Research Profile

Rongrong Guo

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

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2024)'Chinese Second Language Learners' Speaking Development During Study Abroad: Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency'
Rongrong Guo (2024) 'Chinese Second Language Learners' Speaking Development During Study Abroad: Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency'. International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching, 5 (2):54-72 [DOI] [Details]

Professional Activities

Professional Associations

 AssociationFunctionFrom / To
American Academy of International Culture and Education Member25-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) Member16-DEC-22 /

Conference Contributions

 YearPublication
(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

 EmployerPositionFrom / To
Chinese Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland External examiner01-JUN-15 / 31-AUG-17
Shanghai University Chinese language teacher01-SEP-12 / 31-JUL-13
Confucius Institute, University College Cork, Ireland Chinese language teacher30-SEP-13 / 31-AUG-17
Prince of Songkla University, Phuket, Thailand Chinese language teacher01-MAY-09 / 31-MAR-10

Education

 YearInstitutionQualificationSubject
2022University College Cork Phd (Arts)The development of oral competence: a semi-longitudinal study on English-speaking adult L2 learners of Chinese in Ireland
2011Shanghai University Master of ArtsChinese linguistics

Outreach Activities

 Description

18/11/2023 - :The Treasure of The association of China-Ireland academics (爱中教授学者协会 财务), https://china-ireland-academics.org/

23/09/2023 - : President of the Ireland Alumni Association of SHU (上海大学爱尔兰校友会会长)

Other Activities

 Description

6 July 2022: Invited talk by Shanghai University of Sport 

Dec 2023— Sep 2024: Acting as a co-investigator in the research project titled 'Integration Research of the Irish Leaving Certificate Chinese Examination Papers and the International Chinese Proficiency Standards,' funded by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (China). The project code is YHJXCX23-090. 

2021-2022: Acting as a co-investigator in the Research project on International Chinese Education of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, funded by Ministry of Education of PRC, 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 (co-taught)

Contact details

  • Rongrong Guo
    Lecturer
  • rguo@ucc.ie
  • O'rahilly Building
    College Road
    University College Cork
    Cork,Ireland
  • 021-490-3538

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