Dr ZHANG, Danyang
Associate Dean, Associate Professor, PhD Supervisor, PhD (Cantab)
Research Interests: Foreign Language Education Technology, Second Language Acquisition, Teacher Development, International Communication
Email: danyangzhang@szu.edu.cn
ORCID: 0000-0003-2514-9488
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Danyang-Zhang-2
Bio:
Dr Danyang Zhang is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the College of International Studies, Shenzhen University. Her research interests include technology-enhanced language learning, international communication and teacher development. Danyang has published her work in numerous SSCI journals, including System, Applied Linguistics, Computer Assisted Language Learning and Language Teaching Research. She currently serves as a journal reviewer for many SSCI journals. She has presented her projects at international conferences, including BERA, CALL and EUROCALL. She is the winner of the BJET Best EdTech Paper Award and an awardee of the mLearn Conference Best Paper.
Education Background:
l 2010.8-2014.6: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (Specialization: Online Media) from Northeastern University
l 2014.10-2015.9: Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics from University College London
l 2015.10-2016.9: Master of Arts in Educational Technology from University College London
l 2016.10-2020.7: Ph.D. in Education (Specialization: Foreign Language Education and Educational Technology) from the University of Cambridge
Work experience:
l 2020.8-2014.6 Assistant Professor at the College of International Studies, Shenzhen University
l 2023.6-Present Associate Dean at the College of International Studies, Shenzhen University
l 2024.3-Present Associate Professor at the College of International Studies, Shenzhen University
Projects:
1. September 2022-Present National Social Science Fund (National level, Principal Investigator)
2. September 2024-Present 2024 Higher Education Research Project of China Association of Higher Education
3. September 2021-July 2024 Key Project on Foreign Language Informatization under the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" for Philosophy and Social Science Planning of Guangdong Province (Provincial level, Principal Investigator)
4. November 2021-May 2024 Key Project of Shenzhen Education Science in the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" for 2021 (Municipal level, Principal Investigator)
5. November 2021-November 2022 Curriculum Ideological and Political Education "Four Ones" Pilot Project at Shenzhen University (University level, Principal Investigator, Project completed)
6. August 2020-August 2023 Young Teachers' Research Start-up Project under the Second Phase of High-level University Construction at Shenzhen University (University level, Principal Investigator)
Key Publications:
Liu, X., & Zhang, D. (2025). Learning Critically and Confidently: A Correlation Study of the New Media Literacy and English Learning Self-efficacy of Junior High School Students. International Journal of TESOL Studies, 7(1), 88-104.
Zhang, D., Wu, J. G., & Fu, Z. (2024). From shy to fly: Facilitating EFL learners’ willingness to communicate with an AI chatbot and an intelligent tutoring system. System, 127, 103501. (SSCI Q1)
Zhang, D., & Pérez-Paredes, P. (2024). Chinese EFL learners’ use of mobile dictionaries in reading comprehension tasks. System, 121, 103221. (SSCI Q1)
Zhang, D., Wu, J. G., & Fu, Z. (2024). Improving pre-service English teachers’ native cultural knowledge and English language knowledge of native culture in a PBL classroom. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1-15. (SSCI Q1)
Teng, M. F., & Zhang, D. (2024). Task-induced involvement load, vocabulary learning in a foreign language, and their association with metacognition. Language Teaching Research, 28(2), 531-555. (SSCI Q1)
Wu, J. G., & Zhang, D. (2024). Chasing butterflies? Experiences and challenges of being and becoming a TELL researcher against the digital applied linguistic context. Digital Applied Linguistics, 1, 2296-2296.
Wu, J. G., Miller, L., & Zhang, D. (2024). Beware and Swear: English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learners’ Perceptions and Experiences Regarding Swearing in English. RELC Journal. (SSCI Q1)
Zhang, D., Hennessy, S. & Pérez-Paredes, P. (2023). An investigation of Chinese EFL learners’ acceptance of mobile dictionaries in English language learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning. (SSCI Q1)
Wu, J. G., Zhang, D., & Lee, S. M. (2023). Into the Brave New Metaverse: Envisaging Future Language Teaching and Learning. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. (SSCI Q1)
Teng, M. & Zhang, D. (2023). Vocabulary learning in a foreign language: multimedia input, sentence-writing task, and their combination. Applied Linguistics Review. (SSCI Q1)
Zhang, D., & Wu, Y. (2023). Becoming smart “digital natives”: Cultivating Chinese English majors’ new media literacy via Journalism English Reading and Listening. Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning.
Pérez-Paredes, P., & Zhang, D. (2022). Mobile assisted language learning: Scope, praxis and theory. Porta Linguarum. (SSCI Q2)
Zhang, D., & Perez-Paredes, P. (2021). Chinese postgraduate EFL learner’s self-directed use of mobile English learning resources.Computer Assisted Language Learning, 34(8), 1128-1153. (SSCI Q1)
Teng, F. & Zhang, D. (2021). The associations between working memory and the effects of multimedia input on L2 vocabulary learning. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. (SSCI Q1)
Zhang, D. (2021). Christoph A. Hafner and Lindsay Miller: ENGLISH IN THE DISCIPLINES: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL FOR ESP COURSE DESIGN. Applied Linguistics, 42(2),370-373. (SSCI Q1)
张丹阳, 辜向东. 信息技术辅助下英语师范专业课程思政创新模式探究——以《多媒体与外语教学》中的中国文化内容为例[J]. 外语电化教学, 2022(4): 34-41. (CSSCI)
张丹阳, 江丰光. 基于设计思维的师范生多媒体教学能力培养研究[J]. 教学研究, 2022, 45(4):46-53.
