Education:
MA in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, June 2007 South China Normal
University, Guangzhou, China
BA in English
Education, June 2004
South
China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Profile:
Yang Junru is
currently a lecturer of the English Language Center of Shantou University. She
graduated from the School of Foreign Studies, South China Normal University
with an M.A. degree in Linguistics and Applied linguistics in 2007.
Her research interests are in the acquisition of second
language pragmatics and intercultural education. She loves teaching, and conducts
research to better understand teaching. She enjoys working with students and
has coached students for English writing and speaking competitions at national,
provincial and school levels.
Academic research and publications:
Research Project
Participation
Leader, ELC
faculty building project--Teaching College English Towards Intercultural Competence.
The project lasted from 2013. 01-2015.12.
Participant,
researcher, provincial research project — The Application of Peer-assisted
Learning in Teaching and Curriculum Design. The project lasted from 2008.10 to
2010.12.
Publications
Yang J-R (杨君如), Harper
J., & Xiao L-R (肖亮荣). (2018). Culture and intercultural communication:
College English
listening and speaking. Beijing: China Renmin University Press (ISBN:
978-7-300-26195-9).
Yang, Junru.
(2015). Building Intercultural Competence in an Integrated Language Course—
College English Curriculum Reform of Shantou University[J]. Overseas English.
Volume 20, pages: 83-85.
Yang, Junru; Yu
Zhen. (2011). A Study on Non-English Major University Students’ Ability to
Interpret Conversational Implicatures in English [J]. Journal of Wuanxi
College, Volume 3, pages. 119-123.
Yang,
Junru.(2008). Corpus-based Study on Usage and Functions of “Please” [J],
Journal of Shantou University (Humanities & Social Sciences Edition),
Volume 6, pages 47-51.
Yang, Junru; Zhou
Rong. (2007). An Investigation on the Way Chinese English Learners use Their
Pragmatic Knowledge [J], Foreign Language Teaching (Special Issue of 2007),
Volume 28, pages 111-113.
Presentations
Yang, Junru.（2016）. Effectiveness
of Critical Incident Exercises in the Language Classroom: Students’
perspectives. National University of Singapore CELC Symposium 2016, Singapore,
25-27 May 2016.
Yang, Junru.（2016）.Writing to
Foster Intercultural Awareness in a Foreign Language Classroom. Paper presented
at the 8th International Conference on TESOL -- “Bridging ELT Theory and
Practice: Innovations and Reservations in the Digital Age” held by the English
Language Center, Shantou University from 15 to 17 April 2016.
Yang, Junru. （2015）.
Dissolving TV-induced Misconceptions of the Target Culture: A Critical Writing
Activity. Paper presented at 2015 Conference of International Association of
Language and Intercultural Communication (IALIC 2015) hosted by Beijing University,
Beijing, China, held between 27th-29th November.
Yang, Junru &
Campbell, Maxi-Ann. (2015). Culture Learning Via TV Series: What Might Go
Wrong? Paper presented at TESOL 2015 Convention at Toronto, Canada.
Yang, Junru &
Xiao, Liangrong. (2010). Chinese Learners’ English pragmatic competence:
Perception vs. production. Paper presented at the Third Center for English
Language Communication Symposium, National University of Singapore.
Yang, Junru
&Yu Zhen. (2010). Major of Study and the Ability to Comprehend
Conversational Implicatures. Paper presented at Shantou University English
Language Center Conference— English Education Today for Tomorrow: The Road
Ahead.
Yang, Junru.
(2009). Pragmatic Transfer at the Perceptual Level. Paper presented at JALT2009——35th
Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning &
Educational Materials Expo, Shizuoka, Japan.
