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Research Interests
My major expertise is in research and business executive training in Intercultural Workplace communication. My research is highly interdisciplinary and incorporates the theories and methods from pragmatics, sociolinguistics and cross-cultural psychology. I work with authentic interactive data such as workplace meeting recordings and emails, as well as other ethnographic data such as interviews, field observation notes and various organizational documents. My current research interests include disagreement strategies, identity construction, and cultural othering and prejudice in intercultural conflict interactions.
Funded project
Resources for Interculturality in Chinese Higher Education (RICH-Ed). 2017 – 2020. EUR€ 593,385. Co-Investigator. Funded by EU Erasmus+, the European Commission.
Intercultural Communication in the Chinese Workplace: An Ethnographic Study of Crisis Management in a Multicultural Chinese Organization. 2015-2016. Principal Investigator. Funded by IAPS (Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies) UNNC.
Intercultural Competence in Multicultural Higher Educational Workplace contexts. 2015-2017. Co-Investigator. Funded by Bureau of Education, Zhejiang Province, China.
Orcid Account/ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4049-9753
Personal profile
I joined the University of Nottingham Ningbo China in February, 2011. Before I went to study at Nottingham UK for my MA and PhD degrees, I worked as a lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Tsinghua University, China.
Teaching
PGT and UG levels
Modules that I have designed and taught:
- Intercultural Communication (PGT)
- Sociolinguistics of Work (PGT)
- Discourse Analysis (PGT)
- Business and Organizational Communication (PGT)
- Workplace Discourse (UG)
- Language and Context (UG)
As the School Director of Teaching and Learning, I am responsible for management of teaching and learning activities, curriculum development, and quality assurance.
Training and Consultancy
I also conduct training workshops for executives and managers from different lines of business in China and the UK. The areas of training include intercultural conflict management, problem solving, cultural self perception and workplace behavior, etc. I also provide consultancy and tailored training for individual organizations.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Nottingham
Award Date: 12 Jul 2012
Person Types
- Staff
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Resources for Interculturality in Chinese Higher Education/ RICH-Ed
1/08/18 → 14/04/21
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-International Government Funded Projects
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Languaging dynamics in interactive lecturing: exploring an embodied approach to deep learning in L2 higher education contexts
Shi, D., Irwin, D. & Du, P., 2023, In: Classroom Discourse. 14, 2, p. 147-166 19 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Shared laughter as relational strategy at intercultural conflictual workplace interactions
Du, P., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 188, p. 39-55 17 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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All hands on deck. Negotiation over gesture forms in collaborative discourse
Harrison, S., Adolphs, S., Gillon Dowens, M., Du, P. & Littlemore, J., May 2018, In: Lingua. 207, p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)54 Downloads (Pure) -
Intercultural communication in the Chinese workplace
Du, P., 1 Jan 2015, Palgrave Macmillan. 234 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Intercultural Communication in the Chinese Workplace
Du, P., 23 Jun 2015, Palgrave Macmillan. 234 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)