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Dr Huan Zhao PhD

Learning Advisor

Student Experience

Dr Huan Zhao has more than 15 years of experience in Academic English and ESOL teaching and researching. During the past 15 years, she has been working as Academic Writing Consultant at Massey University, NZCEL Tutor in New Zealand and Lecturer at Fudan University in China. She has a profound understanding of teacher education, second language acquisition and pedagogies.

Huan has completed her PhD in TESOL and Applied Linguistics in 2019 at the University of Auckland. She was awarded the Fellow certificate (FHEA) in 2022 and has a tertiary level teaching qualification (TESOL and Applied Linguistics).

Professional

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - University of Auckland (2019)

Research Expertise

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics (200401):
Curriculum and Pedagogy (130200): Education (130000):
English as a Second Language (200303): English Language (200302): Language Studies (200300): Languages, Communication And Culture (200000): Linguistics (200400):
LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Maori) (130207)

Research Outputs

Journal

Zhao, H. (2025). EFL Students’ Perceptions of Language Learning and Assessment: Pre and in Generative AI (GenAI) Era. la evaluación de lenguas en la era de la inteligencia artificial.
[Journal article]Authored by: Zhao, H.
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Book

Zhao, H., & Zhang, LJ.(2022). Teaching Writing in English as a Foreign Language Teachers’ Cognition Formation and Reformation. : Springer
[Authored Book]Authored by: Zhao, H.
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Consultancy and Languages

Languages

  • Mandarin
    Last used: Daily
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • English
    Last used: Daily
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • Japanese
    Last used: Occasionally
    Spoken ability: Average
    Written ability: Average

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

• provides face-to-face consultations to students of various levels and majors on their academic writing in terms of structure, focus, presentation, flow, referencing, grammar, etc.
• provides written feedback on students' assignments
• answers questions raised by students on the Massey University Academic Q&A Forum about academic writing and study skills

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