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    Tianyu Qin, Ph.D.

    Tianyu Qin

    Assistant Professor

    Phone706-864-1841

    Office locationDunlap Hall, 106D, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Second Language Acquisition, Pedagogy and Assessment, Interlanguage Pragmatics

    Overview

    Dr. Qin earned her Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition from Carnegie Mellon University. Before joining UNG, she taught various levels of Chinese language and culture courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Carnegie Mellon University, and Indiana University Bloomington. 

    Her research in second language acquisition focuses on the assessment and teaching of interlanguage pragmatics. She approaches her work from the perspective of sociocultural psychology, which views pedagogy as foundational to research. Her current project centers on the design and administration of a computerized dynamic assessment of Chinese learners’ ability to understand implied meanings.

    Courses Taught

    CHIN 2340 – Intermediate Chinese III & IV
    CHIN 4510 – Advanced Chinese Language I

    Education

    • Ph.D., Second Language Acquisition, Carnegie Mellon University, 2018

    Research/Special Interests

    Second language acquisition; pedagogy and assessment; interlanguage pragmatics

    Publications

    Qin, T. & van Compernolle, R. A. (forthcoming). Computerized dynamic assessment of implicature comprehension in L2 Chinese. Language Learning and Technology.

    Qin, T. & Zhang, J. (2019). Computerized dynamic assessment and second language learning: Programmed mediation to promote future development. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 17(2): 198-213.

    Poehner, M. E., Qin, T. & Yu, L (2019). Dynamic assessment: Co-constructing the future with English language learners. In X. Gao (Eds.), Second Handbook of English Language Teaching. Springer, Cham.

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