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Lijie Shao

Dr.

Contact Details


International Language Tutor
Henry Grattan Building, Dublin City University
Glasnevin Campus, Dublin 9
Dublin
Ireland
T:+353 1 7005215

E:lijie.shao@dcu.ie
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Dr Lijie Shao has been teaching Chinese as an international language and intercultural studies in Irish higher education since 2015. She is also a freelancer in interpretation specialized in conference, business and public legal system. Prior to her academic career, she had six years' full time industry experience in international higher education consultancy in Beijing, China. Thus she has ample experience in higher education service and student engagement.

Her research focuses on English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education in the context of internationalization and globalization, multilingualism in China from the sociolinguistic aspect, and teaching Chinese as an international language in higher education.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2022 Shao, L.; Rose, H. (2022) 'Teachers’ experiences of English-medium instruction in higher education: a cross case investigation of China, Japan and the Netherlands'. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, . [Link] [DOI]

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2023 Shao. L., & Carson, L. (2023) 'Applying the ROAD-MAPPING Framework in Comparative English-Medium Instruction Research: A Cross-Case Study in China, Japan and the Netherlands' In: Researching English-Medium Higher Education: Diverse Applications and Critical Evaluations of the RO. London : Routledge. [Link]
2023 Shao. L (2023) 'EMI Business Programs in a Chinese University: Students’ perspectives, pedagogical challenges, and re-shaped practices' In: Re-Envisioning EFL Education in Asia. Japan : International Teacher Development Institute (iTDi).

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2021 L. Shao (2021) Cross Borders of Scholarship for Teaching and Learning English: Remapping Routes and Building Bridge A case study investigating EMI business programmes in a Chinese university: Students' perspectives, pedagogical challenges and proposed practice Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman, 04/12/2021-05/12/2021.
2018 L. Shao (2018) 2018 Annual Conference of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistic Three Case Studies in English Medium Instruction in Higher Education-Business Programmes in Expanding Circle Countries: the Netherlands, China, and Japan Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, 24/11/2018-24/11/2018.
2017 L. Shao (2017) ICLHE 2017 Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education Three Case Studies in English Medium Instruction in
 Higher Education - Business Programmes in Expanding Circle Countries: the Netherlands, China, and Japan University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 04/10/2017-07/10/2017.
2016 L. Shao (2016) 2016 Annual Conference of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistic Methodology: An EMI journey to three Expanding Circle Countries: the Netherlands, China, and Japan Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 19/11/2016-19/11/2016.
2016 L. Shao (2016) Donastia Young Researchers International Symposium on Multilingualism 2016 Multilingualism in Urban Space - Linguistic Landscapes in Three Areas in Beijing, China University of the Basque Country, Donostia /San Sebastian, Spain, 03/03/2016-04/03/2016.
2022 L. Shao (2022) ICLHE 2022: EMI, ICLHE and Englishization: Reflecting on the Changing University Addressing E frustration in EMI pedagogy: A case study of EMI business programmes in a Chinese university Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands, 18/10/2022-21/10/2022.
2022 L. Shao (2022) ICLHE 2022: EMI, ICLHE and Englishization: Reflecting on the Changing University Resistance to Englishization (panel discussion) Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands, 18/10/2022-21/10/2022.
2024 Shao. L.; Wilkinson. R. (2024) AILA 2024 English-medium instruction in multilingual university settings: Stakeholders’ conflicting interests in a Chinese and a Dutch context Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11/08/2024-16/08/2024.

Thesis

Year Publication
2019 L. Shao (2019) Case Studies of English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education: Business Programmes in China, Japan and the Netherlands. THES

Other Journal

Year Publication
2023 Shao. L; Wilkinson, R. (2023) 'English-medium instruction in multilingual university settings: Stakeholders’ conflicting interests in a Chinese and a Dutch context' Journal of English-Medium Instruction, 3 (1) . [Link] https://doi.org/10.1075/jemi.22019.sha
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Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
BAAL (British Association of Applied Linguistics) Member -
ICLHE (Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education) Member -

Honors and Awards

Date Title Awarding Body
01/05/2015 Trinity Postgraduate Studentship Trinity College Dublin

Education

Start date Institution Qualification Subject
01/09/2015 Trinity College Dublin PhD Applied Linguistics
01/09/2013 Trinity College Dublin M.Phil English Language Teaching
01/08/2007 Montpellier Business School BBA Honour Business Administration
01/09/2004 Xi'an International Studies University B.A. Business English

Languages

Language Reading Writing Speaking
Mandarin Chinese Fluent Fluent Fluent
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Basic Basic Basic

Outreach Activities

Year Engagement Type Organisation Description
2023 Other Migrant Rights Centre Ireland One of the spokenpersons for Fair Fees Campaign in Dublin, 2023 https://www.mrci.ie/fair-fees-campaign/#:~:text=The%20Fair%20Fees%20campaign%20group,current%20cost%20of%20living%20crisis.

Research Interests

English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education in the context of internationalization and globalization

English medium education in multilingual university setting

Multilingualism in China from the sociolinguistic aspect

Teaching Chinese as an international language in higher education

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2020 Description of 2022_ZH240 ZH240
2022 Chinese Translation Practice ZH208
2022 Chinese Language 1 (Beginners) ZH107
2020 Chinese Language 2 (Beginners) ZH108
2020 Perspectives on Chinese Culture ZH421
2020 Description of 2022_ZH267 ZH267
2022 Chinese Language Skills(Higher Intermediate) ZH376