Tianzhi "Terrence" Zhang, Ph.D.

Publications

• Zhang, T. T. (2026). Teaching revision as a concept through concept-based language instruction for multilingual writers. Journal of Second Language Writing, 72, Article 101321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2026.101321
• Zhang, T. T., & Xiang, J. (2026). Teaching with GenAI: Custom GPT as a scaffolding tool for phrasal verb learning. WAESOL Educator, 51(1), 33–38.
• Zhang, T. T. (2026). A retirement conversation with Dr. James Hunter: Teaching, curiosity, and a life of connection. WAESOL Educator, 51(1), 9–11.
• Zhang, T. T. (2024). Reconceptualizing the teaching of the five-paragraph essay through concept-based language instruction to English as a second language writers. L2 Journal, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.5070/L2.2470

Conference Presentations

National & International

• Zhang, T. T. (2027, March 13–16). Cultivating linguistically responsive teachers of multilingual learners through a theory-mediated language-learning experience [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
• Zhang, T. T. (2026, March). Scaffolding conceptual learning of phrasal verbs with Custom GPT [Paper presentation]. TESOL International Association Annual Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
• Zhang, T. T. (2025, March). A metaphor analysis of multilingual English writers’ emotive-cognitive experiences in revision processes [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.
• Zhang, T. T. (2024, November). “Revising is bittersweet”: Mediating perezhivanie in concept-based language instruction of L2 revision [Paper presentation]. Symposium on Second Language Writing, Tucson, AZ, United States.
• Zhang, T. T., Godley, A. J., Litman, D., & Singh, R. (2023, November). A demonstration of a web-based teacher dashboard that provides English language arts teachers with analytics of collaborative argumentation in student-centered discussions [Poster presentation]. Center for Integrative Research in Computing and Learning Sciences Convening, Alexandria, VA, United States.
• Zhang, T. T. (2023, October). “Where does it start and end?”: An exploration of teaching revising processes as a concept to multilingual English writers [Paper presentation]. Symposium on Second Language Writing, Tempe, AZ, United States.
• Zhang, T. T., Godley, A. J., Litman, D., & Singh, R. (2023, April). Using an innovative computer-based system for fostering high school English teachers’ learning about collaborative argumentation [Roundtable presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States.
• Zhang, T. T. (2023, March). Teaching revising processes to multilingual English learners through technology-enhanced concept-based language instruction [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Portland, OR, United States.
• Zhang, T. T. (2022, March). Different revision patterns of English as second language writers: An analysis from the functional perspective [Paper presentation]. Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Annual Convention, Virtual.
• Zhang, T. T. (2022, March). The conceptual development of modes of persuasion: Teaching the five-paragraph essay through concept-based instruction to English as a second language writers [Paper presentation]. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
• Zhang, T. T. (2021, December). How feedback on writing quality and feedback on prior revisions shape post-secondary ESL students’ revisions on an expository writing task [Paper presentation]. Literacy Research Association (LRA) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Regional & Local

• Zhang, T. T. (2026, October 24). Comparing AI and human coding in qualitative analysis of students’ reflections [Paper presentation]. Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other Languages (WAESOL) Annual Conference, Renton Technical College, Renton, WA, United States.
• Zhang, T. T., & Xiang, J. (2025, November). Leveraging Custom GPT to scaffold vocabulary and grammar instruction [Workshop presentation]. Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other Languages (WAESOL) Conference, Seattle, WA, United States.
• Zhang, T. T. (2024, November). Teaching revising processes as a concept to college multilingual English writers [Paper presentation]. Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other Languages (WAESOL) Conference, Seattle, WA, United States.
• Zhang, T. T. (2023, March). A concept-based approach to raise multilingual learners’ awareness of cognitive processes of English revision [Paper presentation]. Council of Graduate Students in Education (CGSE) Spring Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.

Research Interests

• Sociocultural Theory and Systemic Functional Linguistics
• Second Language Acquisition, Second Language Writing
• Classroom Discourse
• Language Teacher Training
• Educational Technology