Dr Hang Lu
Associate Tutor
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, IETL
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- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
Dr Hang Lu is an Associate Tutor at the Institute for Language Education, Moray House, University of Edinburgh. She completed her PhD in Education in 2024, titled Foreign Language Education Policies and the Disparity between Urban and Rural Compulsory English Language Education in China --- The Influence of Neoliberalism.
With a Master’s degree in TESOL from UCL, UK and another in English Linguistics and Literature from Northeast Normal University, China, her expertise spans language education and policy, critical and sociological theory, intercultural communication, and linguistic ethnography.
Dr Hang Lu has been actively involved in developing and leading discussions on intercultural citizenship and language education, and her contributions have been recognised through various nominations, including the University of Edinburgh’s 2023-2024 Student Tutor of the Year.
In addition to her academic role, Dr Lu co-founder of FromWomen Community, which aims to empower and connect Chinese-speaking women in Edinburgh and beyond.
Dr Lu is open to collaborative opportunities and is enthusiastic about engaging in projects that align with her areas of expertise.
Postgraduate teaching
- Language and Intercultural Communication Pedagogy
- Language Education for Intercultural Citizenship
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Critical Topics in Intercultural Communication Studies
- Sources of Knowledge: Understanding and analysing research literature
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Conceptualising research: Foundations, assumptions and praxis
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Text, Discourse and Language Teaching
Dissertation Supervisor for:
MSc TESOL
MSc Language and Intercultural Communication
MSc Language Education
Research summary
Dr Lu is interested in language education policy, intercultural communication, critical sociological theory, and linguistic ethnography in shaping education & language education systems. She examines how global and local influences interact in the context of language learning and how these dynamics affect both students and teachers in practice.
Her research is also informed by social justice concerns, focusing on the opportunities and challenges faced by individuals in marginalised settings as they navigate educational policies and language learning.
Conference details
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British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) – 2022, 2024
- 2022: Poster presentation on Stratified ‘Nation-builders’: Urban and Rural Secondary School Students in English Language Education in China.
- 2024: Delivering a presentation on Negotiating Nationalism and Neoliberalism: Conflicts and Compromises in English Language Teaching in China’s Compulsory Education.
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British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE) – 2022, 2024
- 2022: Delivering a presentation on Urban and Rural Secondary School Students’ Connection and Disconnection of Global-local Partnership in English Language Education in Modern China.
- 2022: Volunteering in the organizing team.
- 2024: Delivering a presentation on Neoliberalism, Nationalism, and the Transformation of English Language Teachers in Mainland China.
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Oxford Ethnography and Education Conference – 2023
- Delivering a paper on Marginalised ‘Nation-builders’: Rural Students in English Language Education at the Basic Education Stage Under the Encountering Between Neoliberalism and Nationalism in China.
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Explorations in Ethnography, Language and Communication Conference – 2023
- Delivering a presentation on The Alliance and De-alliance Between Rural and Urban Junior Secondary School Students and English Language Education Policies in Modern China.
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Sociolinguistics Symposium 24 (Ghent University, Belgium) – 2022
- Delivering a presentation on The Making of Neoliberal Subjectivities of Rural Students Under the English Language Education Policies in Modern China.