Angel Zhao

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Some previous researchers attempted to bridge the gap between two bodies of research: the role of metacognitive knowledge in second language (L2) writing and L2 collaborative writing (CW). Although recent studies unveiled the positive impacts of learners’ metacognitive knowledge on L2 collaborative writing, there is not yet consensus regarding the...

Globalization has given rise to a new generation of English language teachers, including transnational teachers, who have complex teacher identities that the traditional “native” versus “non-native” English teacher dichotomy fails to capture adequately. Researchers have problematized this dichotomy by applying theories such as poststructuralism. Ho...

Informed by the poststructuralist theory, this study investigates the case of Ming, a Chinese professor of English, about the impacts of his first language (L1) and second language (L2) learning experience, and the changes of social contexts on his L1 and L2 identities construction. It was found that being a learner of English as a Foreign Language...

In the past decade, the number of English as the medium of instruction (EMI) programs and universities across the globe has increased exponentially. Therefore, teaching and learning English for specific purposes (ESP) has become pivotal for teachers, students , policymakers and other stakeholders, who have growing needs for helping students improve...

Despite the fact that there are a number of esteemed scholars who have made enormous contributions to the field of second language (L2) writing and have been effectively nurturing the next generations of researchers, there are probably very few festschrifts by various contributors presented as a tribute to a particular scholar in this enterprise. A...

This piece critically reviews a book with its strengths and weaknesses. With a comprehensive account of the challenges of the EMI (English Medium Instruction) provisions, this book outlines the perceptions of students, and the beliefs and practices of the lecturers through case studies.

Some researchers attempt to probe into a multitude of topics of English language teaching (ELT) pedagogy in various contexts. For instance, Reinders, Nunan, & Zou (2017, cited in Xiao, Ma, & Chen, 2020) offer an account of ELT pedagogical innovations in learner-centre environments of China. To advance this conversation even further, “Pedagogic and...

Research into non-Anglophone scholars' writing for publication in English is on the rise as universities and international journals are expanding and the world is becoming increasingly interconnected and inter-dependant. As co-authors of this review paper, we have always been intrigued by the cross-cultural aspects of English for Academic Purposes...

The prominent role of teaching philosophy statements is on the rise because they mirror broad skillsets and the expertise of doctoral or master’s program graduates (Merkel, 2020). This paper presents our philosophy of education, of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and of teaching academic writing for English as an Additional...