Department of English
Dr. Sun Lina
Education
PhD from Saint Louis University (USA)
MA from Nankai University (China)
BA from Tianjin Normal University (China)
Research (Areas of Research Focus)
Critical Literacy
Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Use of Digital Technology in Literacy Education
Rhetoric & Composition
Teaching
Foundation in Literacy Education; Reading Instruction for Diverse Learners; Children’s Literature & Media; Content Literacy; English Stylistics; Advanced ESL Writing for Academic Purpose
Previous Teaching Experiences (Previous Relevant Working Experiences)
* 2010-2013 Department of Education & Public Service, Saint Louis University
* 2006-2009 College of Foreign Languages, Tianjin University of Commerce
* 2001-2003 College of Foreign Languages, Tianjin University of Science and Technology
Other Functions
Representative for China at LRA International Innovative Community Group, 2014
Proposal reviewer for the 2014 annual conference of Literacy Research Association
Proposal reviewer for the 2013 annual conference of Literacy Research Association
Member of editorial review board of 63rd LRA yearbook.
Co-chair of the Graduate Research Symposium. Saint Louis University, 2012
Co-chair of the Graduate Research Symposium. Saint Louis University, 2011
Professional Affiliations
Literacy Research Association
International Reading Association
American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages
International TESOL Convention and English Expo
MIDTESOL Association
Contact
Email: sunlinano.1@163.com
TEL: 15652958752
Address of Office: Room 413, Zhongyou Building, China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed articles
1. Sun, L. Children of dragon, Remembering the Tiananmen Square Movement in young
adult literature (accepted to Children’s Literature in Education pending revisions)
2. Sun, L. The lost daughters of China—Representations of transracial Chinese adoption in
young adult literature: Voice of Youth Advocates. (accepted and will be published in
the Dec issue of 2014)
3. Sun, L. Social media, critical literacy, and young adult literature: A workable Union?
Critical Literacy: Theories & Practice. (accepted and will be published in the first
issue of 2015)
4. Sun, L. (2013). Growing up in red China: Representations of the Chinese Cultural
Revolution in young adult novels and memoirs. Critical Literacy: Theories &
Practice, 7(2), 20-32.
5. Sun, L. (2013). The misrepresentation of Chinese, Chinese-Americans, and Chinese culture
in children’s picture books. Pennsylvania Reads, 12(1), 32-38.
6. Sun, L. (2013). Acquiring academic literacy from the inside. Language Magazine. (June
issue).
7. Sun, L. (2013). School dropouts and migrant youth workers: Adolescents in contemporary
China represented in YA novels. Voice of Young Advocates, 36, 622-624.
8. Sun, L. (2013). The acquisition of academic literacy in the eyes of a Chinese graduate
student. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 57, Literacy Lens.
9. Sun, L. (accepted to The Colorado Reading Journal pending revisions). Language,
cognition, and second language acquisition: The implications of Vygotskian
sociocultural theory for teaching the English Language Learners.
10. Sun, L. & Pole, K. (2012). Representations of the Cultural Revolution in children’s
picture books. The Missouri Reader, 36(2), 29-35.
11. Sun, L. (2008). The symbolism of food and clothes in The Joy Luck Club. Writer, 17(38),
56-57.
Book chapters
Sun, L. (2013). Academic writing in English as a second/foreign language—Investigating the
Intercultural Learning Experiences of Chinese International Graduate Students in the U. S.
In Ma, W & Wang, C. (Eds.). Learners’ privileges and responsibilities: Examining the
educational experiences and perspectives of students from Chinese backgrounds in the
United States.(under review).
Books
Wang, Q. P. & Sun, L. (2005). The world’s No. 1s: History of world invention. Guangdong,
