Abstract:
Teaching-based research is highly applicable in translation and interpreting (T&I) education, addressing context-specific pedagogical challenges through practice-focused inquiry. T&I classrooms face unique issues like cultural expression gaps, real-time performance hurdles, and specialized terminology mastery—problems requiring tailored solutions.

Action research enables instructors to refine strategies via iterative plan-do-study-act cycles, using classroom feedback to adjust teaching methods. Mixed-methods approaches combine quantitative data (e.g., performance metrics) with qualitative insights (e.g., learner reflections) for comprehensive outcome analysis.

Case studies of student work in simulated T&I scenarios highlight curriculum needs. By anchoring research in classroom realities, educators develop targeted interventions, bridging theory and practice to better prepare students for professional T&I contexts.

Biography:

Professor Li Shuying holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education from the University of Alberta, Canada. Currently, he is a Distinguished Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Faculty of Education at Shenzhen University. Professor Li is an awardee of the National High-Level Talent Program from the Ministry of Education.

He holds several concurrent positions, including Visiting Professor at Edge Hill University (UK) and selected expert for the “Program for the High-Level Overseas Cultural and Educational Experts” of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA), Ministry of Science and Technology, hosted at Renmin University of China.

Additionally, he serves as a Specialist for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ), Honorary President of The Belt and Road National Education Promotion Macao Association, and Vice President of the Guoxue (國學) Education Research Society, under the China Confucius Studies Association.

Professor Li has extensive experience, having held teaching, research, and mid-to-senior level university management positions in numerous public and private higher education institutions across Canada, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region, and in various cities in Mainland China, including in Guangdong province, Changsha (Hunan), and Nanjing (Jiangsu).