PhD Candidate: Educational Research – Higher Education Lancaster University, UK (2021 – present)
Postgraduate Diploma: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (DELTA), University of Cambridge, UK, 2019)
MA: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages with Applied Linguistics, University of Central Lancashire, UK (2012)
BSc Forensic Science: University of Central Lancashire, UK (2009)
Professional Experience
2019-Present: Assistant Director for Graduate EAP/Senior Lecturer of English Language, Duke Kunshan University, responsible for leading the graduate EAP team and teaching forensic science and language teaching undergraduate courses.
20178-2019: Adjunct English Language Lecturer, New York University Shanghai, responsible for teaching a range of English language course across levels.
2012-2019: Programme Leader BA(Hons) International Business Communication, Business Development Lead, University of Central Lancashire, responsible for managing the franchised 3-year UK degree program and for establishing, maintaining and enhancing academic partnerships throughout China.
2010-2012: English for Academic Purposes Lecturer, Guangdong University of Foreign studies, responsible for teaching EAP courses for various British and American university joint programs.
2009-2010: English as a Foreign Language Lecturer, China University of Mining and Technology, responsible for teaching a range of English courses for English majors.
Courses Taught
Graduate Courses: “Academic and Professional Oral Communication Skills”, “Academic Writing”, “Global Health Field Research: Planning and Skill Development”.
Undergraduate Courses: “An Introduction to Language Teaching”, “Investigating Forensic Science: Skills and Techniques for Scientific Writing”.
Miniterm Courses: “Investigating Forensic Science: Modern Methods for Solving Crimes”, “The Power of Intercultural Communication: Advertising Across Cultures”.
Research Areas
Core Focus: Higher education assessment, focusing on feedback, specifically second language student feedback literacy, teacher feedback literacy, and feedback culture within Sino-foreign higher education contexts.
Key Projects: Investigation of Sino-foreign higher education EAP feedback culture, Led dialogic feedback implementation and collaborative research projects at DKU and Duke.
Interdisciplinary: Core member of DKU’s Institute of Global Higher Education (IGHE) Pedagogical Research and Practice Lab, led an interdisciplinary teaching cohort on community-based teaching at DKU, member of a Jiangsu Education Department funded community-based teaching research project.
Additional Information
As a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Joseph has been recognised for his sustained record of leadership and excellence in higher education teaching, research, and service and the positive influence his practice has had upon others.
