Sihui Wang is a Lecturer in Educational Studies at the University of Glasgow, with international experience working and studying in China, Australia, and the UK. She holds a PhD in Higher Education, with an interdisciplinary background in English Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Sihui's research centres on internationalisation in higher education, focusing on linguistic, intercultural, and transnational issues. Her expertise lies in learning, and teaching practices involving international students and she has published on classroom participation patterns among international students and edited a book on the reconceptualisation of international students. Previously, she served as Deputy Programme Director for the MA in Education and TESOL at Keele University and led the Ethnography Stream for Methods North West, a regional research hub based at the University of Manchester. Passionate about fostering inclusive, impactful learning experiences, Sihui is dedicated to advancing learning and teaching practices in higher education through her teaching and research.

My areas of expertise and interest include:

• Internationalisation of Higher Education
• International Students' Intercultural Experiences
• Transnational Education
• Classroom Interactions and Pedagogies with International Students
• Interculturalism and languages
• Second language acquisition
• Pedagogy in TESOL

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I welcome supervision inquiries from potential students who share my research interests. If you are interested in studying with me, please email me the following:

1. CV

2. Research Proposal (See here for guidance)

3. A brief statement of how your research topic aligns with my research and why you are interested in pursuing a PhD under my supervision. 

Projects of my former PhD students:

• Intercultural Classrooms at a UK University: Exploring Lecturer-Student Interactions through the Lens of Critical Pedagogy 

• Comparing the Teachers' Cognition and Practice of Technology-mediated Task-based Language Teaching in England and China

• Zhang, Xiaoyuan
  Dissonance in parent and teacher conceptualisations of supportive relationships for learning

Modules delivered across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes

• Comparative Education
• Research Methods
• Global Education Issues
• Leading in a Complex World
• Education, Employment and Professional Identity
• People Work and Organisations
• Dissertation Seminars

Past Leadership Roles

• Deputy Programme Lead for MA in Education and MA in Tesol
• Ethnography Stream Lead for Methods North West, a regional research hub based at the University of Manchester