PAN, Menglai，Lecturer，Translator

Education

2018-2023 University of International Business and EconomicsPh.D. in English Language and Literature (Translation Studies)

2011-2012 The University of Edinburgh, UKM.Sc. in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

2007-2011 Guangxi UniversityB.A. in English

Work Experience

July 2026–Present

Lecturer, School of Humanities and Law, Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Sept. 2024–July 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Beijing Language and Culture University

May 2013–Aug. 2024

Lecturer, Guangxi International Business Vocational College

Nov. 2012–May 2013

English Instructor, EF Education First

Research Interests

Translation of Chinese culture and arts, Cross-cultural communication, Multimodal translation studies

Courses Taught

Consecutive Interpreting

EST Reading

Publications

1) Journal Articles

a.Xu Jun, Pan Menglai.Reconstructing the Translation Effectiveness of Kunqu Opera The Peony Pavilion Subtitles from a Multimodal Perspective.Translation Studies and Teaching, 2026(2).(CSSCI; Corresponding Author)

b.Pan Menglai. Embodied Meaning Transfer: An Embodied Translation Study of Kunqu Opera The Peony Pavilion Subtitles.”Translating China, 2026.

c.Xu Jun, Pan Menglai. Video Interpreting Studies (1976–2021): Retrospect and Prospect.Journal of Henan University of Technology (Social Sciences Edition), 2022(5).

d.Pan Menglai. Translation Studies from the Perspective of Discourse Analysis: A Review and Prospect.The Orient Translation, 2019(2).

e.Pan Menglai. Implications of the Internationalization of British Higher Education for the Internationalization of Higher Vocational Education in Guangxi.Journal of Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 2015(1).

Research Grants

Beijing Language and Culture University Postdoctoral Research Initiation Fund Project, A Study on the Cross-Cultural and Cross-Media Translation Narratives of Chinese Classical Drama,2024–2026, Principal Investigator.

Guangxi University NoviceTeachers’ Research Capacity Enhancement Project, A Study on English Translation Strategies of Advertisements from the Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis,2019–2021.Principal Investigator.

Honors Received

First Prize, National English Speaking Competition for Teachers,National Foreign Economic and Trade Vocational Education Steering Committee, 2019.