Dr. Bin Zou is a Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics, XJTLU. He received his PhD degree in Computer-Assisted Language Learning from the University of Bristol and his MA degree from the University of York, UK. He is the Founding Editor and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (http://www.igi-global.com/ijcallt), published by IGI Global, USA. This journal has been indexed in ESCI, Scopus, etc. He received 2025 Journal Editor Award, among over 100 journals in IGI Global Publisher. He is also the Founding Editor and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of EAP: Research and Practice https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/id/94/?flush=1

Dr. Zou’s research interests include Artificial Intelligence (AI), ELT, EAP, CALL, mobile learning and Corpus. He has been invited to serve as a keynote speaker at numerous international and national conferences. He was in the Practitioner Plenary Panel at the 2019 BALEAP Conference in Leeds, UK. He was the editor or co-editor of several books including Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: The Case of China (with Professors Hayo Reinders and David Nunan), published by Palgrave Macmillan, UK. He has over 100 publications, including books, journal papers and chapters. He has been working on AI for English language teaching and learning since 2018. One of his papers in AI, published by Palgrave Macmillan in the UK in 2020, was selected for the Research Highlights from China collection by Springer and Macmillan Publishers in 2020. He also received the Wiley China Excellent Author Award in March 2025 and 2026 for his journal papers on AI published by Wiley Publisher, UK. Over the past three years, he has published more than 30 papers on AI, including 20 in SSCI journals. Three papers on AI were selected by Web of Science as highly cited and hot papers in 2024 and 2025. He was ranked as the top 1 author in AI for speaking and AI for EFL fields in the Web of Science. He has developed an AI platform for English-speaking practice: EAP Talk. This AI program for English-speaking practice is a flagship and leading product in China. It is also one of the leading AI for speaking programs worldwide. He has integrated English teachers' feedback into his AI product, enriching AI's feedback for learners ' speaking practice. This hybrid feedback, combining AI and teacher input, has been highly praised by many teachers and students in China. Currently, there are more than 22,000 users and more than 20 universities in China have used this AI for English speaking teaching and learning. To date, more than 10 SSCI papers based on EAP Talk have been published. He is an editorial member of several SSCI Journals, such as Computer Assisted Language Learning, Language Learning and Technology, etc. He was a senior tutor/associate professor at the English Language Centre, having taught EAP for over 10 years at XJTLU. He has given keynote presentations at national EAP teacher training workshops in Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou and symposiums in China. He has trained more than 2,000 EAP teachers since 2014. He has also been invited to give talks on AI, EAP, or CALL at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Zhejing University, Nanjing University, Wuhan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Shandong University, Lanzhou University, Tongji University, Shanghai University, Macau University, etc., and the Universities of Bristol, Southampton, Coventry and Open University in the UK. He is currently teaching two AI modules: AI technologies and Language Education, and AI and Applied Linguistics in the MA TESOL and MA/BA Applied Linguistics programs at the Department of Applied Linguistics. He is also supervising PhD students focusing on AI for language learning. He is a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, an executive committee member of the China Computer-Assisted Language Learning Association, the China Language, Literature, and Scientific Research Association, and a committee member of the China Education Technology for Foreign Language Association. He is the co-guest editor of the special issue on Multimodal Generative Artificial Intelligence in Language Education in the SSCI journal: Computer-assisted language learning. 

AI, CALL, ELT, EAP, Corpus

Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, XJTLU

Senior Associate Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, XJTLU

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, XJTLU

English Tutor D/Senior Tutor, English Language Centre, Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University - August 2008 to August 2019

MA TESOL: LNG401:Linguistics to Language Teachers; LNG402: Language Testing and Assessment; LNG403:Methods for ELT/ AI Technologies and Language Education; LNG410: ESP

MA/BA: LNG309: AI and Applied Linguistics

BA: AI for Humanities and Social Sciences (HS101); 

BA: Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences Projects (HS102)

BA: EAP for Business, Science, Architecture, Computer Science, EEE, Industrial Design

02/2026: Winner of 2025 Journal Editors of the Year Award, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (As the Co-Editor-in Chief of IJCALLT)

11/2025: Third Prize of the 18^th Jiangsu Outstanding Achievement Award of Philosophical and Social Sciences (江苏省第十八届哲学社会科学优秀成果三等奖)

09/2025: Supervisor Award for my PhD student, Chenghao Wang, who received the first prize (only one) at the English Presentation Contest at the Fourth National Mock International Academic Conference for College Students.

06/2025: School Teaching Innovation Award, School of Humanity and Social Science (HSS), XJTLU

07/2025: XJTLU PhD Research Excellence Award and HSS PhD Research Excellence Award -Chenghao Wang, Principal Supervisor--Bin Zou

12/2023: “2023 Jiangsu Association of Artificial Intelligence Technology Achievement Award”- Artificial Intelligence Technology Application Award (Artificial Intelligence Solutions) 2023江苏省人工智能学会科学技术奖--人工智能学会技术应用奖 (解决方案)

11/2023: Excellent Supervisor Award at 2023 XJTLU Student Research-Led Learning Symposium (First prize)

09/2023: 2022-2023 Suzhou Excellent Teacher (苏州市优秀教师）, Suzhou Department of Education

4/2023: 2022-2023 School All-Round Academic Excellence Award, School of Humanity and Social Science (HSS), XJTLU

12/2022: Third prize of the 16th Suzhou Outstanding Achievement Award of Philosophical and Social Sciences 苏州市第十六届哲学社会科学优秀成果奖

12/2021： Innovative Works prize in 2021 “Linghang Cup”Jiangsu Multimedia Educational Software Competition

Nov 2021: XJTLU Honoured Contributors of AY2020/21

获2021年中央电化教育馆《中国电化教育》杂志社“人工智能+教育”论文征集活动创新论文奖Innovation Award of 2021 Artificial intelligence + Education academic paper competition of China Education Technology Journal, China National Education Technology Institute

获2021年度中国英汉语比较研究会专门用途英语专业委员会年会优秀论文评选一等奖First award at the 2021 China ESP Association Annual paper competition

*Zou, B, Liviero, S. Hao, M. Wei, C. (2020) Artificial Intelligence Technology for EAP Speaking Skills: Student Perceptions of Opportunities and Challenges. In M. Freiermuth N.Zarrinabadi (eds), Technology and the Psychology of Second Language Learners and Users. (pp. 433-463). London: Palgrave Macmillan (This chapter has been selected in the Research Highlights from China collection, from across BMC, Nature Portfolio, Palgrave Macmillan and Springer which highlights the recent influential publications by Chinese researchers in 2020).