Haiyan Liang

Dr Haiyan Liang is a Teaching Professor at the School of Languages and Cultures within The University of Queensland. Her academic career spans translation studies, Chinese second language acquisition, and cognitive semantics, with a focus on cross-cultural communication and educational translation.

Her research interests include:

• Translation and Interpreting
• Chinese as a Second Language
• TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
• Intercultural Communication
• Cognitive Semantics

Over the past two decades, her publications have demonstrated consistent engagement with:

• Translation pedagogy and interference patterns
• Chinese lexical semantics and metaphorical analysis
• Creative translation projects for cultural institutions
• Academic communication frameworks

As a PhD graduate from The University of Queensland, she maintains strong institutional ties and remains available for supervision of postgraduate research candidates.