Associate Professor Linda Tsung
MA and PhD The University of Sydney
Member of China Studies Centre
A18 - Brennan MacCallum Building
The University of Sydney
Telephone | +61 2 9351 2868 |
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Biographical details
Linda Tsung gained a MA in Applied Linguistics (with Merit) and Ph.D from the University of Sydney. She has a track record in research into Chinese language education, ethnic identities, social and political changes in China, teaching Chinese as a second/additional language and educational outcomes, especially as they affect students from minority backgrounds in China (Tsung, 1999, 2008). She has also researched bilingualism in ethnic minority groups in Yunnan and Xinjiang (Tsung, 2004, 2007, 2009). Dr Tsung established the initial Bachelor and Master Degrees in Chinese teacher training programs at the University of Sydney (1991- 1998). Dr Tsung has been supervising PhD students at the University of Sydney and the University of Hong Kong in the area of Chinese language education, trilingual education, social and political changes in China. She is currently an Honorary Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong and Vice President of the International Association of Bilingual Studies.
Research interests
- Chinese linguistics
- Chinese Pedagogy
- Second language acquisition
- Social and political changes in China
- Multi-cultualism and multi-lingualism in China
- Minority education
Teaching and supervision
Teaching
- Dr Tsung’s teaching including Chinese language and culture, Chinese linguistics and Chinese pedagogy
Supervision
- Tensions in Third Language Acquisition in the Multicultural Context: Ethnographic Study of L3 Learners in Yunnan
- A qualitative research on the integration of CALL/MALL into Chinese language learning programs
- Higher education reform in China (late 1970’s-2010): implications for state stability
- Teaching the Chinese spoken language in China and Australia: a comparative studies
- Chinese heritage learning in Australia
Current research students
Project title | Research student |
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An Analysis of Mandarin Teaching as L2 classroom discourse of college students in Sydney From CDA perspective | Jing LI |
Translation and intercultural communication of Chinese political discourse in Xi Jinping's era. | Chen ZHANG |
Current projects
- Chief Investigator (with Dr Cruikshank et al): ARC Linkage Project LP110100441 “Maximizing the potential of Australia’s language resources: exploring and developing languages across sectors, schools and communities” (1/2011-12/2013)
- Member of Faculty Collaborative Research Scheme: Language and Identity. The network will allow fruitful exchanges and the development of collaborative projects (2011-2013).
- Co- investigator (with Dr Mark Shum et al): “University–School Support Program: Supporting Secondary Schools in the Teaching and Learning of Chinese for Non-native Learners”. Funded by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong (2008–2011).
Associations
- Vice-President, the International Association of Bilingual Studies, 2005 -
- Committee member, China Education Centre, The University of Sydney
- Subject Specialist, Chinese Language, Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation, 2006 -
Selected grants
2011
- Maximising the potential of Australias language resources: exploring and developing languages across sectors, schools and communities; Cruickshank K, Wright J, Tsung L, Morgan L, Chen H; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP).
2010
- The Language and Identity Research Group; Rubino A, Bednarek M, Cruickshank K, Djenar D, Jarkey N, Lipovsky C, Mahboob A, Paltridge B, Tsung L, Wang W, Yilmaz D, Zhang Z; Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/FASS Collaborative Research Scheme.
Selected publications & creative works
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Contemporary Chinese Discourse and Social Practice in China (John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015)
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Language, Power and Hierarchy: Multilingual Education in China (Bloomsbury Academic, 2014)
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Researches on Chinese Language Learning among Minority Students in Hong Kong: Theories, Challenges and Practices (Hong Kong University Press, 2012)
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Teaching and Learning Chinese in Global Contexts: Multimodality and Literacy in the New Media Age (Continuum, 2011)
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Minority languages, education and communities in China (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
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