Education

The Education University of Hong Kong, Ph.D. 2020.9-2024.9

Thesis: The Role of Vocabulary Depth Knowledge in Reading Comprehension among Chinese Primary Students

Peking University, M.Phil. in Linguistics 2017.9-2020.7

Thesis: Development of Orthographic Awareness in Chinese Children

The Education University of Hong Kong, Exchange Student 2015.9-2016.1

Beijing Language and Culture University, B.A. in Chinese Language Studies 2013.9-2017.7

Thesis: The Use of English Loanwords in Cantonese: A Case Study in Hong Kong

Publications

Cai, M., & Liao, X.. (Accepted). The Effect of Executive Function on Word Recognition: Comparison Between Native Chinese and Learners with Chinese as A Second Language (CSL). Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 

Cai, M., & Liao, X. (In press). A Study Exploring the Association between Chinese Word Decoding and Reading Comprehension: Comparison between Primary School Students from Hong Kong and Shenzhen. In Liang, Y., Zhang, H., Shao, Y., Zheng, G., & C. K. J. (eds), Chinese Language and Education in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. Joint Publishing (Hong Kong).

Cai, M., & Liao, X. (2024). The relationship between vocabulary depth knowledge, word reading, and reading comprehension in Chinese. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 244, 105951.

Liao, X., Zhu, X. & Cai, M.. (2024). The difference in the relationship of executive function with reading engagement and reading comprehension among primary students across different grades. In Si, C. M., Lam, S. M., Lee, C. K. J. Learning and Teaching Chinese as a First Language: International Perspectives. Routledge.

Cai, M., & Liao, X. (2023). Effects of executive function on word reading among learners with Chinese as a second language. In 2023 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: “Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth”.

Liao, X., Cai, M., & Hung, C. O. Y. (2023). The Role of Executive Functions in Lexical Processing During Reading Comprehension. Reading Research Quarterly.

Liao, X., Loh, E. K. Y., & Cai, M.. (2022). Lexical Orthographic Knowledge Mediates the Relationship Between Character Reading and Reading Comprehension Among Learners with Chinese as a Second Language. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 779905.

Liao, X., & Cai, M.. (2020). The Relationship between Orthographic Knowledge and Word Reading among Learners with Chinese as a Second Language: A Meta-analysis Study. In Yuan, LIANG. (eds), Character Teaching and Learning in L2 Chinese Classroom: From Theory to Practice. National University of Vietnam (Hanoi) Press.

Modern Chinese; Literacy development; Second language acquisition