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Name	Yiran Zhang
Contact Information	yzhang@hznu.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Zhejiang

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Name

Yiran Zhang

Contact Information

yzhang@hznu.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Zhejiang

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Hangzhou Normal University
Faculty	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
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
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

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Hangzhou Normal University

Faculty

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

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

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

Areas of Focus	English Curriculum and Instruction English Teacher Education Second Language Acquisition Applied Linguistics English Pragmatics Learning Motivation
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

Areas of Focus

English Curriculum and Instruction
English Teacher Education
Second Language Acquisition
Applied Linguistics
English Pragmatics
Learning Motivation

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

Curriculum Instruction Teacher Education Second Language Acquisition Applied Linguistics Pragmatics Learning Motivation English

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