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Biography
I am a Teaching Associate in Applied Linguistics at the School of English, University of Nottingham. I obtained a PhD in Second Language Education from the University of Cambridge in 2023, where I was a Cambridge Trust Scholar. I also hold an MPhil in Education from Cambridge (2018) and a BA in English from Nankai University, China (2017). Currently, I am also working as a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield.
Expertise Summary
My primary research interests lie in heritage and Second Language Acquisition (SLA) from the interdisciplinary perspectives of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. Within this realm, I explore topics such as language learner wellbeing, identity, emotion, bilingualism and multilingualism, with a specific focus on children and marginalised/minoritised learners.
Teaching Summary
I currently teach the following undergraduate modules: "Studying Language" (Year 1), "Psychology of Bilingualism and Language Learning" (Year 2), and "Language Development" (Year 3), as well as the… read more
Research Summary
My research focuses on multilingualism and education within migration contexts. I work closely with bilingual children, their families, local communities, and schools in the UK. Currently, I am… read more
Recent Publications
I currently teach the following undergraduate modules: "Studying Language" (Year 1), "Psychology of Bilingualism and Language Learning" (Year 2), and "Language Development" (Year 3), as well as the postgraduate modules "Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Applied Linguistics" and "Language Teaching: Speaking and Listening."
Current Research
My research focuses on multilingualism and education within migration contexts. I work closely with bilingual children, their families, local communities, and schools in the UK. Currently, I am involved in a co-production project with young people (aged 11-16) as co-researchers, exploring what it means to grow up multilingual, including issues of identity and belonging, as well as their multimodal expressions of identity.
Past Research
My PhD project bridged the disciplines of 'children's wellbeing' and SLA through an interdisciplinary mixed-methods study that explored the wellbeing experiences of multilingual learners in the UK. This work introduced the first model and measurement for language learner wellbeing, contributing to a vision of positive language education that supports children's flourishing.
I have also conducted research on life histories and identity construction among heritage speakers, theorising the dynamics of heritage language identity development.
Future Research
I am developing interests in the intersection of race, language, and identity, with a focus on how race, racism, and raciolinguistic ideologies influence young people's linguistic and educational practices.