Shao Zheng received her M.A. in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics from Southeast University in 2004 and has been working for the School of Foreign Languages in Southeast University ever since. The courses she has taught include College English, Academic Communication, Public Speaking, etc. During the academic year of 2010-2011 she was sponsored by Fulbright Program as a visiting scholar to teach Chinese language and culture in USA. She has received several in-service trainings organized by institutions at home and abroad, and she visited leading universities in Australia and USA to observe English language courses there. She has been awarded for her excellent teaching and instruction to candidates of public speaking contests of regional and national level. She leads or participates in various research projects and has published several articles and textbooks.

