Profile - Associate Professor Chunlan Ma

 

Associate Professor Chunlan Ma
Conjoint Associate Professor
The University of Newcastle
University Drive
Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
Ph:  +61 2 4921 5164
Fax: +61 2 4921 7818
Email: Chunlan.Ma@Newcastle.edu.au

 

 

 

Profile:


Ms Ma Chunlan has been an Associate Professor with the School of Foreign Languages at Northwest University for Nationalities, P. R. China (PRC) since 2001. At the moment, she is a visiting scholar at the School of Humanities and Social Science, the University of Newcastle, Australia. In 2008 she was appointed as a Conjoint Associate Professor to the Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing (RISIW) at the University of Newcastle.

Her research interests are applied Linguistics, translation and cross-cultural communication. She is currently involved in an ongoing research project on teaching of English as a second language, with a particular focus on the role that second language culture can play in the language classroom.

Associate Professor Ma is specialized in Education. She has taught English in high schools and professional education institute in PRC. She was also involved in social work for Amity Foundation (a Chinese NGO), and managed a medical training programs for minority groups in western China from 1996-2002. Meanwhile, she served as the educational program manager for the Vocational Training Center of Gansu Education Commission from 1998-1999 and for Education Division of Gansu Health Bureau from 1995-1996.

Publications:
Journal Articles (Chinese)

  • (2007) On English Teaching Materials Construction. Journal of Teaching and Research
  • (2006) Measures on Motivate Minority Students’ Motivation in English Study. Journal of Teaching and Research
  • (2004) How to Train Students’ Learning Autonomy. Journal of Northwest University for Nationalities
  • (2003) A Survey on Students’ Emotional Factors in English Study. Journal of Northwest University for Nationalities
  • (2003) Computer English Jargon and Slang. Journal of Northwest University for Nationalities((supplementary issue)
  • (2002) English Vocabulary Teaching. Journal of Northwest University for Nationalities((supplementary issue)
  • (2000) Grammar Translation Method in English Teaching. Journal of Medical Education
  • (2000) How to Improve Archivists’ English Proficiency. Journal of Archives
  • (2000) Grammar Translation Method used in Medical English Teaching. Journal of Gansu Medicin
  • (2000) How to conduct Spoken English Training Course. Journal of Gansu Medicine
  • (2000) Courses of Archives offered in Universities of China. Journal of Archives

Translations:
Journal Articles( from English into Chinese)

  • (2006) New Skills, New Knowledge , and New Attitudes of Archival Materials. Journal of Archives
  • (2005) Preservation Considerations for Digitization of Archival Materials.) New Skills, New Knowledge , and New Attitudes of Archival Materials. Journal of Archives
  • (2005) Using Archives: A Practical Guide for Researchers. Journal of Archives
  • (2004) The Archival Response to Environmental Research. Journal of Archives
  • (2003) A Brief Survey of the Archives Work in France. Journal of Archives
  • (2000) Information Culture and the Archival Records. Journal of Archives
  • (2000)  The Design of American National Anthem . Journal of Archives

Documentaries (from Chinese into English)

  • Salt and Light
  • Aka Menba
  • Sharing the Same Blue Sky

Research Grants

  • 2006 Gansu Education Commission Project Grant – “Investigation of Cultural Interference of Minority Students in their English Study” (￥10000)
  • 2005 Higher Educational Press Project Grant – “Materials Adoption for Minority Students” (￥10000)

Academic Seminars and Presentations

  • “English Teaching in China” presented at the University of Newcastle, Australia, 2008
  • “Participatory Development  and Social Programs in China” presented at Asian Health Institute, Japan, 2001
  • “Rural Education System in China” presented at the Philippine-China Development Resource Center,  Philippines, 1998
  • “Girls’ Education in Western Rural Areas” presented at the seminar of girls’ education, Gansu Province, China, 1998

Scholarly Activities:

  • Traveled to Bangladesh to attend People’s Health Assembly as the interpreter for Chinese delegation, and translated the “People’s Charter for Health” (from English into Chinese), 1999
  • Served as interpreter for Gansu provincial delegation to attend the 13th International Congress on Archives, and translated “Dunhuang Manuscripts Exhibition”(from Chinese into English), 1996