Dr. Qinghua Chen
Postdoctoral Fellow
Specializing in language education and poststructuralist approaches to identity and power relations in educational contexts. Examining generative AI's impact on language education and teacher agency.
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Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow at The Education University of Hong Kong, specializing in language education and poststructuralist approaches to identity and power relations in educational contexts.
Research Focus
My research integrates Foucauldian frameworks with critical perspectives on language teaching, examining generative AI's impact on language education and teacher agency.
Academic Background
PhD in Education from Simon Fraser University (2022), with academic experiences spanning Canada and Asia, contributing to theoretical developments in critical approaches to language education.
My Journey
My Life Story
A personal reflection on my journey through educational landscapes and cultural transitions, from Beijing to Victoria to Hong Kong, exploring the intersections of identity, place, and academic purpose.
Read My StoryAcademic Philosophy
My approach to research integrates poststructuralist theory with practical pedagogical applications, bridging critical theory and lived educational experiences to contribute to more just educational environments.
Cultural Transitions
Exploring how identity is dynamically constructed through interactions with places, people, and ideas across different cultural and academic contexts, from classroom practitioner to researcher.
Research Interests
Key Projects
Social Media Analytics Research (SMART)
Team member | HKD 5,000,000 | The Education University of Hong Kong
Theorizing Plurilingual Assessment
Co-investigator | HKD 3,000,000 | The Education University of Hong Kong
Critical Media Literacy in Teacher Education
Co-investigator | CAD 200,000 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Contact
Email: me@qhchen.ca
ORCID: 0000-0001-5212-2163
Institution: The Education University of Hong Kong