Fan Dai
Biographic Data
| ID | 3991523 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fan Dai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fan |
| FAMILY NAME | Dai |
| SIGNATURE | DAI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sun Yat-sen University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Self‐translation and English‐language creative writing in China
This article considers creative writing in a foreign language as one type of translation, more specifically, ‘self‐translation,’ in which the original text is usually not written, but exists liminally in the mind of the author. It explores how cultural and linguistic aspects of creative writing are treated through the analysis of extracts from the creative work in English by one of the authors of this article, and from the creative assignments by…
Teaching creative writing in English in the Chinese context
This paper attempts to illustrate a pedagogical framework for teaching creative writing in English in the Chinese context. The discussion has been informed by more than three years of teaching to sophomores of the Department of English at Sun Yat‐sen University. Creative writing courses in English are few and far between in Chinese universities at present, but the popularity of such courses may grow as teachers come to see their value in not only…
English-language creative writing by Chinese university students
In China, most universities have a school of foreign languages, where students majoring in English, German, French, Japanese, and other languages study the language for the first two years, and take introductory courses in the linguistics and literature of the language concerned, and then progress to higher-level linguistic and literary courses, as well as translation studies. English is the most popular foreign language in China, and, with the i…
English-language creative writing in mainland China
This paper presents the background, purpose and components of a creative writing course conducted in the Department of English at Sun Yat-sen University as part of the reform in the teaching of English in China. It explains and demonstrates the different components of the course and argues, drawing on evidence from students' work and reflections, that creative writing motivates students to write, is a good vehicle for improving students' proficie…
Health, wealth, and inequality in the Chinese city
Health, wealth, and inequality in the Chinese city
English-language creative writing in mainland China
This paper presents the background, purpose and components of a creative writing course conducted in the Department of English at Sun Yat-sen University as part of the reform in the teaching of English in China. It explains and demonstrates the different components of the course and argues, drawing on evidence from students' work and reflections, that creative writing motivates students to write, is a good vehicle for improving students' proficie…
Health, wealth, and inequality in the Chinese city
English-language creative writing in mainland China
This paper presents the background, purpose and components of a creative writing course conducted in the Department of English at Sun Yat-sen University as part of the reform in the teaching of English in China. It explains and demonstrates the different components of the course and argues, drawing on evidence from students' work and reflections, that creative writing motivates students to write, is a good vehicle for improving students' proficie…
English-language creative writing by Chinese university students
In China, most universities have a school of foreign languages, where students majoring in English, German, French, Japanese, and other languages study the language for the first two years, and take introductory courses in the linguistics and literature of the language concerned, and then progress to higher-level linguistic and literary courses, as well as translation studies. English is the most popular foreign language in China, and, with the i…
Teaching creative writing in English in the Chinese context
This paper attempts to illustrate a pedagogical framework for teaching creative writing in English in the Chinese context. The discussion has been informed by more than three years of teaching to sophomores of the Department of English at Sun Yat‐sen University. Creative writing courses in English are few and far between in Chinese universities at present, but the popularity of such courses may grow as teachers come to see their value in not only…
Self‐translation and English‐language creative writing in China
This article considers creative writing in a foreign language as one type of translation, more specifically, ‘self‐translation,’ in which the original text is usually not written, but exists liminally in the mind of the author. It explores how cultural and linguistic aspects of creative writing are treated through the analysis of extracts from the creative work in English by one of the authors of this article, and from the creative assignments by…
China (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Creative writing (3 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · English studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Literature (3 works)