Xiaotongzhou

Xiao Tongzhou, male, born in August, 1997 in Foshan, Guangdong. He obtained his PhD in Applied Linguistics in 2025 from King's College London. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Foreign Languages, South China University of Technology. His research interests include second language acquisition, language teaching, and language assessment.

Education Background

2015–2019 Guangdong University of Foreign Studies — B.A. in English Education
 2019–2021 Deakin University — M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
 2022–2025 King’s College London — Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics

Publications & Conference Proceedings

Xiao, T. (2025). Development of L2 speaking functional adequacy in study abroad: the role of egocentric social network typology (Doctoral dissertation). King’s College London.

Xiao. & Puig-Mayenco. (2025). Exploring L2 speaking functional adequacy development in study abroad: Chinese students in UK postgraduate programmes. Oral presentation at the 2025 Biannual Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). University of Groningen. The Netherlands. 

Morrison.,Cheung. & Xiao. (2025). Applicability of a functional adequacy interactional rating scale in L2 English: raters’ experiences and challenges. Oral presentation at the 2025 Biannual Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). University of Groningen. The Netherlands. 

Xiao. (2023). Development of second language speaking and social Interaction in study abroad academic sojourns – Chinese international students in the UK. Oral presentation at the 32nd European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) conference. University of Birmingham. The United Kingdom. 

Xiao. (2022). Mainland China international students’ spoken English and network development in the UK. Oral presentation at the PhD conference, London Second Language Acquisition Research Forum. University College London. The United Kingdom.