Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
I received my undergraduate teacher education in Nanjing Normal University (1977) in China and was awarded a research degree of Ph.D in La Trobe University (1990), Australia. My teaching career has lasted for more than thirty years, working in a secondary school and a teacher training university in China before teaching in an Australian secondary school and lecturing in a number of Australian universities (Melbourne, Deakin and Newcastle).
Since 1993, I have been working in the University of Newcastle. In 1998, I was invited to do research and teach at U.C. Berkeley, USA. In the same year I was invited as a visiting professor to teach in the summer school at UBC, Canada as well as a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong. In 1999, I was awarded Honorary Professor in the College of International Education at Nanjing Normal University, China for the contribution to international exchange and collaborative research. In 2002, I was awarded a visiting fellowship at University of Cambridge. After a year, I was awarded Life Member of Clare Hall at University of Cambridge, UK. In addition, I was a visiting professor at Nanjing University (2006) and Beijing Language and Culture University (2009) in China.
In the last two decades, I have published numerous journal articles and conference papers in the field of language education and international education. My four research books are (1) The Teaching of Cultures in Foreign Language Education (2) Research on strategies for Teaching Culture and Language (3) Studying overseas and (4) Learning Strategies in a Multicultural Environment. In addition, my Chinese book A Reflection of International Education has also attracted thousands of readers in China.
My major contribution has been in the research of teaching Languages other than English, ESL/EFL and international education. I have won an International Teaching Fellowship Award from Victoria Government and an Award for Excellence in Teaching from the University of Newcastle. My international profile and the recognition of my work as a researcher, scholar and teacher have attracted a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate students from overseas, particularly from Asia. Research students who have successfully completed their Ph.D theses under my supervision are now outstanding university academics in Australia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, PNG and other Asian countries.
Qualifications
- PhD, La Trobe University, 05/04/1991
Research
Research keywords
- Intercultural Communication
- International Education
- Language Education
- Strategies of Teaching Culture and Language
Research expertise
Culture in Foreign Language Education
Computer Assisted Language Learning
Intercultural Communication
International Education
Language Teacher Training
Languages
- Chinese, Nec
- Japanese
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 130302 | Comparative And Cross-Cultural Education | 45 |
| 080699 | Information Systems Not Elsewhere Classified | 35 |
| 130199 | Education Systems Not Elsewhere Classified | 20 |
Memberships
Committee/Associations (relevant to research).
- American Association of Applied Linguistics
- Applied Linguistics Association of Australia
- Australian Association for Research in Education
- Executive Committee Member - Chinese Studies Association of Australia
- Sub-Commitee (teacher education) member - International Association of TESOL
Appointments
| Commitee member and Vet Victoria Curriculum Assessment Board (VCAB), Victoria (Australia) | 01/01/1992 - 01/12/1993 |
| Consultant Hunter Regional Office, NSW Department of Education and Training (Australia) | 01/10/1994 - 01/11/1994 |
| Advisor Beijing Language and Culture University Press in publishing textbooks designed for international students (China) | 01/01/1996 |
| External reviewer on language programs (BA/BEd) Deakin University, 2000. (Australia) | 01/06/2000 - 01/08/2000 |
| Invited specialist Course Assessment Committee for the reaccreditation of the MEd (TESOL)Avondale College, NSW (Australia) | 01/02/2002 - 01/03/2002 |
| Invited member NSW consulting group for Student Learning and Support Services Taskforce (Language Project), MCEETYA. (Australia) | 01/01/2003 - 01/12/2003 |
| Advisor Beijing Language and Culture University Press in publishing textbooks designed for international students (China) | 01/01/2007 |
Awards
Distinction.
| 1985 | La Trobe University Postgraduate Scholarship La Trobe University (Australia) |
|---|---|
| 1983 | International Teaching Fellowship Award Government of Victoria, (Australia) |
Recognition.
| 2003 | Life Member Clare Hall, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Award for Excellence in Teaching The University of Newcastle (Australia) |
Invitations
| Australia-China Initiatives: ESL Teacher Training - International Symposium on Co-operative Education in Languages Centre of Intercultural Language Studies, UBC, Vancouver, Canada (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2003 |
| Post-structurism and EFL Teaching Beijing University, Beijing, China (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 1994 |
| Second Language Teaching in the Australian Cultural Context International Symposium University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2000 |
| Three Paradigms of Teaching Culture in ESL Programs University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 1995 |
Administrative
Administrative expertise
Program Convenors
(Master of Educational Studies - TESOL)
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Language education including TESOL, LOTE teacher training in undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Also for Education foundation courses such as "the context of teaching" etc.
Teaching expertise
Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Languages
Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language
TESOL/LOTE Curriculum and Methodology
English for Special Purposes
Assessment and Evaluation
Intercultural communication
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 19 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $82,812 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2012 (1 grants)
The 19th International Conference on Learning, The Institute of Education, 14 - 16 August 2012$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200550 | ||
2011 (1 grants)
16th World Congress Applied Linguistics (AILA 2011), Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China, 23 - 28 August 2011$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100812 | ||
2008 (1 grants)
AILA 2008 - The 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Congress Centre Essen Germany, 24/8/2008 - 29/8/2008$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189143 | ||
2007 (2 grants)
A comparative study on the responses by International Students towards the Teaching Strategies Used in an Australian University$10,397
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pilot Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,397 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187868 | ||
The Fourteenth International Conference on Learning, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26/6/2007 - 29/6/2007$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187892 | ||
2005 (2 grants)
A comparative study on the Chinese RHD students adjustment to the institutional based cultures at an Australian University$9,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,000 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0184776 | ||
The 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, 24-29 July 2005$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0185502 | ||
2004 (1 grants)
The Eleventh International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning, 27-30 June 2004$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0184081 | ||
2003 (2 grants)
The Cultural Conflicts Experienced by Australian Supervisors in Training PhD Candidates of Chinese Cultural Heritage Backgrounds$8,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $8,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182354 | ||
Third International Conference on Internet Chinese Education (ICICE 2003), Taipei, Taiwan 24-26 October, 2003.$1,610
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,610 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183073 | ||
2002 (1 grants)
13th World Congress of Applied Linguistics 2002, Singapore 16-21 December 2002$2,084
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,084 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0182598 | ||
2001 (1 grants)
An Investigation of the Cultural Conflicts Experienced by Students of Chinese Cultural Heritage Background Undertaking PhD Candidature$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen, Conjoint Associate Professor Doug Absalom, Professor Allyson Holbrook | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,000 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0180110 | ||
2000 (1 grants)
The Teaching of Chinese to Native English Speakers.$1,957
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,957 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0179813 | ||
1999 (1 grants)
12th World Congress of Applied Linquistics Tokyo, Japan.$1,323
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,323 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0179061 | ||
1996 (2 grants)
Computer assisted language learning in teacher education: Training of tones and stress patterns in Asian languages.$2,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen, Professor Minyue Fu | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Small Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,000 | 1996 | 1996 |
| GNo:G0175664 | ||
IEEE Second International Conference on Multi Media Education, The University of Melbourne, 3-5 July 1996$841
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $841 | 1996 | 1996 |
| GNo:G0176428 | ||
1995 (1 grants)
Computer Assisted Language Learning in Teacher Eductation: Training of Tones and Stress Patterns in Asian Languages.$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen, Professor Minyue Fu | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 1995 | 1995 |
| GNo:G0174995 | ||
1994 (1 grants)
An Integrative Model for Asian Language Teaching Methodology$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Teaching Committee Teaching Grants | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 1994 | 1994 |
| GNo:G0175885 | ||
1993 (1 grants)
Computer assisted language learning in teacher education: Training tones and stress patterns in Asian language.$9,600
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Shen Chen, Professor Minyue Fu | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,600 | 1993 | 1993 |
| GNo:G0175665 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 16 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN Masters EFTSL | 0.6 |
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 7.05 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Maximizing Indonesian EFL Learning Outcomes Through ICT Transformation in Gorontalo School |
| 2012 | 2015 | M Philosophy (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Opportunities and Threats for CALL in 21st Century ESL Education |
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Applying Computer-Mediated Collaborative Learning into English Foreign Language Classrooms at a Vietnamese University |
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Education) | Co-Supervisor | The Effects of Explicit and Implicit Instruction in English Refusals on Vietnamese EFL Students |
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Intercultural Awareness in Vietnam English Foreign Language Teacher Education Curriculum |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Investigating University Lecturers' Attitudes towards Learner Autonomy in the EFL Context in Vietnam |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Education) | Co-Supervisor | An Investigation of the Motivation of Male and Female Vietnamese University Students to Learn English in the Light of the Expectancy-Value Model of Academic Motivation. |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Communication Strategies in the High-Context and High Power Distance Culture of the Philippines: A Classroom Investigation |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Preparing Chinese Students for Tertiary Study in English-Speaking Counties |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Exploring Students' Experiences of English Medium Instruction in Vietnamese Universities |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | An Investigation of Vietnamese EFL Teachers' Attitudes to Promoting Intercultural Competence Through Methodological Innovations |
| 2010 | 2016 | PhD (Education) | Co-Supervisor | Developing ESL Student's Second Language Word Recognition From Aural Input: Testing a Computer Mediated Learning Model |
| 2009 | 2013 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Education Policy and Practice in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language in a Multicultural Environment - Conversational Skills Development |
| 2009 | 2013 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Developing a Classroom Interaction Framework to Promote Lower Secondary School Students' English Communicative Competance in Malang, East Java, Indonesia |
| 2009 | 2012 | PhD (Education) | Co-Supervisor | Innovation of English for Specific Purposes Curricula in Taiwanese Universities |
| 2008 | 2012 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | A Study of the Certification of EFL Teachers in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Learning English: Promoting Classroom Interaction at Universities in Hong Kong |
| 2009 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Constructing a Pedagogical Framework for English Writing at Upper-Secondary Schools in Papua New Guinea |
| 2007 | PhD (Education) | Principal Supervisor | Developing an Effective English Language Teaching Model for Indonesia |
| 2005 | PhD (Education) | Co-Supervisor | Developing a New Model: Captioned Video Teaching for EFL Learners in Taiwanese Elementary Schools |
| PhD (Education) | Co-Supervisor | A Study of the Design and Implementation of English Curriculum of 5-Year Junior Colleges in Taiwan |
Associate Professor Shen Chen
| Work Phone | (02) 492 16705 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 7916 |
| Shen.Chen@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Associate Professor School of Education Faculty of Education and Arts |
| Office | HA105, Hunter Building, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/shen-chen |
| Link | http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school-old/education/staff/chenshen/index.html |
