Jun. 2025
I presented my research on language alternation at the multilingualism panel we co-organized at ACAL 2025. It was a very insightful discussion with colleagues.
Jun. 2025
I presented my research on language alternation at the multilingualism panel we co-organized at ACAL 2025. It was a very insightful discussion with colleagues.
Apr. 2025
I presented my research at Tsinghua University and had a great time discussing it with colleagues—an engaging one-hour session full of insights!
Apr. 2025
I was honored to be invited to speak at Peking University as the 315th talk in the Education Forum Series. The experience was deeply meaningful for both my personal journey and academic research.
Apr. 2025
I received two graduate student teaching awards in the final year of my graduate studies. Grateful to my students for their support!
Sept. 2024
I’ve been invited to speak on Pedagogical Gestures in CSL Classroom Interaction at the Chinese Language Teaching Methods Café, organized by the Chinese Language Teaching and Research Association (CLTRA).
Sept. 2024
This term, I am teaching a Chinese language course and excited to apply my own research to enhance my classroom strategies and facilitate student learning!
Aug. 2024
I’ve started work on the organization of ICCA2026 as part of the Organizing Committee! Keynote speakers have been confirmed, and the Call for Papers will be released in early 2025. Stay updated!
Jun. 2024
I was invited to give a talk at TDL5, where I explored the cross-linguistic development of L2 interactional competency, focusing on "interactionalization."
Mar. 2024
I presented on the topic of teachers' teasing in classroom interactions at the AAAL conference.
Nov. 2023
We presented our project: “From ‘Monster’ to Mentor: Developing PhD Supervision Competencies” at the 61st Annual Conference of Canadian Association for Graduate Studies.
Feb. 2022
This term, I had the opportunity to visit the Center of Applied Linguistics (Centre de linguistique appliquée) at the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. During my visit, I participated in their regular data sessions and workshops, which were both enlightening and engaging. This is my new office!
2020
My first journal article has been published! You can access it through this link. A unique aspect of this work (cannot saying in the paper) is that I drew all the images in the transcriptions by myself!
Oct. 2020
I presented at the workshop of Mediums of Discourse Exchange, hosted by the Spoken Discourse Research Studio at the University of Alberta.
Feb. 2020
I presented at the MLCS Graduate Student Conference 2020: (En)Forced-(Mis)Connections.
Sept. 2019
I participated in the Referentiality Workshop, which focused on the concept of referentiality based on the examination of multiple languages. Organized by the Spoken Discourse Research Studio at the University of Alberta.
Feb. 2019
I presented at the MLCS Graduate Student Conference 2019, University of Alberta, entitled: Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta
“She’s Chinese too”: The Interactional Function of Claiming Citizenship in Mandarin Conversation.
Nov. 2018
I presented at the AMPRA conference in the University at Albany, State University of New York, USA
Feb. 2018
I gave a presentation at the MLCS Graduate Student Conference 2018: Transcending Connections.