Educational Background

University of British Columbia, PhD in TESL

Leiden University, MA in SLA

Beijing Normal University, BA in English Language and Literature

Work Experience

Language Centre, Tsinghua University, Associate Professor

Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of British Columbia, Lecturer

Courses

English for PhD Students; English for Master’s Students;

Theories of Second Language Acquisition; Theory and Research in Teaching Second Language Writing; Research Methodology in Education; Applied Linguistics for Teachers; Introduction to Writing in Academic and Professional Registers; Critical Reading and Writing in Academic and Professional Registers

​Research Interests

Critical thinking; Second language writing; Teaching English as a Second Language; Global Competence

Awards and Honors

2024, Tsinghua University Distinguished Course (English for Master's students);

2024, Tsinghua University Distinguished Course (English for PhD students);

2023, Excellence in Teaching, Tsinghua University;

2023, Excellence in Teaching, Language Center, Tsinghua University;

2023, Outstanding Faculty Member, Language Center, Tsinghua University;

2023, Outstanding Teaching Team, Language Center, Tsinghua University;

2023, First Prize for Outstanding Teaching Research Paper, Language Center, Tsinghua University;

2022, Excellence in Teaching, Tsinghua University;

2022, Excellence in Teaching, Language Center, Tsinghua University;

2022, First Prize for Excellence in Teaching Research Paper, Language Center, Tsinghua University;

2022, Outstanding Faculty Member, Language Center, Tsinghua University;

2022, Outstanding Teaching Team, Language Center, Tsinghua University;

2021, Excellence in Teaching Research Paper, Language Center, Tsinghua University;

2021, Tsinghua University Distinguished Course (English for PhD students);

2021, Excellence in Teaching, UBC Faculty of Education;

2015, Innovation in Language and Cultural Education, UBC;

2015, Ann Hawson Memorial Award for Language Education (Excellence in Doctoral Dissertation), UBC.

Achievements

o Dong, Y. (2025). Graduate English presentation task design: A critical thinking approach to the application of TED talks. Languages for Specific Purposes, (1), 13-26.

o Dong, Y. (2024). Developing global competence through graduate English courses: Conceptual framework and teaching practice, Foreign Language World, 223(04), 89-96.

o Dong, Y. (2023). [Review of the book Developing Writing Competence in L2 Chinese Classrooms: Research and Application, by L. Yang & L. Valentín-Rivera (Eds.)]. Journal of Second Language Writing, 62, 101044.

o Dong, Y., & Chang, X. (2023). Investigating EFL writers' critical thinking performance across languages. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 47, 101232.

o Dong, Y., & Ishige, A. (2022). Emotional presence in EFL students’ virtual study-abroad experiences. In KOTESOL Proceedings 2022.

o Dong, Y. (2022). [Review of the book Understanding Chinese multilingual scholars’ experiences of writing and publishing in English: A social-cognitive perspective, by C. Mu]. Journal of Second Language Writing, 55, 100876.

o Dong, Y., & Ishige, A. (2022). Teaching presence in the context of emergency remote teaching: Exploring international students’ study abroad experiences. In INTED2022 Proceedings (pp. 5533-5540). IATED.

o Dong, Y., & Ishige, A. (2022). Studying abroad from home: An exploration of international graduate students’ perceptions and experiences of emergency remote teaching. Education Sciences, 12(2), 98.

o Dong, Y., & Shi, L. (2021). Using Grammarly to support students’ source-based writing practices. Assessing Writing, 50, 100564.

o Dong, Y., Fazel, I., & Shi, L. (2020). Writing for scholarly publication among TEFL professionals in Chinese and Iranian contexts: A comparative study. In M. Riazi, L. Shi, & K. Barkaoui (Eds.), Writing for scholarly publication among TEFL professionals: Articles in honour of Alister Cumming (pp. 246-279). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

o Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2019). The miniature guide to critical thinking concepts & tools (7th ed.). (Y. Dong, Trans.) Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. (Original work published in 2014).

o Dong, Y. (2018). Critical thinking in second language writing: Concept, theory, teaching and assessment. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

o Shi, L., & Dong, Y. (2018). Chinese graduate students paraphrasing in English and Chinese contexts. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 34, 46-56.

o Dong, Y. (2017). Teaching and assessing critical thinking in second language writing: An infusion approach. Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics, 40(4), 431-451.

o Dong, Y. (2017). A rating scale for assessing critical thinking in L2 writing: Exploration and practice. Foreign Language Education in China, 10(1), 23-30.

o Shi, L., & Dong, Y. (2015). Graduate writing assignments across faculties in a Canadian university. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 45(4), 123-142.

o Dong, Y. (2012). A review on Critical Thinking and Argumentation. Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics, 35(4), 503-506.

o Bingham, J. (2009). Art on the wall: Impressionism. (Y. Dong, Trans.) Beijing: China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Corporation. (Original work published in 2008).

o Dong, Q., & Dong, Y. (2002). Highlights: A writer’s manual. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press.

Contact Information (Email)

dongyn@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn