I am an assistant professor in the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies at Dublin City University. My research interests include technology-enhanced language teaching and learning, and language teacher education.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liu, Weiming (2025) 'AI for Language Teacher Professional Development: Advancing Through Human-ChatGPT Collaboration'. New Perspectives on Languages, (2). [DOI] | |
| 2025 | Liu, Weiming (2025) 'Language teacher AI literacy: Insights from collaborations with ChatGPT'. Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Liu, Weiming (2024) 'A systematic review of the use of WeChat in teaching Chinese as a foreign language'. Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Liu, Weiming (2024) 'Applying the ZPD to language teaching: A study of the integration of an online assessment tool into a Chinese programme'. International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching, 5 (2). [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Liu, W. & Devitt, A. (2014) 'Using reciprocal peer teaching to developing learner autonomy: An action research project with a beginners’ Chinese class'. LANGUAGE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 4 (2). [Link] https://doi.org/10.1515/cercles-2014-0025 | |
| 2023 | Liu, Weiming (2023) 'A systematic review of the use of virtual reality in teaching Chinese as a foreign language'. Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning, . [DOI] |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Liu, W. (2024) 'The integration of ChatGPT in language education: Exploring contexts, assessing impacts, and unpacking implications' In: AI in Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Liu, Weiming (2022) 'The Impact of Loop Quizzes on Students’ Learning of Chinese in an Irish University in the Time of Covid-19' In: Teaching Chinese as an International Language in the Time of COVID: Opportunities, Innovations and D. London : Sinolingua London Ltd. | |
| 2018 | Liu, W. (2018) 'Monitoring students’ comprehension of sentence structures in a Chinese classroom' In: Teaching and Learning Chinese in Global Contexts: from Language Policy to Classroom Practice. London : Sinolingua. | |
| 2017 | Devitt, A.; Liu, W. (2017) 'Bootstrapping learning in a Chinese beginners’ classroom' In: Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education: Theoretical and Practical Issues. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Devitt, A.; Liu, W. (2016) 'The creation of an active learning context for a chinese class' In: Conflict and Communication: A Changing Asia in a Globalizing World - Language and Cultural Perspectives. [Link] | |
| 2016 | Liu, W. (2016) 'Assessing students’ learning progress through their in-class writing compositions' In: Acquisition, Assessment and Application: Theory and Practice of Teaching Chinese in Higher Education: Applied Chinese Language Studies VI. London : Sinolingua London Ltd. | |
| 2015 | Liu, W. & Devitt, A. (2015) 'Applying the Zone of Proximal Development to teaching Chinese culture' In: Guo, Z. & Zheng, B(Eds.). Recent Developments of Chinese Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. London : Cypress Books Ltd. | |
| 2014 | Liu, W. & Devitt, A. (2014) 'Activating empathy: Language teacher training through a Chinese course' In: Li, L. & Xing, M(Eds.). Innovation and Consolidation in Learning and Teaching Chinese. London : Cypress Books. | |
| 2013 | Liu, W. & Devitt, A. (2013) 'The role of students in a power sharing context: A study of the development of a Chinese teacher’s identity' In: Developing Pedagogies for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in Higher Education. London : Sinolingua. | |
| 2012 | Liu, W. & Devitt, A. (2012) 'The use of peer teaching in a Chinese classroom' In: Dian, H. & Ming, X(Eds.). Innovations in Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language. London : Sinolingua. | |
| 2012 | Li, L, et al (2012) 'Localisation of teaching materials and teachers to promote Chinese language and culture teaching in Irish secondary schools' In: Dian, H. & Xing, M(Eds.). Innovations in Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language. London : Sinolingua. |
Conference Contribution
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Research Interests
My research interests primarily include:
• Technology-enhanced language teaching and learning;
• Teaching Chinese as a foreign language;
• Language teacher education