A Foreigner,but not an Outsider

Dirk Werner Hartmann,whose Chinese name is Zhang Ke,came to China in 1987 and studied at Wuhan University.He obtained double degrees in the Chinese Department of Wuhan University and Henan University.In 1996,he graduated from Trier University,the hometown of Marx,Germany,majoring in Chinese modem and classical linguistics and earned a Master*s degree.Zhang Ke is proficient in German,English,French,and Chinese.In 2011,he came to Xi'an Fanyi University to teach courses such as oral German language and literature,Germanic language and literature writing,computer English,E-commerce English,German DSH and IELTS training.In addition,Zhang Ke also served as the judge of CCTV Star of Outlook Talent English competition and the judge of German singing,speech and dubbing competition of Shaanxi universities.In 2017,he began to participate in China,s poverty alleviation project.The teachers in poor areas trained by him have won provincial and municipal teaching awards for many times,and the students,foreign language scores have exceeded the historical records of districts and counties for many times.In 2018,as an expert in the translation team,he participated in the English translation of Xi’an bus stop names.