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Personal profile
Personal profile
I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Linguistics. I joined XJTLU in 2019 and taught EAP at School of Languages until 2022. Prior to that, I completed my PhD in TESOL from University of York, UK . My research interests include EAP, academic writing, student engagement in EAP, feedback practices, and technology use in EAP. I have published papers in high-raking SSCI journals and book chapters, and reviewed submissions for several journals. You're welcome to check my ResearchGate profile and download the papers available: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Qingyang-Sun-4
I welcome PhD applications relating to source use in EAP, and digital academic literacy.
Research interests
long-term development in students writing
source use and citations
academic literacy
Experience
Experience
Deputy chair of HSS SSLC (student-staff liaison committee), 2023-
LNG409 Dissertation module leader, 2023-
Deputy Head of Pre-sessional English courses, 2020 and 2021
Module Convenor of LAN915 Reading for Writing, LAN916 Writing for Academic Purposes, 2020-2022
Teaching
LNG 409 Dissertation (MA TESOL)
LNG 402 language testing and assessment 22/23 S2
Postgraduate ALA courses on academic reading/writing and speaking, 2020-2022
2020 Summer Pre-sessional 5-week EAP courses
2019-20: Undergraduate EAP courses (general, and for industrial technology)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in TESOL, University of York, 2019
CELTA, Shanghai, 2019
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2017
MA in Education, University of York, 2015
BA in Italian Language and Literature, Shanghai International Studies University, 2013
BSc in Global Economics and Trading, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, 2014
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Effect of EAP course on psychology students' writing performance, anxiety and self-efficacy: A latent profile analysis
Sun, Q., Yang, Z. & Jiang, L., 1 Mar 2024, (Submitted) In: Asia-Pacific Education Researcher.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enabling disciplinary voice in postgraduate students' EAP writing: Evaluating assessment practices
Sun, Q. & Zhang, Y., 2024, (Accepted/In press) EAP in Asia: XJTLU Impact. Palgrave MacmillanResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Exploring human-Generative AI interaction in source use practices: Issues, trials and critical reflections
Sun, Q., 2024, (Submitted) In: Journal of Academic Writing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pedagogy and beyond: A scrutiny of the ecosystem of postgraduate English for Academic Purposes (EAP) reading and writing modules
Sun, Q., Zhang, Y. & Li, T., 2024, (Submitted) In: Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Profiling lecturers’ and students’ belief systems of academic literacy in an EMI university through Q methodology
Sun, Q., 2024, (In preparation) In: Journal of English for Academic Purposes.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 3 Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Aspirations and the reality: Conflicting assessment policies and practices at a TNE university
Qingyang Sun (Speaker)
21 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Conducting and Disseminating Research as a Language Teacher: The Local Context of a Transnational University
Qingyang Sun (Speaker) & Trevor Mahy (Speaker)
20 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Formative assessments to scaffold the teaching of rhetorical source use
Qingyang Sun (Speaker)
20 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar