Biography
Dr Rongrong Guo is Lecturer and coordinator of the MA -Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages programme (MA-TCSOL) at University College Cork. She holds her PhD in second language acquisition from University College Cork, and an MA in Chinese Linguistics and Philology from Shanghai University. She started to teach Chinese as a second/foreign language since 2009. Her research areas are empirical studies in second language acquisition, language assessment, study abroad.Research Interests
Professional Activities
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of International Culture and Education | Member | 25-AUG-22 / 26-AUG-26 | |
| The social and cultural integration of international students in their host countries of COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) | Member | 16-DEC-22 / |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | Summit Forum on International Chinese Education & The 4th Belt and Road Conference on International Chinese, Rongrong Guo (2023) History and current situation of Chinese education development in Ireland: opportunities and challenges (爱尔兰中文教育发展的历史和现状：机遇与挑战（in Chinese). [Oral Presentation], Summit Forum on International Chinese Education & The 4th Belt and Road Conference on International Chinese, Shanghai University , 11-AUG-23 - 13-AUG-23. [Details] | |
| (2023) | 7th International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research (CASLAR-7), Rongrong Guo (2023) “L2 oral Mandarin development during study abroad: complexity, accuracy and fluency”. [Oral Presentation], 7th International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research (CASLAR-7), Peking University , 18-AUG-23 - 19-AUG-23. [Details] | |
| (2022) | The 4th International Symposium on Chinese Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISOCTAL-4), Rongrong Guo (2022) “Effects of Learning Contexts on L2 Mandarin Fluency Development”. [Oral Presentation], The 4th International Symposium on Chinese Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISOCTAL-4), University of Leeds , 20-JUN-22 - 21-JUN-22. [Details] | |
| (2022) | Panel 2 - International communication of language and culture, the 13th Annual Conference of Shanghai Comparative Literature Research, Rongrong Guo (2022) “The formulation of the language policy for the inclusion of Chinese in the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination”. [Oral Presentation], Panel 2 - International communication of language and culture, the 13th Annual Conference of Shanghai Comparative Literature Research, Online , 30-OCT-22 - 30-OCT-22. [Details] | |
| (2019) | Third International Symposium on Chinese Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISOCTAL-3), Rongrong Guo (2019) “A longitudinal study on the development of oral competence: A case study of Chinese undergraduate students in Ireland”. [Oral Presentation], Third International Symposium on Chinese Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISOCTAL-3), University College Cork , 13-DEC-19 - 14-DEC-19. [Details] | |
| (2019) | Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL), Rongrong Guo (2019) “A longitudinal study on the development of oral competence: A case study on Chinese L2 undergraduate students in Ireland”. [Oral Presentation], Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL), National University of Ireland Galway , 30-NOV-19 - 30-DEC-19. [Details] | |
| (2016) | IRAAL Annual Conference, Yongbin Xia, Rongrong Guo, Zexiang Ren & Mary Ruane (2016) “Chinese Language and Culture in the Junior Cycle: Context, rationale and design”. [Oral Presentation], IRAAL Annual Conference, Trinity College Dublin , 19-NOV-16 - 19-NOV-16. [Details] |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland | External examiner | 01-JUN-15 / 31-AUG-17 | |
| Shanghai University | Chinese language teacher | 01-SEP-12 / 31-JUL-13 | |
| University College Cork, Ireland | Chinese language teacher | 30-SEP-13 / 31-AUG-17 | |
| Prince of Songkla University, Phuket, Thailand | Chinese language teacher | 01-MAY-09 / 31-MAR-10 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | University College Cork | Phd (Arts) | The development of oral competence: a semi-longitudinal study on English-speaking adult L2 learners of Chinese in Ireland |
Outreach Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
6 July 2022: Invited talk by Shanghai University of Sport. Presenting a talk entitled Chinese as second/foreign language in the Irish context (in Chinese). | |
Jan -Nov,2022: Acting as a co-investigator in the research project on Country-specific Chinese Education, funded by Center for Language Education and Cooperation of the Ministry of Education (China), project No. 21YHGB1094. |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
- CH6307 From Pedagogical Theory to Effective Classroom
- CH6304 Teaching Practice Internship
- CH6305 Dissertation in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
- CH6308 Postgraduate Research Skills (5 credits) (co-taught)
Contact details
- Rongrong Guo
Lecturer and coordinator - rguo@ucc.ie
- College Road, Cork
- 0214902322
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