Meng Liu obtained her PhD from the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on the psychology of language learning, open scholarship, and AI-assisted language learning. TITLE/POSITION: Lecturer
EMAIL: mengliu@bfsu.edu.cn
DEGREES • PhD, Second Language Education, University of Cambridge, 2022 • MA, English Language and Literature, Renmin University of China, 2013 • BA, English Language and Literature, Southwest Jiaotong University, 2010
ACADEMIC POSITIONS • 2023 – present Lecturer, School of English, Beijing Foreign Studies University
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE • PhD, University of Cambridge, 2018-2022
TEACHING • Introduction to Digital Humanities • Expository Writing
RESEARCH INTERESTS • Psychology of Language Learning • Open Science/Research/Scholarship • AI-assisted Language Learning
RESEARCH PROJECTS • Principal Investigator, Ministry of Education Youth Project “Fostering Self-Regulated Language Learning through Large Language Models” (24YJC740049)
ACADEMIC SERVICES • Editorial Board Member, Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching (2023 – Present) • Editorial Board Member, Language Teaching (Brumfit Prize Winner, 2023‑2024) • Editor‑in‑Chief, Cambridge Educational Research e‑Journal (2020‑2021) • Executive Committee Member, IAPLL (2022 – 2024) • ReN Convenor, AILA (2022 – Present) • Motivation SIG Vice‑Chair, IAPLL (2022 – Present) • Advisory Group Chair, IRIS Database (2025 – Present ) SCHOLARLY WORKS • Liu, M., & Henry, A. (2025). Resolving the crisis in L2 motivational self system research: Constructive dialogue and argument-based validation. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. (SSCI Q1) • Liu, M., & Reinders, H. (2025). Do AI chatbots impact motivation? Insights from a preliminary longitudinal study. System, 128, 103544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2024.103544 (SSCI Q1) • Liu, M. (2024). Mapping the landscape of research on the L2 motivational self system theory (2005–2021): A bibliometric and text network analysis. System, 120, 103180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2023.103180 (SSCI Q1) • 刘梦. (2024). 应然多语自我：中国外语学习者动机本土化构念及历时效应研究. 外语与外语教学, 4, 104–116, 150. https://doi.org/10.13458/j.cnki.flatt.005048 (CSSCI) • Liu, M., Al-Hoorie, A. H., & Hiver, P. (2024). Open access in language testing and assessment: The case of two flagship journals. Language Testing, 41(4), 703–728. https://doi.org/10.1177/02655322241261417 (SSCI Q1) • Liu, M. (2023). Whose open science are we talking about? From open science in psychology to open science in applied linguistics. Language Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444823000307 (SSCI Q1) 2022 Christopher Brumfit Essay Prize Winner • Liu, M., & Oga-Baldwin, W. L. Q. (2022). Motivational profiles of learners of multiple foreign languages: A self-determination theory perspective. System, 106, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2022.102762 (SSCI Q1) • Liu, M. (2022). The emotional basis of the ideal multilingual self: the case of simultaneous language learners in China. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 43(7), 647-664. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2020.1755294 (SSCI Q1) • Liu, M., Chong, S. W., Marsden, E., McManus, K., Morgan-Short, K., Al-Hoorie, A. H., Plonsky, L., Bolibaugh, C., Hiver, P., Winke, P., Huensch, A., & Hui, B. (2022). Open scholarship in applied linguistics: What, why, and how. Language Teaching, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444822000349 (SSCI Q1)
AWARDS & HONOURS • Christopher Brumfit Essay Prize Winner, Language Teaching (SSCI Q1) • Honorable Mention for Doctoral Student Excellence Award, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
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