Ping LIANG 梁平,PhD Researcher
Brussels Institute for Applied Linguistics (BIAL)
Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies (LIST-TTKA)
Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
https://bial.research.vub.be/ping-liang-0
Pleinlaan 11 | B-1050 Brussels
+32 494 68 25 00
ping.liang@vub.be
Research Interests
Intercultural communication, translation studies, political discourse analysis, multilingualism
Education
10/2015-07/2020 PhD in Applied Language Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Dissertation: “Translating Chinese Political Discourse: The Case of ‘China Keywords’”
09/2010-06/2013 MA in English Language and Literature,Sichuan University, China
Dissertation: “From Unconditional to Reciprocal Engagement: A Study of EU’s China Policies”
09/2011-07/2012 MA-exchange in EU studies,Ghent University, Belgium
09/2006-06/2010 BA in English Language and Literature,Sichuan University, China
08/2008-05/2009 BA-exchange in Film and Literature,State University of New York, USA
Research Experience
2016-2020: China’s international communication through the translation of Chinese political texts
(PhD-scholarship, funded by China Scholarship Council)
Research keywords: intercultural communication, translation studies, Chinese political discourse, discourse and identity
2015-2016: The practice of EU’s multilingualism policy in Belgian healthcare and its possible implications for the internationa
lization of Chinese public hospitals https://urbanstudies.brussels/people/ping-liang
(PhD-scholarship, funded by China Scholarship Council)
Research keywords: interactional sociolinguistics, medical communication, migration and diversity
2014-2015: The reform of decision-making mechanism in the EU’s external policy and its China policy 欧盟对外政策的决策机制改革
及对华政策研究.Main applicant, funded by Sichuan University (skgb201403)
Research keywords: China-EU relations, strategic partnership, decision-making mechanism, foreign policy
Publications
Monographs:
* Ping Liang (2020). Translating Chinese Political Discourse: The Case of “China Keywords”. VUB PRESS, Brussels, September 2020. (ISBN 978 94 6117 043 9)
Published papers:
* Ping Liang (Forthcoming). Telling China Stories in English: A study of Discursive Identity in the Translation of Chinese Official Discourse.Cadernos de Traduçāo.
* Jian Shi & Ping Liang(2021)."How to Understand Chinese Ideas in EU-China Communication? A Translation Study of Three Chinese Political Concepts", L'Europe en Formation, No. 391: 67-77.
* Meiou Zhao & Ping Liang (2020).从人类到自然—翻译的生态研究路径 [From Human to Nature- An Ecological Research Path for Translation].East Journal of Translation, 63 (1), 4-9.
* Ping Liang (2014). My “Shared Kitchen” Experience in Europe.European Studies Forum, 17(9), pp. 100-101.
* Ping Liang (2013). China-EU Relations: Retrospect and Prospect.European Studies Forum, 15(8), pp. 86-92.
* Ping Liang (2011). European society in Renaissance: A study of Lettres Persanes. Journal of Sichuan University (Humanities & Social Sciences), Vol.1, pp.204-205.
Conference Papers and Presentations
* Ping Liang (2018). “China’s Voice on the Global Stage: A Study of the Translation of Chinese Official Discourse in the Belt and Road Initiative.” Paper presented at International Symposium: Current Research Perspectives on Literary Translation in Brussels, Belgium, 8-9 February 2018.
* Ping Liang (2017).“Political Translation in Early Sino-European Relations.” Paper presented at ACLA Annual Conference 2017 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, 7-8 July 2017.
* Ping Liang (2017). “China’s national image through political translation: past and present.” Presentation at VUB Arts and Philosophy PhD Day 2017, 29 May 2017.
* Ping Liang (2016). “An Exploration of Political Translation Practices in Sino-European Relations”. Paper presented at IALIC conference 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, 25-27 November 2016.
* Ping Liang (2014). “My ‘Shared Kitchen’ Experience”. Speech at EU-China Youths Dialogue “Cultural Flows & Mutual Learning”, EU-China High-level People-to-People Dialogue, 2nd meeting, Beijing, 6 September 2014.
* Ping Liang (2013). “PCA Negotiation: New Incentives for Future Development of China-EU Relations”. Presentation at the 9th Annual Conference of the Chinese Association for European Studies, Shanghai, 9 Nov 2013.
Scholarships
PhD scholarship, China Scholarship Council, 2015-2019
MA-10 months mobility, Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (Lotus I), 2011-2012
Graduate student scholarship, Sichuan University, 2010-2013
Full scholarship for undergraduate exchange, State University of New York, 2008-2009
Relevant Skills
Extensive trainings in information retrieval, academic writing, research communication skills
Good knowledge of bibliographic software (Zotero, Endnote, Mendeley) and qualitative data analysis software (NVIVO, ATLAS.ti)
Experiences in organizing international conferences and other academic events
Languages
Chinese Mandarin (native), English (advanced), Dutch (intermediate)
