Contacts

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✉ zhenchen@cityu.edu.mo
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Academic Qualifications:

Doctor of Literature

Professional Memberships:

British Association for Applied Linguistics

Academic Experience:

Part-time lecturer, City University of Macao 

Nottingham University D. H. Lawrence Center (visiting scholar)

Courses Taught:

General Study of Western Cultural

Comparative studies of the Chinese culture and Western culture

Official document Writing

Practical Writing

College English

Academic English

Classics of Culture Studies

Principles of Philosophy

Special Topic in Inter-cultural communication

Special Topics on Arts

 Special Topic in Language and Communication

Global Communication Skill and Strategies

Intercultural Management in Professional Workplaces

Research Area / Research Interests:

Inter-cultural study

Culture Critique

Intangible Cultural Heritage

English language and literature

D. H. Lawrence Study

Recent Major Publications (recent 5 years):

（winner of Excellent Research Award 2021-2022）

Zhen Chen. (2021). Paradise Regained--A Study of Origin of pathological Consciousness, Systech Technology & Publications Ltd..

Zhen Chen, Yiming Wang. (2022). Analysis on the Weakening of Cultural Space in the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Journal of Ethnic Culture. 2022 (1)，121-132. （CSSCI）

Yiming Wang, Zhen Chen. (2022) . The Cultural Space Protection in Macao’s Intangible Cultural Heritage conservation. Cultural Industry Research. 2022 (1)，416-425. （CSSCI)Zhen Chen. (2023). The Principles of Intercultural Communication--From essence to phenomenon, Joint Publishing (HK) Ltd..

Weixiao Zhu, Zhen Chen. (2024). A Case Study on the Implementation of Vocational Education in Macau’s Social Service Organization for the Intellectual Disability. Education Study. 2024, 6(4): 1091-1097.

Yiming Wang, Zhen Chen*. (2025) . An Analysis of the Regional Development Characteristics of China's Cultural Capital Level. Cultural Industry Research. 2025 (1). （CSSCI)

Zhen Chen. (2021). Noli Me Tangere— A Study of Touch in the Thought of D. H. Lawrence.  Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2021.

Zhen Chen. (2022). Phoenix in D. H. Lawrence, Systech Technology & Publications Ltd., 2022.

Li, Y., & Chen, Z.* (2024). Negotiating the Affordance of Greco-Roman Spiritual Exercise for Community flourish: from and beyond Foucauldian Care. Religions. (AHCI  Q1)

Li, Y., & Chen, Z.*  (2025). Rethinking the phenomenological meaningfulness of bodily presence and absence in online education. Philosophy of Education, 30(2), 110–123.  

Research Projects (recent 5 years):

 Noli Me Tangere— A Study of Touch in the Thought of D. H. Lawrence. (Publication project for Macao Foundation 2113, finished in 2022)