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Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr Songyan Du is Assistant Professor in Translation and Interpreting. She obtained her MA in Language Studies from National University of Singapore and her PhD in Linguistics from Queen Mary University of London. Prior to joining XJTLU, she worked as Teaching Associate at the Department of Linguistics, Queen Mary University of London, and Course Convenor in London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership. Her research interests include audiovisual translation, multimodality, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics.
Research interests
Audiovisual Translation
Multimodal Research
Discourse Analysis
Social Semiotics
Sociolinguistics
Experience
Assistant Professor, Translation and Interpreting - XJTLU, 2022-present
Course Convenor, London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership, 2021
Teaching Associate, Linguistics - Queen Mary University of London, 2018
Teaching
TRI102 Introduction to Translation and Interpreting
TRI106 Translation and Globalisation
TRI201 Translation: Theory and Practice
TRI305 Translation Workshop I
Beyond Language: Multimodality in Theory and Practice
Language in the Media
Social Media and Multimodal Literacy
Awards and honours
2024, XJTLU, Research Development Fund
2021, London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership Fund for course organisation
2020, Queen Mary University of London, Postgraduate Research Fund for conference organisation
2020, Linguistics Association of Great Britain, Student Conference Sponsorship for conference organisation
2020, University College London, Advanced Core Training in Linguistics Fund for reading group organisation
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Queen Mary University of London - 2022
MA, National University of Singapore - 2014
Person Types
- Staff
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 2 Active
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A comparative study of the linguistic repertories and translanguaging practices of Chinese students in China and the UK
1/07/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Multimodal Cognitive Computational Mechanism Study on Machine Interpreting
Zhang, X., Chen, S., Du, S., Xiao, Y. & Zhang, J.
1/07/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Governmental Research Project
Research output
- 1 Chapter
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The use of memes in communication about COVID-19 in a Chinese online community
Du, S. & Yip, A., 2024, COVID Semiotics: Magical Thinking and the Management of Meaning. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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14th International Conference on Chinese Sociolinguistics
Songyan Du (Member of programme committee) & Songyan Du (Chair)
20 Sept 2024 → 22 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Shaping the Future of Translation and Interpreting Studies in a Context of Technological, Cultural and Social Changes
Songyan Du (Participant)
14 Jun 2024 → 16 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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2nd National Symposium on Building First-class Translation Programs in the New Era
Songyan Du (Participant) & Wan Hu (Participant)
2 Jun 2023 → 4 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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2021 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting
Songyan Du (Participant)
17 Nov 2021 → 21 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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International Symposium on Translation and Interpreting as Social Interaction (7th CATIC conference)
Songyan Du (Chair)
17 Jul 2021 → 18 Jul 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …