Rong ZHANG
Research title: Multilingual learners' Literary Encounter with Audio books
Research Summary
My project explores multilingual learners' affective, imaginative and critical encounters with audiobooks, building on the theoretical frameworks such as:
- Reader response theory
- Text World Theory
- Reading for Pleasure
- Multimodal literacies
- Translanguaging
Additionally, I am particularly in interested in art-based methods in engaging language learners to read literature.
Publications
ZHANG, R. (2022) Validating an EFL Summative Test in Business English Major at a Chinese University. English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies, 5(3), pp. 167-178. (doi:10.22158/ape.v5n3p167)
Supervisors
Conference
Zhang, R. (2024) Multilingual Learners' Literary Encounters with Audiobooks. Language in Teaching and Research event, co-hosted by the Linguistics and Knowledge about Language in Education Special Interest Group (LKALE SIG 2024), British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Online, 30 August 2024.
Zhang, R. (2024) Co-designing critical, crafty reader response activities for 3-5 year olds during “book sharing” library activities. Presented as part of the Elizabeth Nelson team at Multiple Views for Multiple Audiences-Reading, Writing and Mediating Books for Children and Young Adults, University of Glasgow, 30 May, 2024
Zhang, R. (2023) Exploring the Impact of Social Annotation on Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking. 19th ChinaCALL Conference, Inner Mongolia Normal University, China, 10-12 August 2023.
Additional Information
Educational background
- 2017-2021: Beijing Foreign Studies University, China (Bachelor in Management Science)
- 2021-2022: University of Reading, Institute of Education (Master of Arts)
- 2023 to present: University of Glasgow, PhD student
Internship
- Global Multilingualism Project Intern (commenced on Nov 4, 2024)
