Birth: 9/6/1963

Citizenship: Chinese

Speaks: English, Mandarin, Cantonese;

Reads: Esperanto, Russian and French

Education

Postgraduate diploma with honor in English as a foreign language (EFL), Guangxi Teachers' University, 1993~1995

Courses taken include Second Language Acquisition, Linguistics, Cross-Cultural Communication, Methodology of Foreign Language Teaching, Topics in Language Studies, etc.

BA with honor in English as a foreign language (EFL), Guangxi Normal University, 1990~1993

College diploma with honor in English as a foreign language (EFL), Bose Teachers' College, 1979~1982

Working experience

2000~ Associate Professor of English, College of Foreign Language Studies, Guangxi Normal University; Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses such as English Teaching Methodologies, Interpretation Theory and Skills, Composition, Background to English Speaking Countries, English Testing, English as a Foreign Language, supervising BA and MA papers, and working in English with children for community advancement  

1998~ 2000 Grace Food Distribution Inc., Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Computer operator, ordering, cataloging, filing, faxing, distributing, accounting, billing working with English, Chinese and Cantonese 

1997~ 1998 Foreign Languages Department, Guangxi Normal University; Associate Professor of English, Teaching BA students English Reading, English Composition, Oral English

1995~1997 Supervisor, Foreign Languages Dept, Guangxi Normal University; BA paper designing, data collecting, writing

1993~1994 Advisor, Foreign Languages Dept, Guangxi Normal University; students' internship

1992~1997 Lecturer of English, Foreign Languages Department, Guangxi Normal University; Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Reading, composition, Listening for Advanced Students

1985~1992 Librarian, Education Department, Guangxi Normal University; Duties include ordering, cataloging, shelving, filing, coordinating circulation, directory service, research consultation, translating

1982~1985 English as a foreign (EFL) teacher, Bose No. 6 Middle School; Teaching English as well as coordinating extracurricular activities for Grades 7~ 9

Computer skills

Word processing on Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, data treatment on Excel and Okidata, data searching with Netscape Communicator

Main Publications

Xiao Li, Fengrong Liao and Yaoguang Luo. (2002): Empowerment Education & Band Four Proficiency Test, Journal of Guangxi Higher Education Research, Nanning, No.3

Fengfrong Liao et al. (2002): Email Survey of the English Translation of "Su Zhi Jiao Yu", Journal of Shanghai Science and Technology Translation, Shanghai, No. 33

Fengrong Liao et al. (2002): Waste in Foreign Language Teaching: Causes and Countermeasures, Journal of Yulin Teachers College, Yulin, No. 2

Fengrong Liao et al. (2002): The Principle of Politeness in E-mail Writing, Journal of Foreign Language Multimedia Teaching, Shanghai, No. 2

Fengrong Liao  (2001): The Three Stages of Relevance Development in China, Journal of Gunagxi Normal University, Guilin, Special Issue 2001

Fengrong Liao et al. (2001): The Formats and Techniques for English Business Letter Writing, Journal of Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Special Issue, 2001

Shaozhong Liu and Fengrong Liao (2002): Studies on negative pragmatic transfers in interlanguage pragmatics. Journal of Guangxi Normal University (Special Issue on Foreign Languages and Literatures Teaching and Research), No. 1.

Fengrong Liao (1998): Fostering communicative competence in the reading course, Research Journal of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, No. 1, pp. 14~21.

Fengrong Liao et al (1998): The economic value of language use and its implication to EFL Teaching, Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, Xi'an, No.3, pp1~6.

Fengrong Liao (1997): Correctness, appropriateness, relevance and examination competence, Journal of Guide of English Self-Study, Guangzhou, No 1, pp. 41~47.

Fengrong Liao (1997): How to study the text: a case study from English compiled by Xu Guozhang, Journal of  Guide to English Self-Study, Guangzhou), No, 2, pp. 14~29.

Fengrong Liao (1997): Pragmatic failure and FL teaching, Guilin Education College Journal, Guilin, No. 3, pp. 23~29.

Fengrong Liao (1997): "A Song of the Kite" (a translated poem from Chinese), Aired by Guangdong TV Guangzhou

Fengrong Liao (1996):Cross-cultural communication and English classroom teaching, Journal of Teaching Research, Guilin, No, 4, pp. 19~26.

Fengrong Liao (1993): Introduction to Western Philosophy, translator of entries Noumenon~Z, Guangxi Normal University Press, Guilin

Fengrong Liao (editor) (1993): English How-To: For High School Students Guangxi Normal University, Guilin

Fengrong Liao (1993): Handbook of Investment in Guilin, translator of chapters 8 & 12. Guilin Municipal Government