Personal profile
Personal profile
Education
PhD in Education
University of Hong Kong
MPhil in Second Language Education (Distinction)
University of Cambridge
MA in Anthropology
Chinese University of Hong Kong
BA in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Full-time Appointments
Assistant Professor, Education University of Hong Kong, 2019 - present
Post-doctoral Fellow, Education University of Hong Kong, 2018 - 2019
Post-doctoral Fellow, City University of Hong Kong, 2017
Research interests
Chinese-as-a-second-language education, heritage language education, language teacher development, identity in multilingual contexts
Teaching Interests
Language teaching methods
Second language acquisition
Multiculturalism
Intercultural communication
General education
Research Methods
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Preparing Hong Kong Pre-service Teachers to Notice and Respond to Diversity: A Mixed-methods, Experimental Study
LI, Z. J. (PI)
01/01/26 → 30/11/27
Project: Research project
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Identity and cultural intimacy of Central Asian students in a Hong Kong university
LI, Z. J., GU, M. Y. M. & ZHU, Y., 2026, In: Globalisation, Societies and Education. 24, 3, p. 839-852Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Narrating translingual teacher cognition: Theorising the knowledge base of teaching Chinese as a first and second language in Hong Kong schools
LI, Z. J. & LIU, Y., 2026, In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 47, 3, p. 1911-1926Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Reimagining intercultural communication through Chinese cosmopolitanism
LI, Z. J. & BHATT, I., May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Middle East Critique.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Towards understanding heritage literacy
BHATT, I. & LI, Z. J., 2026, In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 47, 3, p. 1493-1510Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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中文作為第二語言學習者身份認同研究的理論前沿與評析
李蓁, 2026, 全球中文發展研究. 上海: 華東師範大學國際漢語文化學院, Vol. 第六輯. p. 105-124Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
Prizes
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Certificate of Merit (Caring Teacher Commendation Scheme)
LI, Z. J. (Recipient), Dec 2023
Prize: Prizes / Awards
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