Current students

PhD (co-supervision)
Valeska Melania Miranda Roa, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (with Jing Hao). Classroom discourse.
Yang Zhigao, UIBE (with LI Lin and Zhao Dantong). Tourism discourse.
Li Yushan, UIBE (with Li Lin and Zhao Dantong). Organisation.
Liu Huan, UIBE (with Li Lin and Zhao Dantong). Organisation.

MA
Zhou Qin, UIBE. Public speaking.
Khulan Tserendorj. UIBE. Adult foreign language learning.

BA
Zhong Xing, UIBE. AI feedback.
Liu Chen, UIBE. AI-generated text.
Liu Yilin, UIBE. Forensic linguistics.

Past students

MA
2024 Cui, Zhe. Media discourse.
2022 Zhang, Huizhong. Translation shifts.
2022 Wang, Qiuyue. Vlogs.
2022 Li, Xueyan. Grammatical metaphor.
2020 Yuan, Chu. Advice columns.

BA
2025 Li, Siqi. Polarity.
2025 Hu, Zhuo. PR.
2024 Zhang, Qiyan. Service encounters.
2024 Li, Xiao. Genre.
2024 Guang, Yixuan. Translanguaging.
2023 Zhang, Shiyi. Talk shows.
2023 Tan, Huien. Gender.
2023 Shen, Peijin. Identity.
2022 Mazina. News.
2022 Wu, Wenxuan. Fandom discourse.
2022 Danzenglazhen. Linguistic landscape.
2021 Yang, Dongyi. Reality shows.
2021 Wei, Zhuomeng. Creative communication strategies.
2021 Gu, Shiyi. Webpages.
2016 Song, Jiawen. Light verb constructions.
2015 Mo, Ran. Terminology.

Past MA theses

Cui, Zhe. 2024. A comparative study of Chinese and British media coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics: A transitivity-based analysis. MA thesis. UIBE.

Wang, Qiuyue. 2022. Negotiating interpersonal relations in cross-cultural family vlogs: An exchange structure analysis. MA thesis. UIBE.

Zhang, Huizhong. 2022. Shifts in English to Chinese translation of clauses in technical handbooks. MA thesis. UIBE.

Li, Xueyan. 2022. Shifts in the English-Chinese translation of grammatical metaphor in International Financial Reporting Standards. MA thesis. UIBE.

Yuan, Chu. 2020. Author-reader relationship in advice columns on parenting during a pandemic. Essay in the Master of Crosscultural and Applied Linguistics program. The University of Sydney.

Past BA theses

Li, Siqi. 2025. A comparative study of the polarity systems in Chinese and English from an SFL perspective. BA thesis. UIBE.

Hu, Zhuo. 2025. Research on discourse strategies of crisis public relations in the food and catering industry: A case study of Starbucks. BA thesis. UIBE.

Li, Xiao. 2024. Genres in Chinese casual conversations among close relationships: A systemic functional linguistic perspective. BA thesis. UIBE.

Guang, Yixuan. 2024. Translanguaging in Chinese casual conversations: An interpersonal discourse semantic perspective. BA thesis. UIBE.

Zhang, Qiyan. 2024. The negotiation of attitude in online service encounters. BA thesis. UIBE.

Tan, Huien. 2023. Gender variation in the use of jiu in response moves in Chinese casual conversations: an engagement analysis. BA thesis. UIBE.

Shen, Peijin. 2023. Dynamic enactment of communal identity in naturally occurring conversations among Chinese college students: An affiliation analysis. BA thesis. UIBE.

Zhang, Shiyi. 2023. Patterns of exchange in Chinese and American talk shows: A comparative analysis of Jin Xing Show and Ellen Show. BA thesis. UIBE.

Danzenglazhen. 2022. A sociolinguistic study of the linguistic landscape of Lhasa and its surrounding areas. BA thesis. UIBE.

Wu, Wenxuan. 2022. A field theory analysis of “right protection” of growing idol’s fans: The case of Times Fengjun. BA thesis. UIBE.

Mazina. 2022. A comparative study on the news reports of Meng Wanzhou incident between Chinese and American media from the perspective of Appraisal Theory. BA thesis. UIBE.

Gu, Shiyi. 2021. Globalization of Chinese social media: A comparative analysis of Douyin and TikTok corporate social responsibility webpages. BA thesis. UIBE.

Wei, Zhuomeng. 2021. Creative communication strategies of cosmetic brands in the era of We Media: The case of Perfect Diary. BA thesis. UIBE.

Yang, Dongyi. 2021. Product placement in amateur observation reality shows: The case of Let’s Fall in Love 2. UIBE.

Song, Jiawen. 2016. The features of the NP in the light verb construction. BA thesis. CUMTB.

Mo, Ran. 2015. A systemic functional grammar based analysis of terminology definitions and explanations in Energy English textbooks. BA thesis. CUMTB.