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Laura Jane Davies

Senior Lecturer of English Language at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Selected Publications


What the CHAMELEON Framework Taught Us About Equitable and Adaptable Pedagogy

Chapter · January 1, 2025 The CHAMELEON framework, although stimulated by COVID-19, has transformed the English for academic purposes (EAP) practices at a Sino–foreign joint venture university. The framework’s guiding principles are to show compassion and empathy to foster equitabl ... Full text Open Access Cite

The CHAMELEON approach to change: adapting to new educational conditions

Journal Article Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education · October 27, 2021 Full text Open Access Cite

Lessons from a virtual field trip: Adapting explorative and immersive learning pedagogy

Journal Article Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education · October 14, 2021 Full text Open Access Cite

Surveying pragmatic performance during a study abroad stay: A cross-sectional look at the language of spoken requests

Journal Article Intercultural Communication Education · August 31, 2019 This paper documents a cross-sectional look at L1 transfer and L2 contact for learners of English in a UK study abroad (SA) context. The study employed an instructional experimental design over a 6-month period with 34 Chinese students assigned to ... Full text Open Access Cite

Rethinking orientation: Innovation and collaboration in a language and culture camp at a Sino-US university.

Chapter The past few decades have seen a dramatic increase in the internationalization of higher education institutions, from study abroad programs to increasing internationalization efforts at home (Institute of International Education, 2019; Ogden & Brewer, 2019 ... Open Access Cite