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Zuocheng Zhang

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Zuocheng Zhang

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1780-4748

Accepting PhD/HDR Students

20022026

Research activity per year

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Biographical Details

Zuocheng Zhang is a member of the English, Literacies and Language Education team within the School of Education. He completed undergraduate and post-graduate studies in China and obtained his PhD from the University of Sydney in Australia. He was a professor in applied linguistics at the University of International Business and Economics in China. In this capacity, he contributed significantly to the founding of the nationally accredited Business English Major course in China.
 
His primary teaching areas at the University of New England include TESOL education, disciplinary literacies and teaching for cultural diversity. He has won a number of research grants including a grant awarded by the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences in China which supported his study of situated discourses and several internal grants at the University of New England supporting his study of international education. His current research concerns disciplinary literacies, ESP teacher development, construction of prestige and reputation on university websites, international graduates' agency in transitioning to the Australian workplace, and interdisciplinarity. 

Teaching

EDEE300/500 Literacies and Numeracies in Context

EDLA503 Perspectives on Language, Society and Culture

EDUC303 Teaching for Cultural Diversity

EDLA330/386 Languages

EDLA387/487/388/488 & EDLI502/504/505 TESOL I/II

EDLA410 Linguistics-informed Teaching 

EDLA523 Second Language Acquisition: Research into Practice

Education/Academic qualification

Doctorate, University of Sydney

Bachelor, Xi’an Foreign Languages Institute/Xi’an International Studies University

Research Interests

  • English Literacies
  • Language Education
  • Teacher Education
  • TESOL
  • ESP curriculum design and evaluation
  • Disciplinary literacies education
  • International student education
  • Agency
  • Transition

Approved to Supervise

  • Approved PhD/HDR supervisor

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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