Name: YANG Maoxia

Gender: Female

Title: Associate Professor

E-mail: vickyy113@126.com

Contact Information: School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University, Nanjing, China

Research interests

Foreign Language Teaching, Language Testing, and Values Education

Education

M.A. in English Language and Literature, Nanjing Normal University (Sept. 1996- Jun. 1999)

B.A. in English Education, Yangzhou University (Sept. 1992- Jun. 1996)

Professional Experience

1999.08- Present: School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University

Academic Visits

Sept.- Dec. 2014: Visiting Scholar, Monash University, Australia

Jul.- Aug. 2010: Visiting Scholar, Michigan State University, USA

Selected Publications

Yang, Maoxia, and Jinghui Si. Faculty Service and Professional Agency: Voices from Tenure Track Teachers. SAGE Open, vol. 15, no. 4, 2025.

Yang, Maoxia, and Meihua Chen. A Review of the Development of Language Rhythm Measurement Tools. Technology Enhanced Foreign Language Education, no. 4, 2021.

Yang, Maoxia, and Meihua Chen. An Analysis of the Values Cultivation Function of Project-Based Learning in College English. Foreign Language Education, vol. 42, no. 3, 2021.

Yang, Maoxia. Acoustic Analysis of Chinese EFL Learners’ Intonation Patterns in Three Types of Canonical Tag Questions. Higher Education: Issues and Prospects in the Asian Context (Conference Proceedings), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2016.

Research Projects (Principal Investigator)

“Construction and Application of an Intelligent Assessment System for Academic English for Graduate Students”, Key Project of Graduate Education and Teaching Reform, Southeast University, 2025

“Research on the Implementation Paths of Values Education Curricula in American Universities”, Special Project for Ideological and Political Education Reform, Southeast University, 2021

“English for International Communication: IELTS Model (Listening and Speaking Skills)”, Third Batch of “Curriculum Ideology and Politics” Demonstration Course Reform Pilot, Southeast University, 2020

“Construction of a Graded Proficiency Test Item Bank for College English”, Key Project of Teaching Reform, Southeast University, 2017

“Influence of Chinese Dialects on English Rhythm Acquisition by Chinese Learners”, General Project of Jiangsu Provincial Social Science Fund, 2016

“Language Rhythm Measurement of English Learners in Jiangsu Province Using the Pairwise Variability Index (PVI)”, Basic Scientific Research Support Fund, Southeast University, 2015

“Curriculum Construction of Theme-Seminar Course for College English (Level II)”, General Project of Education Reform, Southeast University, 2011

Honors and Awards

2025: First Prize of Teaching Achievement Award, Southeast University (Rank 5/9)

2021: First Prize of Jiangsu Provincial Teaching Achievement Award (Rank 10/10)

2021: Grand Prize of Teaching Achievement Award, Southeast University (Rank 8/9)

2017: Second Prize of Teaching Excellence Award, Southeast University

2014: Second Prize of National Teaching Achievement Award (Rank 7/15)

2014: Title of “Active Contributor to Education, Management, and Service”, Southeast University

2013: Grand Prize of Jiangsu Provincial Teaching Achievement Award (Rank 8/10)

2012: Second Prize of Teaching Excellence Award, Southeast University

2002: Second Prize of the 9th Young Teachers’ Teaching Competition, Southeast University