Suling Chen (PhD student)
Thesis title: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Creativity in College English Teaching in China
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Moray House School of Education and Sport
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- University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Campus
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Moray House School of Education and Sport
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Background
Suling Chen currently is a Ph.D. researcher who specializes in creative teaching and teaching for creativity in language education, intercultural communication in second language education, and critical approaches to language teaching. Chen has experience working at the tertiary level of English education in China.
Qualifications
BA in English (Sichuan International Studies University)
MSc in TESOL (University of Edinburgh)
Currently: Ph.D. Education Candidate (University of Edinburgh)
Research summary
- Creative teaching
- Teaching for creativity
- Creative learning
- Critical pedagogy
- Critical discourse analysis
- Multimodal critical discourse analysis
Current research interests
I am currently inquiring into the dominant discourse of creativity in English education at the tertiary level in the Chinese context, and the way it is established and sustained through examining the underlying ideologies and power relations.Past research interests
Washback in language testing (MSc TESOL dissertation)Book Review:
Suling Chen. (2022) Review of Understanding multimodal discourses in English language teaching textbooks: Implications for students and practitioners.
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