Professor, PhD Supervisor, Postdoctoral Collaborative Supervisor
Dean of School of International Studies, Shaanxi Normal University
Director of Foreign Language Education Research Center, Shaanxi Normal University
Email：liuquanguo@snnu.edu.cn
Add.: School of International Studies, The 6th Teaching Building, Shaanxi Normal University, No.199, South Chang’an Road, Yanta District, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China.
Profile
Professor Liu Quanguo’s research interests focus on Translation Theory and Practice, English Pedagogy, Multilingual Education and Multilingual Acquisition. He is leading a Major Project of National Social Science Fund as the Chief Expert at present, and he has accomplished a General Project of National Social Science Fund, a Humanities and Social Sciences Research Project of the Ministry of Education, a National Basic Education Foreign Language Teaching Research Funding Project, etc., and he has participated in more than 20 research projects at all levels. He articles have appeared in Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), English Studies, Journal of Shaanxi Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), Foreign Language Education in China, Foreign Language Teaching and Research, Foreign Language Education, Foreign Language World, Foreign Languages and Literature, Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Journal of Education and Practice, Ethnic Education Research, Journal of Southwest University, Contemporary Education and Culture, Journal of Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Journal of Jiangsu Higher Education and other journals, and relevant research articles have been included in the collection published by Multilingual Matters, Oxford University Press and other publishing houses. Liu also has published several monographs, namely, Teacher Education in China, Lin Yutang’s Translation: Philosophies, Theories & Practices, A Study on Trilingual Education of Tibetan-Chinese-English, A Study on Bilingual Education in Xizang Autonomous Region, Trilingual Education and Trilingual Teaching and A Study on Code-switching in the Classroom of Foreign Language Teachers in a Trilingual Environment.
I. Areas of Expertise
Translation Theory and Practice, English Pedagogy, Multilingual Education and Multilingual Acquisition
II. Research Projects
1. 2020–Present: “The Collation and Research on the Complete Chinese & English Volume of The Complete Works of Lin Yutang”, Major Project of National Social Science Fund, the Chief Expert and Leading Researcher.
2. 2016–2019: “Lin Yutang’s Translation: Philosophies, Theories & Practices”, Major Project in the Later Period of Philosophy and Social Science Research Funded by the Ministry of Education.
3. 2015–2021: “Research on the Reform and Monitoring System for Free Teachers Education”, 2015 General Project in Education of “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” of National Social Science Fund.
4. 2011–2013: “Research on Bilingual Teaching of Basic Education in Xizang Autonomous Region: Model Conception and Policy Suggestions”, Major Special Commissioned Project of the National Social Science Fund.
5. 2006–2010: “Language Contact in Trilingual Environment in Ethnic Regions: Fieldwork and Theoretical Research”, Project of National Social Science Fund.
6. 2013–2018: “Conception and Implementation Suggestions on the Model of Trilingual Education of Ethnic Language-Chinese-English in Ethnic Minority Regions in China”, 2013 Annual Project of Ethnic Education Development Center, Ministry of Education.
7. 2023–Present: “Research on the Ecological Construction of Teacher Ethics Based on the Construction of Teacher Ethics Honor System”, Research Project on Teacher Education Reform and Teacher Development in Shaanxi Province (Major Project).
8. 2024–Present: “Metaverse-Based AI Teacher Training, Assessment, and Resource Reconstruction Practice Base”, University-Industry Collaborative Education Program.
9. 2022–2023: “Research on the Monitoring Mechanism and Reform Path of Teacher Education Professional Certification”, Research Project on Teacher Education Reform and Teacher Development in Shaanxi Province.
10. 2021–2025: “Research and Practice of ‘Foreign Language Education + Country and Regional Studies’ Collaborative Innovation Talent Training Model for Chinese Academic Foreign Translation, Shaanxi Province New Liberal Arts Research and Practice Project.
11. 2006–2011: “Research on the Status Quo of the Application of ‘Two Curriculum Standards’ in Economically Underdeveloped Areas”, National Fund for Foreign Language Teaching Research in Basic Education.
III. Major Publications
1. Monographs:
(1) Lu, W. Y., & Liu, Q. G. (2024). Research on the Professional Development of Pre-service and In-service Public-Funded Teachers. Shaanxi Normal University Press.
(2) Liu, Q. G. (2021). Teacher Education in China. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press.
(3) Liu, Q. G. (2020). Lin Yutang’s Translation: Philosophies, Theories & Practices. Beijing: Higher Education Press.
(4) Liu, Q. G. (2018). A Study on Trilingual Education of Tibetan-Chinese-English. Beijing: Science Press.
(5) Liu, Q. G. (2014). A Study on Bilingual Education in Xizang Autonomous Region. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press.
(6) Liu, Q. G. (2013). Trilingual Education and Trilingual Teaching. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press.
(7) Liu, Q. G. (2012). A Study on Code-switching in the Classroom of Foreign Language Teachers in a Trilingual Environment. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press.
(8) Liu, Q. G., & Lu, W. Y. (2023). High School English Teaching Design: Theory and Practice. Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.
2. Articles
(1) Liu, Q. G., & Cui, X. Translation history as moral education: The historical tradition and value implications of ideological and political education in translation courses. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching, 2025(5).
(2) Liu, Q. G., & Ding, L. M. Lin Yutang’s trans-lingual writing of Chinese urban imagery and urban space. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2025, 33(9).
(3) Liu, Q. G. The value and implementation logic of excellent foreign language teacher’s professional development in China. English Studies, 2025(1).
(4) Liu, Q. G., & Zhang, Z. Q. The policy logic of teacher education accreditation of colleges and universities in China. Journal of Shaanxi Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 2025, 54(2).
(5) Liu, Q. G. Undergraduate training program for foreign language education in normal universities: Components and principles. Foreign Language Education in China, 2025, 8(1).
(6) Liu, Q. G., & Bai, Y. Inheritance, innovation, and reconstruction of language curriculum perspectives: On the new forms of language curriculum in the AI era. Cross-Linguistic & Cross-Cultural Studies, 2024, 20.
(7) Dai, K. & Liu, Q. G. Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes: Challenges and opportunities in the spotlight, Computers in Human Behavior, 2024, 159.
(8) Liu, Q. G., & Ma, C. Z. On the conception, construction and connotation of Lin Yutang’s translation aesthetics, Translation Studies, 2024(1).
(9) Yuan, Y. W., & Liu, Q. G. The exploration of approaches to coordination in ideological and political education of English major cultural curriculum, Foreign Language World, 2024(1).
(10) Zhao, Y. F., Wen, X., Wang, X., Liu Q. G., Mo Q. Y., Chen, X. J., Yu S. L., Ma, G. A new exploration and practice of foreign language graduate training in western China, Foreign Languages and Literature, 2024(2).
(11) Liu, Q. G., & Yan, X. The Perceptual Fluency in Lin Yutang’s English Translations of Chinese Classics, Foreign Language Education, 2024(2).
(12) Liu, Q. G. A New Confucius: Cross-Cultural Characterization of Confucius in Lin Yutang’s English Writing and Translation, English Studies, 2023(2).
(13) Liu, Q. G. Language Education in Western China under the Belt and Road Initiative: Policy Development and Promotion Strategies, Western China Studies, 2023(1).
(14) Liu, Q. G. The Modernity of Lin Yutang’s Interlingual Writing, China Social Sciences Today, June 14th, 2022.
(15) Cui, X. & Liu, Q. G. The promotion of foreign language education and services for the “Belt and Road Initiative”, Multilingual China: National, Minority and Foreign Languages, 2022.
(16) Liu, Q. G., & Wang, H. Game and manipulation: The Chinese-English translation of the character “yí (夷)” in the late Qing dynasty, Foreign Language Education, 2020(6).
(17) Liu, Q. G., & Zhang, Z.Q. The policy logics and reformation of state-funded teacher education in China, Journal of Southwest University (Social Sciences Edition), 2020(6).
(18) Liu, Q. G., & Lu, W. Y. Empirical research on the teacher’s professional development of public-funded Normal University Tibetan students based on structural equation model, Journal of Xizang University (Social Sciences Edition), 2020(3).
(19) Liu, Q. G., & Zhang, Z. Q. The moral identification and educational value of translation, China Social Sciences Today, Aug. 17th, 2020.
(20) Talidong, K. J. B., & Liu, Q. G. Teaching methods in English language instruction: Case of selected English language teachers in general Santos city, Philippines, Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, 2020, 66.
(21) Liu, Q. G. The disciplinary connotation and paradigm transformation of foreign language education in the context of “internet plus”, China Social Sciences Today, Nov. 12th, 2019.
(22) Liu, Q. G. Memory construction in post-colonial translation, Journal of Tianjin Foreign Studies University, 2019(6).
(23) Talidong, K. J. B., & Liu, Q. G. Psychological preference of Chinese students in learning English as a foreign language: case of Shaanxi Normal University, Journal of Education and Practice, 2019, 10(35).
(24) Liu, Q. G. An experimental study on the correlation between balanced trilingual input and trilingual academic achievement in Chinese, Tibetan, and English, Journal of Xizang University (Social Sciences Edition), 2018(1).
(25) Liu, Q. G. Constructing multilingual language life governance for the Belt and Road, China Social Sciences Today, Nov. 23rd, 2018.
(26) Liu, Q. G. National training program: Starting with awakening and lifting, China Education Daily, Aug. 27th, 2015.
(27) Liu, Q. G. Translating Chinese literature with cultural ethics, China Social Sciences Today, Sept. 26th, 2014.
(28) Liu, Q. G. Ethnic minorities and trilingual education policies, in Douglas J. Besharov and Karen Baehlereds. Chinese Social Policy in a Time of Transition, Oxford University Press, June, 2013.
(29) Liu, Q. G., & Liu, J. Research on the compensation mechanism of foreign language teaching resources allocation in the computer-aided environment, Journal of Jiangsu Higher Education, 2013(3).
(30) Liu, Q. G., & Liu, J. The classroom cultural construction for English teaching in trilingual environment of Tibetan, Chinese and English, Journal of Xizang University (Social Sciences Edition), 2012(2).
(31) Liu, Q. G., & Mu, B. L. On trilingual exposure in foreign language classroom of ethnic minority areas in China, Contemporary Education and Culture, 2011(2).
(32) Liu, Q. G., & Li, Q. The exploration of English-centered trilingual teaching mode in China’s ethnic minority areas, Nationalities Research in Qinghai, 2011(1).
(33) Liu, Q. G., & Jiang, Q. X. The interpretation of trilingual education of foreign language in ethnic minority areas of China, Journal of Northwest Normal University (Social Sciences), 2010(3).
(34) Jiang, Q. X., & Liu, Q. G. Research on the teaching mode of informatization education in rural and pastoral areas of northwest China, E-education Research, 2008(4).
(35) Liu, Q. G. Foreign language higher education system of ethnic minorities under the credit system: Existing problems and construction principles, Journal of Research on Education for Ethnic Minorities, 2007(2).
(36) Liu, Q. G. EFL education in ethnic minority areas in northwest China: An investigational study in Gansu province, in Anwei Feng Ed. Bilingual Education in China: Practices, Policies and Concepts. Multilingual Matters, 2007.
(37) Liu, Q. G. An investigation and study of English study styles of Tibetan students in the northwest, Journal of Research on Education for Ethnic Minorities, 2005(5).
(38) Jiang, Q. X., Liu, Q. G., & Li, Z.Q. An investigational study of EFL education in ethnic minority areas of gansu province in northwest China, Foreign Language Teaching and Research, 2006(2).
(39) Jiang, Q. X., & Liu, Q. G. The relationship between translated literature and social culture—An investigation and analysis of the themes and sources of Chinese translated literature at the beginning of the 20th century and the end of the 20th century, Foreign Language Teaching and Research, 2005(1).
3. Textbooks:
(1) Liu, Q. G. (Chief Editor). (2025). Foreign Language Education, Research Methodology, and Thesis Writing. Chongqing: Chongqing University Press.
(2) Liu, Q. G., & Ding, L. M. (2019 / 2022). Thesis Writing: Guide for Undergraduates of English Majors. Chongqing: Chongqing University Press.
(3) Jiang, Q. X., & Liu, Q. G. (2012). Readings of Approaches and Research Methods in Translation Studies. Nanjing: Nanjing University Press.
(4) Jiang, Q. X., & Liu, Q. G. (Editor). (2009). Translation for Foreign Affairs. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
4. Translation Work:
(1) Crane, Louise (Author), & Liu, Q.G., Shi, J. (Translators). (2023). China in Sign and Symbol. Shaanxi Normal University Press.
(2) Green, C.(Author), Liu, Q.G. (Translator). (2013). Drug Resistance. Huaxia Publishing House.
IV. Major Academic Awards
1. In 2023, Selected as Young Scholar of the National Major Talent Project.
2. In 2023, the Achievement “Casting Red Candles, Shaping Teacher Models, Cultivating Good Teachers: System Construction and Practical Exploration of Excellent Teacher Training in Western Basic Education” won the Second Prize of the National Education Achievement Award. (Participator)
3. In 2024, the Monograph Lin Yutang’s Translation: Philosophies, Theories & Practices won the Second Prize in the Book Category of the 9th “Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research in Universities (Humanities and Social Sciences)”.
4. In 2013, the translated work Drug Resistance was awarded the “National Excellent Science Popularization Work Award” by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
5. In 2022, honored with the “Baogang Outstanding Teacher Award.”
6. In 2023, the Achievement “Serving Dual Strategies, Compacting Four Competencies, and Constructing 4334 Educational Practice System for Teacher Trainees in the New Era Facing the West” won the Special Prize of the Shaanxi Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award. (Participator)
7. In 2023, the Achievement “Combining Chinese and Foreign Languages, Integrating Master and Doctoral Degrees, and Connecting Professions: Innovation and Practice of Talent Cultivation Mode of Chinese Academic Translation for Postgraduates” won the Special Prize of the Teaching Achievement Award of the Academic Degree and Postgraduate Education Society of Shaanxi Province. (Director)
8. In 2022, the Monograph Teacher Education in China won the First Prize in the Book Category of the First Educational Scientific Research Excellent Achievement Award of Shaanxi Province.
9. In 2022, the Monograph Lin Yutang’s Translation: Philosophies, Theories & Practices won the First Prize in the Book Category of the 15th “Outstanding Achievement Award in Philosophy and Social Sciences” of Shaanxi Province.
10. In 2021, the Monograph Lin Yutang’s Translation: Philosophies, Theories & Practices won the First Prize in the Book Category of the Outstanding Achievement Award of Shaanxi Higher Humanities and Social Sciences Research.
11. In 2021, the Achievement “Innovation and Practice of the Training Model for Excellent Foreign Language Teachers of ‘Three Languages + Five Qualities’” won the Second Prize of the Shaanxi Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award. (Director)
12. In 2019, the Monograph A Study on Trilingual Education of Tibetan-Chinese-English won the Second Prize in the Book Category of the 14th “Outstanding Achievement Award in Philosophy and Social Sciences” of Shaanxi Province.
13. In 2017, Selected as a Distinguished Expert of the Youth Talent Program of Shaanxi Province.
14. In 2016, the Monograph A Study on Bilingual Education in Xizang Autonomous Region won the Third Prize of the 14th Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences of Gansu Province.
15. In 2014, the Research Project “A Study on Trilingual Education and Teaching of Ethnic Language–Chinese–English” won the Second Prize of the Social Science Achievements of Colleges and Universities in Gansu Province. (Director)
16. In 2014, the Research Project “Research on Chinese Translation Literature” won the Second Prize of the Social Science Achievements of Colleges and Universities in Gansu Province. (Participator)
17. In 2012, the Research Project “Experience–Reflection–Practice: Innovation and Practice of English Education Talents Training Model Based on ‘Professional Development Paradigm’” won the Teaching Achievement Award of Gansu Province. (Participator)
18. In 2010, the Research Project “Research on the Interaction and Relationship between Literary Translation and Social Culture” won the Third Prize of the Social Science Achievements of Colleges and Universities in Gansu Province. (Participator)
19. In 2010, the Research Project “The Experiment and Reform of College English Graded Teaching Based on Computer-aided Teaching and Network Autonomous Learning in Universities of West China” won the Second Prize of the Gansu Provincial Teaching Achievement Award. (Participator)
20. In 2006, the Achievement “Translation Studies” won the Second Prize of the Social Science Achievements of Higher Education Institutions in Gansu Province. (Participator)
21. In 2025, the Achievement “Eighty Years of Normal Education, Ten Years of Accreditation: Iterative Innovation and Practical Exploration of the Cultivation Model for Excellent Foreign Language Teachers in Western China” won the Special Prize of the Educational Achievement Award of Shaanxi Normal University. (Director)
22. In 2025, the Achievement “One Core and Three Strengthenings: Construction of the Teacher Education System for the National Excellent Teacher Program” won the Special Prize of the Educational Achievement Award of Shaanxi Normal University. (Participator)
23. In 2023, the Achievement “Led by Western Red Candle Spirit, Three-level Certification Empowerment, Innovation and Practice of ‘Five-in-One’ Cultivation Mode for Excellent English Teachers” won the First Prize of the Undergraduate Education Teaching Achievement Award of Shaanxi Normal University. (Director)
24. In 2023, the Achievement “Construction and Practice of a Community for the Professional Development of Outstanding Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in Western China (‘One Body’ and ‘Four Micro’)” won the First Prize of the Basic Education Teaching Achievement Award of Shaanxi Normal University. (Director)
25. In 2022, awarded the honorary title of “Excellent Research Team” of Shaanxi Normal University. (Supervisor)
26. In 2021, the Achievement “Innovation and Practice of the Training Model for Excellent Foreign Language Teachers of ‘Three Languages + Five Qualities’” won the Grand Prize of the Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award of Shaanxi Normal University. (Director)
27. In 2021, the Achievement “Faculty-student Linkage, Peer-to-peer Support, MOOC Compensation, and Follow-up Feedback—Construction and Practice of Graduate Student Academic Growth Community” won the First Prize of the Postgraduate Education Achievement Award of Shaanxi Normal University. (Director)
28. In 2019, the Achievement “Teaching and Research Leading, Cooperative Reflection, UIS Linkage, Innovation and Practice of Post-service Professional Development Model for English Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools” won the Special Prize of the Basic Education Teaching Achievement Award of Shaanxi Normal University. (Director)
29. In 2019, the Research Project “Innovation and Practice of the Training Model of Full-Time Foreign Language Teacher Education for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students” won the First Prize of the Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award of Shaanxi Normal University. (Director)
30. In 2019, the Research Project “The Concept and Practice of Publicly-funded Post-Service Teacher Education under the Concept of ‘Five-in-One’ Holistic Foreign Language Education” won the Second Prize of the Graduate Education Achievement Award of Shaanxi Normal University. (Participator)
V. Academic Titles
1. Executive Director, International Association for Multilingual Education (IAME)
2. Chairman, Multilingual Competence and Multilingual Education Committee, China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese Language
3. Vice President, China Pre-Qin History Society of Chinese Classics Bilinguals’ Association
4. Executive Director, Professional Committee on Cognitive Translation, China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese Language
5. Member of the 8th Board of Directors, China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese Language
6. Executive Director, Foreign Language Curriculum Research Committee, China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese Language
7. Editor-in-chief, Cross-Linguistic & Cross-Cultural Studies (AMI)
8. Vice President, Translators Association of Shaanxi Province
9. Executive Director, Foreign Language Education Research Association of Western Region
10. Member of Foreign Language and Literature Working Committee of Shaanxi Provincial College Teaching Steering Committee
11. Theoretical Tutor for Basic Education Leading Campus Leaders in Shaanxi Province
12. Advisor of Workshop for Subject Leaders in Primary and Secondary Schools of Shaanxi Province
13. Vice Chairman of the National and Regional Research Association of Shaanxi Translators’ Association (STA)
14. Deputy Head of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Collaboration Group of Normal Universities in Shaanxi Province
15. Director of Xi’an International Science and Technology Cooperation Base for Artificial Intelligence and Second Language Acquisition
16. Member of the Academic Committee of Shaanxi Normal University
17. Deputy Director of the Committee of Basic Education Curriculum Research Center of Shaanxi Normal University
18. Director of English Curriculum and Teaching Research Center, Basic Education Curriculum Research Center, Shaanxi Normal University
19. Member of the Expert Committee of Shaanxi Normal University for Training Excellent Teachers
20. Research Fellow of National Collaborative Innovation Center for Translation, Ocean University of China
VI. Other Teaching Award
1. In 2023, the course High School English Teaching Material Analysis and Teaching Design was recognized as the Second Batch of National First-class Undergraduate Courses. (Course Director)
2. In 2025, the course Introduction to Chinese-Western Translation was recognized as a Shaanxi Provincial Ideological and Political Exemplary Course. (Course Director)
In 2024, the course Foreign Language Education was recognized as a Shaanxi Normal University Ideological and Political Demonstration Cours
