【yunoffer】语言学方向 3页

专业：语言学方向InconnectionwithmyapplicationforacceptanceintoyourPh.D.program,Iamenclosingthefollowingstatementconcerningmylife,professionalactivities,andtentativefutureplans.IwasborninXiamen,FujianProvinceinChinaonNovember8,1969.Later,myfamilymovedtoBeijingwhereIgrewup.Iamfromafamilyofacademics.MyfatherisaprofessoroflinguisticsandChiefoftheUniversityJournalAgencyofBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity(formerlyBeijingLanguageInstitute).MymotherisaprofessoratthesameuniversityandteachesChineseasaforeignlanguage.From1991to1993,mymothertaughtChineseatWittenbergUniversity,OhioandIndianaUniversityatBloomington.SheencouragedmetoapplyforadmissiontoadvancedprogramsintheU.S.Igraduatedfromhighschoolin1988,andreceivedthehighestscoresinmyschoolattheNationalEntranceExaminationforUniversities.Thismademean“HonorStudent”atthenationallevel.UponacceptancetoBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity,mymajorbecameEnglish,withminorsinlinguistics,Frenchandcomputerscience.IwasawardedconsecutivescholarshipsforallfouryearsinYUNOFFERcollege.Duringmycollegeyears,Ibecamemoreandmoreinterestedinlinguistics.Mysenioryearwaslargelydevotedtotopicsinlinguistics,andmyrequiredthesis地址：南部商务区利时商务大厦903-A邮箱：info@yunoffer.com全国热线：400-091-1213\nworkfocusedontheinfluenceofculturalandeducationalfactorsupontheChineseandEnglishlanguages.Aftercollege,IwasemployedbyBeijingScienceandTechnologyUniversity.ForthefirstyearandahalfIwasassignedtoaprojectaimedatcreatingimprovedcomputerprogramforidiomaticEnglish-Chinese&Chinese-Englishtranslations.Thisprojectprovidedmewithconsiderableexperiencelinguistics,andfurtherimprovedmyunderstandingofthesubtletiesofbothEnglishandChinese.Sincetheprojectcompletion,IhavebeenteachingintensiveEnglishcoursesatBeijingScienceandTechnologyUniversity.SinceJulyof1993,IhavetaughtEnglishlisteningcomprehensionatBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.ThelatterclassesarepartofaprogramthatprovidesadultChineseprofessionalswithopportunitytoimprovetheirEnglish.MyinterestinlinguisticsisinitiallybasedonmydesiretobettercomprehendtheEnglishlanguage,and,intheprocess,learnmoreaboutmyownlanguage.ChinaisnowopeningandengagingineverexpandingculturalandfinancialrelationswiththeEnglish-speakingcountriesoftheWest.Ithasstruckme,asitmayhaveYUNOFFERoccurredtomanyofmycompatriotsthatnegotiationstobringaboutthesenewandimprovedrelationssometimesbreakdownbecauseofmutualignoranceabouteachother'slanguages.Iamawarethatthishasbeenapopularproblemforstudy,地址：南部商务区利时商务大厦903-A邮箱：info@yunoffer.com全国热线：400-091-1213\namongAmericansengaginginbusinessandotherfields,butIamnotawareofanyseriousattempttoresearchthisproblemfromaChinesepointofview.ThroughmyworkintheU.S.,Iwouldhopetocontributetoabetterunderstandingoftheproblemsinherentinthedeepdifferencesbetweenthetwolanguages.Irecognizethatathesisprojectinmostgraduateschoolsischosenafteronhasstudiedinvariousprogramsinadepartmentandafterextensivediscussionwithone'sprofessors.Nevertheless,Iwouldhopethatinvestigatingsocio-culturaldifferencesbetweenEnglishandChinesemaybeconsideredasuitabletopic.Suchastudywouldfocusonthecultural,historical,traditionalandeducationalfactorswhichinfluencethetwolanguages,andsignificantlycontributetopossiblemisinterpretations.MylongtermplanistocontinueworkingoncomparativeaspectsofEnglishandChineselinguistics.Istronglydesiretoworkinanacademicenvironmentcombiningteaching,researchandwriting.IheardthatyourEnglish/LinguisticsDepartmenthasareputationforacademicYUNOFFERexcellence.IamapplyingtoyourprogrambecauseIdesirethebesteducationpossibleformyprofessionalcareer.地址：南部商务区利时商务大厦903-A邮箱：info@yunoffer.com全国热线：400-091-1213