She is Professor of English and Translation at the University of Macau, in which she also serves as coordinator of the MA Programme in Translation Studies. She is the vice president of the Macau Federation of Translators and Interpreters, and council member as well as an expert member of the Chinese Translators Association. Professor Zhang has published widely in translation and intercultural studies with major research interests in discourse and functional approaches to translation studies, media discourse and translation, translation pedagogy, and translation assessment. She was chief organizer of the FIT 6th Asian Translators Forum held in Macau in November 2010.