Researcher

Fields of Research (FoR)

English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL), Curriculum and pedagogy, Teacher education and professional development of educators

Biography

I am a Lecturer specialising in language and literacy education. I mostly conduct ethnographic research on investigating  different socio-cultural aspects of students and teachers. Currently, I am leading ethnographic research projects on investigating Taiwan's bilingual language policy and planning. I am also involved in other research projects that are related to pedagogical translanguaging and multilingual teachers. 

 

 


My Grants

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I am a Lecturer specialising in language and literacy education. I mostly conduct ethnographic research on investigating  different socio-cultural aspects of students and teachers. Currently, I am leading ethnographic research projects on investigating Taiwan's bilingual language policy and planning. I am also involved in other research projects that are related to pedagogical translanguaging and multilingual teachers. 

 

 


My Grants

  1. 2024 School Research Grant ($4,970)
  2. 2024 Early Career Academic grant ($5K)
  3. 2024 Education-Focussed Conference Travel Grant ($3K)
  4. 2024 ECR Track Enhancement Scheme ($5k)

 

 


My Qualifications

PhD (Education), Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics), BA (Applied Linguistics)


My Awards

  1. Teaching Excellence Award (UNSW ECAN) 2025
  2. TESOL Quarterly Most Cited Article 2022
  3. TESOL Quarterly Most Cited Article 2021
  4. A. Noam Chomsky Global Connection Award (Emerging scholar) 2020 

 


My Research Activities

Project Chief Investigator

  • 2022-present: Understanding teachers’ professional identity transformations under the Taiwanese Government's Bilingual 2030 (Areas: Teacher education, TESOL)

 

Project co-investigator

  • 2020-present with BABS, UNSW: "Evaluation of the impact of the use of the electronic laboratory notebook on the student's learning experience and their career skills development" (Areas: Pedagogy, online learning)

 

 


My Engagement

Fellow of the Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (2018 - 2023)

Associate Editor of Journal of International Students (2017 - 2023)

Member of TESOL International Association (since 2023)


My Teaching

EDST5454 Developing Literacies: From Kindergarten to University

EDST2003 Learning & Teaching: Language, Literacy and Numeracy 

 

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