Wang, Jing

Hi, it’s Jing here! I guess you’re very new to this page, so thanks for browsing my introduction and taking time to get to know me.

For my undergraduate study, I majored in English and German and I had access to various big cultures. Though I attended the course “Intercultural Communication” at that time, my biggest interest was still translation and I even dedicated my thesis to this topic. But don’t get me wrong, my interest in translation never dies out. Even till today, I still work as a part-time translator.

Later that year, I took part in the TESOL programme at the University of Edinburgh and started my masters journey, during which I had access to the current situation of language teaching in a globalized context. Also, I befriended with people from different cultural backgrounds. Inspired by the programme and my personal experience, I thus wrote my dissertation on future Chinese primary school teachers’ attitudes toward using stories to cultivate student’s ICC.

After contemplating my research proposal, I finally figured out my research interests, namely ELF and intercultural communication, and decided to discover new possibilities of my life by doing a PhD in Manchester. So, here I am now. Hopefully I can throw some publications on this page later during my study (fingers crossed).