Rongle Tan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5998250 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rongle Tan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rongle |
| FAMILY NAME | Tan |
| SIGNATURE | TAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5460-0130 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Time matters
Time and its management, as evident in the scheduling, sequencing and structuring of activities, is important in early childhood education (ECE). While ECE apps have been changing teaching and learning practices for over a decade, research has yet to examine how they represent and manage time. To address this gap, we analysed the representation and management of time in iHuman ABC, a popular English learning app for children in China. Adopting Dj…
A discursive history of platform capitalism
Discursive tensions accompanying platform commercialization and governance have been overlooked in prevailing platform development models. This article advances a critical, discourse-oriented platform historiography by demonstrating how longitudinal shifts in graphicon use (kaomojis, emojis, and stickers) can be used to trace dimensions of platform development that are not captured in existing historiographic accounts. A mixed-methods analysis of…
Evaluating English Learning Apps for Chinese Preschoolers
English learning apps have been receiving steadily growing attention in research on educational technology. Yet, few studies have considered the evaluation of English learning apps for preschoolers as foreign language learners. This article examines the extent to which the design of two English learning apps for young children popular in China, iHuman ABC and Khan Academy Kids , and discourses around them reflect research evidence on how young ch…
Narrative Inquiry in Language Teaching and Learning Research—2nd Edition
Cultural impact on risk communication
From compensation to competition
This study examines the impact of graphicons (emoticons, emojis, and stickers) on the use of sentence-final particles (SFPs) in Chinese based on a 13-year longitudinal corpus of 941,020 comments posted on the popular Chinese social media platform Bilibili. Quantitative analysis shows that graphicon frequencies increase while SFP frequencies decrease over time, and that the correlation between these two trends is statistically significant. However…
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From compensation to competition
This study examines the impact of graphicons (emoticons, emojis, and stickers) on the use of sentence-final particles (SFPs) in Chinese based on a 13-year longitudinal corpus of 941,020 comments posted on the popular Chinese social media platform Bilibili. Quantitative analysis shows that graphicon frequencies increase while SFP frequencies decrease over time, and that the correlation between these two trends is statistically significant. However…
Narrative Inquiry in Language Teaching and Learning Research—2nd Edition
Cultural impact on risk communication
Time matters
Time and its management, as evident in the scheduling, sequencing and structuring of activities, is important in early childhood education (ECE). While ECE apps have been changing teaching and learning practices for over a decade, research has yet to examine how they represent and manage time. To address this gap, we analysed the representation and management of time in iHuman ABC, a popular English learning app for children in China. Adopting Dj…
A discursive history of platform capitalism
Discursive tensions accompanying platform commercialization and governance have been overlooked in prevailing platform development models. This article advances a critical, discourse-oriented platform historiography by demonstrating how longitudinal shifts in graphicon use (kaomojis, emojis, and stickers) can be used to trace dimensions of platform development that are not captured in existing historiographic accounts. A mixed-methods analysis of…
Evaluating English Learning Apps for Chinese Preschoolers
English learning apps have been receiving steadily growing attention in research on educational technology. Yet, few studies have considered the evaluation of English learning apps for preschoolers as foreign language learners. This article examines the extent to which the design of two English learning apps for young children popular in China, iHuman ABC and Khan Academy Kids , and discourses around them reflect research evidence on how young ch…
Linguistics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Digital Communication and Language (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Literacy, Media, and Education (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works)