Yu Wang 王宇(Lissy) is currently the deputy director, educational developer and assistant professor of practice at Educational Development Unit(EDU), Academy of Future Education in XJTLU. She is the module leader of Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education(PGCert) 402 Pedagogic Research to Enhance Professional Practice. She is also the founder and coordinator of EDU Podcast, Project-based Learning Community of Practice, Supervisor Community of Practice, Research-led Teaching and Learning Story Collection. Her research interests include project-based learning, scholarship of teaching and learning, student engagement and students as partners. She is also an accredited fellow from Higher Education Academy and has won awards in several Chinese national teaching contests.
Qualifications
M.A. TESOL, New York University - 2014
B.A. English Education, Nanjing Normal University - 2012
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Certificate, Centennial College Canada - 2016
Experience
EAP Tutor - XJTLU - 2017 to 2020
Module Leader - XJTLU - 2019 to Now
Research interests
Student as Partners
Project-based Learning
Teacher Development
EMI Learning Anxiety
Articles
Wang, Y., Wang, R., & Lu, J. (2022). Exploring the Impact of University Student Engagement on Junior Faculty’s Online Teaching Anxiety and Coping Strategies during COVID-19. Education Sciences, 12(10), 664.
Chen, Y., Wang, Y., & Ding, M. (2022). Simulation-Based Approach to Teach Electronic Circuit Design. Innovative Teaching and Learning, 4(1), 41-58.
Proceedings
Wang, Y. (2020). Using concept maps to facilitate EAP speaking. In P. Clements, A. Krause, & R. Gentry (Eds.), Teacher efficacy, learner agency. Tokyo: JALT. https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPCP2019-49
Conference presentations
2021,第七届江苏高效教师教学发展研究会学术年会
2021,Learning Ideas Conference
2021,CEAPA-BELAP 2021 International Conference
2019, Japanese Association of Language Teaching (JALT) 2019 Annual Conference
Grants
Wang, Y. 2022, Principal Investigator, Research Development Fund, XJTLU
Wang, Y. 2020, Principal Investigator, Languages Undergradute Research Project, XJTLU
Wang, Y. 2020, Principal Investigator, Teaching Development Fund, XJTLU
Teaching activities
PGcert 402 Pedagogic Research to Enhance Professional Practice Module Leader
Postgraduate EAP Academic Speaking and Writing, XJTLU - 2019 to 2020
EAP018/019 Y1 Math, XJTLU - 2017 to 2018
EAP Foundation Y1, XJTLU - 2018 to 2019
Courses taught
PGC402 Pedagogic Research to Enhance Professional Practice
LAN916 PG Academic Writing
LAN918 PG Advanced Academic Speaking and Seminar Skills
LAN906 PG Academic Speaking
EAP025 UG Y1 Standard
EAP023 UG Y1 Foundation
EAP018/019 UG EAP for Maths
Professional memberships
2019 Higher Education Academy Fellowship
Awards and honours
Second Prize of the 6th Micro-course Contest of Foreign Languages in China, 2020
Third Prize of the 7th SFLEP National Foreigh Language Micro-class Teaching Contest, 2016
Second Prize of the 6th SFLEP National Foreign Language Teaching Contest Jiangsu D, 2015
IR916(SIP Campus-International Research Centre) Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation District Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou P.R.China 215123