Teaching of Systemic Functional Linguistics: China

Compiled from information provided by Wang Hongyang, Fang Yan and Wang Zhenhua.

Note that here “functional linguistics” or “discourse analysis” refer to courses that are either “systemic functional linguistics”, “systemic functional discourse analysis” or “systemic functional linguistics-oriented discourse analysis”.

Please mail any corrections or additions to: Mick O’Donnell at michael.odonnell@uam.es.

Beijing

Beijing Foreign Affairs University

Yang Xueyan

Yang Xueyan teaches a course in SFL. She has been supervising MA students since 1994 (the English department does not run a Ph.D. program).

Beijing Languages University

Prof. Wang Zhenya

Professor Wang teaches a Masters course in Functional Linguistics.

Beijing Normal University

School of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Prof. Peng Xuanwei
Prof. Chen Xiaotang
Prof. Tian Guisan

Beijing Normal University has established the Centre for Functional Linguistics, headed by Peng Xuanwei. Prof. Peng and Prof. Chen teach two courses in SFL:

Prof. Peng, Prof. Tian and Prof. Chen are available to supervise Ph.D.s in SFL and DA.

Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Department of Foreign Languages

Dr. Dong Min

Dr. Dong Min teaches a Masters level course:

Beijing University of Science and Techonology

School of Foreign Languages

Dr. He Wei

Dr. He teaches a course in SFL.

Peking University

Department of English Linguistics and Literature

Prof. Hu Zhuanglin
Prof. Jiang Wangqi
Prof. Qian Jun

Prof. Jiang Wangqi and Prof. Qian teach two courses in SFL at Masters level:

Prof. Hu is available to supervise Ph.D.s, his research interests include SFL, Discourse Analysis and Semiotics.

Renmin University of China (People's University)

School of Foreign Languages

Yang Min

Yang Min teaches a course in SFL.

Tsinghua University

Department of Foreign Languages

Prof. Fan Wenfang
Prof. Liu Shisheng
Prof. Fang Yan (retired)

Prof. Fan teaches two courses in SFL:

Prof. Liu teaches:

Prof. Fan supervises MA students on SFL and Discourse analysis.
Prof. Liu supervises both MA and PhD students in areas of Stylistics.

Chongqing City

Southwest University

School of Foreign Languages

Prof.Chen Zhi’an
Prof. Yang Bingjun

Prof. Chen teaches a Masters course:

Prof. Yang is available to supervise Ph.D.s, specializing in Functional Syntax.

 

Fujian Province

Xiamen University

School of Foreign Languages and Culture

Prof.Yang Xinzhang

Prof. Yang teaches the following SFL courses:


Guangdong Province

Sun Yat-sen University (Zhongshan University)

English Department, School of Foreign Languages

Prof. Huang Guowen
Prof. Chang Chenguang
Prof. Dai Fan
Dr.Ding Jianxin

Undergraduate Courses

Masters Level

Doctoral Level

Ph.D. supervision by Prof. Huang Guowen, Specializing in SFL, Discourse Analysis, Applied Linguistics, Translation Studies.

Sun Yat-sen University Functional Linguistics Institute was set up in 2003, and is headed by Prof. Huang Guowen.

South China Normal University

English Department

Prof.He Hengxing

Prof.He teaches an SFL Masters course:

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

School of Business communication

Prof. Li Ming

Prof. Li teaches an SFL Masters course:

Jinan University

School of Foreign Languages

Professor Li Guoqing

Professor Li Guoqing teaches a Masters course in Functional Linguistics.

 

Hebei Province

Hebei Normal University

School of Foreign languages

Dr.Tang Liping

Dr.Tang teaches a Masters level course:

 

Hubei Province

Central China Normal University

School of Foreign Languages

Dr.Wang Yong

Dr.Wang teaches a Masters level course:

 

Jiangsu Province

Nanjing International Studies University

Department of English

Prof. Li Zhanzi

Prof. Li teaches the following courses:

Prof. Li is available to supervise Ph.D.s, specializing in SFL, Discourse Analysis.

Prof. Li says: “My students are interested in the new developments of functional grammar, such as appraisal theory and multimodal discourse analysis. As I also teach discourse analysis, their papers are often about the application of FG in analysing all sorts of discourse, rather than about the complexities of the grammar itself. In recent years, I try to simplify FG teaching to MA students by focusing on the key toolkits in discourse analysis, rather than going into the more subtle, theoretical aspects of some concepts. This term I have more students coming to my FG class -- I'm really happy about it.”

Nanjing Normal University

School of Foreign Languages and Cultures

Prof. Xin Bin

Prof. Xin teaches the following course at Doctoral level:

Prof. Xin is available to supervise Ph.D.s, specializing in SFL, Cognitive Linguistics.

Suzhou (Soochow) University

School of Foreign Languages

Dr. Yan Shiqing

Dr. Yan teaches a SFL/SFG courses at both Masters and Doctoral levels.

Dr. Yan is available to supervise Ph.D.s, specializing in SFL, DA.

Xuzhou Normal University

School of Foreign Studies

Li Changzhong

Li Changzhong teaches the following course at Masters level:

 

Jiangxi Province

Jiangxi Normal University

School of Foreign Languages

Prof. Li Fagen

Prof. Li teaches the following course at Masters level:

 

Gannan Teachers' College

School of Foreign Languages

Prof. Yan Li

Prof. Yan teaches the following course at Masters level:

 

Shandong Province

Ocean University of China

English Department

Prof. Zhang Delu

Prof. Zhang teaches the following course at Masters level:

 

Shandong University

English Department

Prof. Zhang Delu
Prof. Liu Shizhu
Prof. Miao Xingwe

The following SFL courses are taught:

Prof. Zhang Delu supervises Ph.D.s, his research areas being SFL, Functional Stylistics.
Prof. Miao Xingwei supervises Ph.D.s, his research area being Discourse Analysis.

 

Shanghai

Fudan University

School of Foreign Languages

Prof. Zhu Yongsheng

Prof. Zhu teaches an SFL/SFG course at both Masters and Doctoral level.

Prof. Zhu is available to supervise Ph.D.s, his research specialisations are SFL and CDA.

 

Shanghai Jiaotong University

Dr. Wang Zhenhua

Dr. Wang teaches the following classes:

Dr. Wangis available to supervise Ph.D.s, his research specialisations are Discoursal Prosody Study, Behavior-Normalization of Legal text, Appraisal Theory and Translation, and Complexity Science and SFL.

 

Shanghai University

School of Foreign Languages

Dr. Tang Qingye

Dr. Tang teaches the following course at Masters level:

 

Yunnan Province

Yunnan University

School of Foreign Languages

Prof. Wang Jinjun

Prof. Wang teaches the following course at Masters level: