Dr Zhiwei Han (韩致玮) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Literary and Translation Studies and Programme Director of BA Translation and Interpreting. She holds an MA in English-to-French Translation and Terminology from Université Laval, Canada, and a Ph.D. in Translation Studies from the University of Montreal. Her research interests include specialized translation, multilingual terminology research, corpus-based translation studies, translation technology, and other fields that intersect with linguistics and professional practice. Dr Han has published in international peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences in Canada, Europe, and Asia. Her primary research focuses on specialized translation pedagogy, including translator’s terminology competence development, multilingual termbase development, and translation quality assessment. She is also a member of the Meaning-Text Linguistics Observatory at the University of Montreal, where she actively participates in research projects, such as adapting an environmental terminology database to Chinese and developing an online course in terminology and documentary research. Before joining XJTLU, Dr Han worked as Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Translation at the University of Montreal, where she received the 2022 Teaching Excellence Award. As a certified translator and terminologist in Canada, Dr Han has also been actively involved in the language service industry, serving as a simultaneous interpreter (English-French-Chinese) for significant events, including the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

Specialized Translation (Technical, Economic and Financial Translation)

Terminology and Documentary Research in Translation (Theory and Application)

Multilingual Termbase Development

Translation Technology

Corpus-based Translation Studies

Translation Quality Assessment

Assistant Professor, Department of Literary and Translation Studies, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2023 to present

Lecturer, Department of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada. 2021-2023

Lecturer, Faculty of Arts Humanities, Laval University (Université Laval), Quebec City, Canada, 2015-2023

Research Fellow, Observatory of Meaning-Text Linguistics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, 2018 to present

Certified Translator, Quebec Order of Certified Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters, 2015 to present

Certified Terminologist, Quebec Order of Certified Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters, 2022 to present

At XJTLU

TRI 002 Essentials of Translation and Interpreting (Module Leader)

TRI 101 AI-Empowered Translation Skills (Module Leader)

TRI 201 Translation: Theory and Practice (Co-Teacher)

TRI 203 Language Studies for Translation (Module Leader)

HSS 003 Introduction to Humanities and Social Sciences (Guest Lecturer)

At Université de Montréal (University of Montreal)

2022-2023, Lecturer of TRA6603-Documentation and Terminology (online learning), Department of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal, Canada.

2021-2023, Lecturer of TRA2450-Terminology and Terminography (in-person, online, and distance learning), Department of Linguistics and Translation, Université de Montréal (University of Montreal)

2023, French Mentor, Office of French Language Promotion and Francophonie, Université de Montréal (University of Montreal)

At Université Laval (Laval University)

2015-2023, Lecturer in Chinese Language, Faculty of Arts Humanities, Université Laval (Laval University), Quebec City, Canada

2012-2016, French Language Teacher and Coordinator of UL/CSC Joint Scholarship Program, Université Laval (Laval University)

2026, Teaching Excellence Award, 2025/26 Academic Year, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University

2022, Teaching Excellence Award for the Category of Doctoral Candidates and Postdoctoral Fellows, University of Montreal

2021-2022, End of Doctoral Studies Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Montreal

2021-2022, Doctoral Thesis Completion Scholarship, Department of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal

2021-2022, Scholarship of Excellence, Department of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal

2020-2021, Scholarship of Excellence, Department of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal

2019-2020, Scholarship of Excellence, Department of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal

2018-2019, Research Award, Department of Linguistics and Translation, University of Montreal