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Shin-Ru He

Adjunct Professor; English Language Institute, NYIT at Vancouver

Education Credentials: M.A.

Expertise: Information Communication

Joined New York Tech: 2022

Cynthia He obtained her M.A. in Second Language Studies from University of Hawaii at Manoa, as well as her CETAL certificate. She earned a B.A. in Information Communication with a focus on web design and media.

She has been teaching EAL (English for an additional language), ESP (English for special purposes), media/business communication, and global issue courses in post-secondary settings in the United States, Japan, Thailand, and Canada since 2011. Besides teaching, she conducts research in Generative AI-related challenges in curriculum design, Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, and Willingness to Communicate in second language education.

  • Generative AI in Teaching and Learning – Is It Inevitable?

  • He, S. R. (2017). “An Investigation into Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions on ‘What do you think?’.” Studies in Linguistics and Language Teaching Journal, 28, pp. 32–57.

  • Graduate Communications

Contact Information

Email: she17@nyit.edu

Office: Vancouver, BC