Zou Di Daisy
 | Associate Professor
Tel: 2616 8112 Room: LBY222 |
Prof. Zou Di is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Centre for English and Additional Languages at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. She gained her PhD in English from City University of Hong Kong and a TESOL certificate from Trinity College London. Her research interests include education technology, language education, computer-assisted language learning, game-based language learning, and artificial intelligence in language education. She has published a total of 189 research publications, including 121 journal papers, 3 edited books, 18 book chapters, 45 conference proceedings and 2 patents. Among the 121 journal papers, 86 are SCI/SSCI indexed, appearing in prestigious journals like Computers & Education, British Journal of Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Language Learning & Technology and Systems. Her Google Scholar citation count is 6411 (as of July 2024) with an h-index of 39 and an i10-index of 80. She has been listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Her papers in Computers & Education and Computer Assisted Language Learning are among the Most Cited Articles. She has received the Excellent Paper Award from the International Conference on Blended Learning. Her projects in teaching development and language enhancement have earned the Golden Medal and Special Awards from the International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada (iCAN), the Silver Medal from the International Innovation and Invention Competition (IIIC) in Taiwan, and more. She serves as an Associate Editor for Computer & Education, Australasian Journal of Education Technology from 2021 to 2022, and Computers & Education: X Reality, and is an editorial board member of Education Technology & Society and the International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation.
2018: Flipped Learning 3.0 Certification, Flipped Learning Global Initiative.
2014 – 2015: CertBOT, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Certificate in Becoming an Online Teacher.
2012 – 2013: CertTESOL, Trinity College London, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
2009 – 2012: Doctor of Philosophy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Specialized in English)
2007 – 2009: Master of Arts, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. (Specialized in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics)
2003 – 2007: Bachelor of Arts, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. (Specialized in English)
2003 – 2007: Bachelor of Business Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
2023 Nov.: Associate Professor & Head, School of Graduate Studies & Centre for English and Additional Languages, Faculty of Arts. Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR
2023 Jul.: Associate Professor, Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Humanities. The Education University of Hong Kong, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR
2017 – 2023: Assistant Professor, Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Humanities. The Education University of Hong Kong, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR
2014 – 2017: Instructor, English Language Centre, Faculty of Humanities. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR
2012 – 2014: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. City University of Hong Kong, Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR
- Educational technology
- English language education
- Computer-assisted language learning
- Game-based language learning
- Artificial Intelligence in language education
- ENG3002 Introduction to Research Methods in English Studies
- ENG3008 English as Global Language
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2023 - World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientist in Education, Stanford University
2023 - Best Student Paper Award, International Conference on Open and Innovative Education
2023 - Faculty Teaching Award, Faculty of Humanities, The Education University of Hong Kong
2022 - World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientist in Education, Stanford University
2022 - Gold Medal, Jury’s Choice Award, & Special Award, Facilitating emotion classification based on non-intrusive learner data via deep neural networks, International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada
2022 - Gold Medal & Special Award, Personalized vocabulary learning system based on artificial intelligence techniques, International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada
2022 - Best Paper Presentation Award, AI-driven automated language assessment of picture writing tasks, The 1st International Conference on Future Language Learning
2022 - Most-cited Articles published within the last 3 years as calculated by Computer Assisted Language Learning, Taylor & Francis
2022 - Top-200 of CALL reviewers, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Taylor and Francis
2021 - Top-100 of CALL reviewers, Computer Assisted Language Learning, Taylor and Francis
2021 - World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientist in Education, Stanford University
2021 - Most-cited Article as calculated by Computers & Education, Detecting latent topics and trends in educational technologies over four decades using structural topic modeling: A retrospective of all volumes of Computers & Education, Elsevier
2021 - Most-cited Article as calculated by Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence, Application and theory gaps during the rise of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Elsevier
2020 - Silver Medal, An Emotional Recognition System based on Deep Learning Technology, The International Innovation and Invention Competition in Taiwan
2020 - Excellent Paper Award, Smart learning environments: a bibliometric analysis, The 13th International Conference on Blended Learning
2020 - Best Reviewer Award, The 28th International Conference on Computers in Education
2019 - Gold Medal for the Invention and Innovation of a personalized vocabulary learning system based on the checklist of technique feature analysis, International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada
2019 - British Innovation Award in recognition for the invention of a personalized vocabulary learning system based on the checklist of technique feature analysis, Association of British Inventors and Innovators
2019 - Outstanding Research Achievement Award, Asia Pacific Society for Computing and Information Technology
2017 - Excellent Research Output reported by PolyU Milestones: Research & Innovation
2016 - Excellent Paper Award, The 9th International Conference on Blended Learning