Yolanda (YANG Junru)
杨君如
讲师
电子邮件：jryang2@stu.edu.cn
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Education:



MA in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, June 2007 South China NormalUniversity, Guangzhou, China
BA in EnglishEducation, June 2004
SouthChina Normal University, Guangzhou, China


Profile:
Yang Junru iscurrently a lecturer of the English Language Center of Shantou University. Shegraduated from the School of Foreign Studies, South China Normal Universitywith an M.A. degree in Linguistics and Applied linguistics in 2007.
Her research interests are in the acquisition of secondlanguage pragmatics and intercultural education. She loves teaching, and conductsresearch to better understand teaching. She enjoys working with students andhas coached students for English writing and speaking competitions at national,provincial and school levels.


Academic research and publications:



Research ProjectParticipation
Leader, ELCfaculty building project--Teaching College English Towards Intercultural Competence.The project lasted from 2013. 01-2015.12.
Participant,researcher, provincial research project — The Application of Peer-assistedLearning in Teaching and Curriculum Design. The project lasted from 2008.10 to2010.12.


Publications
Yang J-R (杨君如), HarperJ., & Xiao L-R (肖亮荣). (2018). Culture and intercultural communication:
College Englishlistening and speaking. Beijing: China Renmin University Press (ISBN:978-7-300-26195-9).
Yang, Junru.(2015). Building Intercultural Competence in an Integrated Language Course—College English Curriculum Reform of Shantou University[J]. Overseas English.Volume 20, pages: 83-85.
Yang, Junru; YuZhen. (2011). A Study on Non-English Major University Students’ Ability toInterpret Conversational Implicatures in English [J]. Journal of WuanxiCollege, Volume 3, pages. 119-123.
Yang,Junru.(2008). Corpus-based Study on Usage and Functions of “Please” [J],Journal of Shantou University (Humanities & Social Sciences Edition),Volume 6, pages 47-51.
Yang, Junru; ZhouRong. (2007). An Investigation on the Way Chinese English Learners use TheirPragmatic Knowledge [J], Foreign Language Teaching (Special Issue of 2007),Volume 28, pages 111-113.


Presentations
Yang, Junru.（2016）. Effectivenessof Critical Incident Exercises in the Language Classroom: Students’perspectives. National University of Singapore CELC Symposium 2016, Singapore,25-27 May 2016.
Yang, Junru.（2016）.Writing toFoster Intercultural Awareness in a Foreign Language Classroom. Paper presentedat the 8th International Conference on TESOL -- “Bridging ELT Theory andPractice: Innovations and Reservations in the Digital Age” held by the EnglishLanguage Center, Shantou University from 15 to 17 April 2016.
Yang, Junru. （2015）.Dissolving TV-induced Misconceptions of the Target Culture: A Critical WritingActivity. Paper presented at 2015 Conference of International Association ofLanguage and Intercultural Communication (IALIC 2015) hosted by Beijing University,Beijing, China, held between 27th-29th November.
Yang, Junru &Campbell, Maxi-Ann. (2015). Culture Learning Via TV Series: What Might GoWrong? Paper presented at TESOL 2015 Convention at Toronto, Canada.
Yang, Junru &Xiao, Liangrong. (2010). Chinese Learners’ English pragmatic competence:Perception vs. production. Paper presented at the Third Center for EnglishLanguage Communication Symposium, National University of Singapore.
Yang, Junru&Yu Zhen. (2010). Major of Study and the Ability to ComprehendConversational Implicatures. Paper presented at Shantou University EnglishLanguage Center Conference— English Education Today for Tomorrow: The RoadAhead.
Yang, Junru.(2009). Pragmatic Transfer at the Perceptual Level. Paper presented at JALT2009——35thAnnual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning &Educational Materials Expo, Shizuoka, Japan.