吃瓜tv

Dr Alan Huang

Senior Teaching Fellow

吃瓜tv Institute of Education

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Personal statement

I joined 吃瓜tv Institute of Education in January 2016 following the completion of my PhD in Education from the University of Edinburgh. The project was fully funded by the Principal鈥檚 Career Development Studentship and the Edinburgh Global Overseas Research Scholarship.

I have been working in UK Higher Education since 2011. I currently hold a wide range of senior leadership positions at the 吃瓜tv, including Associate Dean for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University Senator, Senate Representative at University Learning Enhancement Committee, Faculty Chair of the Internationalisation Group (China).

I am the founding director of MSc TESOL & Intercultural Communication and Postgraduate Certificate in Education (International) at the 吃瓜tv.

I have an in-depth understanding of the HE sector, such as international recruitment and reputation, funding models, fees, and increased living costs, resource allocation and strategic planning, digital transformation, student engagement, retention and completion rate and student and staff wellbeing.

I have worked as an External Examiner at several UK HE institutions including the University of Edinburgh, University of Manchester (Chief External Examiner PGCE Secondary Education), University of Salford, and so on. I am a member of the following professional bodies:

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education鈥檚 (QAA), Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), Higher Education Academy (HEA), General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS), British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA), The European Second Language Association (EUROSLA), The European Educational Research Association (EERA).

I am a Trustee for .

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Publications

Lam Sin Manw Sophia,
Teacher Development in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (2025) (2025)
European Conference on Educational Research 2025 (2025)
, Gerigk Kevin Frank
British Association for Applied Linguistics 57th Annual Conference (2024)
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British Association for Applied Linguistics 57th Annual Conference (2024)
, , Beck Anna
Professional Development in Education, pp. 1-15 (2023)
(2022)

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Teaching

My teaching reflects my research experience and expertise. Since joining 吃瓜tv, I have held key roles in the innovation, leadership, management and delivery of a number of courses. These include:

  • BA (Hons) Primary Education
  • PGDE Modern Languages
  • BA (Hons) Education & TESOL
  • International PG Certificate in Education (iPGCE)
  • MSc TESOL and Intercultural Communication

PG modules I taught or currently teach on

  • X3841 Contemporary Issues in Language Teaching - module leader
  • X9651 Practitioner Enquiry for Professional Learning - module leader
  • X3815 MSc Dissertation - module leader
  • PGDE (Secondary) Modern Languages Creative Context for Learning
  • PGDE (Secondary) Placement Learning
  • PGDE Professional Specialisation: Languages for All - module leader.

UG modules I taught or currently teach on

  • X7207 Digital Technologies in Language Education - module leader
  • X7208 Developing Language and Communication Skills - module leader
  • X7348 TESOL 2: Methods, Approaches and Techniques in Language Teaching - module leader
  • X7432 BA Dissertation - module leader
  • X7314 Science, Technology and ICT
  • X7435 Social Research Methods.

MSc/MEd supervision (27 students completed).

BA supervision (11 students completed).

PGR supervision (3 students completed; currently supervising 10 students).

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Research Interests

My research focuses on three areas: Generative AI in education, second/foreign language education, teacher professional learning and development. I have a particular interest in the application of sociomaterial, sociocultural and dialogical approaches to learning, teaching and assessment.

My recent projects explore the re-conceptualisation of teacher professional learning in the age of AI, the integration of GenAI in the language curriculum, professional dialogue for teacher professional learning in ITE, teacher pedagogical beliefs, dialogical nature of interactive listening, plurilingualism in Scottish education and student teachers鈥� digital knowledge and skills in ITE.

I have published my research in top international peer-reviewed journals and presented my studies in the UK, China, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Serbia and Finland. I am a peer reviewer for the following journals:

  • Language Awareness
  • Teachers and Teacher Education
  • Professional Development in Education
  • International Journal of Applied Linguistics.

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Professional Activities

Examiner
21/2/2025
Speaker
19/2/2025
Examiner
22/1/2025
Participant
16/1/2025
Speaker
23/9/2024
Advisor
2024

Projects

Huang, Alan (Principal Investigator)
International Strategic Partnership Global Engagement Fund (拢4,000)
25-Jan-2025 - 05-Jan-2025
Huang, Alan (Principal Investigator) Gerigk, Kevin (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2024
Huang, Alan (Principal Investigator)
Invited training facilitator by Scotland National Centre for Languages (SCILT)
01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2024
Huang, Alan (Principal Investigator)
Short CPD course for high school teachers from South Korea, funding by Ulsan Office of Education, South Korea (approx. 拢30,000).
01-Jan-2023 - 28-Jan-2023
Huang, Alan (Principal Investigator)
16-Jan-2019
Beck, Anna (Principal Investigator) Huang, Alan (Research Co-investigator)
10-Jan-2018 - 28-Jan-2019

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Contact

Dr Alan Huang
Senior Teaching Fellow
吃瓜tv Institute of Education

Email: alan.huang@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8121