Zhi Li

Zhi Li is a faculty member at the University of Saskatchewan in the Department of Linguistics. With expertise in applied linguistics and technology-assisted language learning, their work bridges language assessment and computational linguistics.

• Primary research: language testing, CALL, corpus-based analysis
• Key methodologies: NLP, text mining, multimodal analysis

Research trends include:

• Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE): Systematic impact analysis on grammatical accuracy and ESL pedagogy.
• Assessment Validity: Argument-based approaches to placement tests and response time metrics.
• Technological Integration: Mobile-assisted learning, multimodal lecture analysis, and digital discourse patterns.