Dr ZHANG, Danyang
Associate Dean, Associate Professor, Distinguish Research Fellow, 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/Distinguished Research Fellow and Associate Dean at the College of International Studies, Shenzhen University. She obtained her PhD in Education from the University of Cambridge and two master's degrees from University College London. She is currently a principal investigator of the National Social Science Fund and several Provincial projects. Danyang has published many high-quality papers in SSCI and CSSCI journals. She is the Associate Editor of the international journal Artificial Intelligence in Language Education and Applied Language Innovation, and a reviewer for multiple SSCI journals. Her main research fields include technology-assisted language learning, international communication, and second language education.
Education Background:
l 2010.8-2014.6: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism , Northeastern University（China）
l 2014.10-2015.9: Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics ,University College London
l 2015.10-2016.9: Master of Arts in Educational Technology , University College London
l 2016.10-2020.7: Ph.D. in Education , 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
Ongoing Projects:
1. September 2022-Present: National Social Science Fund Youth Project (Principal Investigator, Ongoing)
2. September 2025-Present: Guangdong Provincial Education Science Planning Project (Higher Education Special Project) (Principal Investigator, Ongoing)
3. July 2025-Present: Guangdong Provincial Department of Education Graduate Education Innovation Program Project (Principal Investigator, Ongoing)
4. June 2025-Present: Shenzhen University Key Project of Teaching Reform Research (Principal Investigator, Ongoing)
5. September 2024-Present: 2024 Annual Higher Education Scientific Research Planning Project of China Association of Higher Education (Principal Investigator, Ongoing)
Completed Projects:
1. September 2021-July 2024: Key Project of Foreign Language Informatization Special Project under the 14th Five-Year Plan of Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning (Principal Investigator, Completed, Excellent Grade)
2. November 2021-May 2024: 2021 Annual Key Project of the 14th Five-Year Plan of Shenzhen Municipal Education Science (Principal Investigator, Completed)
3. November 2021-November 2022: Shenzhen University "Four Ones" Pilot Project of Curriculum Ideology and Politics (Principal Investigator, Completed)
4. August 2020-August 2023: Youth Teacher Research Initiation Project for the Second Phase of Shenzhen University's High-Level University Construction (Principal Investigator, Completed)
Key Publications:
1. Zhang, D., Wen, L., & Wu, J. G. (2025). Structured or Semi‐Structured? The Use of Reflection Journals in Postgraduates' Generative Artificial Intelligence Literacy Development in an L2 Academic Writing Context. European Journal of Education, 60(3), e70189. (SSCI Q1)
2. Zhang, D., Wu, Y., & Wu, J. G. (2025). Exploring language learners’ new media literacy: instrument development and validation. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1-18. (SSCI Q1)
3. Zhang, D., Hennessy, S., & Pérez-Paredes, P. (2025). An investigation of Chinese EFL learners’ acceptance of mobile dictionaries in English language learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 38(3), 317-341. (SSCI Q1)
4. Zhang, D., Wu, J. G., & Fu, Z. (2025). 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, 19(1), 1-15. (SSCI Q1)
5. Cheng, Z., Zhang, D., Peng, S., Xiong, X., & Xiong, Q. (2025). Digital diaries supporting self-regulated learning during in-person and online transitions. The Internet and Higher Education, 65, 100994. (SSCI Q1, Corresponding Author)
6. Li, Y., Wu, J. G., Zhang, D., & Chen, Y. (2025). The efficacy of virtual reality flipped learning with collaborative role-playing in nursing education. BMC nursing, 24(1), 1-14. (SCI Q1)
7. Gan, H., Zhou, S., Thomas, N., & Zhang, D. (2025). Vocabulary learning through online learning communities: university students’ acceptance of technology and their self-regulated strategy use. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1-18. (SSCI Q1)
8. Wu, J. G., Zhang, D., Lee, S. M., & Xian, J. (2025). Game on! Digital gaming and augmented reality/virtual reality in language learning. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 15(1), 1-15. (Corresponding Author)
9. 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. (Corresponding Author)
10. 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)
11. Zhang, D., & Pérez-Paredes, P. (2024). Chinese EFL learners’ use of mobile dictionaries in reading comprehension tasks. System, 121, 103221. (SSCI Q1)
12. 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, Corresponding Author)
13. 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. (Corresponding Author)
14. 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)
15. Teng, M. F., & Zhang, D. (2024). Vocabulary learning in a foreign language: multimedia input, sentence-writing task, and their combination. Applied Linguistics Review, 15(5), 2123-2148. (SSCI Q2, Corresponding Author)
16. 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, 17, 44-53. (SCI/SSCI Q1, Corresponding Author)
17. Teng, M. F., & Zhang, D. (2023). The associations between working memory and the effects of multimedia input on L2 vocabulary learning. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 61(3), 1021-1049. (SSCI Q1)
18. 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, 3(2), 263-286.
19. Pérez-Paredes, P., & Zhang, D. (2022). Mobile assisted language learning: Scope, praxis and theory. Porta Linguarum Revista Interuniversitaria De Didáctica De Las Lenguas Extranjeras, 11-25. (SSCI Q2, Corresponding Author)
20. 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)
21. 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)
22. 张丹阳，贾陆依，金娜娜. 多语种人文导读系列教材——英语拓展阅读教程[M].广州：华南理工大学出版社，2025.4.
23. 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)
24. 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.
