Biography
Jianing HE is a Ph.D. in Linguistics and a professor of English language at School of English for International Business of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. In addition, he is a Fulbright visiting research scholar(2014-2015), at Linguistics Research Center of the University of Texas at Austin, a post-doctoral researcher (2006-2007), Centre for English Language Teacher Education of the University of Warwick, and a visiting scholar, Dictionary Research Centre (2000) of the University of Exeter.
Research Areas
Lexicography
(Lexical) Translatology
Linguistic (Lexical) Culturology
Language (Lexical) Education
Lexicology
Terminology
Education
09/1998-06/2003 Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Guangdong, China. Ph.D. in Linguistics
09/1993-06/1996 Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Department of English, Guangdong, China. M.A. in Linguistics
09/1989-06/1991 Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages, Department of English, Guangdong, China, B.A. in English
09/1983-07/1986 Nanning Teachers’ College, Department of English, Guangxi, China.Diploma in English
Professional Experiences
07/1996-present: Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangdong
07/1991-08/1993 English teacher, Tiandeng Senior Middle School, Guangxi
09/1987-08/1989 English teacher, Tiandeng Senior Middle School, Guangxi
07/1986-08/1987 English teacher, Nanning Teacher's College, Guangxi
Teaching
Undergraduate:
Advanced English
Graduate:
Business Statistics
Publications
Lexicography
[Book]
1.Xu H., Yuan K. & He, J. 2012. A Study of English Learners’ Dictionaries. Beijing. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
2.He, J. 2008. Towards a Model of a Collegiate Chinese-English Learner’s Dictionary. Beijing: Science Press.
[Dictionary]
1.He, J. (co-translator). 2007. The New Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.
2.He, J. (co-author). 2000. A Dictionary of English Word and Phrase Origins (revised edition). Wuhan: China University of Geosciences Press.
[Article, Only/First-authored]
1.He, J. Principles and Methods of Defining Trade Terms: Case Study on CIF. China Terminology. 17/1:15-18+37.
2.He, J. 2014. Principles for Compiling a Learner’s Dictionaryfor E-C/C-E Business Interpretation. Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice. 145/1:82-84+76.
3.He, J. 2012. A model of presenting Chinese-English linguistic differences in Chinese as a foreign language learners’ dictionaries—A case study of The Commercial Press Learner’s Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese. Journal of Wuling. 37/4: 118-121.
4.He, J. & Zhang, W. 2009. An analysis of the methodology in studies on dictionary use by Chinese EFL learners. Modern Foreign Languages. 123/1: 94-101.
5.He, J. 2007. A study of dictionary use in Chinese-English translation by Chinese EFL learners. Horizontes de Lingüística Aplicada (Horizons of Applied Linguistics). 6/2: 221-233
6.He, J. 2003. An overview of dictionary use studies. Selected Essays on Bilingual Lexicographical Studies:Proceedings of the Fifth National Symposium on Bilingual Lexicography [2003]. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press. 417-423.
7.He, J. 2002. Dictionary use study: Necessity, fields and methods. Lexicographical Studies. 134/4: 136-141.
8.He, J. & Li, Q. 2002. A mega-theoretical model of dictionary criticism. Lexicographical Studies in China 2001. Xi’an: Shaanxi People’s Publishing House. 147-154
9.He, J. 2001. Language, Culture and Dictionary. Foreign Language and Their Teaching. 147/7: 55-57.
10.He, J. 2001. An empirical study of the effect of dictionary use on vocabulary retention. In Yu, Q. A. & He, H. L. (eds.) Analects on Chinese and Foreign Literature and Culture. Guangzhou: South China University of Technology Press. 303-313.
11.He, J. 2001. The perspective of “Meaning as Use” in philosophy of language and the implication for dictionary compilation. In Huang, J. H. & Zhang Y. H. (eds.). Proceedings of the First ASIALEX Regional Symposium. Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. 40-46.
12.He, J. 1998. Learner’s dictionary: prescription or description? Lexicographical Studies. 110/4: 77-82.
13.He, J. 1998. Revelations of the semantic field theory to the choice of words in bilingual dictionary compilation. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching. 111/9: 51-52.
(Lexical) Translatology
[Book]
1.He, J., Liu S. & Chen, W. 2009. Studies in Lexical Translation Between English and Chinese. Wuhan: Wuhan University Press.
Linguistic (Lexical) Culturology
[Article, Only/First-authored]
1.He, J. 1998. Analysis of difference between Chinese and English cultures — using culturally-loaded words as evidence. Academic Research. 165/8:83-85.
2.He, J. 1998. Differences between Chinese and English communication cultures. Secretary. 139/7: 26-27.
Language (Lexical) Education
[Article, Only/First-authored]
1.He, J. 2006. A questionnaire survey on English recitation by college students. Shandong Foreign Language Teaching Journal. 110/1: 60-63.
2.He, J. 2005. The application of semantic field to teaching business English lexis. International Economics and Trade Research. 21/(Special Issue): 77-79.
3.He, J. 2003. Factors in foreign language learning and ELT. Elementary English Teaching Journal. 16/3: 18-20.
4.He, J. 2002. The input factor in foreign language learning. Journal of the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. 31/3: 72-75.
5.He, J. 2002. Descriptive grammar, prescriptive grammar, pedagogical grammar. Greater Education Forum. 3/3: 23-26.
6.He, J. 2001. On offering a course in English Vocabulary. Journal of School of Foreign Languages. 6/1: 103-105.
7.He. J. N. 1999. Role-playing in communicative foreign language teaching. Shandong Foreign Languages Journal. 76/3: 86-88.
8.He, J. & Liu, A. 1998. Culturally-loaded words and EFLteaching. Journal of Jishou University. 19/3: 47-50.
9.He, J. 1998. On teaching vocabulary through context. Foreign Language Teaching in Schools. 21/6: 10-11.
10.He, J. 1998. Studies in mental lexicon and the implications for English vocabulary teaching. Teaching English in China. Issue 32: 69-72.
11.He, J. 1998. An experimental study of the effect of vocabulary presentation on vocabulary retention. Shandong Foreign Languages Journal. 71/2: 60-63.
12.He, J. 1997. Discourse knowledge and abstract writing. A Guide to Self-study ofEnglish. 4/2: 43-47.
13.He, J. 1997. Psychological process of reciting English texts. Jiangsu Foreign LanguageTeaching and Research.13/2: 25-27.
14.He, J. 1997. An experimental study of the effect of processing level on vocabulary retention. Foreign Languages in Fujian. 53/3: 27-32.
15.He, J. 1997. Methods of reciting English texts. A Guide to Self-study of English. 3/1:37-40.
16.He, J. 1994. Suggestions for middle school students in writing English essays. Middle School Liberal Arts Reference Materials. 169/7: 41.
Current Research
(Business English) Lexicography
