Zhenjie Weng

Zhenjie Weng, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in English Language at Duke Kunshan University. Her research interests cover second language writing, language teacher identity, language teacher agency, and language teacher expertise. She has published multiple articles in leading journals, such as System, Language Teaching Research, TESOL Quarterly, Foreign Language Annals, TESOL Journal, Teaching in Higher Education, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, and International Multilingual Research Journal. Her ORCID id is https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2639-7822.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in English Language at Duke Kunshan University · 2023 - Present DKU Faculty

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Interdisciplinary Studies at DKU Unit at Duke University · 2026 - Present Interdisciplinary Studies at DKU Unit, DKU Faculty

Recent Publications

Examining AI Use in Educational Contexts: A Scoping Meta-Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Journal Article International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education · September 1, 2025 With growing research attention in artificial intelligence in education (AIED), there is a profusion of systematic reviews that have investigated AI integration in a wide variety of educational contexts, including PreK-12 schools and higher education. Even ... Full text Cite

Investigating routine and adaptive expertise of experienced teachers in English for academic purposes writing

Journal Article Journal of English for Academic Purposes · September 1, 2025 This classroom-based case study explores how experienced English for Academic Purposes (EAP) writing teachers apply their routine and adaptive expertise in an EAP composition program. Particularly, the study involves two experienced EAP writing teachers an ... Full text Cite

A Language Teacher Educator's Identity and Agency Development via Virtual Professional Training: An Autoethnography

Journal Article Tesol Journal · June 1, 2025 This study aimed to explore the developmental journey of an emergent language teacher educator (LTE) as she navigated the construction of her identity and enactment of her agency in the context of virtual teacher training sessions. Through personal reflect ... Full text Cite

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Education, Training & Certifications

Ohio State University · 2022 Ph.D.