Educational Background

1991, University of Exeter, Master of Education

1987, East China Normal University, Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language and Literature

Work Experience

2019 - Feb 2026, Language Teaching Center, Tsinghua University, Associate Professor

1987-2018, Department of Foreign Languages, Tsinghua University, Associate Professor)

1987-1988, Department of Foreign Languages, Tsinghua University, Lecturer

2012, Baylor University, USA, Instructor of Linguistics

2004, University of Cambridge, UK, Visiting Scholar

Courses

English for Doctoral Candidates;

English for Postgraduate Candidates;

English Reading and Writing;

Conversational English skills (MOOC)

Just Reading and Writing in English (MOOC)

Academic English(MOOC)

Research Interests

Applied Linguistics,

Blended Teaching Model,

English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

Awards and Honors

1．2025, Selected as Top 1% Highly Cited Scholar by CNKI

2．2024, Selected as Top 1% Highly Cited Scholar by CNKI

3．2023, Champion of the National Final of the FLTRP “Teaching Star” Competition

4．2022, Beijing Municipal First Prize for Teaching Excellence)

5．2021, The course “Just Reading and Writing in English” led by her was recognized as a National First-Class Course

6．2022, The course “Academic English”led by her was recognized as a National First-Class Course

7．2017, The course “Conversational English Skills” led by her was recognized as a National Boutique Online Open Course (National First-Class Course);

8．2017, “Tsinghua University Advanced Teacher in Online Education”

9．2017, Awarded “Pioneer Teacher in Online Education”; The course “Life English Listening & Speaking” led by her was recognized as one of the first batch of National Boutique Online Open Courses (National First-Class Course))

10．(2016, The course “Life English Listening & Speaking” was selected as one of the Top 10 Most Popular MOOCs globally by edX; Personally awarded the title of “Pioneer in MOOC Teaching”

11．(2015, The teaching team for the course “Conversational English Skills” led by her was awarded the annual “Most Popular Teacher Team Award”

12．(2002, Beijing Municipal First Prize for Teaching Excellence, Ministry of Education Second Prize for Teaching Excellence)

Achievements

Representative paper

1.  Zhang Y, Yang F, Yang H, Han S. Does checking-in help? Understanding L2 learners' autonomous check-in behavior in an English-language MOOC through learning analytics[J]. ReCALL, 2024. (SSCI Journal Article)

2.  Zhang Huanrui, Yang Fang, Zhang Wenxia. Methods and Challenges of Motivating MOOC Learners[J]. Foreign Language Education, 2018:162-173. (Core Journal Article)

3.  Yang Fang, Zhang Huanrui, Zhang Wenxia. A Preliminary Study on Blended Teaching Based on MOOC and Rain Classroom[J]. Modern Educational Technology, 2017, 27(05):33-39.

4.  Yang Fang, Wei Xing, Zhang Wenxia. An Exploration of the Blended Teaching Model for College English[J]. Technology Enhanced Foreign Language Education, 2017(1):21-28.

5.  Yang Fang, Wei Xing, Zhang Wenxia. An Analysis of the Collaborative Learning Model in MOOC edX Discussion Forums[J]. Technology Enhanced Foreign Language Education, 2015(6):60-68.

6.  Yang Fang, Zhang Huanrui, Yang Mingrui. Enhancing English Vocabulary Learning via Computerized Adaptive Testing[A]. Proceedings of ICCSE 2017, Houston, USA, 2017. (International Conference Paper)

Representative Textbooks/Monographs

1. 杨芳，主编《生活英语读写》，机械工业出版社，2021.

2. 杨芳，主编《生活英语进阶》，机械工业出版社，2021.

3. 杨芳，主编《生活英语听说》，外语教学与研究出版社，2017.

4. 杨芳，主编《土建英语》(第一至四版)，外语教学与研究出版社，2026, 2010. (国家级“十三五”规划教材)

5. 杨芳，主编《学术英语阅读教程》(第2版)，高等教育出版社，2011. (普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材)

6. 杨芳，参编《英语论文写作研究》，中央广播电视大学出版社，2006. (与杨永林、杨莉合著)

7. 杨芳，主编《《研究生英语实用写作教程》，清华大学出版社，2002.

8. 杨芳，参编《新英语教程·阅读》(第二、三、四版)，清华大学出版社. (第三版获北京市及全国优秀教材奖)

Contact Information (Email)

yangfang@tsinghua.edu.cn