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Dr. Fiona (Zhijun) Zheng is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Macquarie School of Education. Her research expertise in early childhood language/literacy development, mutlilingual education and teaching Chinese as a first/second language has been well recognised by the media news such as the Lighthouse and the Sector https://thesector.com.au/2023/07/17/baby-talk-how-early-childhood-centres-can-help-multilingual-children/, and published in high-quality journals (Q1/Q2 ranking: e.g., International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, International journal of Educational Research, Infant Behavior and Development, and Lingua etc.). Fiona has over a decade of teaching and research exprience in language education across Australian and Hong Kong tertiary institutions. She has been a reviewer for academic journals such as Lingua, Early Childhood Research Quarterly and Acta Psychologica etc.
She is a founding member of the Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education (CRECE), Macquarie University; the Multilingualism Research Centre Management Committee member 2023; the Macquarie Early Career Researcher Showcase 2023 organising committee member.
Education/Academic qualification
Linguistics, PhD, City University of Hong Kong
Award Date: 15 Jul 2016
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Projects
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Plotting the emergence of young children’s learning oriented talk in early childhood centres: an analysis of growth trajectories and individual differences (Toddler TaLK!).
Degotardi, S., Djonov, E., Sharma, M., Sweller, N., Zheng, F. & Jacobson, S.
15/02/21 → 14/02/23
Project: Research
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Translanguaging practices in infant rooms: case studies of Chinese-Australian bilingual infant-educator interactions
Zheng, F., Degotardi, S. & Djonov, E., 2024, In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 27, 8, p. 1021-1035 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of multilingualism on Australian infants’ language environments in early childhood education centers
Zheng, F., Degotardi, S., Sweller, N. & Djonov, E., Feb 2023, In: Infant Behavior and Development. 70, p. 1-13 13 p., 101799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Translanguaging to reduce language inequities: case studies of Chinese-Australian bilingual infant-educator interactions
Zheng, Z. & Degotardi, S., 6 Dec 2023, 12th OMEP Asia-Pacific Conference: abstract book. Brisbane: World Organisation for Early Childhood Education, p. 18 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract
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Bilingual development in childhood (elements in child development)
Zheng, Z., 14 Sept 2022, In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 25, 8, p. 3120-3123 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article/Exhibition review
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Supporting multilingual development in early childhood education: a scoping review
Zheng, Z., Degotardi, S. & Djonov, E., 2021, In: International Journal of Educational Research. 110, p. 1-11 11 p., 101894.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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Baby talk: how early childhood centres can help multilingual children
10/07/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research