Professor Lawrence Zhang

Biography

Dr Lawrence Jun Zhang is Professor of Linguistics-in-Education (Applied Linguistics & TESOL) in the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Associate Dean (AD) International Partnerships for the Faculty of Education and Social Work. His research programme spans cognitive, linguistic, sociocultural and developmental factors in reading/ biliteracy development, critical reading awareness in language education, metacognition, self-regulated learning (SRL) and reading development in L1 and L2 contexts, bilingual/biliteracy acquisition and bilingual/biliteracy education in primary and secondary schools, and learning and teaching English as a second/foreign language at university settings, the effects of self-regulated reading and writing instruction on bilingual/biliteracy development, and teacher identity and cognition in language teacher education.

Dr Zhang was a Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow (Applied Linguistics & Second Language Acquisition) at the University of Oxford Department of Education. He was the sole recipient of the TESOL Award for Distinguished Research 2010-2011 awarded by the TESOL International Association, USA, for his paper published in an SSCI-indexed journal of the field, TESOL Quarterly, 44(2), “A dynamic metacognitive systems perspective on Chinese university EFL readers.” As one of the leading scholars in the field of TESOL, he has served the profession as an editorial board member for several international SSCI-indexed journals, including TESOL Quarterly (Wiley), System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Elsevier), Applied Linguistics Review (de Gruyter), Metacognition and Learning (Springer), and Journal of Second Language Writing (Elsevier), as well as other international journals of repute: Writing and Pedagogy (Equinox), RELC Journal (Sage), and Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics (de Gruyter). He has also been a frequently invited manuscript reviewer for leading journals in the field: Reading Research Quarterly, Review of Educational Research, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Applied Linguistics, Modern Language Journal, Language Learning, Language Teaching, Foreign Language Annals,  English for Specific Purposes, Instructional Science, Research Papers in Education, Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Asia Pacific Education Researcher, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Language Teaching Research, European Journal of Psychology of Education, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, Journal of Teacher Education, and Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, Language, Culture & Curriculum,  Language Assessment Quarterly, and Assessing Writing, among others. In 2016, he was honoured with the recognition by the TESOL International Association (USA) with the award of  "50 at 50", which acknowledged "50 Outstanding Leaders" around the globe in the profession of TESOL when the Association celebrated its 50th anniversary in Baltimore, MD, USA. In March 2017, he was officially installed as a newly elected member of the Board of Directors of  the TESOL International Association witnessed by members at the annual general meeting during the 51st TESOL International Convention, 21–24 March 2017, Seattle, Washington, USA. He was Principal Investigator of a Singapore MOE-funded research project (200K NZD equivalent), Co-PI of three other MOE-funded projects (500K NZD). His most recent research grant is An Ethnographic Study of Chinese Scholars’ Experiences in Writing and Publishing Academic Works in English: An Intercultural Rhetoric Approach, RMB 200,000 or NZ$42,000), with Shanghai Maritime University professor Dr John Mu as the Principal Investigator (the National Social Sciences Fund of China) (April 2014 - April 2017). He is also the external collaborator on a project led by Principal Investigator Dr Kenneth Ong of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Mobile Education Networked Tutoring on Request (MENTOR) in Writing in English for Academic and Specific Purposes, a grant from the prestigious Singapore Millennium Foundation worth SGD671,250 (680,000 NZD equivalent) (July 2016 - July 2019).

Research | Current

Research Projects

Externally Funded Research Projects

• Enhancing Singaporean Students' Motivation, Efficacy, Engagement, and Self-Regulation for More Effective Bilingual/Biliteracy Learning. CRPP-MOE-funded project – Principal Investigator (S$213,000). Other University of Auckland co-authors: Donglan Zhang
• An In-depth Study of Independent Variables within and outside School That Impact Literacy and Reading Habits (Stage I): A Formative Evaluation of a School-Based Extensive Reading Programme. CRPP-MOE-funded project – Co-Investigator (S$110,000).
• English Language Learning Strategies in Singapore Primary Schools. CRPP-MOE-funded project – Co-Investigator (S$400,000), with Dr Peter Gu as Principal Investigator.
• Integrating Classroom Discourse Corpora for Teachers’ Reflective Practice and Professional Development. CRPP-MOE-funded Research Project - Co-Investigator (S$99,975).
• 跨文化修辞视阈下中国学者英语学术期刊论文写作与发表民族志研究 (An Ethnographic Study of Chinese Scholars’ Experiences in Writing and Publishing Academic Works in English: An Intercultural Rhetoric Approach), RMB 200,000 (NZ$50,000), with Shanghai Maritime University Professor John Mu as Principal Investigator, funded by the National Social Sciences Foundation of China (April 2014 - April 2017).
• 二语写作的发展模式探究:复杂动态系统论视角 (Exploring  Models of L2 Writing Development from a Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective), a grant from the MoE's National Research Centre in Foreign Language Education, Beijing, China,  with RMB50,000 (NZD11K), with Associate Professor Chenghui Chen of Nanjing University of Finance and Economics as Principal Investigator (July 2016 - July 2018).
• Mobile Education Networked Tutoring on Request (MENTOR) in Writing in English for Academic and Specific Purposes, a grant from the prestigious Singapore Millennium Foundation worth SGD 671,250 (680,000 NZD equivalent), with Dr Kenneth Ong of Nanyang Technological Univesity, Singapore, as Principal Investigator (July 2016 - July 2019).
• 基于移动语言学习的中国大学英语教学模式研究(Modelling Mobile Learning-based Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in College English Provision in Universities in China), RMB 200,000 (NZ$50,000), with Professor Bing Liu of Taiyuan University of Technology as Principal Investigator (July 2017 - June 2020), funded by the National Social Sciences Foundation of China.

Research Work/Reports Completed

• Zhang, L. J., Zhang, D. L., Zeng, Y. J., Gong, W. G., Ang-Tay, M. Y., Kiss, T., Aw, G. P., Chin, C. K., & Choong, K. W. (2012). Enhancing Singaporean students’ efficacy, engagement and self-regulation for more effective bilingual/biliteracy learning. Singapore: Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. Other University of Auckland co-authors: Donglan Zhang
• Hu, G., Gu, P. Y., Zhang, L. J., & Bai, R. (2009). English Language Learning Strategies in Singapore Primary Schools. Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Singapore.
• Goh, C.C.M., Zhang, L. J., Ng, C. H., Koh, G. H. (2005). Teacher Knowledge and Beliefs about English Language Teaching: Effects on Classroom Practices. Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, Office of Education Research, NIE, Singapore.

Recent publications and conference papers/addresses

 

Teaching | Current

• EDPROFST 380 TESSOL: Teacher Research Design - GradDipTESSOL [Also in BEd(TESOL)]
• EDUC 348 The Reading Process
• EDPROFST 706 Language Analysis for Teachers
• EDCURRIC 716 Research Methods in Language Education

Postgraduate supervision

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Research Theses Supervised to Completion at UoA

• PhD - Kenneth K. W. Ong (graduated with PhD in July 2014): Incidental EFL Vocabulary Learning through Codeswitched Reading Tasks. Co-supervisor: Professor Judy M. Parr (this thesis was short-listed for the Christopher Brumfit Best PhD/EdD Thesis Award 2015, through Language Teaching (journal), Cambridge University Press)  (now Senior Lecturer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore).
• PhD - Sophie L. Teng (graduated with PhD in May 2016):  Fostering Strategic Second-Language Writers: A Study of Chinese English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) Writers’ Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, Self-Efficacy and Motivational Beliefs. Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Martin East (now Full Professor at Heilingjiang University, China).
• PhD - Chengsong Yang (graduated with PhD in July 2016):  The Reactivity and Veridicality of Concurrent Verbal Reports in Second Language Writing. Co-supervisor: Professor Judy M. Parr (now Lecturer at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China).
• PhD - Muhammad Rahimi (graduated with PhD in August 2016): Task Complexity, Affective Factors, and Pre-task Planning: Effects on L2 Writing Production. Co-supervisor: Professor Judy M. Parr (now Adjunct Lecturer at University of Tehran, Iran).
• PhD - Paul P. Sun (graduated with PhD in August 2016): Chinese as a Second Language Learners’ Speech Competence and Speech Performance in Classroom Contexts: Cognitive, Affective, and Socio-Cultural Perspectives. Co-supervisor: Dr Susan M. Gray (now Research Associate Professor at Sun Yat-Sen University, China).
• PhD - Hua Geng (graduated with PhD in April 2017): The Effects of Written Feedback and Revision-focus Direction on Student Revision and Writing Improvement. Co-supervisor: Dr Rosemary Erlam, School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts (now Lecturer at Nanjing University, China).
• PhD - Baker Q. Sun (graduated with PhD in July 2017): An Exploratory Study of Chinese University English-as-a- Foreign-Language (EFL) Teachers’ Cognitions and Practices about English Grammar Teaching. Co-supervisor: Dr Constanza Tolosa (now Associate Professor at Henan Polytechnic University, China).
• PhD - Chunrong Bao (graduated with PhD in July 2017): Methodology in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL): Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices in Native and Non-native Chinese-speaking Contexts. Co-supervisor:  Associate Professor Helen Dixon & Dr Ruth Williams (now Lecturer at Jilin University, China).
• PhD - Shan Chen (graduated with PhD in Oct 2017): A Study of Chinese University English-as-a-Foreign- Language (EFL) Teachers’ Beliefs, Practices and Identities. Co-supervisor: Professor Stuart McNaughton & Professor Judy M. Parr (Lecturer at Shandong University, China).
• PhD - Mazlin Mokhtar (graduated with PhD in Dec 2017): Patterns and Beliefs of Lecturers' Code-switching: An Inquiry into Malaysian Polytechnics English Language Classrooms. Co-supervisors: Dr Mei Lai, Dr Douglas Loveles and Dr Susan M. Gray (now Lecturer at Politeknik Ungku Omar,  Malaysia).
• PhD - Helen Yanhong Liu (graduated with PhD in Oct 2017): College English Language Textbooks in China: A Corpus Linguistics Approach to Cultural Representations and Ideological Underpinnings. Main supervisor: Professor Stephen May (now Associate Professor at Yanshan University, China).
• PhD - Linlin Xu (graduated with PhD in Oct 2017):  Students' Voices Becoming: Feedback Dialogues in Intercultural Doctoral Supervision. Main supervisor:  Associate Professor Barbara Grant (now Lecturer at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunication, China).
• PhD - Vincent Greenier (graduated with PhD in Dec 2017): Main supervisor: Associate Professor Tan Bee Tin, School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts (now Visiting Professor at Pohang University of Science & Technology, Korea).
• PhD - Anne L. Jiang (graduated woth PhD in Jan 2018): Main Supervisor: Professor Stephen May (now Associate Professor at Northeast Normal University, China).
• PhD - Christine P. Chang (graduated with PhD in Jan 2018): A Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective on Learner Individual Differences in Second Language Listening Development. Co-supervisor: Professor Professor Judy M. Parr (Lecturer at Chongqing University, China).

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Theses Supervised in Overseas Universities, as Co-supervisor

• PhD - Mehrdad Yousefpoori-Naem, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran (gradauted with PhD in Sept 2016), main supervisor: Associate Professor Sasan Baleghizadeh
• PhD - Eric Yuan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (graduated with PhD in Nov 2015), main supervisor: Professor Icy Lee (now Assistant Professor at Education University of Hong Kong)
• PhD - Yao Yao, Hunan University, China, main supervisor: Professor Xiaoxiang Chen
• PhD - Liping Wang, Renmin University of China, China, main supervisor: Professor Hongyun Wu
• PhD - Xing Wei, Tsinghua University, China, main supervisor: Professor Wenxia Zhang

PhD Past (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

• PhD - Justina Ong: Effects of Planning and Revising on Chinese EFL Learners’ Quality in Written Production (runner-up in 2010 for the Christopher Brumfit Best PhD/EdD Thesis Award, through Language Teaching (journal), Cambridge University Press) (now Lecturer at National University of Singapore, Singapore).
• PhD - Qing Ni: Raising Student Awareness of the Quality of Translation through Linguistic Function Analysis: An Appraisal Study (Lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore).
• PhD - Steven Tan: English Reading Strategies of Primary Pupils in Multimedia-Mediated Environments: An Exploratory Factorial Study (Research Fellow, National Institute of Education, Singapore).
• PhD - Limei Zhang: Analysis of Reading Comprehension Processes and Strategies Used by Test-Takers in the College English Test –Band 4 in China: A Mixed-Methods Study (Lecturer at Singapore Centre for the Chinese Language, MoE, Singapore).

MEd Theses to Supervised to Completion at UoA (60-point Dissertation and 120-point MEd-by-Research)

• MEd - Katherine Huggard: Teachers' Attitudes towards Grammar and Their Pedagogical Practices in Delivering Written Language Programmes in Upper Primary Schools in New Zealand (graduated and Degree awarded 2015), Co-supervisor Mrs Maree Jeurissen (60-point dissertation)
• MEd - Chao Zheng: A Comparative Study of Foreign Language Anxiety of Chinese First Year College Students in China and Those Learning in New Zealand (graduated and Degree awarded 2015), Co-supervisor Dr Kane Meissel (120-point research thesis)
• MEd - Fei Teng: A Case Study of Teacher’s Questioning and the Follow-up Moves in a Chinese University English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Classroom (ongoing), Main supervisor Dr Christine Biebricher (90-point research thesis)
• MEd - Junwei Wang:  A Dynamic View on Language Learner Anxiety (ongoing), Co-supervisor Dr Christine Biebricher (120-point research thesis)

Supervision to Completion of MA (Applied Linguistics), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• MA Applied Linguistics - Carol Debarera: The Impact of Metacognitive Scaffolding and Monitoring on Reading Comprehension Tasks, graduated in 2012,  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• MA Applied Linguistics - Dayu Jiang: Analyzing the Effectiveness of Multimodal Courseware Design from the Perspective of Cognitive Load Theory, graduatd in 2012, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• MA Applied Linguistics - Yi Zeng: An Investigation of Authority Construction through the Use of Reporting Clauses in Discussion Sections of Chinese Students’ MA Dissertations in Singapore and China, graduated in 2012, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• MA Applied Linguistics - Sulasni Rahman: Effects of Metacognitive Strategic Reading Instruction on Primary School Pupils’ Reading Improvement, graduated in 2008, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• MA Applied Lingusitics - Dongping Liu: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Online Writing Assessment System in ETAS, graduated in 2007, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• MA Applied Linguistics - Kenneth Ong: Functional-Lexical Code-Paired Norms of Mandarin-English Bilinguals, 2006, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• MA Applied Linguistics - Fadila Binte Mohmed: Strategies in Reading Comprehension: Case Studies of Good and Poor Upper Primary School Readers, graduated in 2006, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
• MA Applied Linguistics - Jean Chen: Student Perspectives on Reticence in the ESL/EFL Classrooms: Comparing High and Low Proficiency PRC Tertiary Students, graduated in 2005,  Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Distinctions/Honours

Distinctions/Honours

Awards and Honours

• 50 at 50 Recognition Award, International TESOL Association, Alexandria, VA, USA.
• Honorary Professor of English and Applied Linguistics (Changbaishan Scholar Award), Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China (2015 - 2018).
• Honorary Professor of English and Applied Linguistics (Chutian Scholar Award), Huazhong (Central China) University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China (2014 - 2019).
• Honorary Professor of English and Applied Linguistics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China (2013 - 2018).
• Recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award in Postgraduate Supervision 2014, Faculty of Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 12 June, 2014.
• Winner of the Best Paper Award for International Participation at TESOL Convention 2014 (co-authored with Lin Teng): “Developing Self-Regulated L2 Writers: Self-efficacy, SRL Strategies and L2 Proficiency”, The 48th Annual International TESOL Convention and Exhibition, Portland, Oregon, USA, 26-29 March, 2014 (US$2,500 cash award).
• Sole recipient of the TESOL Award for Distinguished Research 2011, TESOL International Association, Alexandria, VA, USA.
• Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow (Applied Linguistics & Second Language Acquisition), Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK

Invited  Plenary Addresses

• 2017: Invited Plenary: Teacher Learning and Research Engagement for Professional Growth: EFL Teachers at the Crossroads, Foreign Experts Forum on Foreign Language Education in China (Sponsored by the China Foreign Experts Bureau), Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China, 27-28 October 2017 (other speakers including Professor Judy Parr and Professor Stephen May, University of Auckland).
• 2017: Invited Plenary Address: Learner Agency and Metacognition as Organising Frameworks for Enhancing English Language Teaching and Learning: Person and Context in Praxis across Platforms. Invited Plenary Address delivered at the 13th CamTESOL International Conference, 18-19 February 2017, the Institute of Technology Cambodia (ITC), Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
• 2016: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: Developing Students’ High Levels of Academic English Ability: Genre and Metacognition in Interaction. 2016 PAC & 25th International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching: Epoch Making in English Teaching and Learning: Evolution, Innovation, and Revolution, 11-13  November  2016, Chien Tan Overseas Youth Activity Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
• 2016: Invited Plenary Address: Unlocking Teachers’ Beliefs about Language Teaching for Enhancing Teaching Efficacy. Presented at the 2016 National Summit on Foreign Language Education in Tertiary Institutions in China, 16-17 December 2016, Jilin University in conjunction with Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
• 2016: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: Promoting Learner Autonomy as a Dynamic Metacognitive Enterprise: Context, Culture, and Strategic Endeavours. Presented at the 7th International Conference of the Independence Learning Association (ILA 2016), 4-6 November 2016, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
• 2016: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: Sociocultural Contexts and Learning/Teaching Academic English Writing: The Case of Chinese EFL Writers’ Argumentation Strategies. Presented at the 10th International Conference of the National Association for Teaching and Researching EFL Writing in China: Teaching and Researching EFL and ESP Writing for Global and Professional Communication, 23-25 September 2016, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.
• 2015: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: A Dynamic Metacognitive Systems Perspective on Developing Academic Writing Skills: Writing across the Genre and the Curriculum. The National Open Forum on Teaching and Researching University-level EFL Writing, jointly organised by the National Association for Teaching and Researching EFL Writing in China, the College of Foreign Language Education of Jilin University, the Higher Education Press  and the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Changchun, Jilin Province, China, 2-5 November 2015.
• 2015: Invited Plenary Address (with H. Geng): “Learning Second Language Writing: Effects of Teacher Written Feedback and Student Revision Focus Direction on Student Revision and Text Quality,” the Third National Specialist Symposium on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Research, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, China, 30 Oct to 1 Nov 2015.
• 2015: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: Looking Back and Looking Forward for Creating a Better Future for ELT in Asia: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) 40 Years Later. The 13th Asia TEFL International Conference: Creating the Future for ELT in Asia: Opportunities and Directions, International Youth Cultural Centre, Nanjing, China, 6-8 November 2015.
• 2015: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: Toward a Biliteracy-Supported Process-Genre Pedagogy for Teaching EFL Students Argument Moves and Topicality in Argumentative Writing. The 2015 International Summit on Teaching and Researching EFL Writing in China, 13-14 June 2015 (other plenary speakers being Professor Alister Cumming,  University of Toronto; Professor Liming Deng, Wuhan University; Professor Fang Xu, Nanjing University; and Associate Professor Fengjuan Zhang, Jilin University).
• 2014: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: “Pedagogical Imports of Western Practices for Professionalizing Second Language Writing and Writing Teacher Education”,  the 13th International Symposium on Second Language Writing: Professionalizing Second Language Writing (SSLW 2014), Arizona State University, USA, 13-15, November, 2014 (other plenary speakers being Professor Dwight Atkinson, Purdue University, Professor Deborah Crusan, Wright State University, Professor Susan Miller-Cochran, North Carolina State University, Professor Tony Silva, Purdue University, & Professor Christine Tardy, University of Arizona).
• 2014: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: “Fundamental Considerations in Educating Academic English Learners: Challenges and Promises”, the 1st International Conference on Fundamentals and Implementation of Education (ICFIE 2014), Yogyakarta State University, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 11-12 October, 2014.
• 2014: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: “A Dynamic Metacognitive Systems Perspective on Developing Academic Writing Skills: Writing across the Genre and the Curriculum”, the 61st International TEFLIN Conference, Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, 7-9 October, 2014 (other plenary speakers being Professor Jack C. Richards, University of Sydney, Professor Anne Burns, University of New South Wales, and Dr Peter Micken, University of Adelaide, Professor Rodney Jones, City University of Hong Kong and Dr John Macalister, Victoria University of Wellington).
• 2014: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: “Toward a Biliteracy Agenda in Teaching and Researching Academic Writing: What Opportunities Are We Awaiting?” the 9th Symposium on EFL Writing Teaching and Research in China, The Northwest University for Nationalities (NWUN), Lanzhou, China, on 19-21 September, 2014 (other  plenary speakers being Professor Dwight Atkinson, Purdue University, USA; Professor Diane D. Belcher, Georgia State University, USA;, Professor Junju Wang, Shandong University; and Professor Lifei Wang, University of International Economics and Business.
• 2014: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: “The Moral Ends of Teaching and Researching EFL Writing” International Symposium on ESL Writing: Writing across Borders: New Directions in EFL and ESL Writing Research, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China, 12-13 September, 2014.
• 2014: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: "Developing Students’ High Levels of Academic English in a Globalized World: Metacognition and Genre as Closely-knit Lenses." Invited Plenary Keynote Address at The Annual International Conference of the Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association: American and Chinese Education in a Global Context, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Province, China, 26-28 June, 2014.
• 2014: Invited Plenary Speaker Presentation:"Addressing International Students’ Academic Language Needs in Study Abroad by Building on Their Own Resources." Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, 26-28 June, 2014.
• 2014: Invited Featured Speaker Presentation:  Tea with Distinguished TESOLers: “Enhancing Learner Metacognition for Effective TESOL Instruction”, the 48th Annual TESOL International Convention, 26-29 March, 2014, Portland, Oregon, USA.
• 2014: Invited Featured Address: “Exploring the Power of Genre and Metacognition in English Language Learning and Teaching”, the 2013 CELEA Annual Conference: Characteristics of ELT in China and the Training of Foreign Language Personnel, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. 31 October – 3 November 2013 (other plenary speakers being Professor MaryAnn Christiansen, University of Utah, USA; Professor Qiufang Wen, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China; Professor Jianping Chen, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies).
• 2014: Invited Plenary Address “History, Current Status and Future Directions of Language Learning Strategy (LLS) Research: A Critical Appraisal”, Plenary Paper presented in the Symposium on Foreign Language Education in a Globalised Context, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 22-23 Oct, 2013.
• 2013: Invited Panellist Speaker: “Opportunities and Challenges in Implementing Strategies-based Reading Instruction for ELLs in Elementary Schools”, delivered in the NNEST-Teacher Education-EFL Intersection Session “Opportunities and Challenges of Teaching and Researching Reading”, the 47th Annual International Convention and Exhibition: Harmonizing Language, Heritage, and Culture, 20-22 March 2013, Dallas, TX, USA (other speakers being Professor William Grabe,  Vice President and Professor of English, Northern Arizona University, USA; Professor Neil J. Anderson, Brigham Young University, USA; Professor Fredricker L. Stoller, Northern Arizona University, USA; Professor Ke Xu, City University of New York, USA).
• 2013: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: “The Interface of Genre Knowledge and Metacognition in Academic English Language Learning: College English Teaching and Learning in New Times”, delivered at the The 7th  Conference on College English Teaching and Research, National Cheng Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 12-13 October, 2013.
• 2013: Invited Plenary Keynote Address: “Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Changing Times: Toward a Dynamic Metacognitive Systems Perspective”, the Annual Symposium on Reforming Foreign Language Teaching and Learning at Tertiary Institutions in Shanxi Province, 16 May 2013, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China (the other plenary being Professor Lifei Wang, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China & Professor Xuanmin Luo, Tsinghua University, China) .
• 2013: Invited Featured Spotlight Session Address:  “Rethinking Metacognition in TESOL Research and Practice”, the 46th Annual TESOL International Convention and Exhibition, 28-31 March 2012, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• 2011: Invited Featured Plenary Address:  “A ‘Rediscovery’ of Metacognition for Enhancing EFL Students’ Self-Directed Learning in Asian Classrooms”, the 50th JACET Conference, 31 Aug – 2 Sept 2011, Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACE), Kansai University, Fukuoka, Japan (other plenary speakers being Professor Ernesto Macaro, University of Oxford, UK; Professor Rod Ellis, The University of Auckland, NZ; Professor Jo LoBianco, University of Melbourne, Australia).
• 2011: Invited Plenary Featured Speaker Presentation: "From Pre-university to University: Facilitating Transitions across Genres in Student Academic Writing".  The LCC Roundtable on Academic Writing 2011, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1-2 December, 2011.

Invited Public Talks

• 2017: Invited Public Talk: A Metacognitive Appraisal of over 40 Years of Language Learning/Learner Strategy Research: Implications for ELT in China Today, School of International Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 15 Dec 2017.
• 2017: Invited Public Talk: Unlocking “Learner Agency” and “Learner Metacognition” to Boost EFL Teaching and Learning Efficacy, School of Foreign Language Studies, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 20 Dec 2017.
• 2017: Invited Public Talk: Beyond Technicism: A Corpus Linguistics  Anatomy  of Cultural and Ideological Currents in College English Textbooks in China, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China, 7 November 2017.
• 2017: Invited Public Talk: What 40 Years for Language Learning/Learner Strategies (LLS) Research Tells Us: A Metacognitive Personal Reflection, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 28 February 2017.
• 2017: Invited Public Talk: Metacognitive and Cognitive Perspectives on Written-Feedback and Directed-revision Foci in L2 Writing, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, 1 March 2017.
• 2016: Invited Public Talk: Metacognition and Learner Autonomy: Reopening the Debate on 40 Years of Language Learner Strategy (LLS) Research, School of Education, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 26 July 2016.
• 2015: Invited Public Talk: Chinese Scholars' Discourse Rights for SSCI-indexed Journals: International Publishing for Chinese Scholars in a Globalised World, 26 June 2015, Jilin University Office of Social Sciences Research, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
• 2015: Invited Public Talk: International Publishing for Linguistics/ Applied Linguistics Scholars in a Globalized World, 10 November 2015, Institute of Linguistics/National Research Centre on Foreign Language Strategies for China, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China.
• 2015: Invited Public Talk: Metadiscourse Features in English and Chinese Research Articles, 9 November 2015, School of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
• 2015: Invited Public Talk: A Comparative Study of Metadiscourse Features of English and Chinese Research Articles in the Field of Applied Linguistics, 16 June 2015, School of Foreign Languages, Remin University of China, Beijing, China.
• 2014: Invited Open Lecture: “Re-examining Language Learner Strategy Research: A (Dynamic) Metacognitive Systems Perspective on L2 Learner Development”, Department of English and Linguistics, Division of Humanities, University of Otago, 17th October 2014, Dunedin, New Zealand.
• 2014: Invited Seminar: “Conducting Research into Foreign Language Teaching and Learning: Reflections from the Field.”  Longdong University, Qingyang City, Gansu Province, China, 22 June, 2014.
• 2014: Invited Seminar: “Studying Teachers’ Research Engagement: Why Is It Important in Language Teacher Education?”  Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China, 27 June, 2014.
• 2014: Invited Seminar: “Global Rules, Local Initiatives: Exploring Issues in English Language Teaching and Teacher Education in China.” Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China, 27 June, 2014.
• 2014: Invited Seminar: “What Research Has to Say about Metacognition: Learning and Teaching English as a Reciprocal Endeavour.” Xi’an University of Arts and Sciences, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China, 28 June, 2014.2013: Invited Seminar: “A (Dynamic) Metacognitive Systems Perspective on Developing L2 Learner Autonomy”, Huazhong (Cnetral China) University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 22 Oct, 2013.
• 2013: Invited Seminar: “Topics of Interest in SLW: The Case of Genre-based Research on Learning and Teaching Academic English”, Huazhong (Central China) University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 22 Oct, 2013.
• 2013: Invited Seminar: “Strategies for Writing for International Refereed Journals”, Huazhong (Central China) University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 23 Oct, 2013.
• 2013: Invited Seminar: “Dynamic Systems Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching”, College of Foreign Languages, China University of Geoscience, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, 27 Oct, 2013.
• 2013: Invited Seminar: “Foreign Language Learner Development: A Dynamic Meta Cognitive Systems Perspective”, College of Foreign Languages, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, 22 June, 2013.
• 2012: Invited Seminar: “Sociocultural Approaches to Understanding Second Language Acquisition,” College of Foreign Languages, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, 17 Oct, 2012.
• 2013: Invited Seminar: Language Learning Strategies and Strategy-based Instruction: What Can We Do in ESOL? Invited talk presented at the 2013 TESOLANZ (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages in Aotearoa New Zealand) Annual General Meeting, Diocesan School for Girls, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand,11 April, 2013.
• 2012: Invited Seminar: “Does SLA Research Have to Be Cognitively-oriented? The Case of Sociocultural Approaches”,  College of Foreign Languages, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China, 12 Oct, 2012.
• 2012: Invited Seminar: “Exploring Alternatives to Cognitive Approaches to SLA: Sociocultural Perspectives”, College o Applied Foreign Language Studies, Lanzhou University of Commerce and Economics, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China, 22 Sept, 2012.
• 2011: Invited Seminar "Metacognitive Strategy-based Instruction for Developing Self-regulated, Metacognitively-strong English Literacy Learners in Primary Schools", Institute of Education, University of Reading, Reading, UK, 14 July 2011.
• 2010: Invited seminar "Effects of Teachers’ Explicit Metacognitive Explanation and Scaffolding on Developing Emergent English-Chinese Bilingual Writers in Singapore Classrooms"  delivered at the Research Centre into Language Education and Acquisition in Multilingual Societies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, HKSAR, China, 19 April, 2010.
• 2009: Invited seminar "Taking a Sociocultural Turn in Researching Young Learners’ Use of Language Learning Strategies" delivered at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, 2nd June, 2009.
• 2009: Invited seminar "Language Education in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges: Reflections on the Bilingual Education Policy in Singapore and the 'New English Standards' in China" delivered at St. Anthony’s College, University of Oxford, 3rd June 2009.
• 2009: Invited seminar "Writing and Publishing in a Globalized World" delivered at Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China, 7 December, 2009.
• 2006: Invited seminar "Debating the Recent Debates in SLA Research: Revisiting the Developments in SLA Research" delivered at The South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China, 13 November, 2006.
• 2005: Invited Visiting Professor Lecture "Recent Developments in SLA: The Social Turn in Language Learning Strategy Research" delivered at Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China, 2 November, 2005.
• 2005: Invited Visiting Professor Lecture "Sociocultural Approaches to  SLA Research: Changing Perspectives and Agendas in LLS Research"  delivered at Hebei University, Baoding City, Hebei Province, China, 5 November, 2005.
• 2004: Invited public talk "Towards a Goal-Oriented Tradition in LLS Research: Personal Reflections on Research into Chinese EFL Learner Strategies" delivered at Chang'an University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China, 25 May, 2004.
• 2004: Invited public talk "Chinese EFL Professionals Thinking of Publishing Research Work in International Journals: Possibilities and Constraints" delivered at Chang'an University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China, 26 May, 2004.
• 2004: Invited public talk "Constructivism as a Paradigm: Why Do We Have to Teach Reading and for What Purposes?" delivered at Chang'an University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China, 27 May, 2004.
• 2004: Invited Public Lecture "Talking about Language Learning Strategies: Examining the Wider Implications for Teachers and Students" delivered at Xi'an International Studies University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China, 28 May, 2004.
• 2004: Invited seminar "Conducting Research into Chinese EFL Learner Strategies: Publlicising Pitholes and Anticipating Prospects" delivered at the Zhixing College, Northwestern Normal University, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, China, 5 June 2004.
• 2004: Invited Public Talk "Constructivism and EFL Reading: Re-interpreting Language Learning and Teaching within a New Paradigm" delivered at Lanzhou University, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, China, 7 June, 2004.

Responsibilities

Current: Service to University of Auckland, New Zealand
Member
- School of Curriculum & Pedagogy Executive (Jan 2015 - present)
- University Discipline Committee, University of Auckland (Jan 2015 - Dec 2016)
- Senate, University of Auckland (Jan 2015 - present)
- Faculty Staffing Committee, Faculty of Education (Jan 2015 - present)
- Faculty Postgraduate Awards-subcommittee, Faculty of Education (Jan 2014 - Oct 2015)
- Faculty International Working Group, Faculty of Education (Jan 2013 - present)
- University International Committee, University of Auckland (Feb 2012 – Dec 2014)
- Faculty Postgraduate Committee, Faculty of Education (Feb 2012 -  Feb 2015)
- Faculty International Committee, Faculty of Education (Feb 2012 – Dec 2012)
- Faculty Education Committee, Faculty of Education (Feb 2012 – Dec 2012)
- Faculty Equity Committee, Faculty of Education (Feb 2012 – Feb 2013)
- Faculty Admissions Sub-Committee, Faculty of Education (Feb 2012 – Feb 2013)
- Faculty Research Committee, Faculty of Education (March 2012 – Dec 2012)

Previous: Service to National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
Chair/Co-Chair
- Co-Chair, NIE’s Postgraduate Programs Core Team under the TE21 Implementation Program (2011-2012)
- Chair, English Language & Literature Seminar Committee (2005-2012)
- Chair, the 13th International Conference on English Language in Southeast Asia (ESEA 2008) Organizing Committee (2007-2008)
- Chair, Committee on the Development of the Advanced Diploma in English Language Study (2005-2006)
- Chair, English Language & Literature Academic Group’s Program Coordinators Committee (2004-2006)
- Advisor, Postgraduate Diploma in English Language Teaching Program (2000-2008)

Member
- NIE’s Postgraduate Programs Core Team under the TE21 Implementation Program (2009-2010)
- NIE’s Academic and Administrative Systems Teaching Functions Committee (2008-2009)
- Organizing Committee of the International LangScape Conference 2006: Exploring Ways of Teaching English Language & Literature (2005-2006)
- ELL Academic Group’s Faculty Search/Hire Committee (April 2011-Feb 2012)
- ELL Academic Group’s Faculty Re-appointment Committee (Oct 2010-Feb 2012)
- NIE’s Head Search Committee appointed by Dean of Faculty Affairs of NIE for the Asian Languages and Cultures Academic Group (Feb 2011-Dec 2011)
- ELL Academic Group’s Research Ethics Committee (Jan 2011-Feb 2012)

External Service to the Ministry of Education, Singapore

- Consultant to the English Language Syllabus 2010 (Primary & Secondary (Express/ Normal [Academic])

Service to Other Institutions (Doctoral Thesis External Examiner)

- University of Canterbury, NZ
- University of Otago, NZ
- University of Waikato, NZ
- AUT University, NZ
- Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
- Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Australia
- University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia

Areas of expertise

• Second language acquisition and learning / TESOL
• Bilingual-biliteracy acquisition/learning
• Cognitive manipulation on the quality of L2 writers' composition
• Codeswitched texts for learning vocabulary and reading comprehension
• Self-regulated learning (SRL) and metacognition in language learning
• Vocabulary, reading, and writing development in children and adult learners
• Pedagogical grammar and grammar pedagogy
• Second and foreign language teaching and learning
• Language teacher professional development
• Teacher identity, cognition and change
   

Committees/Professional groups/Services

Service for International Refereed Journals as an Invited Editorial/Advisory Board Member

Active

• Applied Linguistics Review (Walter de Gruyter, New York) (2009-present)(SSCI-indexed)
• Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (John Benjamins) (2016 - present)(SCOPUS-indexed; Emerging Sources Citation Index - ESCI)
• Metacognition and Learning (Springer, New York) (2005-present) (SSCI-indexed)
• Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics (Walter de Gruyter, New York & Berlin) (2010-present) (SCOPUS-indexed; Emerging Sources Citation Index - ESCI)
• Writing and Pedagogy (2014-present) (Equinox Publishing, London, UK)(SCOPUS-indexed)
• Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research (2016-present)(Urmia University, Iran)(SCOPUS-indexed)
• RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research (Sage, London & New York) (2011–present) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• Journal of Second Language Studies (2016-present) (John Benjamins, Amsterdam, Holland)
• Journal of Second Language Writing (2015-present) (Elsevier, Oxford, UK) (SSCI-indexed)
• Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education (2017-present) (Springer by Nature, Holland).
• Language Teaching for Young Learners (2018-present) (John Bejamins, Amsterdam, Holland).
• English Teaching and Learning (Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, 2016 - present) (SCOPUS-indexed; ESCI)
• Journal of  Asian EAP (Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, China)

Past

• TESOL Quarterly (flagship journal of TESOL, Inc., Alexandria, VA) (2007-2011) (SSCI-indexed)
• Journal of Asia TEFL (flagship journal of the Asia TEFL) (2006-2009) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• Asian EFL Journal (Time-Taylor International, Seoul) (2006-2014)
• Columbian Applied Linguistics Journal (Universidad Distrital, Bagota, Columbia) (2014-2016) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• TESL-EJ (University of California - Berkeley, California (2004-2016)
• The Linguistics Journal (Time-Taylor, Seoul & British Virgin Islands) (2004-2009)
• Reflections on English Language Teaching (National University of Singapore) (2005-2012)
• English Language Teaching World Online (National University of Singapore) (2012 - 2016)
• System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics  (2012-2016) (Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK) (SSCI-indexed)

Service for Regional Refereed Journals as an Invited Editorial/Advisory Board Member

• STETS Language and Communication Review (Singapore Tertiary English Teachers Society, Singapore) (2004-2011)
• Teaching English in China: The CELEA Journal (CELEA and Language Teaching & Research Press, Beijing, PRC) (2003-2009) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• Journal of EFL Writing: Teaching and Research (Higher Education Press, Beijing, China (2013-present)
• Second Language Learning Research (East China Normal University Press, Shanghai, China, 2015-present)

Service for International Refereed Journals as Invited Manuscript Reviewer/Referee

• Applied Linguistics (Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, SSCI-indexed)
• Modern Language Journal (Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK & MA, USA) (SSCI-indexed)
• Language Learning (Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK & MA, USA) (SSCI-indexed)
• TESOL Quarterly (flagship journal of TESOL, Int'l Associatin, Alexandria, VA) (SSCI-indexed)
• Foreign Language Annals (ACTFL Inc., Alexandria, VA, USA) (SSCI-indexed)
• Language Teaching (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK) (SSCI-indexed)
• Language Teaching Research (Sage, London & Los Angeles) (SSCI-indexed)
• Journal of Applied Linguistics (Equinox, London, UK) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• Critical Inquiry in Language Studies (Routledge, London, UK) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (Chinese University of Hong Kong Press) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• Current Issues in Comparative Education (Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA)
• Journal of Chinese Language Education (Singapore Centre of the Chinese Language, Singapore) (CSCI-indexed)
• Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics (TEFLIN, Indonesia)
• International Journal of Education (Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia)
• Perceptual & Motor Skills (Ammons Scientific, Inc., MT, USA (SSCI-indexed)
• Psychological Reports (Ammons Scientific, Inc., MT, USA) (SSCI-indexed)
• Journal of International Migration and Integration (Springer, New York, USA) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• Reading in a Foreign Language (National Foreign Language Resource Center/University of Hawai‘i)
• International Journal of Bilingualism (Sage, London & Los Angeles) (SSCI-indexed)
• System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK) (SSCI-indexed)
• TESL Canada Journal (TESL Canada Federation, Burnaby, BC, Canada) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• Asia Pacific Journal of Education (Routledge, London & New York) (SSCI-indexed)
• Research Papers in Education (Routledge, London & New York, UK) (SSCI-indexed)
• Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal (Springer, New York) (SSCI-indexed)
• Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties ( Routledge, London & New York, UK) (SSCI-indexed)
• Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences (Springer, Boston) (SSCI-indexed)
• Journal of Early Childhood Literacy (Sage, London & New York) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• European Journal of Psychology of Education (Springer, New York) (SSCI-indexed)
• Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology (Taylor and Francis, London & New York) (SSCI-indexed)
• Asia Pacific Education Researcher (Springer, New York) (SSCI-indexed)
• Teaching and Teacher Education (Elservier Science, Oxford, UK)(SSCI-indexed)
• Reading Research Quarterly (International Reading Association, Newark, DE, USA) (SSCI-indexed)
• Journal of Teacher Education (Sage, London & Los Angeles) (SSCI-indexed)
• Language, Culture & Curriculum (Routledge, London & New York) (SSCI-indexed)
• Review of Educational Research (Sage, London & Los Angeles) (SSCI-indexed)
• Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development (Routledge, London & New York) (SSCI-indexed)
• English for Specific Purposes (Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK) (SSCI-indexed)
• Journal of English for Academic Purposes (Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK) (SSCI-indexed)
• Journal of Second Language Writing (Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK) (SSCI-indexed)
• Assessing Writing (Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK) (SSCI-indexed)
• Language Assessment Quarterly (Routledge, London & New York)(SSCI-indexed)
• Journal of Writing Research (University of Antwerp, Belgium) (SCOPUS-indexed)
• Current Issues in Language Planning (Routledge, London & New York)(SSCI-indexed)
• Language and Education (Routledge, London & New York)(SSCI-indexed)
• Computer-Assisted Language Learning ( Routledge, London & New York)(SSCI-indexed)

Service as an Invited Reviewer/Referee for Edited Volumes and Authored Books

• Asia TEFL, Inc. Book Series, Seoul, Korea, 2008
• Multilingual Matters Publishers, Inc., Bristol, UK, 2009
• Independent Learning Association, Auckland, NZ for University of Hong Kong Press, Hong Kong, 2010
• Singapore Centre for the Chinese Language, Singapore, 2009
• Edinburgh University Press, UK, 2011, 2013
• Palgrave Macmillan Academic Press, UK, 2011, 2012
• Springer Academic Publishing, Germany, 2011, 2013
• Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group) - Applied Linguistics series, USA, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Co-Editor

• System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK) (Sept 2016 - present) (SSCI-indexed)
• TESOL Quarterly (Brief Research Reports Section) (TESOL International Association, USA, Wiley-Blackwell), (Dec 2012 - present) (SSCI-indexed)
• Cogent Education (2017-present) (Routledge, USA) (ESCI-indexed).
• SAAL Quarterly (Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics, Singapore), (Aug 2005 - Jan 2009)

Invited Reviewer for Professional Organisations

• Invited Reviewer for Proposals to the AERA Annual Meeting: 2013, 2014, 2015, American Educational Research Association, USA.
• Invited Reviewer for the BAAL Book Prize, British Association of Applied Linguistics (2008-2009), UK.
• Invited Reviewer for Proposals, TESOL International Association's Annual Convention, USA: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Toronto, Canada), 2016, 2017.
• Invited Reviewer for Proposals, AILA (International Association of Applied Linguistics), 2008 (Germany), 2011 (China), 2014 (Australia).
• Invited Reviewer for the LangScape Conference on Teaching English Language and Literature, 2006, Singapore.
• Invited Reviewer for the  American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annaul Meeting, USA: 2012, 2013, 2015 (Toronto, Canada), 2016, 2017. 
• Invited Reviewer for the Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW), 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.

Professional Association Memberships

• Vice President, National Association for Teaching and Researching EFL Writing, China
• Executive Standing Committee Member,  China English for Academic Purposes Association (CEAPA), China
• Member, American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), USA
• Chair of the NNEST Interest Section, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association, USA
• Secretary, Applied Linguistics Association for New Zealand (ALANZ), New Zealand
• Member, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages of Aotearoa/New Zealand (TESOLANZ), New Zealand
• Member, International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), UK
• Member, International Society for the Advancement of Writing Research (ISAWR), USA
• Member, Singapore Tertiary English Teachers Society (STETS), Singapore
• Secretary (until Feb 2012), Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics (SAAL), Singapore
• Member, International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT), UK
• Member, European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing (EATAW), UK
• TESOL Board of Directors (2017 – 2020), TESOL International Association (TESOL),  USA