Dr Lawrence Jun Zhang, Associate Professor
BA (Hon.), GradDip, MA (Hon.), PGDELT (Distinction), PhD

The English Language and Literature Academic Group,
The National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University,
1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616,
Republic of Singapore

Office: NIE3-03-98, Arts Building, NIE (Block 3, Level 3)
Phone: (+65) 6790 3474  Fax: (+65) 6896 9149

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Current Teaching Responsibilities

                                                       Postgraduate Programmes

MMM 800:  Critical Inquiry (MA in Applied Linguistics) Description [pdf]

MMM 800:  Critical Inquiry (MEd in English Language Education) Description
MAE   802:   Language Acquisition Studies Description [pdf]
MAE   810:   Research in Teaching Written Discourse Description [pdf]
GLT    101:   Teaching Reading and Vocabulary Description  [pdf]
QCE   520:   Language Teaching Approaches (Reading and Writing) Description
QCE   521:   Language Teaching Experience Description

 

                                                       Undergraduate Programmes

AAE   203:  Language Acquisition and Development Description
AAE   437:  Understanding Reading Description

________________________________________________________________________

 

Supervision Responsibilities

 

Doctoral Theses (PhD in Linguistics/English Applied Linguistics)
MA Dissertations (Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics)

MEd Dissertations (Master of Education in English Language Education)
PGDE Practicum (Postgraduate Diploma in Education Programme - English Language Specialism)

________________________________________________________________________

 

Programme I have coordinated

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE-Secondary - English Language Specialism)

________________________________________________________________________

 

Courses I have coordinated

 

AAE  437:  Understanding Reading
QCE   513:  The Teaching of Reading

GLT   100:  Psycholinguistics
GLT    101:  Teaching Reading and Vocabulary
I E L 4216: Language Testing and Assessment

MAE 650:  Psycholinguistics for Inservice Teachers (PDCM)
MAE 802:  Language Acquisition Studies
MAE 810:  Research in Teaching Written Discourse

________________________________________________________________________

Service for Referred Journals as an Invited Editorial/Advisory Board Member

(a)   International Refereed Journals

Metacognition and Learning (Springer, New York, USA)
TESOL Quarterly
(flagship journal of TESOL, Inc., Alexandria, VA, USA)
TESL-EJ  (University of California - Berkeley, CA, USA)
Asian EFL Journal (Time-Taylor International, Korea - New Zealand)
The Journal of Asia TEFL
(flagship journal of the Asia TEFL, Inc., Seoul, Korea) (2006-2009)
The Linguistics Journal (Time-Taylor International Publishing, Korea – British Virgin Islands)
Journal of Communication Practices (Paragan International Publishers, New Delhi, India)
Reflections on English Language Teaching
(National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Applied Linguistics Review (
Mouton de Gruyter, New York, USA)

(b)   Regional Refereed Journals

STETS Language and Communication Review (Singapore Tertiary English Teachers Society, Singapore)
Teaching English in China: The CELEA Journal (flagship journal of the China English Language Education Association (CELEA), Beijing, PRC)

 
Invited Manuscript Reviewer / Referee for International Refereed Journals


Language Learning (Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, England & MA, USA)
Language Teaching (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK)
Foreign Language Annals (ACTFL Inc., Alexandria, VA, USA)
TESOL Quarterly (flagship journal of TESOL, Inc., Alexandria, VA, USA)
Journal of Applied Linguistics (Equinox Publishing, London, UK)
Critical Inquiry in Language Studies (Routledge Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, USA)

Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, HK, PRC)
Asia Pacific Journal of Education (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK & New York, USA)
Current Issues in Comparative Education (Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA)
Journal of Chinese Language Education (Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union, Singapore)
Language Awareness (Routledge Multilingual Matters, London, UK & New York, USA)
Perceptual & Motor Skills/Psychological Reports
(Ammons Scientific, Inc., Missoula, MT, USA)
Journal of International Migration and Integration (Springer, New York, USA & The Netherlands)
Reading in a Foreign Language (
National Foreign Language Resource Center,  University of Hawai‘i, USA)
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal (Springer, New York, USA & The Netherlands)
International Journal of Bilingualism (Sage Publications, London, UK and New York, USA)
System
(Elsevier Science Direct, Oxford, UK)

Invited Reviewer/Referee for Edited Volumes
Multilingual Matters Publishers, Inc., Bristol, UK
Independent Learning Association, Inc., Auckland, NZ
Singapore Centre for Chinese Language, Singapore

Co-Editor (Aug 2005- Jan 2009)
SAAL Quarterly (Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics, Singapore)

________________________________________________________________________

 

Other Interests

 

In addition to his regular teaching responsibilities and other practicum-related teaching and research activities at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Lawrence has also been involved in bilingual translation  (English into Chinese and vice versa). He has undertaken professional translation tasks (oral interpretation and written rendition) for specialists from The USA-SINO Teacher Education Consortium in the areas of educational leadership and supervision, These foreign expert services were intended for  teachers' colleges/universities under the jurisdiction of the Chinese State Education Commission (now the Ministry of Education), People's Republic of China.

 

He has been actively involved in language commercialization as Academic Director of ELS (USA) International LanzhouLanzhou City,  Gansu Province,  PRC,  for three years upon completing his training and internship at ELS English Language Educational Services, Inc., headquartered in Culver City, CA,  and  other ELS Centers in Orange and Santa Monica, Los Angeles Area, CA, and Riverdale and Garden City,  NY, USA.

 

He has taught at several Chinese tertiary institutions, including Gansu Lianhe University,  Lanzhou;  Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou Branch; Tibet University,  Lhasa,  Tibet; Northwestern Normal University, and Shanghai International Studies University.  For various reasons, the evolving nature of the English Language syllabuses in China at different levels in the education system has also been his interest.

________________________________________________________________________

Professional Memberships

Asia TEFL - Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, South Korea
SAAL - Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics, Singapore/
AILA - International Association of Applied Linguistics, England

IPOLLS - International Project of Language Learning Strategies, Oxford, UK  
STETS
- Singapore Tertiary English Teachers' Society, Singapore
 
TESOL - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc., USA

________________________________________________________________________

 

                            Teaching and Research Interests

 

Psycholinguistics/Second Language Acquisition (SLA)/Language Learning
- Cognitive, linguistic, sociocultural & developmental factors in reading/biliteracy development
- Critical reading awareness in language education
- Metacognition, self-regulated learning (SRL) and reading development in L1 and L2 contexts
- Language learning strategies; vocabulary learning strategies; reading strategies of bilingual learners
- Multidimensionality of learner autonomy/independence/self-regulated learning (SRL)
- Affective factors (e.g., motivation, anxiety, inner voice, etc.) in SLA
- Cognitive linguistics/Language processing in SLA, esp. re. accuracy and fluency in L2 production
- Bilingual/biliteracy acquisition/bilingual/biliteracy education
- Development and representations of lexical and syntactic knowledge in SLA
- Effects of self-regulated reading and writing instruction on bilingual/biliteracy performance

Language Teacher Education
- Reading & writing pedagogy
- Grammar & oral communication pedagogy
- Teacher professional Development
- Critical reading pedagogy

Statistical Methods in Language Studies

________________________________________________________________________

 

                                                       Research Projects

On-going Funded Research Project

Enhancing Singaporean Students' Motivation, Efficacy, Engagement, and Self-Regulation for More Effective Bilingual/Biliteracy Learning. CRPP-MOE-funded project – Principal Investigator.

An In-depth Study of Independent Variables within and outside School That Impact Literacy and Reading Habits (Stage I): A Formative Evaluation of a School-Based Extensive Reading Programme.  CRPP-MOE-funded project – Co-Investigator.

Research Work/Reports Completed

Zhang, L. J., & Hvitfeldt, C., & Skuja-Steele, R. V. (1999). Rethinking Cultural Issues in Research into Chinese EFL Learner Strategies. Ms. English Language and Applied Linguistics Division, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

Zhang, L. J. (2001). Pedagogical Practices in English Language Education: A Review of the Literature. Division of English Language & Applied Linguistics, School of Arts, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

Gog, C., Zhang, L. J., Ng, C.H., Koh, G. H. (2005). Teacher Knowledge and Beliefs about English Language Teaching: Effects on Classroom Practices. Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, Office of Education Research, NIE, Singapore.

Hu, G., Gu, P. Y., Zhang, L. J., & Bai, R. (2009). Styles and Strategies for Success: English Language Learning in Singapore Schools. Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

________________________________________________________________________

 

Recent Publications

(i) Articles in Referred Journals

1.       Zhang, L. J. (2010-in press-a). A dynamic metacognitive systems account of Chinese university students’ knowledge about EFL reading. TESOL Quarterly, 44. Alexandria, VA, USA: TESOL, Inc.

2.       Zhang, L. J. (2010-in press-b). Negotiating language, literacy and identity: A sociocultural perspective on children’s language learning strategies in a multilingual ESL classroom in Singapore.  Applied Linguistics Review, 1. New York, USA: Mouton de Gruyter.

3.      Ong, K., & Zhang, L. J. (2001-in press-c). Metalinguistic filters within the bilingual language faculty: A study of young English-Chinese bilinguals. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 39. New York, USA: Springer Science.

4.      Zhang, L. J. (2009). Teaching critical reading to in-service EFL teachers in Singapore. TESOL TEIS Newsletter, 24(1), 1-10. Alexandria, VA, USA: TESOL, Inc.

5.      Zhang, L. J., & Wu, A. (2009). Chinese senior high school EFL students’ metacognitive awareness and use of reading strategies. Reading in a Foreign Language, 21(1), 37-59. Manoa, Hawaii, USA: National Foreign Language Resource Centre, University of Hawai‘i College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature.

6.      Tang, S., & Zhang, L. J., & Dong, Y. (2009). Integrating cooperative learning into genre-based teaching of EFL writing.  Teaching English in China: The CELEA Journal, 32(1), 99-108. Beijing, PRC: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

7.      Zhang, L. J. (2008). Constructivist pedagogy in strategic reading instruction: Exploring pathways to learner development in the English as a second language (ESL) classroom. Instructional Science: An International Journal of Learning and Cognition, 36(2), 89-116. New York: Springer Science/Kluwer Academic.

8.      Zhang, L. J. (2008). Making a case for the skills/strategies approach to L2 listening development. Reflections on English Language Teaching, 7(2), 99-109 Singapore: National University of Singapore.

9.      Zhang, L. J. (2008). EFL teacher professional development through critical reading pedagogy: Meeting the challenges in the Asian classroom. Teaching English in China: The CELEA Journal, 31(6), 349-351. Beijing, PRC: National Foreign Language Education Research Centre/Beijing Foreign Studies University/Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

10.   Zhang, L. J., & Anual, S.  (2008). The role of vocabulary in reading Comprehension: The case of secondary school students learning English in Singapore. RELC Journal, 39(1), 52-77. London/New York: Sage Publications.

11.    Zhang, L. J., Gu, P. Y., & Hu, G. (2008). A cognitive perspective on Singaporean bilingual children's use of reading strategies in learning to read in English. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 78(2), 245-271. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the British Psychological Society.

12.    Zhang, L. J., & Zhang, D. L. (2008). Metacognition, metalinguistic knowledge, self-regulation and foreign Language teaching and learning. Foreign Language Education in China Quarterly, 1(1), 56-65.  Beijing, PRC: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

13.   Zhang, L. J., & Xiao, Y. H. (2006). Language learning strategies, motivation and EFL proficiency: A study of Chinese tertiary-level non-English majors. Asian Englishes: An International Journal of the Sociolinguistics of English in Asia/Pacific, 9(2), 20-47. Tokyo, Japan: ACL Press.

14.   Rao, Z., Gu, P. Y., Zhang, L. J., & Hu, G. (2007). Reading strategies and approaches to learning of bilingual primary school pupils. Language Awareness, 16(4), 243-262. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

15.   Gu, Y., Hu, G., Zhang, L. J. (2005). Investigating language learner strategies among lower primary school pupils in Singapore. Language & Education, 19(4), 281-303. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

16.   Zhang, L. J. (2005). Awareness-raising in the TEFL phonology classroom: Student voices and sociocultural and psychological considerations. ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 145(1), 219-268. Leuven, Belgium: Peeters Publishers on behalf of The Catholic University of Leuven, VLEKHO-Brussels, and the Lessius Hogeschool-Antwerp,Belgium.

17.   Zhang, L. J. (2004). Reforming a teacher education programme for PRC EFL teachers in Singapore: Sociocultural considerations and curriculum evolution. International Journal of Educational Reform, 13(3), 223-252. New York, USA: Roman & Littlefield Publishing Group R&L Education.

18.   Zhang, L. J. (2004). Interpreting continuity and change in secondary school English Language teacher education in Singapore. Teaching English in China: The CELEA Journal, 27(4), 329-341. Beijing, China: National Foreign Language Education Research Centre/Beijing Foreign Studies University/Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

19.   Zhang, L. J. (2004). Eryu xide guochengzhong xuexizhe celue yanjiu zongshu: Dui jin ershinianlai zhongguo yingyu xuexizhe yanjiu de huigu (text in Chinese: Methods, Findings, and Instructional Issues in Strategy Research in SLA: A Review of Two Decades of Studies on Chinese EFL Learners). English Education in China, 2(1), 8-22. Beijing, China: National Foreign Language Education Research Centre/Beijing Foreign Studies University/Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

20.  Zhang, L. J. (2004). Learners' metalinguistic awareness, self-regulation and initiatives in language learning and teaching:  Towards innovation in instructional design. Journal of Chinese Language Education, 3(1), 83-96. Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong Press on behalf of  Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union.

21.    Zhang, L. J. (2003). Research into Chinese EFL learner strategies: Methods, findings and instructional issues. RELC Journal, 34(3), 284-322. London, UK/New York, USA: Sage Publications.

22.   Zhang, L. J. (2003). Exploring teaching English intonation patterns to EFL majors. Teaching English in China Quarterly, 26(3), 38-44. Beijing, China: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

23.   Zhang, L. J. (2002). Exploring EFL reading as a metacognitive experience: Reader awareness and reading performance. Asian Journal of English Language Teaching, 12, 65-90. Hong Kong, China: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press.

24.  Zhang, L. J. (2002). Metamorphological awareness and EFL students' memory, retention, and retrieval of English adjectival lexicons. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 95(3), 934-944. Missoula, MT, USA: Simmons Scientific Inc.

25.   Zhang, L. J. (2001). Awareness in reading: EFL students' metacognitive knowledge of reading strategies in an acquisition-poor environment. Language Awareness, 10(4), 268-288. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

26.  Zhang, L. J. (2001). ESL students' language anxiety: Towards a contextualised paradigm in understanding student learning difficulties. Teaching and Learning, 21(1), 51-62.

27.   Zhang, L. J. (2001). Nurturing ESL reader autonomy.  Guidelines, 23(1), 36-40. Singapore: SEMEO Regional Language Centre.

28.  Zhang, L. J. (2001). Exploring variability in language anxiety: Two groups of P.R.C. students learning ESL in Singapore. RELC Journal, 32(1), 73-91. London: Sage Publications.

29.  Zhang, L. J. (2001). My inner voice is telling me: Students’ inner voice as metacognition about language learning. REACT (Review of Educational Research and Advances for Classroom Teachers), 20(1), 13-20. Singapore: National Institute of Education.

30.  Zhang, L. J. (2000). Research on metacognition and reading in a second language. REACT (Review of Educational Research and Advances for Classroom Teachers), 19(1), 21-27. Singapore: National Institute of Education.

31.   Zhang, L. J. (2000). Uncovering Chinese ESL students' reading anxiety in a study-abroad context. Asia Pacific Journal of Language in Education, 3(2), 31-56. Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong Institute of Education.

32.   Zhang, L. J. (2000). Shoot the white elephant with a cannon? The role of form-focused instruction in second language acquisition. REACT (Review of Educational Research and Advances for Classroom Teachers), 19(2), 1-8. Singapore: National Institute of Education.

33.  Zhang, L. J. (2000). Metacognition in L2 reading literacy acquisition: The case of ten Chinese tertiary students learning to read EFL. In A. Brown (Ed.), English in Southeast Asia '99: Developing Multiliteracies (pp. 83-96). Singapore: National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University.

34.  Zhang, L. J. (2000). Metacognition, cognition and L2 reading: A study of Chinese EFL readers' metacognitive knowledge and strategy deployment. RELC Journal, 31(2), 156-157. London, UK/New York, USA: Sage Publications.

35.  Zhang, L. J.   (2000). A cannon of wider choice:  Enlarging the reach of EFL teachers and students at the middle level in the People's Republic of China. English Today : The International Review of the English Language, 16(3), 55-60. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

(ii) Invited/Commissioned Reviews in Referred Journals

36.  Zhang, L. J. (2010). Commissioned review of Rod Ellis’ (2008) “The Study of Second Language Acquisition” (2nd ed.) (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2008). System, 38(1), 146-149. Oxford, UK: Elsevier ScienceDirect.

37.  Zhang, L. J. (2010). Commissioned review of Diane August and Timothy Shanahan’s (2006) “Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners: Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth” (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, USA, 2006, iv + 669 pp). Pedagogies: An International Journal, 4(3). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

38.  Zhang, L. J. (2009). Commissioned review of Andrew Cohen & Ernesto Macro’s (2007) “Language Learner Strategies: Thirty Years of Research and Practice” (Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York, 2007, iv + 232 pp). Applied Linguistics, 30(4), 619-622.  Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

39.  Zhang, L. J. (2009). Commissioned review of Richard Young's (2009) “Discursive Practice in Language Learning and Teaching” (Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 2009, xii + 267pp).  System, 37(4), 743-745.  Oxford, UK: Elsevier ScienceDirect.

40. Zhang, L. J. (2007). Commissioned review of Chinese Education Minister, Zhou Ji's (2007) "Higher Education in China" (London: Thomson Learning, 2006, xvi + 295pp). Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 27(3), 369-362. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

41.   Zhang, L. J. (2007). Commissioned review of Joan Kelly Hall, Gergana Vitanova & Ludmila Marchenkova's (2005) "Dialogue with Bakhtin on Second and Foreign Language Learning: New Perspectives" (Mahwah, New Jersey, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005, xii + 241 pp). Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2(2), 125-129. Mahwah, NJ, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum.

42.  Zhang, L. J. (2006). Commissioned review of Paula Kalaja & Ana M.F. Barcelos' (2004) "Beliefs about SLA: New Research Perspective" (Dordrecht / Boston / London: Springer Science/Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004, ix + 247pp). Language & Education, 20(2), 168-171. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

43.  Zhang, L. J. (2006). Commissioned review of Peggy Sarosy & Kathy Sherak’s (2006) “Lecture Ready: Strategies for Academic Listening, Note-Taking, and Discussion” (Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2006, vi + 200 pp). TESL-EJ, 10(3). Berkeley, CA, USA: University of California at Berkeley.

44. Zhang, L. J. (2006). Commissioned review of Eli Hinkel’s (2005) “Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning”(Mahwah, New Jersey, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005, xii + 1168 pp). Reading Matrix, 6(2).  New York, USA: Reading Matrix, Inc., & The State University of New York at Fredonia.

45.  Zhang, L. J. (2006). Commissioned review of David Bloome, Stephanie Carter, Beth Christian, Sheila Otto & Nora Shuart-Faris's (2005) “Discourse Analysis and the Study of Classroom Language and Literacy Events: A Microethnographic Perspective”  (Mahwah, New Jersey, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005, xxii + 263 pp). Reading Matrix, 6(1). New York, USA: Reading Matrix, Inc. & The State University of New York at Fredonia.

46. Zhang, L. J. (2006). Commissioned review of Rod Ellis & Gary Barkhuizen's (2005) “Analysing Learner Language” (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2005, viii + 405 pp). RELC Journal, 37(1), 140-141. London: Sage Publications.

47.  Zhang, L. J. (2005). Commissioned review of Thomas Gunning's (2005) Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students in Grades Four to Eight (Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2004, xviii + 525pp). Reading Matrix, 5(1). New York, USA: Reading Matrix, Inc., & The State University of New York at Fredonia.

48. Zhang, L. J. (2005). Commissioned review of Ernesto Macaro's (2003) "Learning Strategies in Foreign and Second Language Classrooms" (London/New York: Continuum International Publishing, 2001, viii + 282 pp). Asian Journal of English Language Teaching, 15, 105-111.  Hong Kong, China: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press.

49. Zhang, L. J. (2005). Commissioned review of Stephen Kucer's (2005) "Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for the Teaching of Reading and Writing" (Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005, xi + 353 pp). Reading Matrix, 5(2). New York, USA: Reading Matrix, Inc., & The State University of New York at Fredonia.

(iii) Referred Chapters in Edited Books

50.  Zhang, L. J. (2010-in press). Understanding and teaching reading. In Y. Wu (Ed.), Applied Linguistics: A Second Language Education Perspective. Beijing, PRC: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

51.   Gao, X., & Zhang, L. J. (2010-in press). Joining forces for synergy: Agency and metacognition as interrelated theoretical perspectives on learner autonomy. In G. Murray, T. Lamb, & X. Gao (Eds.), Identity, Motivation and Autonomy: Exploring Their Links. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.

52.   Gu, P. Y., Hu, G., & Zhang, L. J. (2009). Listening strategies of Singaporean primary school pupils. In R. Silver, C. C. M. Goh, & L. Alsagoff (Eds.), Language Learning in New English Contexts (pp. 55-74). London, UK: Continuum International Publishing.

53.  Zhang, D. L., & Zhang, L. J. (2008). Important considerations of metacognitive factors in successful language learning. In H. Y. Wu & S. J. Li (Eds.), Towards Success in Language Learning: Macroperspectives and Microstrategies (pp. 37-47). Beijing: China Radio and Television Publishing House.

54.  Zhang, L. J. (2005). Developing students' extensive reading skills through the use of "The Article Explorer". In P. F. Kwah, & M. Vallance (Eds.), Teaching English to Chinese Students. Singapore/London: Pearson Education.

55.  Zhang, L. J. (2004). Extending the reach of middle school EFL teachers in the People's Republic of China. In W. K. Ho, & R. Y. L. Wong (Eds.), English Language Teaching in East Asia Today: Changing Policies and Practices (2nd/rev. ed., pp. 147-162). New York, USA/Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Academic.

56.  Zhang, L. J., & Skuja-Steele, R. (2003). Research perspectives on learner strategies of Chinese EFL students in second language acquisition: Methods, findings and pedagogical implications. In G. H. Chen & M. C. Day (Eds.), Dangdai Yuyanxue Tansuo (Explorations in Contemporary Linguistics) (pp. 67-93). Beijing, China: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

57.  Zhang, L. J. (2002). Extending the reach of middle school EFL teachers in the People's Republic of China. In W. K. Ho, & R. Y. L. Wong (Eds.), English Language Teaching in East Asia Today: Changing Policies and Practices (pp. 147-162). Singapore: Times Academic Press /Eastern Universities Press.

(iv) Papers in Conference Proceedings

58.  Zhang, L. J. (2008). Teaching critical reading: Can it be done? In Q. F. Wen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on ELT in China (CELEA) cum the 1st International Conference of the Applied Linguistics Association of China (ALAC). Beijing, China: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

59.  Zhang, L. J.  (2007). Nexus and change in English language teacher education: Lessons from Singapore. In W. D. Dai (Ed.), Foreign Language Teaching Methodology: Opportunities and Challenges (pp.1011-1031). Shanghai, China: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.

60. Gu, Y., Hu, G., Zhang, L. J. (2004). Eliciting language learning strategies of primary school pupils in Singapore. In R. Dawson (Ed.), Proceedings of the ERAS 2003 Conference (pp. 144-157). Singapore: Educational Research Association of Singapore.

(v) Technical Reports and Research Monographs

61.   Hu, G., Gu, P. Y., & Zhang, L. J., Bai, R. (2009). Styles and Strategies for Success: English Language Learning in Singapore Schools. Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

62.  Goh, C. C. M., Zhang, L. J., Koh, G. H., & Ng, C. H. (2005). Knowledge, Beliefs and Syllabus Implementation: A Study of English Language Teachers in Singapore. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University.

(vi) Higher Education Textbooks

63.  Zhang, L. J. (2007). The Teaching of English Language: Reading and Oral Communication Skills (Curriculum Studies Series). Abu Dhabi, UAE: Emirates College for Advanced Education/Abu Dhabi Education Council.

64. Doyle, P., Goh, C. C. M., & Zhang, L. J. (2004). Language Education Concepts: A Guide for English Language Teachers. London/Singapore: Pearson Education Longman.

(vii) Conference Proceedings Edited

65.  Zhang, L. J., Rubdy, R., & Alsagoff, L. (2009). Englishes and Literatures-in-English in a Globalised World: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on English in Southeast Asia (ESEA 2008). Singapore: National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University.

________________________________________________________________________

 

Invited Plenary/Keynote/Featured/Panel Addresses

66. Zhang, L. J. (2010a). Negotiating Identities as a Newcomer-speaker of English in a New English Context. Invited Panel Discussion Paper presented in the symposium “New Directions for Research on Racism and Native Speakerism at the 44th International Convention and Exhibition (TESOL 2010): Re-imagine TESOL, 24-27 March 2010, Boston, MA, USA.

67.  Zhang, L. J. (2010b). Developing Learner Autonomy and Metacognition: Multidimensionality, Multi-directionality and Multi-identities. Invited Featured Paper presented at the ELC Conference on English Language Teaching (ELC 2010): English Education Today for Tomorrow, 16 – 18 April, 2010. Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, China.

68. Zhang, L. J. (2009a). A Sociocultural Perspective on Young Language Learners' Language Learning Strategies. Invited Plenary Address delivered at the Bloomsbury Conference on Applied Linguistics and Communication 2009, 6 June 2009, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK.

69. Zhang, L. J. (2009b). Singaporean Primary School Pupils Learning English in Interaction. Invited Panel Paper presented in the TESOL Featured Colloquium “KID-Speak” at the 43rd International TESOL Convention and Exhibition, 24-28 March, 2009, Denver, Colorado, USA.

70.  Zhang, L. J. (2009c). Teaching Writing through Teachers’ Explicit Metacognitive Scaffolding in English Classrooms in Singapore. Invited Panel Paper presented in the colloquium “Teaching and Learning of Writing in Asian School Contexts” at the Annual International Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW 2009), 5 – 7 November 2009, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.

71.   Zhang, L. J. (2007). Developing Learner Metacognition in English Language Classrooms in Singapore. Invited Country Speaker report delivered at The 12th International ESEA Conference: Trends and Directions, 12-14 December, 2007, hosted by King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Bangkok, Thailand.

72.   Zhang, L. J. (2007).  Doing Critical Reading in a TEFL Professional Development Classroom in Asia: Exploring Possibilities and Meeting Challenges. Invited Featured Paper delivered at the 5th CELEA International Conference on ELT in China cum the 1st International Congress of Chinese Applied Linguistics, 16-21 May 2007, co-hosted by the Translation Association of China, the Association of Chinese Sociolinguistics, the International Society for Chinese Language Teaching, National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education of Beijing Foreign Studies University,, Beijing, China.

73.  Zhang, L. J. (2007). Bilingualism, Its Underpinnings, and the Teaching of Foreign Languages in the Chinese Context. Invited Plenary Keynote Address delivered at the Infusing Creativity in Teaching Conference, 14-16 May 2007, Chongqing, China, organised and hosted by Wulong County Education Bureau, Chongqing Municipality, China, Yeow Sun Foundation-China, and the CHEC Education Centre, Singapore.

74.  Zhang, L. J. (2006). The Ecology of Communicative Language Teaching: Reflecting on the Singapore Experience. Invited Plenary Keynote Address delivered at the Annual CELEA Conference 2006 cum the 3rd International Conference on Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): Innovating English Language Teaching, 13-16 November 2006, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, other keynoters being Prof Henry G. Widdowson, University of London, and Professor Barbara Seidholfer University of Vienna).

75.  Zhang, L. J. (2006). Nexus and Change in English Language Teacher Education: Lessons from Singapore. Invited Plenary Keynote address delivered at the 2nd International Conference on Foreign Language Teaching Methodology in China, Foreign Language Teachng Methodology: Opportunities and Challenges, 24-26 March, 2006, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China, other keynoters being Professor Rob Ellis, University of Auckland, Professor Susan Flynn, MIT, Professor Frank Tang, New York University, and Professor Yang Huizhong, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and Professor Gu Peiya, Soochow University.

76.  Zhang, L. J. (2005). Critical Reading Pedagogy in Teacher Professional Development : Experiencing Sociocultural Life in the Classroom. Invited Paper presented at the  KOTESOL 2005 International Conference: From Concept to Context, October 15-16, 2005, Seoul, Korea.

77.  Zhang, L. J. (2003). 双语教学环境下华文教学所面临的优势与困境   ----  元语言意识、自我调控及主观能动意识对华文教学的潜在作用  [The Role of Learners’ Metalinguistic Awareness, Self-Regulation and Agency in the Learning and Teaching of Chinese among Singaporean English-Knowing Bilinguals]. Invited Plenary Address at the International Forum on Learning and Teaching Chinese in Bilingual Contexts, organised by the Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union, 28-30 November, 2003, The Orchid Country Club, Singapore.

 

________________________________________________________________________

 

Refereed Conference Papers/Presentations

78.  Zhang, L. J., Zhang, D. (2010). Effects of Metacognitive Strategies-based Instruction on ELLs’ Reading Improvement. Paper presented at the 44th International Convention and Exhibition (TESOL 2010): Re-imagine TESOL, 24-27 March 2010, Boston, MA, USA.

79.  Zhang, D., Zhang, L. J. (2010). Willingness to Communicate and Peripheral Participation in Intercultural Communication. Paper presented at the 44th International Convention and Exhibition (TESOL 2010): Re-imagine TESOL, 24-27 March 2010, Boston, MA, USA.

80. Zhang, L. J., Zhang, D., Kiss, T., Gong, W., Ang, M. Y. (2010). Identifying Self-regulated Components to Enhance English Learning among Singaporean Students. Paper presented at the CELC International Conference on ELT: Global Perspectives, Local Initiatives: Reflections and Practices in ELT, 24-28 May 2010, Shaw Foundation House, National University of Singapore.

81.   Gong, W. Zhang, D., Zhang, L. J., Kiss, T., Ang, M. Y. (2010). A Social-psychological Perspective on Singaporean Schoolchildren’s Strategy Use in English Literacy Learning. Paper presented at the CELC International Conference on ELT: Global Perspectives, Local Initiatives: Reflections and Practices in ELT, 24-28 May 2010, Shaw Foundation House, National University of Singapore.

82.  Wang, Y., & Zhang, L. J. (2010). A General Pattern of Chinese Intermediate EFL Learners’ Receptive Vocabulary Size Growth: A Cross- Sectional Study. Paper presented at the 8th International Asia TEFL Conference, 6 – 8 August, 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam.

83.  Zhang, L. J. (2009). Agency and Identity as Self-reflective Ethnography in a New English Context. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference on English in Southeast Asia (ESEA 2009), 26 – 28 November 2009, Ateneo De Manila University, Manila, Philippines.

84. Zhang, L. J., & Zhang, D. L. (2009a). Intervening to Help in the Bilingual Elementary Classroom: Researcher-Teacher Collaboration for Developing Self-regulated ESL Writers. Paper presented at the Annual International Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW 2009), 5 – 7 November 2009, Tempe, AZ, USA.

85.  Zhang, L. J., & Zhang, D. L. (2009b). Strategies That Work: The Effects of Metacognitively-Scaffolded Instruction on Primary Schoolchildren’s English Literacy Achievement. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference on Future Directions in Literacy, 11 – 13 September 2009, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

86. Kiss, T., Zhang, L. J., Gong, W., & Zhang, D. (2009). The Bilingual Literacy Puzzle: Designing a Research Instrument to Investigate Singaporean Students’ Learning Strategies. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Educational Research Association of Singapore (ERAS 2009): Unpacking Teaching and Learning through Educational Research, 19 – 20 November 2009, Singapore.

87.  Zhang, L. J. (2008). Effects of Strategy-based Instructional Intervention on Young Singaporean Learners’ ESL Literacy Improvement. Paper presented at the 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA 2008): Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities, 24-30 August, 2008, Essen Congress Centre, and University Duiburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.

88. Zhang, L. J. & Sulasni, R. (2008). Metacognitive Reading Instruction in the Lower Primary Classroom: Does It Have to Fail? Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on English in Southeast Asia (ESEA2008), 4-6 December 2008, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

89. Zhang, L. J. (2007). Teaching Critical Reading to Inservice English Teachers in Singapore. Paper presented at the 42nd International TESOL Convention, 20-24 March 2007, Seattle, Washington, USA.

90. Zhang, L. J. (2006). Learning to Take a Stance: Teacher Engagement in Critical Reading in Teacher Professional Development. Paper presented at the LangScape Conference: Exploring Ways to Teach Language and Literature, 27-28 April, 2006, RELC Conference Centre, Singapore.

91.   Zhang, L. J. & Xiao, B. (2006). Learner Strategies, Motivation and EFL Proficiency: A Study of Chinese Tertiary Non-English Majors. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA2006): Language and Languages: Local and Global Tensions, 5-8 July, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

92.  Zhang, L. J. & Zhang, D. L. (2006).  Communities of Practice and Identity Reconfiguration: Learner Strategy Use in Social Interaction. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA2006): Language and Languages: Local and Global Tensions, 5-8 July, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

93.  Zhang, L. J., Gu, Y., & Hu, G. (2005). Singaporean Primary School Pupils' Reading Strategies in Learning to Read in English. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Society for Language Studies (ISLS 2005), 18-20 April, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

94. Gu, Y., Hu, G., Zhang, L. J. (2005). Think-aloud as a Research Tool among Primary School Children in Singapore. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference of the World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA2005)/American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), July 24-29, 2005, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

95.  Gu, Y., Hu, G., Zhang, L. J., Rao, Z., & Bai, R. (2005). Developing and Validating the Strategy Battery for Young Learners of English in Singapore. Paper presented at the Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, Practice Conference,  30 May - 1 June 2005, Singapore.

96. Goh, C. C., Koh, G. H., Ng, C. H., & Zhang, L. J. (2005). Researching syllabus implementation by studying teachers' knowledge, beliefs and challenges. Paper presented in the symposium "Teacher Cognition and Practice: Singapore Teachers Implementing the English Language Syllabus 2001" at the Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, Practice Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2005, Singapore.

97.  Hu, G., Gu, Y.., & Zhang, L. J. (2005). Investigating Listening Strategies of Primary School Students in Singapore. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference of the World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA2005)/American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), July 24-29, 2005, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

98. Ng, C. H., Goh, C. C., & & Koh, G. H., & Zhang, L. J. (2005). Teacher Beliefs, Learner Needs and Teaching Priorities in Singapore. Paper presented in the symposium "Teacher Cognition and Practice: Singapore Teachers Implementing the English Language Syllabus 2001" at the Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, Practice Conference,  30 May - 1 June 2005, Singapore.

99. Rao, Z., Gu, Y., Hu, G., Zhang, L. J., & Bai, R. (2005). Reading Strategy Use of Bilingual Language Learners in Singapore Primary Schools. Paper presented at the Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, Practice Conference,  30 May - 1 June 2005, Singapore.

100.                      Zhang, L. J., Gu, P., & Hu, G. (2005). Primary School Students Learning ESL Literacy in Singapore: Teachers Scaffolding Learner Independence through a Knowledge-Based Approach. Paper presented at the the 3rd ILA Oceania Conference, 9-12 September, 2005, Auckland, New Zealand.

101.   Zhang, L. J., Koh, G. H., Goh, C. C., & Ng, C. H. (2005). Teachers’ knowledge and confidence in teaching English Language. Paper presented in the symposium "Teacher Cognition and Practice: Singapore Teachers Implementing English Language Syllabus 2001" at the Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, Practice Conference, 30 May - 1 June 2005, Singapore.

102.  Zhang, L. J. (2005). Beyond the Basics in Language Learning Strategy Research into Chinese EFL Learners: Designing Goals, Setting Agendas. Paper presented at the 3rd Asia TEFL International Conference: TEFL for Asia: Unity within Diversity, November 4th – 6th, 2005, jointly organised by Asia TEFL and the College English Teachers Association of China, sponsored by the Higher Education Press of China, Beijing, China.

103.  Gu, P., Hu, G., Zhang, L. J. (Oct 2003/April 2004). Listening Strategies of Primary School Pupils in Singapore. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) Annual Meeting,  in the symposium "Research on Second Language Learning Strategies in Academic Settings", organised and chaired by Anna Chamot, 12-16 April 2004, San Diego, CA, USA.

104. Zhang, L. J. (2004). Change and Continuity in English Language Teacher Education for Secondary Schools in Singapore. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on ELT in China: New Approaches and Innovations, jointly organised by the China English Language Education Association and the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing, China, 21-25 May 2004.

105.  Zhang, L. J. (2004). Collaborative Learning in the Initial Teacher-Education Classroom: Investigating the Learning Trajectory in Teacher Learning. Paper presented at the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education (IASCE) Conference 2004: Cooperation and Collaboration: Diversity Of Practice, Cultural Contexts, and Creative Innovations, 21-26 June, 2004, Carlton Hotel, Singapore.

106. Zhang, L. J. (2004). Reflections on Strategies-based Instruction/Training in Asian ESL/EFL Classrooms: Demystifying the Cultural Factor. Paper/poster presented at the First IPOLLS (International Project on Language Learner Strategies) Seminar/ Conference, 28-30 June, 2004, Oxford University Department of Education Studies, Oxford, UK.

107.  Zhang, L. J., & Xiao, Y. H. (2004). Learning Styles, Learning Strategies and Learner Motivation: An Examination of Their Interface with English Learning Achievement. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on ELT in China: New Approaches and Innovations, jointly organised by the China English Language Education Association and the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing, China, 21-25 May 2004.

108. Zhang, L. J. (2003). Constructivist Pedagogy for Learner Development: The Effects of Teaching Strategic Reading on Chinese ESL Students' Reading Performance Improvement. Paper presented at The 37th International Annual IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) Conference, 22-26 April 2003, Brighton, England.

109. Zhang, L. J. (2003). Pre-service Trainee Teachers Making Sense of English Language Teaching: Strategies in Interactive Lesson Planning. Paper presented in the symposium organised/chaired by R. V. Skuja-Steele and J. James "Avoiding the Lady of Shalllot Syndrome: Pupil Experience as an Interface to the Teaching Practicum", at the Annual Conference of the Education Research Association of Singapore (ERAS), 19-21 November, 2003, Plaza Parkroyal Hotel, Singapore.

110.   Gu, P., Hu, G., & Zhang, L. J. (2003). Eliciting Language Learner Strategies from Primary School Students in Singapore. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Education Research Association of Singapore (ERAS), 19-21 November, 2003, Plaza Parkroyal Hotel, Singapore.

111. Zhang, L. J., & Skuja-Steele, R. V. (2002). What Research Has to Say about Chinese EFL Learners: Revisiting Two Decades of the Language Learning Strategy Research into Chinese EFL Learners . Paper presented at The Ninth International Symposium on Contemporary Linguistics, jointly organized by The Linguistic Institute, The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, in collaboration with The National Research Center for Foreign Language Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China, 19-21 October 2002

112. Zhang, L. J., Skuja-Steele, R.V., & Seet, O. (2002). Realigning the Curriculum to Meet the Nonnative Inservice Trainee-Teachers’ Needs in TESOL Teacher-Education: A Singapore Case. Paper presented at The 13th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA 2002): Applied Linguistics in the 21st Century: Opportunities for Innovation and Creativity, 16-21 December 2002, Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

113.Zhang, L. J. (2002). Correlates of EFL Learners' Perceived Use of Reading Strategies and Learning Outcomes in an Input-poor Environment. Paper presented at The 13th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA 2002): Applied Linguistics in the 21st Century: Opportunities for Innovation and Creativity,  16-21 December 2002, Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

114.   Zhang, L. J.  (2002). Piloting Data Collection and Some Preliminary Results: Strategy Elicitation in Lower Primary Schools: Issues/Problems and Solutions. Paper presented in the Symposium chaired by Peter Y. Gu: "Gathering Language Data in Singaporean Schools and Homes: Methodological Considerations", The 13th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA 2002): Applied Linguistics in the 21st Century: Opportunities for Innovation and Creativity, 16-21 December 2002, Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

115.Zhang, L. J. (1999). Metacognition, Literacy Traditions, Strategy Use and L2 Reading Achievement. Paper presented at The 4th English in Southeast Asia Conference: Developing Multiliteracies, 22-24 November 1999, Singapore.

________________________________________________________________________

 

Invited Public Lectures/Seminars/Talks

116.   Zhang, L. J. (2009a).  Taking a Sociocultural Turn in Researching Young Learners’ Use of Language Learning Strategies. Invited seminar delivered at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, 2nd June 2009.

117.Zhang, L. J. (2009b). Language Education in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges: Reflections on the Bilingual Education Policy in Singapore and the “New English Standards” in China. Invited seminar delivered a St. Anthony’s College, University of Oxford, 3rd June 2009.

118.   Zhang, L. J. (2006). Debating the Recent Debates in SLA Research: Revisiting the Developments in SLA Research. Invited Public lecture delivered at The South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China, 13 November, 2006.

119.   Zhang, L. J. (2005). Recent Developments in SLA: The Social Turn in Language Learning Strategy Research. Invited Visiting Professor lecture delivered at Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China, 2 November, 2005.

120.  Zhang, L. J. (2005). Sociocultural Approaches to  SLA Research: Changing Perspectives and Agendas in LLS Research. Invited Visiting Professor lecture delivered at Hebei University, Baoding City, Hebei Province, China, 5 November, 2005.

121. Zhang, L. J. (2004). What Are You Doing? Let's Discuss Issues in Researching Chinese EFL Students' Language Learning Strategies. Invited public talk delivered at  Langfang Normal University, Langfang City, Hebei Province, China, 21 May 2004.

122.Zhang, L. J. (2004). Towards a Goal-Oriented Tradition in LLS Research: Personal Reflections on Research into Chinese EFL Learner Strategies. Invited public talk delivered at Chang'an University, Xi'an City, shaanxi Province, China, 25 May 2004.

123.   Zhang, L. J. (2004). Chinese EFL Professionals Thinking of Publishing Research Work in  International Journals: Possibilities and Constraints. Invited public talk delivered at Chang'an University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China, 26 May 2004.

124.  Zhang, L. J. (2004). Constructivism as a Paradigm: Why Do We Have to Teach Reading and for What Purposes? Invited public talk delivered at Chang'an University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China, 27 May 2004.

125.   Zhang, L. J. (2004). Talking about Language Learning Strategies: Examining the Wider Implications for Teachers and Students. Invited public talk delivered at Xi'an International Studies University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China, 28 May 2004.

126.  Zhang, L. J. (2004). Conducting Research into Chinese EFL Learner Strategies: Publlicising Pitholes and Anticipating Prospects. Invited public talk delivered at the Zhixing College, the Northwestern Normal University, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, China, 5 June 2004.

127.   Zhang, L. J. (2004). Constructivism and EFL Reading: Re-interpreting Language Learning and Teaching within a New Paradigm. Invited public talk delivered at Lanzhou University, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, China, 7 June 2004.

128.  Zhang, L. J. (2004). Towards Constructivist Pedagogy in ESL Reading: Exploring Pathways to Learner Development. Invited STETS Talk given at the Singapore Tertiary English Teachers' Society, 21 February 2004, Singapore.

129.  Zhang, L. J. (2004). Researching Chinese EFL Students' Language Learning Strategies: Continuity and Change. Invited public talk delivered at the Capital Normal University, Beijing, China, 20 May 2004.

130.  Zhang, L. J. (2002). Learner Development through Learner Initiation and Empowerment: The Role of Metacognitive Knowledge, Self-Regulation and Strategies in Language Learning and Teaching. Invited public talk delivered at Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 23rd October, 2002.

131.Zhang, L. J. (2002). Let's Take Another Look at Chinese EFL Learners: Some Insights from the Language Learning Strategy Research. Invited public talk delivered at Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 24th October, 2002.

132.   Zhang, L. J. (2002). Language Learning/Learner Strategies: What Do They Mean to Chinese EFL Learners? Invited public talk delivered at Yangtze University Teachers' College, Jingzhou, China, 25th October 2003.

133.  Zhang, L. J. (2002). Weighing Theory and Practice in Reality: Teaching English Language in a Singapore Secondary School. Brown Bag Lunch Seminar Presentation, 23rd January 2002, ELL, National Institute of Education, Singapore.

________________________________________________________________________

 

Miscellaneous

134.  Zhang, L. J. (2007). Teaching Critical Reading to English Teachers in Singapore. SAAL Quarterly, 78, p. 12-13.

135.  Zhang, L. J. (2006). The Ecology of Communicative Language Teaching: Reflecting on the Singapore Experience. SAAL Quarterly, 76, p. 15.

136.  Zhang, L. J. (2000). Metacognition, Literacy Traditions, Strategy Use and L2 Reading Achievement. SAAL Quarterly, 67, p. 23.

137. Zhang, L. J. (1999). Metacognition in Foreign Language Reading. PGDELT News: A Publication of the Postgraduate Diploma in ELT Programme (National Institute of Education, Singapore), p. 6.

| Teaching | Supervision | Coordination  | Professional Service | Community Service | Professional Membership |
| Languages |
Research Interests | Recent Publications and Presentations  | Other Interests |