Curriculum Vitae

DR. LAI CHIN TING

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Chinese Studies
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • laichinting
  • 03-79675695

BIOGRAPHY

赖静婷，马来西亚霹雳州邦咯岛人，祖籍广东揭阳普宁。本科毕业于拉曼大学中文系，后获马来亚大学中文系硕士，北京大学古代文学博士。现于马来亚大学中文系任高级讲师。研究方向为中国古代文学，马来西亚华文文学和峇峇文学。

Dr. Lai Chin Ting is from Pangkor Island, Perak, Malaysia, and her ancestral home is Puning, Guangdong. She graduated from Tunku Abdul Rahman University with a bachelor's degree, a master's degree from the Universiti Malaya, and a doctorate in Chinese ancient literature from Peking University. She is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Chinese Studies at the Universiti Malaya. Her research interests are ancient Chinese literature, Malaysian Chinese literature, and Baba literature.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • DOCTOR OF LITERATURE, (Chinese Ancient Literature)
    Peking University
  • BACHELOR OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, CHINESE STUDIES, (PENGAJIAN CINA)
    Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (utar)
  • MASTER OF ARTS, (SASTERA KLASIK CINA)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    01 Jan 2025 - 15 Mar 2027 (Department)
  • Committee Members
    30 Oct 2025 - 28 Feb 2027 (Department)
  • Committee Members
    03 Jun 2024 - 28 Feb 2026 (Department)
  • Course Coordinator
    07 Oct 2024 - 31 Jan 2025 (Department)
  • Coordinator
    01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 (Department)
  • Coordinator
    01 Oct 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 (Department)
  • Moderator in the panel discussion of The 2024 Ethical Literary Criticism and Interdisciplinary Studies (IAELC) Summit on August 17-18 2024 at Universiti Malaya
    17 Aug 2024 - 18 Aug 2024 (Department)
  • Task Force Member
    28 Apr 2024 - 28 Apr 2024 (Department)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • COMMITTEE MEMBER OF JOURNAL OF CHINESE LITERATURE AND CULTURE, DPT. OF CHINESE STUDIES, MEMBER
    2025 to present (University)
  • COMMITTEE MEMBER OF JOURNAL OF SINOLOGICAL STUDIES, DPT. OF CHINESE STUDIES, MEMBER
    2024 to 2024 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Ken, Danny Wong Tze; Yin, Yeoh Yin; Ting, Lai Chin (2025). Individuality and Community: Ethical Consciousness in Tie Ning's Clumsy Flower from a Historical Perspective, INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES OF LITERATURE. 9(3), 602-614
Others
  1. Lai Chin Ting, Fan Pik Wah & Keok Lean Hock. (Dec 2018). The Pioneering Poet of Nanyang Chinese: The Spirit and Homeland Concern of Qiu Shuyuan’s Classical Poems. Forum for World Literature Studies, 10(4), pp.591-607.
  2. Wen, J. & Lai, C. T. (2015). Review of the book On the Consciousness of Suffering and Jewish Ethical Orientation in Saul Bellow by Xi-Ying LIU. Monthly Review of Philosophy and Culture.42(4):149-154.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Private
  1. 2024 - 2025, Private Funding
    Penyelidikan Klasik Cina Dalam Sastera Mahua ( Principal Investigator(PI))
University
  1. 2024 - 2026, University Grant
    Projek Penyelidikan Refleksi Politik Dalam Puisi Klasik Khoo Seok Wan: Keprihatinan Diaspora Terhadap Situasi China ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2025 - 2026, University Grant
    Research on Chinese Elements in Straits Chinese Reading Materials ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. The Drift and Reconstruction of Chinese Novels: A Study of the Source Texts of the Baba Malay Translations of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin, 12th International Conference of International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas (ISSCO) 2025, ISSCO (International) (04 Nov 2025 - 06 Nov 2025)
  2. The Publication of the Baba Malay Translation of "Water Margin" and Its Translation Characteristics, The Publication of the Baba Malay Translation of Water Margin and Its Translation Characteristics, Kolej Kemanusiaan, Universiti Shanghai Jiaotong, Shanghai, China (International) (22 Nov 2024 - 23 Nov 2024)
  3. Family Memories and Pursuit of Poetic Dreams in Song Feilong's Children's Poetry, International Conference on Universal Chinese Literature Malaysian Chinese Literature and Their Cross-Regional (Cultural) Communication, World Federation of Chinese writers; Sin Chew Daily; Dept. of Chinese Studies, UM (International) (09 Nov 2024 - 09 Nov 2024)
  4. A Study on the Baba Translations of Ancient Chinese Novels, Teaching and Research of Ancient Chinese Literature in the Context of International Sinology" New Sinology PhD Program Young Scholars Forum, Dept. of Chinese Studies, UM; Center for Language Education and Cooperation, China; Sin Chew Daily (International) (28 Apr 2024 - 28 Apr 2024)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  1. From Baba Malay Translations To Youth Dialogues: The Cultural Revelations of Chinese Classical Novels In Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian Youth Forum 2025, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, South China Normal University (International) (29 Aug 2025 - 03 Sep 2025)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2026) Reviewer for Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture, University, (Reviewer)
  2. (2025) Ahli Pra-jawatankuasa Pengajian Fakulti Bagi Program Sarjana Pengajian Cina, University, (Internal Assessor)
  3. (2025) Ahli Panel Dalam Pembentangan Proposal Defence Jabatan Pengajian Cina-li Hai Hong, University, (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2025) Ahli Panel Dalam Pembentangan Proposal Defence Jabatan Pengajian Cina-xie Rong Ping, University, (Internal Examiner)
  5. (2025) Selected Passages from Wei Yuan's "annotations On Poetry and Metaphor," Focusing On The Interpenetration of Poetry and Prose, With Critical Analysis of Its Characteristics., International, (Reviewer)
  6. (2024) Internal Examiner of PhD Candidature Defence (xiao Guannan) 11 Oct 2024, University, (Internal Examiner)
  7. (2024) Internal Examiner of PhD Candidature Defence (shen Qi) 28 June 2024, University, (Internal Examiner)
Media appearance
  1. (2025) The Inaugural Southeast Asia Youth Forum Opens. Article from Center for Southeast Asian Studies, South China Normal University (scnu). 2025 September 02, International, (Discourse)
  2. (2025) Interview of Guangdong Radio and Television-modern Education Channel-31 Aug 2025, International, (Interview)
  3. (2024) Cultural Tour Participants of Ethical Literary Criticism and Interdisciplinary Studies (iaelc), 18-19 Aug 2024, International, (Discourse)
  4. (2024) Received a Delegation from The Chinese Department of Peking University, 2024 April 30- May 01, International, (Discourse)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2025) RESEARCH ON LGBTQ FILM LITERATURE IN CHINESE CONTEXT, HUANG YUCHENG
  2. (2025) THE FORMATION OF NANYANG ANTI-JAPANESE WAR POETICS: DIASPORIC WRITING AND CULTURAL RESISTANCE IN MALAYSIA CHINESE CLASSICAL POETRY DURING THE ANTI-JAPANESE WAR PERIOD, LIAO XINXIN
  3. (2025) THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MALAYSIAN CHINESE LITERARY SPHERE IN THE CONTEXT OF FANG BEIFANG’S MULTIPLE IDENTITIES, XU YUE

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2024) AQB7013 - Special Topics in Chinese Studies
Bachelor
  1. (2024) AIX2007 - Digital Humanities
  2. (2024) AII2025 - Selected Ci in Classical Chinese
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
  1. (2025) AII2020 - Classical Chinese Poetry
  2. (2026) AIX2007 - Digital Humanities
  3. (2026) AQB7001 - Research Methodology for Chinese Studies
  4. (2026) AQB7013 - Special Topics in Chinese Studies

PATENT/ IPR

  • QIU SHU YUAN JU SHI SHI JI JIAO ZHU
    Copyright (National)

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Penasihat Untuk Program Pembinaan Modul Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Bahasa Cina 1 (911/1) Stpm Kohort 2026, (01 Feb 2025 - 31 Jan 2026) (National)
  • Facilitator for The 2025 Stpm Chinese Language (bahasa Cina 911) Teaching Handbook Workshop, (20 Jan 2025 - 23 Jan 2025) (National)
  • Moderator in The Panel Discussion of The 2024 Ethical Literary Criticism and Interdisciplinary Studies (iaelc) Summit On August 17-18 2024 At Universiti Malaya, (17 Aug 2024 - 18 Aug 2024) (International)
  • Discussant of Teaching and Research of Ancient Chinese Literature in The Context of International Sinology" New Sinology PhD Program Young Scholars Forum On 28 April 2024 At Fass Bilik Mesyuarat Dekan 2., (28 Apr 2024 - 28 Nov 2024) (International)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal/ External Course
  1. OMBAK DAN PEMANDANGAN LAUTAN SELATAN (NANYANG) : SIMPOSIUM ANTARABANGSA KESUSASTERAAN CINA ASIA TENGGARA DAN KESUSASTERAAN CINA INDONESIA KALI KEDUA, GUANGZHOU ZENGCHENG: KOLEJ HUASHANG GUANGZHOU (14 Nov 2025 - 20 Nov 2025)
  2. ADVANCING SCHOLARS IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (ASCEND) S2/2025, BILIK SENAT, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (07 Apr 2025 - 18 Apr 2025)
  3. PERSIDANGAN ANTARABANGSA PERSPEKTIF NANYANG, PENGALAMAN CINA DAN PENYERBARAN KESUSASTERAAN, SHANGHAI, KOLEJ KEMANUSIAAN, UNIVERSITI SHANGHAI JIAOTONG (21 Nov 2024 - 24 Nov 2024)