Overview
Liying Feng received her Ph.D in Foreign and Second Language Education at Florida State University in 2025. Liying Feng is an active researcher involving in the field of Chinese as a second language (CSL) education and currently serving as a Lecturer of Chinese Language at Duke Kunshan University (DKU). Her research interests are CSL motivation, personality, emotions and assessment. Her teaching is primarily focused on intermediate and advanced Chinese language and culture courses for students at various proficiency levels, encompassing both heritage and non-heritage speakers.
Office Hours
Spring 2025:
- Mon & Tue., 9:30 – 11:00 AM (Beijing Time) or by appointments
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Lecturer of Chinese Language at Duke Kunshan University
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2020 - Present
DKU Faculty
Recent Publications
Persistence in language learning: The role of grit and future self-guides
Journal Article Learning and Individual Differences · July 2020 Full text CiteRETHINKING L2 MOTIVATION RESEARCH
Journal Article Studies in Second Language Acquisition · May 2019 AbstractThe present study proposed and tested a revision of the self-guides outlined in the L2 motivational self system (Dörnyei, 2005, 2009). Covering the previous conceptualization and measurement issues, ideal L2 self an ... Full text CiteTechnology Standards for Chinese Language Teacher Education
Chapter · 2019 Guided by the TPACK theory (Mishra & Koehler, 2006), this chapter reviews and compares the technology standards related to and designed for teachers of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) from the entry level to the accomplished level in the Un ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Florida State University ·
2014
M.A.