ean, School of Foreign Studies, China University of Petroleum (East China)
President of the World Chinese Rhetoric Society
Vice President of the Global Rhetoric Society
Department: Department of English Language and Literature
E-mail: mao@upc.edu.cn
Research interests
• Discourse Rhetoric
• Experimental Psycholinguistics
• Crisis Management of Public Opinion
Research projects
Prof./Dr. Mao Haoran has led more than 20 teaching and research projects, most of which are funded by national, provincial, or ministerial bodies.
· Counter-manipulation Discourse Framework for Vulnerable Groups: A Case Study Using Asymmetric Game Theory (2019)
Project of The National Social Science Fund of China
Principal Investigator (PI)
· Research on Official Discourse in Response to Public Opinions on Public Emergencies (2013)
Project of The National Social Science Fund of China
PI
· Research on Teaching Performance Assessment of Foreign Language Teachers from the Perspective of Situated Cognition (2011)
Youth Project of Humanities and Social Sciences Fund of the Ministry of Education of China
PI
· Research on Deepening and Expanding Communication of the Chinese Mainland in Chinese Taiwan (2010)
Project of Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of Fujian Province in China
PI
· The Development and Practice of High-Quality General Education System in Double First-Class Universities (2022)
Key Projects of Undergraduate Teaching Reform in Shandong Province
PI
· Research Methods and Methodology (2023)
Demonstration Courses of Moral Education in Shandong Province
PI
· Development of Case Library for Simulation Practice Teaching of Translation Workshop (2022)
Teaching Case Library of High-quality Professional Degree in Shandong Province
PI
· Research on Counter-manipulation Discourse of Vulnerable Groups (2014)
The New Century Excellent Talents Project in Fujian Province’s Higher Education Institutions
PI
Selected Publications
Prof./Dr. Mao Haoran has published over 100 research articles in significant academic journals and has authored, edited, and translated more than 10 books.
· Mao, H., Gao, L., & Xu, J. (2017). Introduction to discourse and knowledge: A sociocognitive approach. Foreign Language Teaching and Research, 49(1), 150-154. [CSSCI]
· Cheng, L., Mao, H.,* & Zhang, T. (2023). Cognitive-pragmatic functions of mitigation in therapeutic conversations emphasizing rapport management. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1-11. [SSCI Q1]
· Gao, L., & Mao, H.* (2015). Discourse and knowledge: A sociocognitive approach. Cognitive Linguistics, 26(4), 703-708. [SSCI Q1]
· Mao, H., Xu, J., & Lou, K. (2018). Methodologies and methods of discourse studies. Contemporary Linguistics, 20(2), 284-299. [CSSCI]
· Mao, H. (2011). Emotion and English vocabulary learning of senior high school students. Saarbrücken: LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. (ISBN978-3-8433-5988-7).
· Mao, H. (2017). Research on discourses across the Taiwan Straits: System, channel and rhetoric. Beijing: Jiuzhou Press.
· Mao, H., Gao, L., & Xu, J. (2015). Construction and improvement of van Dijk’s discourse theoretical system. Foreign Languages in China, 12(5), 31-40. [CSSCI]
· Mao, H. (2023). Three-dimensional rhetorical compensation of spokespersons of China’s Ministry of National Defense in the context of information entropy. Journal of Fujian Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), (2), 47-57. [CSSCI]
· Mao, H. (2014). Anti-manipulation discourse strategies of dominated groups: The case of Nature's apology to Ye Shiwen. Journal of Fujian Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), (3), 103-112. [CSSCI]
· Mao, H. (2007). The effect of pleasant mood on learning English words of different emotional colors. Journal of Fujian Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), (4), 167-171. [CSSCI]
· Mao, H., & Xu, J. (2015). A review of application study of intertextuality. Contemporary Linguistics, 17(1), 47-55. [CSSCI]
Awards & Honors
· High-level Talent in Shandong Province (2020)
· Outstanding Graduate Supervisor in Shandong Province (2023)
· Leading Talent in Qingdao City (2023)
· High-level Talent of Quanzhou City (2020)
· Third Prize of the 10th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Fujian Province (2013)
· Third Prize of the 13th Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences of Fujian Province (2019)
· Second Prize for Teaching Achievements in Shandong Province (2022)
· Second Prize for Teaching Achievements in Fujian Province (2014)
· Second Prize for Graduate Teaching Achievements of UPC (2023)
· Top Ten Graduate Mentor Teams of UPC (2023)
· Top Ten Youth of Fujian Normal University (2005)
