Prof. Meihua Chen
Email: meihuachen123@126.com
Address: School of Foreign Languages，Southeast University, No.2 Sipailou, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210096
Dr. Meihua Chen is a professor of linguistics at the School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University. She is a PhD supervisor, and head of Foreign Language and Literature Research Group. She is a recipient of the Special Government Allowances of the State Council and a Distinguished Teacher of Jiangsu Province.
Her main research interests are in the field of
Applied Linguistics
English Language Education
Language Policy and Planning
Professor Chen serves on the Academic Committee of School of Foreign Languages（Director）, University Academic Committee (Member), Research Center for Asia-Pacific Language Policy Studies affiliated to Research Center for International Issues of Jiangsu Province (Director), Jiangsu Foreign Languages and Linguistics Society (Vice President), China Education Linguistics Association (Standing Member), ESP Committee under China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese (Standing Member). She is also the editor-in-chief of Frontiers in Asia-Pacific Language and Culture Studies.
She has published two books and authored over 50 research articles. Her research has appeared in a broad array of prestigious journals such as
Foreign Language Teaching and Research
Foreign Languages in China
Foreign Language Education
Foreign Languages and Their Teaching
Technology Enhanced Foreign Languages
Professor Chen has completed over forty national and provincial-level grants, including
National Social Sciences Fund (Excellent rating)
MOE Pilot Project for New Humanities and Social Sciences
Jiangsu Social Sciences Fund (key project)
Jiangsu Educational Reform Program (key project)
Professor Chen is overseeing a national-level first-class undergraduate program for English Majors, two national-level first-class academic courses ("English for Academic Communication" and "English Technical Writing"), and a provincial-level teaching case library of curriculum-based ideological and Political Education (for English Majors). She has edited or co-edited over twenty textbooks which were on the list of National-level Planned Textbooks for Higher Education, foreign language textbooks recommended by MOE, and the Key Textbooks for Higher Education for the 13rd Five-Year Plan and the 14th Five-Year Plan in Jiangsu.
She holds an impressive list of honors and awards for her excellence in teaching and research, including
Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences (national and provincial-level, three times)
Outstanding Teaching Achievements (national level or provincial level, five times)
Bao Gang National Award for Outstanding Teachers (twice)
Inaugural Outstanding Teaching Award, SEU
Excellent PhD Supervisor (twice)
