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Academic Qualifications

PhD in Linguistics

Academic Experience

2022.10-2023.08:  Post-doc

Center for Advancement of Chinese Language Education and Research, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong.

2018.10-2022.04:  PhD

Centre for Linguistics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium

2015.10-2018.04:  MA

Institute of English and American Studies, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary

2011.09-2015.07:  BA

Department of Foreign Studies, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, China

Courses Taught

Educational Psychology

Culture and Psychology of Teenagers

College English II

Research Area / Research Interests

L2 acquisition, early childhood literacy and cognitive development

Recent Major Publications (recent 5 years)

Zhou, L., Xi, Y., & Lochtman, K. (2020). The relationship between second language competence and willingness to communicate: The moderating effect of foreign language anxiety. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 44(2), 129-143.

Zhou, L., Dewaele, J.-M., Lochtman, K., & Xi, Y. (2021). Foreign language peace of mind: A positive emotion drawn from the Chinese EFL learning context. Applied Linguistics Review. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2021-0080

Xi, Y., & Zhou, L.*, Guo, D. (2023). The power of calmness: The different roles of peace of mind and career calling in enhancing work engagement—A mediation test based on social support. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1104430.

Zhou, L., Lochtman, K., & Xi, Y. (2023). The mechanism for the positive effect of foreign language peace of mind in the Chinese EFL context: A moderated mediation model based on learners’individual resources. Applied Linguistics Review. https://doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2022-0105

Zhou, L., Lochtman, K., & Xi, Y. (In press). Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: the antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese context. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Xi, Y, Zhou, L., & Wang, Y. (2021). The construction of positive social psychology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the relationship between social support and peace of mind through a three-wave longitudinal cross-lag study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 631748.

Zhou, L., Dewaele, J.-M., & Lochtman, K. (2021). Foreign language peace of mind: A LX positive emotion drawn from L1 culture, International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA2021), Groningen, the Netherlands, 15-20 August.

Research Projects (recent 5 years) 

C-for-Chinese@JC: Supporting ethnic minority children’s learning of Chinese for social integration, funded by Hong Kong Jockey Club (2022-2026).