language researcher and educator

Shuwen (Annie) Liu


Dr. Shuwen (Annie) Liu is an assistant professor at the School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University. She has been a devoted language teacher, innovative education practitioner, language teacher educator, passionate researcher and life-long learner. Her primary research interest lies in English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education contexts and language teacher education.

Selected Publications
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  • Liu. S*. & Yuan, R. (2025). Same class different worlds: A narrative inquiry of two students in an English Medium Instruction classroom. TESOL Quarterly. (SSCI, Q1, IF: 3)

  • Liu. S.* & Yuan, R. (2025).Monologuing into a dialogic space through translanguaging: probing the perceptions and practices of a history EMI teacher in higher education. Applied Linguistics Review. (SSCI, Q1, IF:2.6)

  • Liu, S.*, Yuan, R., & Wang, C. (2025). ‘Let emotion ring’: An autoethnographic self-study of an EFL instructor in Wuhan during COVID-19. Language Teaching Research. (SSCI, Q1, IF: 4.8)

  • Liu. S*. & Yuan, R. (2024). “Part of me is teaching English”: Probing the language-related teaching practices of an English-medium Instruction (EMI) teacher. Applied Linguistics Review. (SSCI, Q1, IF: 2.6)

  • Liu, S., & Li, W. (2024). One policy, two implementations: probing policy specifications in two EMI courses in a Macao university. Current Issues in Language Planning. (SSCI, Q1, IF:1.7)

  • Liu, S., Yuan, R., & Wang, K. (2024). Explicit teaching of reflective practice (RP) in pre-service teacher education: Probing the immediate and long-term influence. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice. (SSCI, Q2, IF: 3.6)

  • Liu, S. (2025). Integrating intercultural humor in content teaching in EMI classrooms: A tale in a Macao classroom. In C. Qiu & R. Yuan (Eds.), English medium instruction pedagogy in disciplinary classrooms (pp. 47–64). New York: Routledge.

  • Liu. S. & Yuan, R. (2023). Probing pre-service language teachers’ emotional experiences through lesson study: A Macau study. The Language Learning Journal. (ESCI; SJR, Q1, IF: 3.5)

  • Yuan, K., & Liu, S.*(2024). Understanding EFL Instructor Identity Changes during Online Teaching in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in China. RELC Journal. (SSCI, Q2, IF: 2.1)

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Education, University of Macau (2024)

  • Master of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2017)

  • Bachelor in English Language and Literature, Fudan University (2015)

Professional Experiences

  • Assistant Professor, School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University (2024-present);

  • EFL Instructor, English Language Center, University of Macau (2018-2020);

  • Research Fellow and Teaching Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education (2017-2018)