Dr. Rongrong Guo is a Lecturer and the Coordinator of the MA in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MA-TCSOL) program at University College Cork. She holds a PhD in Second Language Acquisition from University College Cork and an MA in Chinese Linguistics and Philology from Shanghai University. Dr. Guo has taught Chinese as a second/foreign language since 2009, with over a decade of experience teaching at various proficiency levels—from beginner to advanced intermediate—in Mainland China, Thailand, and Ireland.

Empirical studies in second language acquisition, Language assessment, Study abroad, Chinese language education

 

Academic Supervision Experience

Co-supervisor for two PhD research projects:

• "Navigating Transitions: Chinese Immigrant Children's Early Years Education in Ireland" (October 2024 - Present)
• "Heritage Language Acquisition of Chinese in AI-Enhanced Learning Environments" (January 2025 - Present)

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)

AS1001 Introduction to Modern Asia: Three lectures—Chinese Art and Literature, Chinese Traditional (Philosophical) Thought, and Chinese Dietary and Tea Culture—were delivered in March 2024 & 2025 & 2026.

CH1000 An Introduction to Chinese Culture and Society: one/ two lectures were delivered in 2025 & 2026.

Hourly Occasional Assistant Lecturer (Interpreter: Chinese-English): 2-week online course for staff at Beijing Information Science and Technology University (BISTU), hosted by the Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL), University College Cork (UCC), November 18-29, 2024