Fields of Research

Discourse and pragmatics
Chinese languages
English as a second language

Research Objectives

Communication across languages and culture
Languages and linguistics

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A sociopragmatic analysis of email requests in Mandarin Chinese and Australian English; Approaches to Translation Studies
An empirical study on pragmatic transfer in the performance of refusals; Foreign Language Research
Linking up learners of Chinese with native speakers through WeChat in an Australian tertiary CFL curriculum; Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education
Pragmatic Failure in Cross-Cultural Communication; Translation Studies and Cross-Cultural Communication
Pragmatic Transfer and Development; John Benjamins Publishing Company
Requests made by Australian learners of Chinese as a foreign language; Journal of Language Teaching and Research
Saying “no” in emails in Mandarin Chinese and Australian English; Journal of Politeness Research
Saying “no” in emails in Mandarin Chinese and Australian English; Journal of Politeness Research

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision