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Role in the University
Lead for Postgraduate Certificate in Education with QTS (Secondary Pathway): Modern Foreign Languages
Teaching:
- ECAD6008 (Professional and Pedagogic Studies: Leading the Learning: what, how and why am I teaching?)
- ECAD7004 (Professional and Pedagogic Studies: Researching the Learning: what, how and why am I teaching?)
- ECDE7016 (Writing a Critical Literature Review in Education)
Supporting:
- BA Primary Education and PGCE Primary Education
- Doctorate in Education (EdD) programme
- Professional Doctorate in English Language Education and English Literature
- MFL Mentoring Project
Background
Prior to joining UWTSD, I held two roles in higher education - Coordinator for the Languages for All (Chinese) Programme at Cardiff University and Lecturer of Chinese as a Foreign Language at Xiamen University. With a teacher qualification in both China and the UK, I have trained pre-service Confucius Institute teachers and volunteers, cementing my expertise in teacher education.
Throughout my career, I have taught Mandarin Chinese to learners of all ages, from primary and secondary schools in England and Wales to adult learners mastering HSK 1-6. As a dedicated teacher educator, I have delivered engaging lectures on Chinese pedagogy, behaviour management, comparative education, and intercultural studies. Furthermore, I have provided professional development training workshops to teachers of Chinese and MFL in China, the UK, and the USA.
Member Of
- BERA
- British Chinese Language Teaching Society
- European Chinese Language Teaching Association
Academic Interests
- Languages, Literacy and Communication
- ICT assisted language education
- Research methods
Research Interests
With a PhD in Education, my main research interests include: technology enhanced language learning, language teacher education, Chinese as a foreign language education, second language acquisition, intercultural communicative competence, multimodal translanguaging, and digital literacy.
Publications
- Ruan, J. Exploring the assessment framework of Literacy Education in the UK: a comparative lens. 英国母语能力要求对我国语文教育的借鉴探析. 语文课内外. 2022(7):217-219.
- Ruan, J. Analysis on the international education path of Mandarin Chinese teaching overseas: a case study of Wales. 国家通用语言文字教学在国外的传播路径探析——以英国威尔士地区为例. 国家通用语言文字教学与研究. 2022(8):052-055.
- Ruan, J. & Chabert, C. (2022).Chinese new year: your guide to everything from importance of the colour red to firework bans. TheConversation.com.
- Wang, X. & Ruan, J. (2021). Duxing Chinese III. Xiamen University Press.
- Ruan, J. & Yu, W. (2021). Duxing Chinese IV. Xiamen University Press.
- Ruan, J. & Medwell, J. (2020). Using social networking technology to develop intercultural communicative competence: a case of GCSE Mandarin. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 14(4), 362-392.
Additional Information
- Ruan, J. & Tang, Y. (2023). Use Translanguaging (Trawsieithu) to teach Chinese and train future MFL teachers, 20th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, Developing Through Sharing. UCL IOE, UK.
- Ruan, J. & Yang, J. (2021).The way forward? Researching the multimodal features of a Community of Inquiry to support Mandarin learners, 11th International Conference and Workshops on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching. Yale University, USA.
- Ruan, J. (2021). Project grant: Researching the online translanguaging experience of Mandarin learners in Wales. 探究社区视角下的威尔士孔子学院学习者线上超语输出研究. CLEC. Ministry of Education, China.
- Ruan, J. Vice-Chancellor’s Medal 2018. University of Nottingham, UK.
- Ruan, J. (2018). Keynote Speaker: Chinese Language Teaching in the UK, Teacher Training Conference. Nottingham Confucius Institute, UK.
- Ruan, J. (2018). Creating an intercultural CFL learning experience with technology: exchange visits and homestays, 16th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, Thinking globally, acting locally: motivating Mandarin learners around the globe. UCL IOE, UK.
- Ruan, J. (2017). Using Social Networking to develop CFL learner’s intercultural communicative competence, 15th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference, Expanding Excellence: Raising Expectation, Increasing Fluency. UCL IOE, UK.
- Ruan, J. (2015). Developing a dynamic classroom. UCL IOE Confucius Institute, UK.