Selected Presentations & Appearances
The power of pedagogical kindness: Maintaining student and faculty equity through a blended graduate oral communication skills course
- China & Higher Education Conference 2023
· 2023
International Meeting or Conference
Manchester, United Kingdom
In search of learning-focused feedback practices: a linguistic analysis of higher education feedback policy
- Lancaster Partnership 2023 Education Conference: Re-imagining Assessment and Feedback
· 2023
International Meeting or Conference
Lancaster University,
Lancaster, United Kingdom
In search of learning-focused feedback practices: a linguistic analysis of higher education feedback policy
- Assessment in Higher Education International Conference 2023
· 2023
International Meeting or Conference
Manchester, United Kingdom
‘Feedbackpacking’: Mapping the journey towards L2 student feedback literacy
- Assessment in Higher Education International Conference 2022
· 2022
International Meeting or Conference
Manchester, United Kingdom
Classroom Participation Assessment: Fudge Factor or Motivational Pedagogical Tool?
- TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo
· 2022
International Meeting or Conference
TESOL,
Pittsburgh, USA
Maintaining student equity during times of restricted mobility: A blended modular approach to teaching graduate oral communication skills
- Consortium on Graduate Communication Summer Institute
· 2022
International Meeting or Conference
Virtual
CHAMLEON Approach to Change: Adapting to New Educational Conditions
- TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo
· 2022
International Meeting or Conference
TESOL,
Pittsburgh, USA
Adapting Explorative and Immersive Learning Pedagogies for a Globally Dispersed Student Body
- China & Higher Education Conference 201
· 2021
International Meeting or Conference
Hong Kong
Developing EAP Student Feedback Literacy at a Sino-Foreign University
- TESOL – 21st Century 2021 Global English Education China Assembly
· 2021
International Meeting or Conference
TESOL,
Hangzhou, China
Adapting to Global Restrictions: EAP Responses from Four Sino-Foreign Universities
- TESOL – 21st Century 2021 Global English Education China Assembly
· 2021
International Meeting or Conference
TESOL,
Hangzhou, China
Exploring the impact of introducing Turnitin during COVID-19: Undergraduate and postgraduate EAP accounts of second language writing assessment and feedback
- The CEAPA - BALEAP 2021 International Conference
· 2021
International Meeting or Conference
BALEAP,
Suzhou, China
Building Confidence, Performative Habits, and Interdisciplinary Audience Awareness Through and Academic Oral Communication Course
- The CEAPA - BALEAP 2021 International Conference
· 2021
International Meeting or Conference
BALEAP,
Suzhou, China
Exploring English for Academic Purposes Feedback: Towards New Paradigm Learning-focused Practice
- The 9th British Council New Directions East Asia English Language Assessment Conference
· 2021
International Meeting or Conference
British Council,
Singapore
Implementing Peer Feedback in Graduate EAP Courses: Successes and Challenges
- Feedback Steering Group Symposium, Nottingham Ningbo University
· 2020
Invited Talk
Nottingham Ningbo University,
Ningbo, China
Building Confidence, Performative Habits, and Interdisciplinary Audience Awareness Through Academic Oral Communication Assessment
- European Association for Language Testing and Assessment Special Interest Group for Writing and Academic Purposes
· 2020
International Meeting or Conference
European Association for Language Testing and Assessment ,
Virtual
Building Confidence, Performative Habits, and Interdisciplinary Audience Awareness Through Academic Oral Communication Assessment
- The 8th British Council New Directions English Language Assessment Conference
· 2020
International Meeting or Conference
British Council,
Singapore
Exploring the impact of introducing Turnitin during COVID-19: Undergraduate and postgraduate EAP accounts of second language writing assessment and feedback
- The 8th British Council New Directions English Language Assessment Conference
· 2020
International Meeting or Conference
British Council,
Singapore
Investigating socio-pragmatic pre-departure support for Chinese students studying abroad
- 5th International Conference on Internationalization of Higher Education
· 2018
International Meeting or Conference
Guangdong University of Foreign studies,
Guangzhou, China
Grading class participation: Perception and practice of ELTs in China
- The 3rd British Council New Directions East Asia English Language Assessment Conference
· 2017
International Meeting or Conference
British Council,
Shanghai, China
The pedagogical challenges of promoting and assessing classroom participation: Rethinking current ELT practices through a new classroom assessment methodology
- The 8th International Conference on English Language Teaching (ELT) in China
· 2017
International Meeting or Conference
Xi'an, China
Maximising employability through the ELT curriculum: A review, clarification and operationalisation of key language competences sought by employers
- 11th International Symposium on Teaching English at Tertiary Level: Rethinking ELT in Higher Education
· 2016
International Meeting or Conference
Hong Kong
The pedagogical challenges of assessing classroom participation within an ELT context: Are current practices fit for purpose? An investigation into teacher and student perceptions within the Chinese EFL classroom
- 4th Forum of Applied Linguistics
· 2016
International Meeting or Conference
Guangdong University of Foreign studies,
Guangzhou, China
Addressing the business of vocabulary acquisition: A comparison of strategies for teaching key business English lexis to underachieving undergraduate learners
- 13th Asia TEFL International Conference, Creating the future for EAP in Asia: Opportunities and Directions
· 2015
International Meeting or Conference
Asia TEFL,
Nanjing, China
Contrasting UK and Chinese Higher Education Systems: Using The University of Central Lancashire as a Case In Point
- Symposium of Students International Mobility
· 2014
International Meeting or Conference
Communication University of China,
Beijing, China
International student needs assessment: Is the customer always right? An in-depth analysis into the needs of Chinese undergraduate students preparing to study abroad
- 3rd International Conference on Internationalization of Higher Education
· 2014
International Meeting or Conference
Guangdong University of Foreign studies,
Guangzhou, China
A Preliminary Investigation into Developing a Practical Methodology That Both Identifies and Addresses the Major Concerns of Chinese Students Preparing to Study Abroad
- 2nd International Conference on Internationalization of Higher Education
· 2012
International Meeting or Conference
Guangdong University of Foreign studies,
Guangzhou, China
Ageing blowfly larvae using posterior spiracle dimensions
- Royal Entomological Society International Symposium Ento ’09
· 2009
International Meeting or Conference
Sheffield University,
Sheffield, UK