Centre for Academic English Studies
- Faculty
- Department of Tourism Management Department of Business Management and Analytics Department of Accounting and Finance Centre for Academic English Studies Research Development Centre
- Undergraduate Programs
- International Tourism Management Accounting and Finance Business Management with Business Analytics International Business Management
- Ph.D. Programs
- Hospitality, Tourism, Transport and Events (Ph.D.) Management and Business (Ph.D.)
师资详情
Shu Zhou
Lecturer / Director
Office:226C
Email:zhoushu@dufe.edu.cn
Educational Background
2012 M.A. TESOL Durham University, UK
2011 B.A. Law Capital Normal University
Work Experience
2019.11-Present Lecturer/Director of Centre for Academic English Studies, Surrey International Institute, DUFE
2014.09- 2019.11 Lecturer of Centre for Academic English Studies, Surrey International Institute, DUFE
2012.11-2014.09 Assistant to Associate Dean (Surrey), Surrey International Institute, DUFE
Main Courses
Academic Speaking, Academic Writing
Research Areas
Generative AI-assisted second language teaching & learning, EAP Curriculum Assessment & Pedagogical Innovation
Research Achievements
1.Zhou, S, & Du Preez, G. D. (2025). Bringing Cinderella into spotlight: GenAI-assisted grammar acquisition in academic writing.
Language Learning & Technology(SSCI一区), 29(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.64152/10125/73639
2.Zhou, S., Zhao, S., & Groves, M. (2022). Towards a digital bilingualism? Students' use of machine translation in international
higher education. Journal of English for Academic Purposes (SSCI一区), 60, Article 101193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2022.101193
Research Projects
1. Principal Investigator of the project: A Study on the Enhancement of Liaoning Province's International Image from the Perspective of Language Services, funded by the Department of Education of Liaoning Province, 2024, ongoing.
2. Principal Investigator of the project: Basis, Challenges, and Strategies for Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence into Foreign Language Teaching, funded under the Liaoning Provincial "14th Five-Year Plan" for Educational Science, 2023, completed.
3. Principal Investigator of the project: Leveraging the Strengths of the United Front in Supporting the Work of Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, funded by the United Front Work Research Project of Dalian City. 2023, completed.
4. Principal Investigator of the key research project: Recommendations on Further Optimizing the Recruitment and Utilization of Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars in Liaoning's Higher Education Institutions, funded by the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, 2023, completed.
5. A social conditions and public opinion report titled: Recommendations on Expanding Access to Preschool Education in Dalian, was adopted by the Information Special Report of the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, and submitted to the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, 2021.
Honors & Awards
1. First Prize, Young Teachers' Teaching Competition, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, 2024
2. First Prize, Curriculum Ideological and Political Case Design & Lesson Presentation Competition, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, 2022
3. First Prize for Micro-course Telling Chinese Stories in English, The 3rd Liaoning Provincial College Students Online Culture Festival & Provincial Outstanding Online Education Works Exhibition of Universities, 2021
4. Second Prize, Young Teachers' Teaching Competition, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, 2020

