PhD Title

Second Language Acquisition of Chinese Aspect Markers

Supervisors

Dr Yang Lan and Professor Flemming Christiansen

Research Study

My research is concerned with the acquisition of Chinese as a second/foreign language, in the context of the UK universities. My research interests lie in the Chinese aspectual system and the linguistic comparison between Chinese and English.

Background

MA in Education, Warwick University 2005, supervisor Dr Peter Lang. BA in Business Management, Edinburgh Napier University 2004, supervisor Dr Ian Smith

Email: smldl@leeds.ac.uk