Recently, the National Textbook Work Conference and the 1^st National Textbook Construction Award Commendation Meeting were held in Beijing. Prof. ZHANG Jingyuan from School of Foreign Studies was awarded the National Award for Advanced Individual for Textbook Construction.

The National Textbook Construction Award, sponsored by the National Textbook Committee (NTC) and undertaken by the Ministry of Education(MOE), it was launched in 2020 to thoroughly implement the spirit of the important instructions of President XI Jinping on textbook construction, summarize and display the major achievements of China's textbook construction, especially since the 18th CPC National Congress. Commend and reward outstanding textbooks and collectives and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to textbook construction. The National Textbook Construction Award is selected every four years. It is an important system for reviewing and demonstrating the achievements of textbook construction in serving the Party and the country in cultivating talents, enhancing the sense of honor and responsibility of textbook workers, and promoting the construction of world-class textbook system with Chinese characteristics. It is the first time since the founding of the People’s Republic of China that the MOE has established a special standing award program coverings the construction of teaching materials in universities, primary and secondary schools.

Prof. ZHANG Jingyuan, Professor of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at USTB School of Foreign Studies, PhD Supervisor, receiver of the State Council Special Allowance. He is rooted in undergraduate teaching and has made significant achievements in the construction of teaching materials and teaching reform. He has edited more than 40 teaching materials, including one national planning textbook during the “12th Five-Year Plan”, three high-quality teaching materials in Beijing, and two designated teaching materials for the National Self-Taught Higher Education Examinations(STHEE), which have wide influence in China. Prof. ZHANG always adheres to the concept of cultivating people with a soul. He is the leader of the demonstration project of university English teaching reform of the MOE and the leader of the excellent undergraduate education team of universities in Beijing, and he has presided over three national high-quality courses, national high-quality online open courses, and national first-class undergraduate courses, one Beijing high-quality course, and won one first-class prize and three second-class prizes for teaching achievements in Beijing, and many special prizes and first prizes for teaching achievements in the university. He has won the title of MOE New Century Excellent Talent in University Distinguished Teacher of Beijing, and others.