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Guo Junqing Christina

Guo Junqing Christina

PhD student (FT)

Biography

Chief Supervisor: Prof. Shaofeng Li

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • Master of Arts in Education, Institute of Education, University College London, UK
  • Bachelor of Arts in English, The College of Foreign Languages, Ocean University of China, China
  • Academic Minor in International Organizations and Global Governance, School of International Studies, Peking University, China

Professional Qualifications

  • Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), The American TESOL Institute
  • Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), Cambridge Assessment English
  • Cambridge Assessment Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT), Cambridge Assessment English
  • High School English Teacher Qualification Certificate, Beijing Municipal Education Commission

Research Interests

  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Positive Psychology
  • Task-based Language Teaching and Learning
  • Meta-analysis
  • Research Methods
  • AI-assisted language education

Teaching

I have worked as a full-time EFL teacher and curriculum designer in Beijing and Qingdao, where I taught a range of courses including Integrated English, Language and Culture, English Writing, Oral English, IELTS, TOEFL, and Academic Writing. I also gained hands-on teaching experience in K-12 English language education in the UK, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. My aim is to bridge pedagogical practice with innovative academic research in second language acquisition.

Service

  • Faculty Representative, Institute of Education, University College London, UK
  • Academic Representative, Institute of Education, University College London, UK
  • Intern, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing, China
  • Administrative Assistant, International Cooperation and Exchange Office of Qingdao Municipal Government, China
  • President of the Student Union, The College of Foreign Languages, Ocean University of China, China

Awards & Scholarship

  • Outstanding Graduate Student (Provincial), Ministry of Education
  • Excellent Student Leader Award (Provincial), Ministry of Education
  • First Prize, The 21st FLTRP Cup National English Debating Competition (National)
  • Excellent Speaker Award, The 21st FLTRP Cup National English Debating Competition (National)
  • First Prize for Academic Excellence Scholarship, Ocean University of China (National)
  • Model Student Award (Top Undergraduate Honor), Ocean University of China
  • Outstanding Graduation Thesis Award, Ocean University of China
  • Academic Excellence Scholarship (First Prize), Summer School, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Outstanding Master Dissertation Award, University College London, UK
  • Honors Certificate for the Sociological Research in American Program, USA
  • Excellent Academic Representative, University College London, UK

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