Profile
I’m currently an assistant professor at the Faculty of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. I obtained my Ph.D Degree from the National Key Research Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.
Research Interests
My research interests reside in second language acquisition and assessment, second language writing, learners' individual differences, and computer assisted language learning (CALL).
Publications
Ge, X. S., Zhang, S. S., Xu, H, & Zhang, X. (2024). A scoping review of studies into dictionary use and language learning. Lexikos, 34, 331-354. (Corresponding author)
Zhang, S. S., Cao, L, L., Zhang, X., & Yi, Q. Y. (2024). The effectiveness of attentional manipulation in L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition: A meta-analysis. Modern Foreign Languages, 47(6), 802-813. (in Chinese)
Zhang, X., Zhang, S. S., & Xu, H. (2023). Evaluating the dimensionality of L2 grit: A confirmatory bifactor model. System, 119. (Corresponding author)
Zhang, S. S., & Zhang, X. (2022). The relationship between vocabulary knowledge and L2 reading/listening comprehension: A meta-analysis. Language Teaching Research, 26(4), 696-725.
Cheng, G., & Zhang, S. S. (2022). Review of Cross-theoretical Explorations of Interlocutors and Their Individual Differences. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 32(1), 188-191. (Corresponding author)
Zhang, S. S., Xu, H., & Zhang, X. (2021). The effects of dictionary use on second language vocabulary acquisition: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Lexicography, 34(1), 1-38.
Li, T. H., & Zhang, S. S. (2021). Review of CEFR-informed Learning, Teaching, and Assessment: A Practical Guide. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 31(3), 552-554. (Corresponding author)
Zhang, S. S., & Xu, H. (2018). Review of L2 Selves and Motivations in Asian Contexts. Canadian Modern Language Review, 74(2), 331-333.
Zhang, S. S., & Xu, H. (2017). Review of Longitudinal Developments in Vocabulary Knowledge and Lexical Organization. ELT Journal, 71(2), 267-269.
Zhang, S. S., & Xu, H. (2016). Review of Fundamentals of Formulaic Language: An Introduction. System, 63, 171-173.
Courses Taught
Social Service
I serve as the anonymous reviewer for journals such as Language Teaching Research, TESOL Quarterly, System, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, and Reading in a Second Language.
