Index - Assistant Professor (Teaching)

Name

Dr. Yang Xiaoyin

Title

Assistant Professor (Teaching)

Education Background

PhD in Education
MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
BA in English (Advanced Translation and Interpreting)

Research

TESOL, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Intercultural Communication, Sociocultural Theory

Personal Website

yangxiaoyin@cuhk.edu.cn

Office Address

Room B528, Teaching Building B

Phone

23516521

Teaching Area

Year 2 EAP

Other

Biography

I have a diverse academic background: originally trained as a Chinese-English translator and interpreter with BA in English from Dalian University of Foreign Languages; then studied English language education and obtained MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and PhD in Education from University of York. My PhD project explored the mediational roles of mobile devices for international students' language and culture learning during study abroad. In addition, I was recognised as the Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. After graduation, I was employed as Research Fellow at the School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, which is one of the top pharmacy schools in the world university rankings. My duties included identifying the pedagogical theory and conducting the research study for the innovation learning project funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).

I joined the English Language Teaching Unit, School of Humanities and Social Science in July 2018. I am teaching Year 2 English for Academic Purposes and English for Business Communication. Also, I am the Library Liaison of HSS and Library Representative of English Department.

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Awards and honors

Publications

Conference proceeding:

Yang, X., & Li, X. (2017). Roles of mobile devices supporting international students to overcome intercultural difficulties. CALL in a climate of change: adapting to turbulent global conditions, 339-344.

Conference presentations:

Yang, X., Tufarelli, C., North, S., Stonlnik, S. Mantovani, G. & De Matteis, C. (2018). ‘Come on into our research labs’: promoting interactions of early-year undergraduates with researchers to gain insights into the research community of practice. Presented at Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference: Making Connections and Sharing Pedagogy, Hull, UK.

Yang, X., & Li, X. (2017, August). Roles of mobile devices supporting international students to overcome intercultural difficulties. Presented at EUROCALL 2017 Southampton: CALL in a climate of change, Southampton, UK.

Yang, X. (2015, September). An exploratory study of international students’ use of mobile devices in the mediation of difficulties during study abroad. Presented at BAAL/Routledge Applied Linguistics Workshop Programme 2015: Beyond the Classroom: Researching Second Language Learning in Out-of-Class Contexts, Oxford, UK.

Yang, X. (2015, April). Mobile devices supporting international students to overcome language and culture difficulties during study abroad. Presented at White Rose Research Students’ Education Conference, Leeds, UK.

Yang, X. (2014, June). An exploratory study of mobile devices supporting international students overcoming language and culture difficulties during study abroad. Presented at Education Research Group Seminar, York, UK

Yang, X. (2014, March). Promoting group discussion with Chinese students. Presented at Prepare Future Academics Symposium, York, UK.

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