Dr Xuehong (Stella) He

Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics

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Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6419-0187

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About

Stella, or Xuehong He in Chinese, received her Ph.D. in Second Language Studies from Michigan State University, USA.

Her teaching experience has come from the United States and Japan, where she taught courses in applied linguistics and in Chinese and English as foreign languages.

Stella’s research interests include Instructed Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition, and Second Language Psycholinguistics.

She mainly adopts cognitive and psycholinguistic approaches (e.g., eye-tracking) to investigate instructional issues and individual differences, with special attention to vocabulary learning and teaching.

Find out more about Stella on her personal website: https://stellaxhe.wordpress.com/

Areas Of Expertise

Instructed Second Language Acquisition
Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
Second Language Psycholinguistics

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

He, X. & Loewen, S. (2023). How to present L2 Chinese words effectively for learning: Exploring learning outcomes and learner perceptions. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1-23.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0272263123000335, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0272263123000335
Nakata, T., Suzuki, Y., & He, X. (2023). Costs and benefits of spacing for second language vocabulary learning: Does relearning override the positive and negative effects of spacing?. Language Learning, 73(3), 799-834.
https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12553, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lang.12553
He, X. & Loewen, S. (2022). Stimulating learner engagement in app-based L2 vocabulary self-study: Goals and feedback for effective L2 pedagogy. System, 105, 102719
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102719, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102719
He, X. & Godfroid, A. (2019). Choosing words to teach: A novel method for vocabulary selection and its practical application. TESOL Quarterly, 53(2), 348-371.
https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.483, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tesq.483

Supervision

Untitled (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Jill Boggs

Taught Modules

ALE226 Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism

What happens in your mind when you learn a second or subsequent language? How does this compare to when you learn your first language. This module looks at how we process multiple languages, the interactions between them and factors that might influence how we comprehend and produce language.
ALE227 Research Methods and Tools for Applied Linguistics

This module equips students to engage effectively with tools used by applied linguists for data collection, scrutiny, and analysis. These will include software for building, interrogating and comparing language corpora (corpus tools), for transcribing and annotating video/audio data, and for measuring various dimensions of language texts. We will also cover basic concepts of computer programming, and compare statistical analysis programmes.
ALE306 Second Language Acquisition

This module will investigate second language learning from psycholinguistic perspectives. It will introduce students to some of the key theories in second language acquisition and focus on some of the factors that influence second language acquisition. By the end of this module, students will be able to identify causes of difficulty for second language learners, identify key features of different theories of second language acquisition, evaluate these theories in light of empirical research evidence and synthesise data/arguments in ways appropriate to different audiences
ALE325 Applied Linguistics Dissertation

In this module, students will conduct an empirical research project in Applied Linguistics under supervision. The first semester includes a number of skills-building lectures and seminars, while the second semester includes mainly the individual or small group meetings with the dissertation supervisor. Students collect and analyse data, and write up their projects in an 8,000 word dissertation.
ALEM20 Second Language Acquisition

How do you learn a second language? What processes are involved? What is the role of the first language? In this module, students will engage with these questions among others. Students will critically evaluate different theories of second language acquisition including what knowledge we have at the outset of the acquisition process and how we develop. Students will also examine different factors that may influence how successful a language learner becomes, including motivation, aptitude etc. We will read empirical studies that have sought to examine different studies and we will critically evaluate their results. The different methods of assessment will require students to critical evaluate research papers, analyse second language learner data and use this to support their arguments.

Dr Xuehong (Stella) He

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Areas Of Expertise

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All Research

Journal Articles

Supervision

Untitled (current)

Taught Modules

ALE226 Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism

ALE227 Research Methods and Tools for Applied Linguistics

ALE306 Second Language Acquisition

ALE325 Applied Linguistics Dissertation

ALEM20 Second Language Acquisition