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Isobel Kai-Hui Wang is a lecturer in Language Education at the University of Edinburgh, having joined in August 2021. Her academic focus encompasses language learner strategies and vocabulary learning and teaching, alongside intercultural communication and language learner psychology. She currently serves as the Programme Director for the MSc TESOL and teaches various courses, including Investigating Individual Learner Differences. Notably, she has received nominations for the 'Outstanding Course' in the EUSA Teaching Awards for her core course on TESOL Methodology and has been annually recognized as a 'Teacher of the Year' nominee. Before her tenure at the University of Edinburgh, Isobel worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Graz in Austria and previously lectured in Applied Linguistics at Nankai University in China. Her research interests include vocabulary development strategy instruction and the psychological dimensions of language learning and teaching. She has published a monograph, 'Learning Vocabulary Strategically in a Study Abroad Context,' and actively collaborates on international projects, such as an Erasmus+ initiative aimed at global citizenship and plurilingual pedagogies.
University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh, UK
Lecturer in Language Education, leading courses in TESOL and supervising doctoral students.
University of Graz • Graz, Austria
Contributed to teacher training programs and research.
Nankai University • China
Lectured and taught English as a foreign language.
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