
Creates a collaborative and inclusive space.
Always positive and enthusiastic in class.
Encourages students to ask questions.
Encourages students to ask questions.
Inspires students to love their studies.
Dr. Zheng Lin is a Senior Lecturer in TESOL and serves as the TESOL Specialisation Coordinator in the Master of Education program at the School of Education, Magill Campus, within the College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Adelaide University. He is eligible to supervise Masters and PhD students as a co-supervisor. His research specializations encompass ESL/EFL education theories and practices, with a particular emphasis on e-learning environments. Dr. Lin conducts classroom research in TESOL contexts and examines factors influencing reading comprehension, especially for learners reading English as a second or foreign language. He also investigates the role of information and communication technologies in enhancing ESL/EFL teaching and learning, alongside assessment methodologies in TESOL.
Dr. Lin has made significant contributions through peer-reviewed publications. Key works include 'Teaching EFL writing: an approach based on the learner's context model' (TESOL Journal, 2017), 'Context-model-based instruction in teaching EFL writing: a narrative inquiry' (Cogent Education, 2016), 'In-service professional development in an online environment: what are South Australian English as an additional language or dialect teachers' views?' (Professional Development in Education, 2015), 'Capitalising on learner agency and group work in learning writing in English as a foreign language' (TESOL Journal, 2013), 'Language teachers' attitudes, beliefs, professional knowledge, and views on professional development: an exploratory study at a preschool TEFL setting' (TESOL Journal, 2012), 'Code-switching: L1-coded mediation in a kindergarten foreign language classroom' (International Journal of Early Years Education, 2012), 'Interactive dynamic assessment with children learning EFL in kindergarten' (Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010), 'Setting EFL reading comprehension questions in learners L1?' (Asian EFL Journal, 2007), and a book chapter 'Catalysing learning with placed English resources: an issue of TEFL in early childhood education' in Languages and Literacies as Mobile and Placed Resources (Routledge, 2017).

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