معرفی
Dr. Heesun Chang is an Assistant Professor of Bilingual/ESL Education in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. His interdisciplinary work combines applied linguistics, educational measurement, and statistics to analyze language/discourse patterns and assessment validity. His research focuses on international teaching assistants (ITAs), bilingual education, and psychometric validation of assessment tools.
- Ph.D.: Language & Literacy Education, University of Georgia
- M.S.: Statistics, University of Georgia
- M.Ed.: Educational Measurement, University of Georgia
- M.A.: Teaching ESL, Pennsylvania State University
- B.A.: Mission English, Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission
Research interests include corpus-based discourse analysis, linguistic features of ITAs, bilingual program evaluation, and statistical methodologies in education. His work bridges quantitative methods with practical applications in language education.
Publications highlight trends in ITA discourse patterns, bilingual parental perceptions, and statistical approaches to language learning. Collaborations with students emphasize emerging scholars in multilingual education and assessment.
Teaching responsibilities include courses on bilingual assessment, biliteracy, and ESL methodology. Advising focuses on student-led research in language education and psychometrics.
