معرفی
Yu-Hua Chen is a Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at the Language Centre, University of Leeds. They have prior academic experience teaching Applied Linguistics, ELT/TESOL, and Academic English at Coventry University and the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, alongside industry roles as a Test Developer/Test Development Manager at Pearson and LTTC in Taiwan.
- Specializes in EAP, Language Testing, Corpus Linguistics, and Second Language Learning
- Developed tools: Chinese Corpus of Academic Written and Spoken English (CAWSE) and Transcribear (automated transcription tool)
- Contributed to the Academic Collocation List (ACL) and British Academy-funded project aligning A-Level Mandarin Chinese to CEFR
Their research intersects language assessment, corpus analysis, and digital innovation, focusing on enhancing language education through technology and cross-cultural collaboration. Chen holds a PhD in Linguistics, MPhil in Applied Linguistics (Merit), and MA in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.
Honors include Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. They have published in journals like Applied Linguistics, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, and Language Learning & Technology.
