Siyan Chen

Biography

Background

My research interest lies in the psychology of language learner and international students’ intercultural experiences. I have longstanding research interests in language learning emotions and language learner strategies, especially in foreign language anxiety,  willingness to communicate, L2 vocabulary strategies, and L2 emotion regulation strategies. My research interests extend to language learner wellbeing, identity and interculturality in language education.

Qualifications

  • PhD Education, University of Edinburgh (2023-present)
  • MSc TESOL, University of Edinburgh  (2021-2022)

Responsibilities & affiliations

  • Associate Tutor (Dissertation Supervisor) in Language Education  Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh

Conference details

  • Interweaving: A Post Graduate Research and Networking Conference, the University of Edinburgh 'The interplay between Emotion and Strategy Use in Chinese International Students’ Vocabulary Learning for Academic Writing: an Ecological Perspective' | March 21-22, 2024
  • Situating Strategy in Use: Embracing Strategy Diversity in the Multilingual World, the University of Warsaw, Poland  'The interplay between Emotion and Strategy Use in Chinese International Students’ Vocabulary Learning for Academic Writing: An Integrated Ecological Perspective' | September 4-6, 2024

  • 26th Warwick International Conference in Applied Linguistics: Bridging Worlds, University of Warwick 'Towards an Ecological Understanding of Chinese International Students’ Strategic Emotion Regulation in Academic Vocabulary Learning: A Longitudinal Multiple-Case Study (Poster presentation)' |June 17-19, 2025

  • British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Annual Conference: Applied linguistics in the face of global challenges and local needs, University of Glasgow 'Towards an Ecological Understanding of Chinese International Students’ Strategic Emotion Regulation in Academic Vocabulary Learning: A Longitudinal Multiple-Case Study (Poster presentation)' [BAAL 2025 Poster Prize] | September 4-6, 2025

  • The International Association for the Psychology of Language Learning (IAPLL) Doctoral School, University of Graz, Austria  'Towards an Ecological Understanding of Chinese International Students’ Strategic Emotion Regulation in Academic Vocabulary Learning: A Longitudinal Multiple-Case Study'  | December 5-7, 2025

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