guidance Project, A Study of the British Author Aphra Behn (2242018510030). Completed.
2. Project Leader: 2016-2019 Southeast University General Education Course Establishment Project (Key Project), Approaching Shakespeare (1117000159). Completed.
3. Participant: 2014-2015 Southeast University Project, Application of Project-Based Learning Model in College English ESP Courses (2242014S20091). Completed.
4. Participant: 2010-2012 Tianjin Art Science Research Planning Project, A Study on the Concept of Civic Art in Modern Tianjin (F10005). Completed.
5. Project Leader: 2008-2010 Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education University Philosophy and Social Science Research Project, A Study of Martin Esslin's Dramatic Thoughts. Completed.
6. Project Leader: 2007-2008 Southeast University Horizontal Project (Translation related). Completed.
7. Project Leader: 2006-2007 Southeast University Teaching Reform Research and Practice Fund Project, Research on the Affective Interactive Teaching Model in College English. Completed.
8. Participant: Jiangsu Provincial Education Science "Ninth Five-Year Plan" Project, Experimental Research on Strengthening Student Subject Status and Formation Conditions. Completed.
Honors and Awards:
1. May 2025: Awarded the title of "2024 Jiangsu Province Honorary Director of International Chinese Language Education".
2. June 2023: Awarded the "Outstanding Contribution" Honorary Certificate by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Belarus.
3. April 2023: Awarded the title of "2022 Jiangsu Province Advanced Individual in International Chinese Language Education Management".
4. 2021: Awarded the Excellent Instructor Award in the "9th Southeast University Graduate Student Mock International Conference Presentation".
5. 2020: Awarded the Excellent Instructor Award in the "8th Southeast University Graduate Student Mock International Conference Presentation".
6. 2018: Awarded the Excellent Instructor Award in the "6th Southeast University Graduate Student Mock International Conference Presentation".
7. 2017: Awarded the honorary title of "Excellent Teaching Assistant Instructor" at Southeast University.
8. 2011: Received the Southeast University Annual Science and Technology Publication Fund.
9. September 2007: Received the Third Prize in the "14th Young Faculty Teaching Competition" at Southeast University.
