Yonghua Yoka WangUniversity of Bath | UB · Department of Education
Yonghua Yoka Wang
BA; BSc; MA; MA; PG Certificate; PhD (In-Progress) (University of Bath)
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Introduction
I am doing my doctoral studies under the supervision of Professor Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen at University of Bath, exploring the interplay between Chinese MA TESOL graduates’ beliefs, their practices and sociocultural contexts. My research interests lie in teacher cognition, teacher education, language education, translator and interpreter education, language policy, and sports policy. I also serve as a freelance Chinese-English translator and interpreter.
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Publications (15)
The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruption as governments took actions to limit the spread of the virus. Measures such as physical distancing and lockdowns changed living conditions, leading to challenges such as social isolation and reduced connectedness. This study explores COVID-19’s impact on adolescents’ well-being, emphasising family...
Language materials for teaching and learning play a substantial role in language learning and teaching. As an emerging field of enquiry, language materials development has received growing attention in applied linguistics since the 1990s. In Routledge’s handbook series, a wide range of issues related to language materials have been discussed, such...
The case study investigates a teacher's teaching practices in a Chinese Secondary School in an attempt to look at what pedagogies the Chinese secondary English teacher employs in the classroom, what challenges the teacher meets when teaching English to Chinese Secondary School students and how the teacher deals with the identified challenges. In cl...
