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Dr. Yangguang Chen is a Lecturer in Education within the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. She joined the department in 2006 after 20 years of academic experience at Chinese universities, bringing a wealth of international perspective to her role. Her work spans teaching, research, and supervision across undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs.
Dr. Chen's educational background includes:
- PhD in Education from Goldsmiths, University of London (2004)
- MA in Comparative Education from Hebei University, China (1986)
- BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from Xiamen University, China (1982)
Dr. Chen's research focuses on educational bilingualism, comparative education, curriculum studies, and citizenship education. Her work explores the intersection of language policy, cultural identity, and educational opportunity, with particular attention to Chinese communities in the UK and China's educational system. She has conducted extensive research on how bilingualism functions as both a linguistic skill and a cross-cultural perspective that enhances intercultural communication while bridging indigenous cultural traditions and Western democratic values. Her research has examined Chinese emergent bilingual children in mainstream classrooms, the role of community schools for ethnic minorities, and citizenship education in Chinese schools.
Dr. Chen has received several prestigious awards and grants for her research:
- British Academy K.C.W Postdoctoral Fellowship (1996)
- Overseas Research Scheme (ORS) Award
- Documented in "Who's Who in Social Sciences of China" (1999)
- British Academy Research Grant (2014) for "Foreign Languages as Cultural Capital: empowering UK students from disadvantaged backgrounds through the learning of Chinese"
Dr. Chen has been actively involved in teaching and supervision across multiple programs. She leads the BA (Hons) ECS Year 3 course on Comparative Education and Study in China, and the PGCE (Secondary) MFL program on Chinese Literacy and Grammar. She also contributes to teaching in other BA and MA course modules including Confucian Ideology, China's policy for SENs, Language policies and cultural identities, Chinese language in the globalizing world, and Chinese Diaspora studies. She is a member of the Centre for Language, Culture and Learning at Goldsmiths and has conducted Goldsmiths-funded research projects on bilingual pedagogy and language learning.
