NAME:Chengsong Yang
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2616-8878 |  |
Lady Knox Geyser , New Zealand
English - 杨 承松
2012- 2016 University of Auckland, New Zealand, PhD, Education
2009-2011 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Master, Applied Linguistics
1999-2002 Xidian University, China, Master, Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (translation of technical texts)
1995-1999 Xi’an International Studies University, China, Bachelor, English language and literature
Eye-tracking & second language acquisition; L2 writing; sociolinguistics/world Englishes/English as an international language; research methods (both quantitative and qualitative, verbal reports, in particular), EAP (English for academic purposes), ESP (English for specific purposes), and discourse analysis
2002—2016 Xi’an Jiaotong University, lecturer since April 1, 2004
I have very rich experiences in teaching and very good teaching and presentation skills. I have taught courses such as college English writing, IELTs writing (I have compiled a 300,000-word book on IELTS writing), translation, business English, and college English. I have taught both English majors and non-English majors, in both regular university classrooms and school-run intensive training courses.
I can teach courses such as sociolinguistics/English as an international language/lingua franca, language acquisition, discourse analysis, research methods (both quantitative and qualitative), teaching writing, EAP, ESP (including English for science and technology), and technical translation.
Teaching experiences at Xi’an Jiaotong University, PRC:
2002 (April, upon graduation from Xidian University, China) - 2005 (July) (altogether 7 semesters, two semesters each year, each semester 3 classes, each of around 30 students) taught sophomores College English (comprehensive English skills, i.e., listening, speaking, reading, writing, etc.)
2005 (September) - 2006 (Jan) taught sophomores two courses—English Lexicology (3 classes, each of around 30 students); English to Chinese & Chinese to English Translation (3 classes, each of around 30 students)
2006 (March) - 2006 (July) taught sophomores (3 classes, each of around 30 students) Business English
2006 (September) - 2007 (Jan) taught sophomores two courses—English Lexicology (3 classes, each of around 30 students); English to Chinese & Chinese to English Translation (3 classes, each of around 30 students)
2007 (March) - 2007 (July) taught sophomores Business English (2 classes, each of around 30 students)
2007 (September) – 2008 (January) taught sophomores English to Chinese & Chinese to English Translation (6 classes, each of around 30 students)
2008 (March) – 2008 (July) taught sophomores Business English (3 classes, each of around 30 students)
2008 (September) – 2009 (January) taught sophomores English to Chinese & Chinese to English Translation (7 classes, each of around 30 students)
2009 (March) – 2009 (July) taught sophomores Business English (4 classes, each of around 30 students)
2011 (September) – 2012 (January) taught sophomores College English Writing (2 classes, each of around 30 students)
2012 (March) – 2012 (July) taught sophomores College English Writing (2 classes, each of around 30 students)
1. Xidian University 2000 Xidian Spring English speech contest first prize
2. Xidian University outstanding master thesis second prize
3. New Oriental Education Group 2006 nationwide teachers’ (Chinese) speech contest first prize
4. UoA doctoral scholarship 2012 recipient (From September, 2012 to February, 2016)
5. UoA Faculty of Education School of Curriculum and Pedagogy (CURRPD) 2015 Publishing Award
6 The 13th Philosophy and Social Sciences Excellent Achievements Award of Shaanxi Province, the Third Prize (for published papers), issued by the People’s Government of Shaanxi, 2017
7. The Humanities and Social Sciences Research Excellent Achievements Award of Higher Institutions in Shaanxi Province, the Second Prize (for published papers), issued by the Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Province, 2017
CONFERENCES:
2019
1. The Young Psychology Scholars Forum in Yangtze River Delta, April 19-20, at School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Attendee
2. International Symposium on Translation, Interpreting and Cognition in a Global Vision & the 6th CATIC Conference, April 19-21, 2019, at College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Presenter
3. The Second International Conference on Sociocultural Theory and L2 Teaching, May 10-12, at School of International Studies, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, Attendee
4. Fujian Normal University, School of Foreign Languages, invited presenter, "Eye-tracking as one approach to process research and measurement of task difficulty: Taking Chinese-to-English translation and gap-filling as two cases", May 14, 2019
5. International Conference on Effective Learning and Development of Diverse English Language Learners, June 7-9, 2019, at School of International Studies, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, Attendee
6. The 4th Contemporary Foreign Language Studies Second Language Processing Conference, August 1-3, at School of Foreign Languages, Guiyang Normal University, Guiyang, China, Presenter
7. The 2nd young Scholars Forum on Frontiers in Foreign Languages and Literature Research, September 20-22, 2019, at School of International Studies, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, Attendee
2018
1.Tobii Pro Nationwide Eye-tracking Knowledge Tour-Xi’an workshop, December 14, 2018, at School of International Studies, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, Keynote Speaker, “Eye-tracking in foreign language studies: Roles, present use, issues and prospects”
2.Young Scholars’ Forum on Frontiers of Research in Foreign Languages and Literature, Dec 7-9, at School of International Studies, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, Attendee
3.The 8th China International Conference on Eye Movements, CICEM, May 26-May 28, 2018, at School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Attendee
4.Concept Based Instruction and Dynamic Assessment for Second Language Development—from A Sociocultural Perspective, May 18-20, 2018, at School of International Studies, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, Attendee
2017
1.The first national summer holiday seminar on discourse analysis, July 25-27, at School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, Attendee
2.Summer School on Applied Language Research and Cognitive and Neural Science, July 3-7, at College of Chinese Language and Culture, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, Attendee
3.The 3rd Annual conference of China Academic English Association and the 2nd International Conference in Asia on Academic English, May 19-21, School of Foreign Languages, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, Attendee
2013-2016
1.International Conference on Teaching and Researching EFL Writing 2016, September 24-25, 2016, at School of Foreign Languages, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China, Presenters (2 presentations)
2.Applied Linguistics Association Australia/New Zealand/Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALAA/ALANZ/ALTAANZ) 2015 conference November 30 -December 2, in Adelaide, Australia, Co-presenter, with Professor Lawrence Jun Zhang
3.The 14th Symposium on Second Language Writing (Learning to Write for Academic Purposes) 2015 November 19-21, at AUT University, City Campus, Auckland, New Zealand, Attendee
4.Applied Linguistics Association New Zealand (ALANZ) 2014 conference November 29 , at AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand, Presenter
5.American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2013 conference March 16-March 19, at Dallas, TX, U.S.A., Co-presenter, presented by associate professor Hu Guangwei from the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University
Refereed Journal Articles:
Yang, C. S., Zhang, L. J.*, & Parr, J. (2019). The reactivity of think-alouds in writing research: Quantitative and qualitative evidence from writing in English as a foreign language. Reading and Writing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-019-09970-7
Yang, C. S. (2019). The veridicality of think-aloud protocols and the complementary roles of retrospective verbal reports: A study from EFL writing. Asia-Pacific Education Researcher.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-019-00453-5
Yang, C. S. (2017). Advancing the Yoo (2014) and Ren (2014) debate on ownership of English: It's time for a shift of conceptualizations and focus. Applied Linguistics, 38, 424-429.
Yang, C. S., & Zhang, L. J. (2015). Methodological considerations in second language writing research: A critical appraisal of the think-aloud technique, Dier yuyan xuexi yanjiu [Second language learning research], 1, 41-50.
Wang, W. H., & Yang, C. S.* (2015). Claiming centrality as promotion in applied linguistics research article introductions. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 20, 162-175.
Yang, C. S., & Zhang, L. J. (2015). China English in trouble: Evidence from dyadic teacher talk. System, 51, 39-50.
Yang, C. S., Hu, G. W., & Zhang, L. J. (2014). Reactivity of concurrent verbal reporting in second language writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 24(1), 51-70.
Yang, C. S., Hu, G. W., & Zhang, L. J. (2014). Second Language Research on Recasts: A Critical Review in Response to an Ongoing Debate. Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics, 37(4), 411-429.
Book Reviews
Yang, C. (2013). Lawrence Jun Zhang, Rani Rubdy and Lubna Alsagoff (eds.), 2012, Asian Englishes: Changing Perspectives in a Globalised World. Singapore & New York: Pearson Prentice Hall. Review in International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 23(3), 389-391.
Textbooks:
Yang, C. S. (2015). Yasi xiezuo da jiangtang: Jichu qianghua lianxi [Lectures on IELTS writing: Basics, upgrades, and exercises]. Xi’an, PRC: Xi’an Jiaotong University Press.
Articles in English-Learning Magazines at CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure):
Yang, C. S. (2007a). Kaoyan yingyu: xiezuo linkao ba zhuyi [Postgraduate candidates’ eight notes before the exam], ershiyi shiji [Twenty-First Century], 10, 48-49.
Yang, C. S. (2007b). Xin siji xiezuo kao qian dianbo [Tips before the upcoming New CET-4], New Oriental
English, 50, 4-6.
Yang, C. S. (2007c). Cong jiandanju tupo xin siji zuowen [Make a breakthrough of new CET-4 essay from the fundamental of simple sentences], New Oriental English, 51/52, 8-10.
Yang, C. S. (2008) (Trans.). The last post, New Oriental English, Z1, 120-123.
Yang, C. S. (2009). Vincent (Starry, Starry Night). New Oriental English, Z1, 56-57.
Sections in Books (in Chinese):
Yang, C. S. (2008). Jichu bu xionghou, cainiao qineng bian dashi? [Without a solid foundation, can a green hand become a master hand]. In Zhengtuo shengming de shufu [Shake off the bounds of life], pp. 147-151. Beijing: Qunyan Publishing House.
Articles in Newspaper Columns (in Chinese):
Yang, C. S. (2007, January 21). Tongyici rang yingyu zuowen shenghui [Synonyms make English essays shine]. Hua shang bao.
Reviewer for TESOL Quarterly (Reports), Applied Linguistics, Asian-Pacific Education Researcher, & Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies
E-Mail：ycs@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
