Dr. Jingsong Ma

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jingsong Ma holds a Ph.D. in Chinese Literature from the University of Toronto. He teaches courses in translation theory and translation studies, focusing on literature, business documents, and both modern and classical Chinese language. His academic involvement includes a variety of publications, notably a book titled 'Chinese Literature Theory: Literature Fusion Mind Dao' published in 2009, alongside several Chinese translation books, including 'Rationality Emotion' (2005), 'Schumann Music: Selection Writings' (2013), and 'Gertrude Stein: Life Review' (2015). In collaboration, he co-authored a textbook titled 'Appreciation of Works by Contemporary Chinese-Canadian Writers' in 2017. His major areas of teaching interest encompass modern classical Chinese language, English-Chinese translation, Chinese linguistics, and literature, as well as Chinese culture.

Research Interests

Awards

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Ontario Graduate Scholarship Award

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Ting Fang Chung Scholarship Award

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David Chu Travel Grant Award

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology