Index - Assistant Professor (Teaching)

Name

Xiaoyin (Sharon) YANG

Title

Assistant Professor (Teaching)

Education Background

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

Research

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

Personal Website

yangxiaoyin@cuhk.edu.cn

Office Address

Room 516, Teaching Complex B

Phone

23516521

Teaching Area

English for Academic Purposes II, English for Business Communication

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Biography

I have a diverse academic background: originally trained as a Chinese-English translator and interpreter with BA in English; then studied English language education and obtained MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and PhD in Education from the 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 Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. After graduation, I worked 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 an innovative learning project funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

I joined the Language Education Division (LED) in July 2018. I have been teaching English for Academic Purposes II (ENG2001) and English for Business Communication (ENG2002B) since then. My excellence in teaching has been recognised by students, HSS, and the University, and I won the Presidential Exemplary Teaching Award 2022.

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Awards and honors

2023

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2023

Presidential Exemplary Teaching Award 2022

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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