Overview
Background
Dr Wenying (Wendy) Jiang taught at the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Alberta in Canada and The University of Western Australia in Perth before taking a position at School of Languages and Cultures at The University of Queensland in Australia. She is a specialist in Applied Linguistics, a graduate of Qufu Normal University (BA 1988, MA 1998) in China, University of Luton (MA 2001) in UK and The University of Queensland (PhD 2006) in Australia. She taught English at Taishan Medical University in China for more than ten years before switching to teaching Chinese as a foreign language in English-speaking countries such as the UK, Canada and Australia. She has been publishing regularly in the fields of second language acquisition, language teaching and learning, and computer assisted language learning (CALL) since 1992. Her monograph "Acquisition of Word Order in Chinese as a Foreign Language" was published by Mouton de Gruyter in 2009. Her article "Measurements of development of L2 written production: the case of Chinese L2" appeared in the journal Applied Linguistics in 2013 is a widely cited piece of publication.
Availability
- Dr Wendy Jiang is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Second language acquisition in Chinese
Acquisition of any aspect of the Chinese language such as culturally loaded words, tones, particles, measure words, Modal verbs and specific structures like ba construction and bei construction. Or L2 mental lexicon (vocabulary acquisition ) in Chinese.
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Technology enhanced language learning (TELL)
Well designed online tasks used in task-based language teaching, or generally CALL/TELL tasks used in a foreign language classroom. Or any projects on Chinese pedagogy.
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Intercultural Communication
Contrastive analysis between Chinese and English or politeness issues in Intercultural communication.
Research impacts
Wendy's monograph Acquisition of word order in Chinese as a foreign language published by De Gruyter Mouton in 2009 is held by 1226 libraries worldwide across academic institutions in Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Retrieved from https://www.worldcat.org on 3 May 2019.
One of her papers entitled " The relationship between culture and language" published in ELT Journal received 442 citations. She has also been receiving emails from now and then from all over the world requesting the paper as a reference.
Wendy's paper "Measurements of developments in L2 written production: The case of Chinese L2" published in Applied Linguistics has insipired numbers of researchers in measuring Chinese L2 development, for which she often receives acknolodgements at conferences.
Wendy was invited to conduct a training program for teachers of English and English/Chinese translation in the School of Foreign Languages at Qilu University of Technology in Jinan, Shandong, China from 2 to 29 December 2018. She has been officially appointed as a Guest Professor at this university.
Wendy was invited to speak as a specialist in applied linguistics at “Hongmen Dialogue” Expert Forum held at the School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University, Beijing, China, on Saturday1st December 2018.
Works
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Featured
2019
Journal Article
Word association responses in L1 and L2 to the Chinese word Yueliang (moon): implications for L2 vocabulary instruction
Jiang, Wenying (2019). Word association responses in L1 and L2 to the Chinese word Yueliang (moon): implications for L2 vocabulary instruction. International Journal of Language and Linguistics, 6 (2). doi: 10.30845/ijll.v6n2p2
Featured
2017
Journal Article
A storytelling sound file CALL task used in a tertiary CFL classroom
Jiang, Wenying (2017). A storytelling sound file CALL task used in a tertiary CFL classroom. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 27 (2), 542-554. doi: 10.1111/ijal.12161
Featured
2013
Journal Article
Measurements of development in L2 written production: The case of L2 Chinese
Jiang, Wenying (2013). Measurements of development in L2 written production: The case of L2 Chinese. Applied Linguistics, 34 (1), 1-24. doi: 10.1093/applin/ams019
Featured
2012
Conference Publication
Use of a web-diary as a CALL task in teaching Chinese as a foreign language
Jiang, Wenying (2012). Use of a web-diary as a CALL task in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. LCNAU Colloquium 2011, Melbourne, Australia, 26-28 September 2011. Australia: Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (LCNAU).
Featured
2009
Book
Acquisition of word order in Chinese as a foreign language
Jiang, Wenying 姜文英 (2009). Acquisition of word order in Chinese as a foreign language. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Mouton.
Featured
2005
Journal Article
Rapport-building through call in teaching Chinese as a foreign language: An exploratory study
Jiang, Wenying and Ramsay, Guy (2005). Rapport-building through call in teaching Chinese as a foreign language: An exploratory study. Language Learning and Technology, 9 (2), 47-63.
Featured
2000
Journal Article
The relationship between culture and language
Jiang, Wenying (2000). The relationship between culture and language. ELT Journal, 54 (4) 1, 328-334. doi: 10.1093/elt/54.4.328
2024
Book Chapter
Mission impossible for L2 learners: teachers’ perspectives on teaching and learning Chinese in Queensland secondary schools
Jiang, Wenying, Cook, Angela, Shen, Chunxuan, Mikhaylova, Anna and Richards, Hui (2024). Mission impossible for L2 learners: teachers’ perspectives on teaching and learning Chinese in Queensland secondary schools. Rethinking the Asian language learning paradigm in Australia. (pp. 73-97) edited by Kayoko Hashimoto. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-74149-4_4
2023
Journal Article
Parents’ planning, children’s agency and heritage language education: Re-storying the language experiences of three Chinese immigrant families in Australia
Shen, Chunxuan and Jiang, Wenying (2023). Parents’ planning, children’s agency and heritage language education: Re-storying the language experiences of three Chinese immigrant families in Australia. Frontiers in Psychology, 13 1083813, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1083813
2022
Journal Article
Chinese immigrant parents’ attitudes, expectations and practices regarding their children’s Chinese language maintenance
Shen, Chunxuan and Jiang, Wenying (2022). Chinese immigrant parents’ attitudes, expectations and practices regarding their children’s Chinese language maintenance. Heritage Language Journal, 19 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1163/15507076-12340023
2022
Other Outputs
Questionnaire results
Xiaoji Wang and Wenying Jiang (2022). Questionnaire results. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9e684da
2022
Journal Article
Exploring the affordances of WeChat for Chinese cultural knowledge learning among learners of Chinese in an international exchange program
Wang, Xiaoji and Jiang, Wenying (2022). Exploring the affordances of WeChat for Chinese cultural knowledge learning among learners of Chinese in an international exchange program. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 37 (3), 1-27. doi: 10.1080/09588221.2022.2046612
2022
Book Chapter
Remote Chinese Language Teaching at the University of Queensland During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Reflection from Australia
Jiang, Wenying (2022). Remote Chinese Language Teaching at the University of Queensland During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Reflection from Australia. Teaching the Chinese Language Remotely. (pp. 167-180) edited by Shijuan Liu. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-87055-3_7
2021
Journal Article
Barriers to technology integration into teaching Chinese as a foreign language: a case study of Australian secondary schools
Zeng, Yueying and Jiang, Wenying (2021). Barriers to technology integration into teaching Chinese as a foreign language: a case study of Australian secondary schools. World Journal of Education, 11 (5), 17-30. doi: 10.5430/wje.v11n5p17
2021
Journal Article
Heritage language maintenance and identity among the second-generation Chinese-Australian children
Shen, Chunxuan and Jiang, Wenying (2021). Heritage language maintenance and identity among the second-generation Chinese-Australian children. Bilingual Research Journal, 44 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/15235882.2021.1890650
2020
Journal Article
Benchmarking students’ attainment in Australian tertiary Chinese programs using the new HSK tests
Jiang, Wenying (2020). Benchmarking students’ attainment in Australian tertiary Chinese programs using the new HSK tests. Creative Education, 11 (05), 624-638. doi: 10.4236/ce.2020.115047
2019
Conference Publication
An empirical study on the graduation standard in BA Chinese proficiency in Australia
Wenying Jiang (2019). An empirical study on the graduation standard in BA Chinese proficiency in Australia. The 13th International Conference on Chinese Language Teaching, Beijing, China, 8 - 9 November 2018. Beijing, China: Commercial Press.
2019
Journal Article
Requests made by Australian learners of Chinese as a foreign language
Li, Wei and Jiang, Wenying (2019). Requests made by Australian learners of Chinese as a foreign language. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 10 (1), 23-34. doi: 10.17507/jltr.1001.03
2018
Journal Article
Linking up learners of Chinese with native speakers through WeChat in an Australian tertiary CFL curriculum
Jiang, Wenying and Li, Wei (2018). Linking up learners of Chinese with native speakers through WeChat in an Australian tertiary CFL curriculum. Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 3 (1) 14. doi: 10.1186/s40862-018-0056-0
2017
Journal Article
Children's language maintenance and parents' role - a case study of five Chinese immigrant families living in Brisbane
Shen, Chunxuan and Jiang, Wenying (2017). Children's language maintenance and parents' role - a case study of five Chinese immigrant families living in Brisbane. Overseas Chinese Education, 84 (1), 5-19.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Wendy Jiang is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Prototype and word association in both L1 and L2 Chinese
Wendy is interested in reading well drafted research proposals in this direction.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Factors that affect Chinese as a Heritage language learning in Australian Universities after the Pandemic
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
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Doctor Philosophy
Chinese as a Second Language Learners¿ Satisfaction with Mobile Learning in China
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Angela Cook
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Master Philosophy
Critical analysis of primary Chinese language textbooks for ethnic Korean students: Cultural values and national identity
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Isaac Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
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Doctor Philosophy
A Study on Translation and Interpretation of Chinese Business Law and Its Practice from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ping Chen
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating polymedia-based Family Language Policies around Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
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Doctor Philosophy
Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia: Investigating the Policy Rationale and its Implementation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
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Doctor Philosophy
Teaching Chinese in Saudi Arabia: Investigating the Policy Rationale and its Implementation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Challenges to Acquiring Modal Verbs in Learning Chinese as a Second Language
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lily Wang
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Factors impacting technology use among teachers teaching Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) in Queensland secondary schools
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ping Chen
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
A Study of Chinese L2 Learners' Lexical Network Knowledge through Word Association Techniques
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Parents and Their Children's Language Maintenance: A Study of Chinese Immigrant Families in Brisbane
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ping Chen
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Knowledge of Shàng (to Go Up) Constructions in Chinese as a Second Language
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kari Sullivan
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
A Contrastive Study of Referential Cohesive Devices in Non-translated, Human-translated and Machine-translated English and Chinese Legal and Literary Texts
Associate Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
A corpus-based investigation of multiword units across textbook and learner corpora
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Crosthwaite
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Addition Phenomenon of Audiovisual Translation: A Corpus Research on Translator's Notes in Audiovisual Works
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ping Chen
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Writing with Attitude: A Learner Corpus Study of APPRAISAL Resources of Vietnamese and Khmer's L2 English Writing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Crosthwaite
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
A Study of Howard Goldblatt's English Translation of Mo Yan's Novels: Ballads and Readers' Response
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr William Gatherer
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Wendy Jiang directly for media enquiries about:
- Chinese-Australian identity
- Teaching Chinese as a foreign language
- Technology Enhanced Language Learning
- Training Teachers of Chinese in Queensland
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