Shu Dingfang, Professor

Shu Dingfang is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Shanghai International Studies University. He serves as the chief expert of the Shanghai Center for Research in English Language Education (SCRELE) and the chief expert of the National Research Institute for Teaching Materials (SISU). He is also the editor-in-chief of Foreign Languages (Journal of Shanghai International Studies University). Shu is the honorary president of the Cognitive Linguistics Professional Committee of the China English and Chinese Comparative Research Association, vice president of the Shanghai Language Association, and secretary-general of the National Association of Foreign Language Journals in Universities. He is the deputy director of the Foreign Language Teaching Guidance Committee of the Ministry of Education and serves on the editorial board of international journals such as Cognitive Linguistics. Shu has long been engaged in research on cognitive linguistics and theories and practices of foreign language teaching. He has authored several books, including Modern Foreign Language Teaching: Theory, Practice, and Methods (1996, 2008), Studies in Metaphor (2000), Modern Semantics (2000), Foreign Language Teaching Reform: Issues and Strategies (2004), Cognitive Semantics (2008), The Road to Successful College English Teaching (2010), Research on China's Foreign Language Strategy (2012), Research Methods in Cognitive Linguistics (2013), and Cognitive Linguistics Dictionary (2023). He is also the chief editor of the New Target College English series (2016) and the English textbook for general high schools (2020) published by Shanghai International Studies University Press.