Lianya Qiu (PhD student)

Thesis title: Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the Curriculum in Complementary Schools – a Comparative Case Study of Polish and Chinese Complementary Schools in Edinburgh

Biography

Background

Lianya Qiu is currently a PhD student at Moray House School of Education and Sport. Before her PhD study, she conducted her MSc study at the University of Edinburgh. Her master's dissertation focused on the curriculum design and development of Chinese complementary schools in Edinburgh. Because of her passion for heritage language education research, she returned to Moray House and continues pursuing her PhD by conducting a comparative case study on the curricula in Polish complementary schools and Chinese complementary schools.

Qualifications

MSc in Education (Comparative Education and International Development pathway) - the University of Edinburgh

BA in Chinese Literature and Education (Teaching Chinese as a Second Language) - Shenzhen University

Undergraduate teaching

Postgraduate Tutor at Lothian Equal Access Programme for Schools 

  • Course Tutoring:

LEAPS Transition Course

Postgraduate teaching

Associate Tutor at the Institute for Language Education

Associate Tutor at the Institute for Education Society and Community

  • Course Tutoring:

Source of Knowledge: Understanding and analysing research literature

Conceptualising Research: Foundations, assumptions, and praxis

  • Supervision:

Masters' dissertation supervisor for programmes of MSc TESOL; MSc Language Education; MSc LIC; MSc Education; and MSc CEID

Research summary

  • Heritage Language Education
  • Language Complementary Schools
  • Language Education Policy
  • Second Language Curriculum
  • The Ecology of Language

Affiliated research centres

  • Student Representative at Language(s), Interculturality and Literacies Research hub
  • Volunteer at Bilingualism Matters

Conference details

- Lianya Qiu, Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference 2023, 'Roles, Challenges, and Future Prospects of Chinese and Polish Complementary Schools in Scotland', Short presentation, 22 Nov 2023, Queen Margaret University, UK

- Lianya Qiu, Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference 2023, 'The Rich and Unexploited Linguistic Resources: Chinese and Polish Complementary Schools in the Context of Scotland’s 1+2 Language Policy', Short presentation, 22 Nov 2023, Queen Margaret University, UK

- Lianya Qiu, Bilingualism Matters Research Symposium 2023, 'Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the Curriculum in Complementary Schools – a Comparative Case Study of Polish and Chinese Complementary Schools in Edinburgh', Oral presentation, 21st Oct 2023, University of South Carolina, USA (Hybrid)

- Dr Julie Smith, Dr Colin Brough, Lianya Qiu, Emily Birtles & Jiaying Lin, Learning and Teaching Conference 2023, ‘Dissertation Buddies: Student experience of innovative peer support during master's dissertation phase', Paper presentation,  27th Jun 2023, The University of Edinburgh, UK

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