Yanchuan Geng
Biographic Data
| ID | 6479835 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yanchuan Geng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yanchuan |
| FAMILY NAME | Geng |
| SIGNATURE | GENG Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ningbo University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0988-2113 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Demographic and personal factors influencing teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age
This paper investigated the demographic and personal factors influencing teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age (U3As). Using a mixed-methods approach, it first surveyed 561 teachers. Welch’s t-test and ANOVA analyses identified significant wellbeing differences across gender, employment status, educational qualifications, and subject areas, while there are no statistically significant differences associated with age, teac…
Cultures of learning and expectations by Chinese learners of English in universities of the third age
This study, through the theoretical lens of Cultures of Learning, investigates what drives older adults to learn English in the unique socio-cultural setting of Universities of the Third Age (U3A) in China. They have been scarcely investigated, even though at least 76,000 such U3As exist with more than 20 million U3A students by the year 2023. A qualitative approach was used to interview 34 participants extensively. The high frequency of critical…
Tension or harmony? Unpacking the language, multilingual and national identities of foreign language learners in China
Teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age
This paper investigated teacher wellbeing in a rapidly expanding educational context of Universities of the Third Age in China. Based on the analysis of 48 metaphors innovatively elicited from 27 teacher participants, important cognitive, affective and social aspects of teaching and learning that configure teacher wellbeing have been outlined. It is argued that teaching is a cognitive development in which new knowledge, ways of teaching and under…
Anxiety and enjoyment of older learners of English in Chinese Universities of the third age
This paper investigated a research area worthy of greater attention: foreign language classroom anxiety (hereafter FLCA) and enjoyment (hereafter FLE) of older adults learning English as a foreign language in Chinese Universities of the Third Age. Understanding the largely overlooked emotional involvement of older language learners contributes to sustaining their motivation in lifelong learning for more remarkable personal growth and successes. B…
Researching older adults’ motivation to learn English in the Chinese universities of the third age
Anxiety and enjoyment of older learners of English in Chinese Universities of the third age
This paper investigated a research area worthy of greater attention: foreign language classroom anxiety (hereafter FLCA) and enjoyment (hereafter FLE) of older adults learning English as a foreign language in Chinese Universities of the Third Age. Understanding the largely overlooked emotional involvement of older language learners contributes to sustaining their motivation in lifelong learning for more remarkable personal growth and successes. B…
Researching older adults’ motivation to learn English in the Chinese universities of the third age
Teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age
This paper investigated teacher wellbeing in a rapidly expanding educational context of Universities of the Third Age in China. Based on the analysis of 48 metaphors innovatively elicited from 27 teacher participants, important cognitive, affective and social aspects of teaching and learning that configure teacher wellbeing have been outlined. It is argued that teaching is a cognitive development in which new knowledge, ways of teaching and under…
Tension or harmony? Unpacking the language, multilingual and national identities of foreign language learners in China
Demographic and personal factors influencing teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age
This paper investigated the demographic and personal factors influencing teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age (U3As). Using a mixed-methods approach, it first surveyed 561 teachers. Welch’s t-test and ANOVA analyses identified significant wellbeing differences across gender, employment status, educational qualifications, and subject areas, while there are no statistically significant differences associated with age, teac…
Cultures of learning and expectations by Chinese learners of English in universities of the third age
This study, through the theoretical lens of Cultures of Learning, investigates what drives older adults to learn English in the unique socio-cultural setting of Universities of the Third Age (U3A) in China. They have been scarcely investigated, even though at least 76,000 such U3As exist with more than 20 million U3A students by the year 2023. A qualitative approach was used to interview 34 participants extensively. The high frequency of critical…
Pedagogy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (3 works) · Metaphor (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Education Practices and Challenges (2 works) · Foreign language (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works)