Li-Shih Huang, University of Victoria

Research

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Applied linguistics

Latest funding

Canadian Stakeholders and the Use of High-stakes Standardized Tests: Evidence-Based Language Testing for Citizenship, Academic, and Professional Purposes
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$61,384
Canadian Stakeholders and the Use of High-stakes Standardized Tests: Evidence-Based Language Testing for Citizenship, Academic, and Professional Purposes
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$63,806
Breaking down barriers: an own-language approach to teaching Syrian refugees
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$77,476

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Canadian Stakeholders and the Use of High-stakes Standardized Tests: Evidence-Based Language Testing for Citizenship, Academic, and Professional Purposes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Huang, Li-Shih

Keywords: test validity; consequential implications of testing; high-stakes standardized tests

$61,384

Canadian Stakeholders and the Use of High-stakes Standardized Tests: Evidence-Based Language Testing for Citizenship, Academic, and Professional Purposes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Huang, Li-Shih

Keywords: test validity; consequential implications of testing; high-stakes standardized tests

$63,806

Breaking down barriers: an own-language approach to teaching Syrian refugees

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Huang, Li-Shih

Keywords: speaking; language training; own language; pedagogical material development

$77,476

Mapping the landscape: colloquium on language in the Canadian university

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Stille, Saskia

Keywords: higher education; post-secondary education; language education; English for academic purposes (EAP); multilingualism; multiculturalism; internationalization; language assessment; language planning and policy

$16,644

Do the ways learners reflect matter: modalities of reflection and their relationship to adult second-language learners' reported strategic behaviours and oral language production

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Huang, Li-Shih

Keywords: second-language speaking strategies; second-language speaking; language use strategies; modalities of reflection

$21,984

Assessing graduate English-as-an-additional-language students' academic language-learning needs across disciplines: questionnaire development, implementation, and validation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Huang, Li-Shih

Keywords: academic language-learning needs; needs assessment; questionnaire development

$37,535

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Applied linguistics Dear Professor Huang, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on applied linguistics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Canadian Stakeholders and the Use of High-stakes Standardized Tests: Evidence-Based Language Testing for Citizenship, Academic, and Professional Purposes" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]