Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Second language acquisition, e-learning environment and the pedagogy underpin;

Area of current principal interests: representations of ethnicity, gender, in “virtual learning environment”; Computer-Mediated Communications with issues on discourse over the Internet;

Continued interest in methods of integrating current and meaningful cultural components into English teaching curriculum.

2006 

2002

1995

²       Doctor of Philosophy 

School of Education, University of Southampton, UK

Thesis: “To Enhance Second Language Acquisition   via         Computer Mediated Communications”

        Supervisors: Prof. Rosamond Mitchell, Dr. John Woollard

²       Master of Science in Computer Based Learning and Training

School of Education, University of Southampton, UK

        Dissertation: “To explore virtual learning environment for English language instruction”  

        Tutor: Dr. John Woollard

²       Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and English Teaching

University in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Dissertation: “ Differences between Spoken and Written Form in English”

07/2002

(Part-Time)

²       Summer School, University of Southampton

Mentor

s         Acted as the group leader for the summer school students;

s         Helped students to engaged in the discussions and meet their potentials;

s         Supervised the social programme and helped to organized the activities.

01/2001-03/2001

(Internship)

²       The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company

Training Department, Southampton, UK

Trainer

s         Helped to deliver the ICT training course to different levels of the employees;

s         Involved in the drafting of the training curriculum;

s         Evaluated the various teaching software packages in place and proposed follow-up protocols.

1999-2000

(Full Time)

1996-1999

(Full Time)

1995-1996

(Full Time)

²       China Adult Education Association Research & Training Center        

Assistant to director

s         Rewrote and updated the departmental training manuals; Conducted Training Seminars on ICT;

s         Helped to develop a whole-scale training programme for the new staff;

s         Work with developers and the director in implementing guidance and standards;

s         Tools and Technologies used include Excel, HTML, MS Word, Dreamweaver, Paintshop Pro and Frontpage etc.

²        China Adult Education Association Research & Training Center

Key teacher

s         Wrote departmental training manuals.

s         Trained faculty staff on MS Office, On-line course management and Internet browsing software.

s         Conducted Training Seminars on ICT

²        China Adult Education Association Research & Training Center         

Teacher

s         Implemented training course for various levels of adult learners.

s         Earned award as New Teacher in the Quarter.

2002-2005

2002-2005

09/ 2005

2005

09/2004

09/2004

2004

2004

2003

2003

²       Overseas Research Student Awards,

 British Council;

²       Jubilee Scholarship,

School of Education, University of Southampton;

²       Conference Grant for BERA Annual Conference

British Educational Research Association;

²       Conference Grant for Research Faculty,

School of Education, University of Southampton;

²       UK Scholarship for BAAL Annual Conference,

British Association of Applied Linguistics;

²       Conference Grant for BERA Annual Conference,

British Educational Research Association;

²       Conference Grant for Research Faculty,

School of Education, University of Southampton;

²       Research Grant for academic members,

University of Southampton

²       Research Grant for academic members,

University of Southampton

²       Conference Grant for Research Faculty,

School of Education, University of Southampton;

²       Excellent Student Award,

English Department, Nanjing Normal University

²       Member of British Educational Research Association

²       Member of British Association of Applied Linguistics

²       Member of Association Internationale de Lingustique Appliquee

²       Member of International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

²       Chinese (native)

²       English (fluent)

²       German  (rudimentary)

09/2005 Glamorgan, UK

06/2005 Southampton, UK

09/2004  Manchester, UK

09/2004  London, UK

03/2003     Bilbao, Spain

03/2000

²       British Educational Research Association Annual Conference (2005)

“To examine computer mediated communications in the language- learning environment” (Referred)

²       LASS 2005 Annual Conference

“ ‘Communication is everyone’s panacea for everything’: to conduct a case study in China”

²       British Educational Research Association Annual Conference (2004)

 “To be or Not to be------Can CMC Enhance Second Language Learning in the Virtual Environment?” (Referred)

²       37^th Annual Meeting of British Association of Applied Linguistics

“Exploring Computer Medicated Communications in a Virtual Second Language Learning Environment” (Referred)

²       BIDE International Student Conference in Linguistics

“Explore the E-learning Environment in UK Educational System”

²        D, Ye “To explore the motivation in English teaching and learning”, 21^st Century Educational Practice and Pedagogy in China, China San Xia Publishing House, China.

ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION

D, Ye

  “Explore the e-learning environment in second language acquisition”

Submitted to the internationally referred journal, International Journal of Learning.   Reviewer’s Reports have been received and comments are being considered and alterations made.