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Yiran Zhang
Education
Hangzhou Normal University
Zhejiang
Language: English, Chinese
Curriculum
Instruction
Teacher Education
Second Language
Acquisition
Applied Linguistics
Pragmatics
Learning
Motivation
English
Areas of Focus
- English Curriculum and Instruction
- English Teacher Education
- Second Language Acquisition
- Applied Linguistics
- English Pragmatics
- Learning Motivation
Work Experience
- 2021.12—Present - Hangzhou Normal University - Lecturer
- 2021.6—2021.11 - Hangzhou Normal University - Assistant Researcher
- 2020.6—2020.12 - Florida State University - Teaching Assistant at the English Education Research Center
- 2014.8—2020.5 - Florida State University - Teaching Assistant at the College of Education
- 2012.9—2014.6 - Zhejiang Police Vocational College - English Teacher
- 2010.9—2012.5 - Florida State University - Teaching Assistant at the College of Education
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2014—2020 Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Foreign and Second Language Education): Florida State University
- 2010—2012 M.A. in Multilingual and Multicultural Education: Florida State University
- 2006—2010 B.A. in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language: Zhejiang Normal University
- 2003—2006 Hangzhou Foreign Language School
Publications
- Regulatory focus predicts individual differences in pragmatic versus grammatical awareness and sensitivity, Zhang, Y., & Papi, M., 2024
- Motivational dispositions predict qualitative differences in oral task performance, Papi, M., Eom, M., Zhang, Y., Zhou, Y., & Whiteside, Z., 2023
- Visualizing the commognitive processes of collaborative problem solving in mathematics classrooms, Lu, J., Wu, S., Wang, Y., & Zhang,Y., 2023
- Motivation and second language pragmatics: A regulatory focus perspective, Zhang, Y., & Papi, M., 2021
Awards
- Florida State University Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Nomination (2016, 2019)
- Florida State University College of Education Dr. T. Grant Brown Scholarship (2011)
- Guided students to win awards in various teaching skills competitions for normal students:
- 2023 - First Prize in the 17th Zhejiang Provincial Higher Education Institutions Normal Students Skills Competition (English Group)
- 2023 - Second Prize in the 17th Zhejiang Provincial Higher Education Institutions Normal Students Skills Competition (English Group)
- 2023 - First Prize in the 5th Yangtze River Delta Normal Students Teaching Basic Skills Competition (English Group)
- 2023 - Second Prize in the 'Tian Jiabing Cup' Full-time Education Master's Degree Graduate Subject Teaching (English) Professional Teaching Skills Competition
