Mei-yi Kuo

Mei-yi Kuo is an Instructor in Mandarin Language Module at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, University of Leeds. She has taught undergraduate Mandarin courses since 2023, specializing in curriculum design that integrates language acquisition methodologies for diverse age groups and learning backgrounds.

• BA in English Language and Literature from Taiwan
• MA in Japanese Studies, University of Leeds
• CertTESOL (Trinity London)
• TCYL (Teaching Chinese to Young Learners)
• TCSOL (Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages)

Her research focuses on children’s literature in colonial Taiwan, analyzing translingual practices between Literary Sinitic and Japanese, alongside Hong Kong’s linguistic landscape. She is currently a doctoral candidate in East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds.

• 2023: Published a book review on Hong Kong detective literature