Name: CAI Chencen

Gender: Female

Title: Lecturer

Department: Department of Regional, International and Cross-cultural Studies

Research Interest: second language acquisition, language variation, and cross-cultural communication

Personal Homepage: https://felc.gdufs.edu.cn/info/1863/7019.htm

Office: Room 530, Teaching Building 1 North

Email: caichencen@gmail.com

Education

2009-2012 B.A. Business Administration

The University of Hong Kong

2012-2013 M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction

University of Washington

2014-2020 Ph.D. TESOL

New York University

Work Experience

2014-2020 Research Assistant, Department of Teaching and Learning, New York University

2015 Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Fordham University

2018 Teaching Assistant, Department of East Asian Studies, New York University

2021-present Lecturer, Faculty of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Research Projects

• The Featured Innovative Project, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies 2023 Grant (23TS38)

• The Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics 2022 Grant (201-X5222253)

  Academic Publications

1. Wu, W., Ding, X., Wang, H., & Cai, C. (2024). Technology in second language writing: advances in composing, translation, writing pedagogy and data-driven learning: Edited by Jingjing Qin and Paul Stapleton, London, Routledge, 2023, 1st edition, 196 pp., £120.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-032-24580-5. Language and Education, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2024.2332293

2. Wang, H. & Cai, C. (2023). A dynamic systems theory perspective on L2 writing development. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2023.2178440

3. Cai, C. (2021). “I will be more inclusive towards students from different backgrounds”—Exploring Chinese teachers’ language ideologies and views about teaching Mandarin. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2021.1890093

4. Cai, C. (2020). A study of Chinese pre- and in-service teachers’ language and teaching ideologies. PhD Dissertation. New York: New York University.

5. Cai, C. & Eisenstein Ebsworth, M. (2018). Chinese language varieties: Pre- and in-service teachers’ voices. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 39(6), 511-525. DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2017.1397160

Conference Presentations

1. Cai, C. & Eisenstein Ebsworth, M. (2024, April). Exploring pre- and in-service teachers’ ideologies regarding Chinese varieties: A shift towards equity through education. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2024 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

2. Cai, C. & Eisenstein Ebsworth, M. (2023, October). Developing biliteracy while learning about the United Nations online: Exploring U.S. high school English language learners’ experiences. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference on Second Language Acquisition Research, Jinan, Shandong, China.

3. Eisenstein Ebsworth, M. & Cai, C. (2022, January). ActionThroughWords: Learning English while learning about the United Nations. Paper presented during the NYU Steinhardt-NYU Shanghai TESOL Week.

4. Cai, C. (2021, April). A study of Chinese pre- and in-service teachers’ language ideologies. Dissertation award presentation at the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) 50th Annual Online Conference.

5. Cai, C. & Eisenstein Ebsworth, M. (2021, March). Chinese pre- and in-service teachers’ language ideologies regarding heritage language varieties. Paper presented at the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2021 Virtual Conference.

Academic Affiliations

• 中国英汉语比较研究会二语习得研究专业委员会 (China Association of Second Language Acquisition of CACSEC)

• American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)

• National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE)

  Courses Taught

• Second Language Acquisition

• Language and Society

• Contemporary American Society and Culture

• Cross-Cultural Communication