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Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics

 

Tianyi Zheng

 

Name: Tianyi Zheng

College: Queens’ College

Email: tz347@cam.ac.uk

Supervisor: Prof. Ianthi Tsimpli

Research Topic: English literacy development in China’s ethnic minority children

 

About

Tianyi is a PhD student in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics at the University of Cambridge. Her research interests include language and literacy development in multilingual children, language teaching pedagogy in multilingual education, and translanguaging practices.  

She obtained an MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from the University of Oxford and an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. She also had work experience as a research assistant with the School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.  

 

Conference papers 

  • Zheng, T. (2021, November 20). Translating theory into practice: An evidence-based framework for the implementation of pedagogical translanguaging in multilingual classrooms [Conference presentation]. NALDIC 29 Conference 2021, Online. 
  • Zheng, T. (2018, June 27-29). Chinese-English code-switching in oral narratives: A case study of Xiaosong Pedia [Conference presentation]. The 16th Asia TEFL, 1st MAAL & 6th HALL 2018 International Conference, University of Macau, Macau. 

 

Publications

Applied Linguistics

  • Zheng, T. (2021). The effects of pedagogical translanguaging on language learning: A systematic review protocol. International Database of Education Systematic Reviews (IDESR). https://idesr.org/article/IDESR000004
  • Higher Education
  • Chen, J., Zhu, J., & Zheng, T. (2022). From initiators to free-riders: Exploring the diversity of female engineering students’ functional roles in project-based learning. International Journal of Engineering Education, 38(4),917-933.
  • Zhu, J., Hu, Y., Zheng, T., & Li, Y. (2021). Engineering leadership in a Chinese industrial context: An exploration using the four capabilities model. Journal of Engineering Education, 110(3), 765-790. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20404
  • Zhu, J., Liu, R., Liu, Q., Zheng, T., & Zhang, Z. (2019). Engineering students’ epistemological thinking in the context of project-based learning. IEEE Transactions on Education, 62(3),188-198. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2019.2909491
  • Zhu, J., Chen J., McNeill, N., Zheng, T., Liu, Q., Chen, B., & Cai, J. (2018). Mapping engineering students’ learning outcomes from international experiences: Designing an instrument to measure attainment of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. IEEE Transactions on Education, 62(2), 108-118. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2018.2868721
  • Zhu, J., Chen, J., Zheng, T., Liu, J., & Liu S. (2017). The development of international graduate education and its implications on graduate education in China. Academic Degrees and Graduate Education, 8, 72-77. (In Chinese)