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Academic Qualifications 學歷:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Applied Linguistics. 1997. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ, Jyväskylä, Finland. 

MSc in Teaching English for Specific Purposes, ASTON UNIVERSITY, Birmingham, England. 

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, United States, 

現任 Currently Served as:

City University of Macau, Senior Lecturer, General Education Department, 2025 – present.

曾任 Academic Experiences:

Zhejiang Business Technology Institute, Ningbo, China. English Lecturer 2024 – 2025. 
 
Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai, (BITZH), China. College of Global Talent, Professor of Applied Linguistics, 2016 – August 2024. 

University of Helsinki, 1996 – 2016. Department of Modern Languages, Finland. University Lecturer. Currently a Docent of Applied English Translation Studies.

Nara University of Education, 1994 - 1996. Japan. Japanese National (Monbusho) Scholar. 

Kanra Board of Education, Kanra, Japan, Assistant English Teacher, 1991 - 1993. 

Current Academic Positions of Trust and Responsibility  

Council of Editors of Translation & Interpreting Studies for Open Science (Founding Member)

Chief Editor of Current Trends in Translation Teaching and Learning Editorial

Board of the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Editorial Board of IAFOR Journal of Education - Technology in Education

Editorial Board of IAFOR Journal of Language Learning  

Professional Memberships

International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies

European Society for Translation Studies

AFinLA (Association finlandaise de linguistique appliquée)

AILA

TEFL Asia

Union of Finnish Teachers (OAJ)

Japan Exchange Teaching Program (JET) alumni

Fudan University Nordic Center Guest Speaker Association

American Studies Network in China

學術發表 Publications (*Corresponding author)

Food as a Source of Intercultural Communication in Virtual Exchange: Japan and China. 18th International Pragmatics Conference, Brussels, Belgium, July 9 – 14, 2023.

Linear Study of Online Podcasting Project between China and Japan with Martin Parsons. 27^th IAICS International Conference, Kent State University, Toledo, Ohio, June 27 – July 1, 2022.

Panel Discussion. Council of Editors of Translation & Interpreting Studies for Open Science, Foundational meeting, Università di Bologna, Italy, January 21-22, 2021.

Using Video Podcasting to Develop Intercultural Understanding: Japan, China and Russia with Martin Parsons, Hannan University, Japan and Elizaveta Shikhova, ITMO University, Russia. 14th Annual Conference on Asian Studies, Olomouc, Czech Republic. November 2020.

Reflections on a Teaching a Cooperative International Project during the COVID 19 Pandemic with Elizaveta Shikhova, ITMO University, Russia and Martin Parsons, Hannan University, Japan. Teacher’s Journeys 2020: Experiences in Emergency Remote Teaching, Teacher Development SIG and West Tokyo JALT, Japan. October 2020.

Intercultural perceptions and peer-feedback in China and Japan in transnational video podcasting, with Martin Parsons, Hannan University Japan. JALT CALL Online 2020, Tokyo, Japan. June 2020.

ICT-Based Lesson: Transnational Video Podcasting and Peer Feedback between China and Japan. VietTESOL, University of Foreign Languages, Hue, Vietnam. October 2019.

Employing Podcasts in English Language Education in the East Asian Context. With Martin Parsons, Hannan University, Japan and Larry Walker, Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan. Approaches to Multimodal Digital Environments: from theories to practices, Rome. June 2019.

Everything you need to know about Teaching EFL in the PRC. TEFL Asia. University of Macau, June 2018.

Getting a Job Teaching TEFL in the PRC for Non-Native Speakers. ProfMarket 2018, Sevastopol State University, Sevastopol, Crimea, March 2017. Available on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb-yYQhMeag&t=67s

A Japan-China international collaboration: EAP for mutual intercultural understanding. International Conference on ESP, New Technologies and Digital Learning. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, December 2017

EAP for Mutual Intercultural Understanding: A Japan - China International Collaboration. With David Dalsky from Kyoto University. Faces of English 2: Teaching and Researching Academic and Professional English. Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, June 2017.

Japan-China Virtual Collaboration on Untranslatable Topics. ProfMarket 2017, Sevastopol State University, Sevastopol, Crimea, March 2017. Available on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzY4AopZFGQ

How to Publish in an Academic Journal. Pocket Seminar, Kyoto University, Japan, August 2016.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Current Trends in Translation Studies in the EU. Union of Translators of Russian Translation Summer School, Sevastopol State University, Sevastopol, Crimea, July 2016.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Internationalization in Education in Finland, Japan and China 2016. ITMO International Days, St Petersburg, Russia, June 2016.

Introduction to Rotary Club International Tampere. Speech to Tampere Albright, Tampere, Finland, February 2016.

The Bologna Process and Curriculum Development in English Translation at the University of

Helsinki. Translation/Interpreting Teaching and the Bologna Process: Pathways between Unity and Diversity. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Fachbereich Translations-, Sprach- und

Kulturwissenschaft Arbeitsbereich Interkulturelle Germanistik, Germersheim, Germany, November 2015.

Curriculum Development in English Translation at the University of Helsinki. London International Conference on Education (LICE-2015), London, England, November 2015.

Publishing Current Trends in Translation Teaching and Learning. E. TraST-tutkijayhteisön seminaari, Tallinn, October 2015.

Using English Programs to Promote Internationalization in Finnish Higher Education. ITMO University, St Petersburg, Russia, June 2015.

Change Management in the Higher Education Context: The Case of Moving the Kouvola Department of Translation Studies to Helsinki. XIII Symposium on Translation and Interpretation, Helsinki, Finland, April 2015.

Selected Grants and Prizes

College-level prize received: Second Prize: CGT Teaching Innovation Competition, 2021.

Excellent Teacher Award, CGT, 2020-21.

Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai (BITZH), College of Global Talent Research Grant, 2017, 2019. 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (KAKENHI) 2016 – 2018 

TraST - Translation Studies and Terminology Research Community Travel Grants, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 

Erasmus Travel Grants, annually, 2001 – 2016 

CIMO FIRST Travel Grants for Russia, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011, 29012, 2013, 2014, 2015 

Academy of Finland Travel Grants, for research with David Dalsky, Kyoto University, 2012 

Academy of Finland Travel Grants, for research with Daria Kozlova, Saint Petersburg State  Polytechnic University, 2012 

English Department Bonus Money Grants 2010, 2011, 2012 

University of Helsinki Chancellors Travel Grants, 2001, 2007 and 2009 

Departmental Finnish Learned Societies Promotion of International Cooperation 

Grant for AFinLA (Association finlandaise de linguistique appliquée) Conference 2009 

Departmental Academy of Finland Promotion of International Cooperation 

Grant for AFinLA (Association finlandaise de linguistique appliquée) Conference 2007 

Selected Faculty Exchanges and guest teaching abroad  

Nara University of Education, Nara, Japan, May 2023

Kyoto University, Japan, March 2010, June 2010, 2012, 2014, August 2016 

Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 2011, June 2014, May 2016 

ITMO Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics 2015, 2016 

Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2008 – 2015 

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China 2011 

Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, October 2010 

Madrid Technical University, Madrid, Spain, May 2010 

Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, June 2009 

Institute of DEMI Lobbying EU Institutions EU IP Project, Brussels, Belgium, 2 weeks, May 2007, 2008, 2009 

Tallinn Technical University, Tallinn Estonia, 1 week, October 2008 

IEEC, Paris, France, EU Benchmarking, 5 days, April 2008 

Study Abroad Trip, New York, United States, 1 week, March 2008 

Bruno Technical University, Bruno, Czech Republic, Business Conference, May 2007 

Association of Business Communication Conference, City University of Hong Kong, China, March 2007 

Uddavalla University, Sweden, 1 week, September 2007 

The University of Valenciennes, France, 2007 

Intercollege Nicosia, Cyprus, 2006 and 2005 

The University of Vic, Spain, 2005 

Mariinsky State Technical University, Yoska-Ola, Russia 2004 

Tallinn Pedagogical University, Tallinn, Estonia 2000 

Mercator Hogeschool, Ghent, Belgium 2001 

Erasmus Hogeschool, Brussels, Belgium 2001 

University of California at Berkeley, USA, 1998 

Selected Leadership Experience

Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai (BITZH), College of Global Talent, China. Head of English Department Testing. 2018 – 2020.

Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai (BITZH), Sino US College (SUC), China. Associate Director of English Language Center. 2016 – 2018.

Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai (BITZH), Sino US College (SUC), China. 2016 – present. Head of Language Assessment. 2017 – 2018.

Editor in Chief, Current Trends in Translation and Learning E Journal, 2008 – present 

Reserve Board Member, University of Helsinki OAJ Teachers’ Union 2016 

Board Member of AFinLA (Association finlandaise de linguistique appliquée) 2002- 2012 

Appointed Entrance Test Committee 1997 - 2014

Appointed International Affairs Contact Person, 1997 - 2010 

AFinLA (Association finlandaise de linguistique appliquée) 2009 Conference cochair AFinLA

(Association finlandaise de linguistique appliquée) 2007 Conference cochair 

Elected Departmental Management Group Vice Member. 2007 -  2009 

Estonian Higher Education Accreditation Center, Evaluation Board for Study Programs in 

Translation, April 2002 

Elected Departmental Management Group Member, 2001- 2004 

Japanese National (Monbusho) Scholar, 1994 - 1996 

Language Skills  

English native speaker 

Finnish fluent (work and translation language since 1996) 

Japanese intermediate 

Russian intermediate 

Finnish Sign Language intermediate 

Chinese elementary

Hobbies  

Tampere Rotary Club International (TRCI)

Scuba Diving, Travel, History, Culture, Languages, Hiking, Fitness