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Qianqian Zhou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Her research interest lies in the nature and impact of individual differences within the broader domain of second language acquisition. She is particularly interested in classroom-based projects that investigate individual difference variables such as willingness to communicate, learner beliefs, motivation, attitude, self-regulated language learning strategies and emotion. Her research projects have focused primarily on ESL/EFL/CFL/CSL learners’ willingness to communicate and learner talk in a classroom setting, looking at its emergence and fluctuation from a Complex Dynamic Systems Theory perspective.
Full-texts of her work are freely downloadable from ResearchGate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Qianqian-Zhou-5
She welcomes email enquiries about PhD supervision that closely relate to her current research interests, listed above.
Research interests
Individual differences in second language acquisition
Psychological and cultural aspects of foreign language teaching and learning
Classroom reticence
Complex dynamic systems theory
Experience
Programme Director of MA TESOL, Department of Applied Linguistics, XJTLU, Sept 2026 - present
Deputy Programme Director of MA TESOL, Department of Applied Linguistics, XJTLU, Mar 2023 - Aug 2026
Deputy Chair of PG Student-staff Liason committee, Aug 2021 - Aug 2026
Assistant professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, XJTLU, Aug 2021 - present
Teaching fellow, Department of Applied Linguistics, XJTLU, Feb - Aug 2021
Postgraduate dissertation supervisor, University of Edinburgh, 2018-2020
Teaching assistant, University of Edinburgh, 2016-2018
Teaching
LNG412 Individual differences in language learning (Module developer & convener)
LNG407 Second language acquisition (Module convener)
LNG402 Language testing and assessment (Module convener)
LNG410 English for specific purposes
LNG404 Speaking and listening
EDUA11248 Language and the Learner (UoE)
LNG105 English as a global language (Module convener)
LNG408 Discourse analysis
Awards and honours
Outstanding RDF project completion, 2026
Project member of Gamify the HyFlex Learning with Digital Escape Rooms: A case in China – Exemplar of the 2023 EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Horizon Report
The 2022 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctor award, Jiangsu Province Talent Programme
The 2023 Teaching Innovation Award of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, XJTLU
Winner of the 2020 PhD research grant; U21 representative of the University of Edinburgh at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco, US.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Language Education, University of Edinburgh
MSc in Language Education (Distinction), University of Edinbugh
Fellow of Higher Education Academy, Advance HE
Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of Liverpool, UK
Research areas
- Second language acquisition
- individual differences
- English for Academic Purposes
- English Medium Instruction
- Research methodologies
- complex dynamic systems theory
Person Types
- Staff
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Unpacking EFL students’ willingness to communicate in study-abroad contexts: A Q methodology perspective
Zhou, Q. (PI)
8/06/26 → 8/09/28
Project: Internal Research Project
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TDF: Towards an AI-Informed Assessment Framework (AIAF): A Strategic Approach to Epistemic Agency and Academic Integrity in the GAI Era.
Akhal, K. (PI), Tay, T. T. (Team member), Chen, Y. (Team member) & Zhou, Q. (Team member)
20/05/26 → 10/10/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Profiling University students’ Willingness to Communicate in EAP and EMI classes: A Q methodology perspective
1/07/25 → 1/09/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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SURF: Exploring factors influencing students’ engagement and WTC in EMI content classes: An ecological perspective
1/07/25 → 1/09/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Profiling factors that characterize EFL learners’ WTC-talk realisation: A Q methodology perspective
15/07/24 → 1/09/24
Project: Internal Research Project
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Bridging the belief-practice divide: teacher and student perspectives on how oral corrective feedback influences willingness to communicate
Zhou, Q., Li , X. & Shen, Y., 13 Mar 2026, In: Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring Moment-to-moment WTC-Talk Realisation in an EAP Classroom: An Idiodynamic Methodology-Intensive Single-Case Study
Zhou, Q. & Shen, Y., 23 May 2026, The 6th Psychology of Language Learning Conference.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Exploring willingness to communicate vis-à-vis learner talk in an EAP classroom: An observation-assisted repeated Q methodology study
Zhou, Q., Sun, Q., Wang, Y. & Shen, Y., 9 Feb 2026, In: Journal of English for Academic Purposes.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Navigating the gap between WTC and classroom talk in an EAP classroom: An idiodynamic perspective
Shen, Y. & Zhou, Q., 25 Jul 2026, The 2026 Global English Education China Assembly.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Stimulated recall
Zhou, Q. & Peng, J.-E., Apr 2026, Research methods for applied linguistics: a practical guide. Fordyce, K., Gayton, A. & Hennebry-Leung, M. (eds.). Edinburgh University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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WTC–Talk Realization in EMI Classrooms: The Role of Individual Factors and Multimodal Cues
Zhou, Q. (Supervisor), Zou, B. (Co-supervisor) & Magliacane, A. (Co-supervisor)
Jan 2026 → …Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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Symposium on Generative ArtificialIntelligence-Enhanced Foreign LanguageTeaching and Learning
Zhou, Q. (Member of programme committee) & Zhou, Q. (Chair)
18 Apr 2025 → 20 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Chinese university students’ fluctuating IELTS learning motivation
Zhao, Y. (Supervisor), Zhou, Q. (Co-supervisor) & Gao, S. (Co-supervisor)
Apr 2025 → …Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom) (Journal)
Zhou, Q. (Reviewer)
2025 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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14th International Conference on Chinese Sociolinguistics
Zhou, Q. (Member of programme committee) & Zhou, Q. (Chair)
20 Sept 2024 → 22 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …