Zhengrong CHEN
Associate Professor
School of Foreign Languages
Southeast University
Nanjing, China
Contact me：helenczr@126.com
Research Interests
•Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Neurolinguistics
•Language Policy and Language Planning
•Second Language Acquisition
•Bilingual Education
•English Teaching Approaches
Education
1.July of 2010~July of 2011 Visiting Scholar and Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Boston University, U.S.A.
2.December of 2010 Ph.D., Psycholinguistics Nanjing University of International Studies, Nanjing, China
3. March of 2004 M.A., Second Language Acquisition and Bilingual Education School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
4. June of 1996 B.A., English Language School of Foreign Languages, Anhui University, Hefei, China
Work Experiences
August of 1996---May of 2003 Assistant
May of 2003---April of 2009 Lecturer
April of 2009 ---Present Associate Professor
Major Courses Offered
Academic Writing for doctoral students
Academic Communication for graduate students and doctoral students (Speaking and Writing)
College English (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)
IELTS Training Course (Listening)
Academic Achievements
A．Research Projects
a．Major projects in charge
1. A Study on the Compilation and Intervention Mechanism of Online Learning Engagement Scale for College English Learners in China supported by The Social Science Fund Project of Jiangsu Province (2018-2022);
2. The Study of Foreign Language Policy and Planning in the Social Transition Period in Developed Countries supported by the basic research funds of Southeast University (2015);
3.A Study of Oral Production Based on the Principles of Procedural Memory: A Perspective of the Object Clause Structure in Indirect Speech, supported by Office of China Teacher Development Fund for Publishing of Ministry of Education (2014-2015)
4.Research on English Teaching Reform for Non-English Majored Doctoral Students from the Angle of SWOT Model: Taking SEU as an Example, the Project of Teaching and Learning Reform for Graduates in Jiangsu Province (2014-2016) ;
5.A Cross-section Research on Oral English Ability of University Students on the Base of DP Memory Model, a Youth Quality Project of Jiangsu Social Science Research(2013-2014);
6.Practical English Writing and Skills, financially supported by Office of Educational Administration, Southeast University(2013-2015);
7.Interesting English, financially supported by Office of Educational Administration, Southeast University(2010-2011)
8.The Effects of Procedural Memory on Oral Production of Graduate Students of non-English Majors, financially supported by School of Graduate, Southeast University (2008-2012)
9.The Effects of Procedural Memory on Oral Production of Chinese Tertiary non-English Majors, financially supported by Office of Philosophical and Social Science of College and University in Jiangsu Province(2008-2013)
10.Research on Decisive Factors Influencing the Implementation of Bilingual Education, financially supported by Office of Educational Administration, Southeast University(2009-2012)
11.Research on the Bilingual Teacher Training Model in Universities of China：Taking SEU as an Example, financially supported by Office of Educational Administration, Southeast University(2006-2007)
12.Research on the Bilingual Teaching Models and Their Assessment in SEU, financially supported by Office of Educational Administration, Southeast University(2005-2006)
13.Research on the Relevance between Context and Oral Proficiency of Graduate Students of non-English Majors, financially supported by School of Graduate, Southeast University (2004-2005)
b．Other projects involved
1.Research on Syntactic and Semantic Processing of Chinese English Learners, financially supported by National Planning Office of Philosophical and Social Science (2013-2016);
2.The Asia-Pacific Language Policy Research Center Project，（2013-2015）；
3.EEG Research on English Syntactic Representation and Processing, financially supported by Jiangsu Planning Office of Philosophical and Social Science(2010-2013);
4.Research on College Teaching Materials from the Perspective of Embodied Philosophy, financially supported by National Planning Office of Philosophical and Social Science, China(2008-2010)
5.Information Processing Mechanism and The Approaches of English Teaching and Learning, financially supported by National Association of Foreign Language Education, China Education Society(2005-2008);
6.The Study of Disfluency of Oral Production of College Non-English Majors, financially supported by Office of Educational Administration, Southeast University(2004-2005);
7.Research on Social Resource Benefits and Integration Functions of English in the Process of Modernization, financially supported by Jiangsu Planning Office of Philosophical and Social Science(2008-2010);
8.Research on the System of Bilingual Teaching of Graduate Students in Southeast University, financially supported by School of Graduate, Southeast University (2003-2004).
B．Representative Publications
1. Lu Chengding, Chen Zhengrong, Chen Meihua & Shi Chen (2021). Review and Prospect of Empirical Research on Gameful Foreign Language Teaching and Learning，Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice, (4):78-89.
2. Zhengrong Chen & Catherine Caldwell-Harris (2019). Investigating the Declarative-Procedural Gap for the Indirect Speech Construction in L2 Learners. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 48(5):1025-1049.
3.Xiaoxiang Li & Zhengrong Chen. (2014). Micro-Power Theory and Its Enlightenment on Language Planning of Bilingual Education. Journal of Southeast University (Philosophy and Social Science). 4, 120-124.
4.Zhengrong Chen. (2013). The Effects of Procedural Memory on Oral Production: A Comparative Study．Journal of West Anhui University. 6,113-118.
5.Zhengrong Chen. (2013). D/P Memory Model and its Implications in Second Language Learning ．Journal of Anhui University of Technology (Social Science)．6.
6.Zhengrong Chen. (2010). The Effects of Procedural Memory on Oral Proficiency of English Learners. Journal of Yancheng Teachers University (Humanities and Social Sciences). 5,76-81.
7.Xiaoxiang Li, Zhengrong Chen,& Min Bao．(2009). Embodied Philosophy and ELT Materials Development．Foreign Languages and Their Teaching.2,30-34．
8.Zhengrong Chen & Xiaoxiang Li．(2008). On the Role of Bilingual Education in Globalization．Impact of Science on Society.2,33-36．
9.Zhengrong Chen & Jun Cui．(2008). On the Bilingual Teacher Training Model in Universities of China: Taking SEU as an Example．Journal of Southeast University (Philosophy and Social Science)．1,26-28．
10.Zhengrong Chen & Xiaoxiang Li．(2007). On Key Factors Influencing Non-English Major Bilingual Teaching Models in Universities of China: from the Perspective of School-based Management. Jiangsu Foreign Language Teaching and Research．1,19-25．
11.Zhengrong Chen & Lifei Wang．(2006). On Strategies of Word Acquisition of Bilinguals： A Case Study．Shandong Foreign Language Teaching Journal． 4,68-73．
12.Zhengrong Chen, Xuming Liu, & Keqi Xu．(2004). Last Waltz --- An Analysis on the Expression of Death in Chinese and English Poetry．Foreign Language Teaching and Translation. 4,114-7．
13.Zhengrong Chen & Xuming Liu．(2004). Love’s Eternal Presentation--- An Analysis on the Similarities and Differences in Chinese and English Love Poems．Journal of West Anhui University. 3,109-112．
14.Zhengrong Chen．(2003). A Link to Nature: On the Similarities and Differences of Death Image in Chinese and English Poems．Journal of Anhui University of Technology (Social Science)．6,104-6．
15.Zhengrong Chen．(2003). On English Learner Strategies in Distance Education from the Angle of SLA．Jiangsu Foreign Language Teaching and Research. 2,1-5．
16.Zhengrong Chen．(2003). Advice on Dynamic Marketing for ELT Schools and Organizations in China．The Northern Forum．4,19-25．
17.Zhengrong Chen. (2002). The Application of Metaphor in English Teaching．Journal of Anhui University of Technology(Social Science)．3,107-8．
18.Zhengrong Chen．(2001). An Analysis of the Influence of Anxiety on English Learning．Journal of Anhui University of Technology(Social Science)．2,95-6.
C．Conference Presentations
1.The Effects of Bilingual Education on Individual Development, presented in the 7th Academic Conference organized by Jiangsu Philosophy and Social Science Association, November of 2013;
2.D/P Memory Model and its Implications in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning, presented in 2012 Annual Conference of China English Language Education Association, presented in Kunming, August of 2012;
3.Micro-Power Theory and Its Enlightenment on Language Planning of Bilingual Education, presented in the 5th Academic Conference organized by Jiangsu Philosophy and Social Science Association, November of 2011;
4.Current Research on Bilingual Education in China, presented in the 1st Foreign Language Master and Doctor Students Forum in Jiangsu held in Nanjing University, 2006；
5.On Key Factors Influencing Non-English Major Bilingual Teaching Models in Universities of China: In the Case of SEU, presented in Forum on Canadian Immersion Education and Bilingual Instruction in China held in Shanghai, 2006．
6.On Strategies of Word Acquisition of Bilinguals: A Case Study, presented in The 2nd National Second Language Acquisition Research Forum in China held in Nanjing, 2005．
7.A Review of Research and Practice on Bilingual Education，presented in The 2nd Asia TEFL International Conference held in Seoul，South Korea, 2004．
D．Scholarly work(s)
A Study of Oral Production Based on the Principles of Procedural Memory: A Perspective of the Object Clause Structure in Indirect Speech. Beijing: Xueyuan Press.2015.
E. Compilation of Teaching Materials
1.Experiencing English Viewing, Speaking and Listening(Students’ Book and Teachers’ Book), Higher Education Press. 2018.
2.Academic English Writing for Graduate Students (Students’ Book and Teachers’ Book), Beijing: Foreign language Teaching and Research Press (As one of the four compilers). 2014.
3.Listening and Speaking, New Vision College English (Students’ Book and Teachers’ Book, Beijing: Renmin University of China Press (As one of the four compilers). 2009.
Honors and Awards
1.The Outstanding Instructor Award in the 7th Simulated International Conference Presentation Competition in Southeast University, April of 2019;
2.The Second Prize of Outstanding Teacher Scholarship awarded by Education Foundation of Southeast University,2014；
3.The Outstanding Instructor Award in the 5th Simulated International Conference Presentation Competition in Southeast University, March of 2017;
4.The Second Prize of National University Micro-lecture Competition in China, 2015.
5.The First Prize of Provincial Micro-lecture Competition in Jiangsu Universities, 2015.
6.The Outstanding Teacher Scholarship awarded by Education Foundation of Southeast University,2014；
7.The Outstanding Instructor Award in the First academic English writing Competition in Southeast University, June of 2014;
8.The Second Prize for Outstanding Papers in the 5th Academic Conference, awarded by Jiangsu Philosophy and Social Science Association, November of 2013;
9.The Third Prize for Outstanding Papers in the Young Scholar Forum of the 5th Academic Conference, awarded by Jiangsu Philosophy and Social Science Association, November of 2011;
10.Travel Grant awarded by the 2nd Asia TEFL International Conference held in Seoul, November of 2004;
11.The Third Prize in the 11th Teaching Competition of Young Teachers of Southeast University in September of 2004;
12.Southeast University Award of Excellent Teaching in June of 2004;
13.Scholarship Awarded by the Government of Chang Zhou City in June of 2002;
14.The Title of Excellent Teacher of Nanjing Railway Medical College in 1999．
References
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