Dr. ZHOU, Xinqi
Email: zhou6202@outlook.com
Formal Tertiary Education
03/2007-06/2013 University of South Australia
Doctor of Education
09/1989-01/1991 Huazhong Normal University
Master of Arts
09/1978-07/1982 Hubei Normal University
Bachelor of Arts
Professional Experiences
09/2020- Shenzhen University
Visiting Lecturer
09/1995- 09/2007 Shenzhen University
Lecturer
01/1991-09/1995 Wuhan University of Science and Technology
Lecturer
09/1982-09/1989 Luotian High School, Hubei
Teacher of English
Research field
Sociocognitive theory and second acquisition acquisition (SLA)
My current research interest is individual differences and socio-cultural influence in SLA. I hold a degree of Doctor of Education awarded by an Australian university, where I stayed for over 5 years to conduct my research project. My study, guided by sociocognitive theory of SLA, uses mixed-methods to investigate groups of newly-arrived Chinese international students’ perceptions of the factors that have shaped their English learning in Australian context. It proposes a conceptual model to account for the relationships among the contextual and individual factors, showing that those factors are reflexively interrelated and form a dynamic network throughout the period of English learning. A change in one factor usually induces change/modification in other factors, which, in turn, may reflexively cause some changes in the factor where the series of responding reactions originate.
Publications
I have 7 publications during my professional career. They include 4 journal articles with sole authorship and 3 books in collaboration with other authors.
