Dr Alan Huang

Senior Teaching Fellow

Education

Personal statement

I joined the School of Education in January 2016 following the completion of my PhD in Education from the University of Edinburgh. The project was fully funded by the Principal’s Career Development Studentship and the Edinburgh Global Overseas Research Scholarship.

I currently hold a variety of senior management positions in Higher Education, including University Senator, Senate Representative at University Learning Enhancement Committee, Faculty Chair of the Internationalisation Group (China), Institute Representative of Faculty Academic Committee and Institute Director of Postgraduate Taught programmes.

I am the founding director of MSc TESOL & Intercultural Communication and Postgraduate Certificate in Education (International) or iPGCE at the University of Strathclyde.

I have an in-depth understanding of the HE sector, such as international recruitment and reputation, funding models, fees, and increased living costs, resource allocation and strategic planning, digital transformation, student engagement, retention and completion rate and student and staff wellbeing.

I have worked as an External Examiner at several UK HE institutions including the University of Edinburgh, University of Manchester, University of Salford, and so on. I am a member of the following professional bodies:

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education’s (QAA), Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), Higher Education Academy (HEA), General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS), British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA), The European Second Language Association (EUROSLA), The European Educational Research Association (EERA).

I am a Trustee for Scotland China Education Network.

Publications

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Publications

PODCAST #12 Meet a course leader : Dr Alan Huang: Banegas Dario, Huang Alan; (2021)
How do virtual interactions with French speakers affect the motivation of young learners in a Scottish primary classroom?: Innes James, Huang Alan; Language Learning in Anglophone Ccountries Challenges, Practices, Ways Forward (2021) (2021); https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56654-8
An exploration of teacher learning through reflection from a sociocultural and dialogical perspective : professional dialogue or professional monologue?: Huang Alan, Klein Markus, Beck Anna; Professional Development in Education, pp. 1-15 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2020.1787192
The dialogical nature of language use in interactive listening : revisiting meaning in context: Huang Alan; Language Awareness Vol 29, pp. 21-40 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2019.1686509
Linking plurilingualism principles to language teachers' classroom practices : understanding, enacting and reflecting: Huang Alan, McPake Joanna, Birnie Inge; European Conference on Educational Research (2019)
The teaching of Chinese characters : a case study of Mandarin teachers' understanding of career-long professional learning in the UK: Huang Alan, Lam Sophia, Diamantidaki Fotini; Acquisition of Chinese: Bilingualism and Multilingualism (2019)

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Teaching

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Teaching

My teaching reflects my research experience and expertise. Since joining Strathclyde, I have held key roles in the innovation, leadership, management and delivery of a number of courses. These include:

BA (Hons) Primary Education
PGDE Modern Languages
BA (Hons) Education & TESOL
International PG Certificate in Education (iPGCE)
MSc TESOL and Intercultural Communication

PG modules I taught or currently teach on

X3841 Contemporary Issues in Language Teaching - module leader
X9651 Practitioner Enquiry for Professional Learning - module leader
X3815 MSc Dissertation - module leader
PGDE (Secondary) Modern Languages Creative Context for Learning
PGDE (Secondary) Placement Learning
PGDE Professional Specialisation: Languages for All - module leader.

UG modules I taught or currently teach on

X7207 Digital Technologies in Language Education - module leader
X7208 Developing Language and Communication Skills - module leader
X7348 TESOL 2: Methods, Approaches and Techniques in Language Teaching - module leader
X7432 BA Dissertation - module leader
X7314 Science, Technology and ICT
X7435 Social Research Methods.

MSc/MEd supervision (27 students completed).

BA supervision (11 students completed).

PGR supervision (2 students completed; currently supervising 8 students).

Research

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Research Interests

My research focuses on three areas: second/foreign language education, teacher professional learning and digital technologies in education. I have a particular interest in the application of sociocultural theory and an dialogical approach to learning and teaching.

My recent projects include exploring the dialogical nature of interactive listening, plurilingualism in Scottish education, student teachers’ digital knowledge and skills in ITE, and professional dialogue for teacher professional learning. At the theoretical level I am interested in the underlying links of language and thought, especially with regards to the way in which the wider sociocultural contexts contribute to the communication process.

I have published my research in top international peer-reviewed journals and presented my studies in the UK, China, Italy, Greece, Denmark and Finland. I am a peer reviewer for the following journals: