Research Keywords

  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Pragmatics
  • Language Assessment

Presentations

  • Su, Y. (2018). Ritual versus substantive refusals in Mandarin invitational and offering discourse. Paper presented at the North America Conference of Chinese Linguistics, Columbus, OH. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/10/2018.
  • Su, Y. (2017). Pragmalinguistics or sociopragmatics: Refusals and acceptances in L2 Chinese. Paper presented at the 2017 Conference of American Association for Applied Linguistics, Portland, OR. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/19/2017.
  • Su, Y. (2016). Acquisition of conventional expressions in L2 Chinese. Paper presented at the Third International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/05/2016.
  • Su, Y. (2014). Exploring pragmatic competence of Mandarin heritage speakers: Requests and request responses. Paper presented at the First CLTA International Symposium on Chinese Teaching and Learning, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/25/2014.
  • Su, Y. (2014). Developing L2 pragmatics in Mandarin: Acceptances of invitations and offers. Paper presented at Pragmatics and Language Learning Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/25/2014.
  • Su, Y. (2012). Learner autonomy in Focus-on-Form: Task explicitness and L2 Proficiency. Paper presented at the 31st Second Language Research Forum, Pittsburgh, PA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/19/2012.
  • Su, Y., & Chang, Y. (2018). Apologies in Taiwan and Mainland Chinese: Regional and Contextual Variation. Paper to be presented at the Fourth International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association, State University of New York, Albany. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 03/11/2018.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., Mossman, S., & Su, Y. (2018). Hands-on corpus searches: Helping students discover authentic pragmatic routines. Paper presented at TESOL 2018 International Convention & English Language Expo, Chicago, IL. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/27/2018.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., Mossman, S., & Su, Y. (2017). The effect of corpus-based instruction on pragmatic routines. Paper presented at the 2017 Conference of American Association for Applied Linguistics, Portland, OR. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/20/2017.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., Mossman, S., & Su, Y. (2016). The effect of instruction on pragmatic routines: Corpus-searches by learners and corpus-based materials by teachers. Paper presented at the 35th Second Language Research Forum, Columbia University, New York, NY. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/22/2016.
  • Sprouse, R.A., Seo, H-K., El-Ghazoly, B., Gabriele, L., McGuire, M., Mossman, S., Scott, J.H.G., & Su, Y. (2013). Deep lexical transfer and the acquisition of the English dative alternation. Poster session presented at the 32nd Second Language Research Forum, Provo, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/20/2013.
  • Su, Y. (2022). Pragmatics, intercultural competence, and teaching Chinese as a second/foreign language. Invited talk for Chinese Flagship Culture Initiative, November 12, Bloomington, IN, virtual. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/12/2022.
  • Su, Y. (2022). Sincere and ritual refusals in Chinese. Invited talk at North Georgia University, November 8, Atlanta, GA, virtual. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/08/2022.
  • Su, Y. (2022). Politeness and rituals in Chinese invitational and offering interactions. Invited talk at the Asia Center at the University of Utah, October 26, Salt Lake City, UT. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/26/2022.
  • Hao, Y.-C., Su, Y., & Chang, Y. (2022). Prosody of Mandarin refusals: Perceiving and intending (in)sincerity. Paper presented at North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics, September 23-25, Bloomington, IN. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/23/2022.
  • Su, Y. (2022). Technology in teaching and assessing second language pragmatics. Invited talk at Lyceum of the Philippines University, September 3, Batangas, virtual. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/03/2022.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., & Su, Y. (2022). Developing L2 pragmatics. Invited talk at Universidad Juárez Autónoma De Tabasco, July 28, Tabasco, virtual. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 07/28/2022.
  • Bao, Y., & Su, Y. (2022). Gift giving interactions and the Chinese concept of politeness. Paper presented at ISLSP-CIBER 2022 International Symposium, April 21-22, Chicago, IL. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/21/2022.
  • Bao, Y., & Su, Y. (2022). Variations in Chinese gift offering and acceptance interactions. Paper presented at Chinese Language Teachers Association Annual Conference 2022, April 6-10, Virtual. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/06/2022.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., Izquierdo, J., & Su, Y. (2022). Recognition of conventional expressions by EFL learners in Mexico and China. Paper presented at American Association of Applied Linguistics 2022, March 18-27, Pittsburgh, PA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/19/2022.
  • Su, Y., & Shin, S.-Y. (2022). Comparing two types of data-driven rating scales for roleplays as L2 Chinese pragmatics assessment. Paper presented at American Association of Applied Linguistics 2022, March 18-27, Pittsburgh, PA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/18/2022.
  • Hao, Y.-C., & Su, Y. (2021). Prosody of Mandarin refusals: Perceiving and intending (in)sincerity. Indiana University Bloomington, October, 2021. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/25/2021.
  • Su, Y. (2021). Developing L2 pragmatic competence: Accepting invitations and offers in Chinese. University of Tennessee, September, 2021. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/16/2021.
  • Su, Y. (2021). Aligning performance with awareness: Responses to invitations and offers in L2 Chinese. Paper presented at International Pragmatics Association 2021, June 27-July 2, online. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/28/2021.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., & Su, Y. (2020). Methodological networks in the development of an empirically-based aural pragmatics test for conventional expressions. SLRF 2020, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/23/2020.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., & Su, Y. (2019). Towards developing an empirically-driven aural discourse completion task for pragmatic assessment. Midwest Association of Language Testers 2019 Conference, Bloomington, Indiana. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/04/2019.
  • Su, Y., & Chang, Y. (2019). Regional variation in Mainland and Taiwan Chinese. Paper presented at International Pragmatics Association Conference 2019, Hong Kong, China. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 06/11/2019.
  • Chang, Y., & Su, Y. (2019). Phonological and phonetic cues in Chinese refusals. Paper presented at the 2019 Conference of American Association for Applied Linguistics, Atlanta, GA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/09/2019.
  • Su, Y. (2019). Student reports, reference materials, and native speaker performance in Chinese. Paper presented as part of the Research Methodology for Studying Formulaic Language in L2 Pragmatics colloquium chaired by Dr. Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig at the 2019 Conference of American Association for Applied Linguistics, Atlanta, GA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/09/2019.

Languages

  • Chinese, fluent.

Geographical Regions of Interest

  • Eastern Asia

Publications

  • Su, Y., & Shin, S.-Y. (2015). Test Review: the Chinese Proficiency Test (New HSK). Iranian Journal of Language Testing, 5, 96-109. Published, 05/01/2015.
  • Su, Y., & Ren, W. (2017). Developing L2 pragmatic competence in mandarin Chinese: Sequential realization of requests. Foreign Language Annals, 50, pp. 433-457. Published, 06/01/2017.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., & Su, Y. (2018). The acquisition of conventional expressions as a pragmalinguistic resource in Chinese as a foreign Language. The Modern Language Journal. Published, 12/01/2018.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., Mossman, S., & Su, Y. (2017). Corpus-based instruction for pragmatic routines: Corpus-based materials and corpus searches. Language Learning & Technology, 21, 76-103. Published, 01/15/2017.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., Mossman, S., & Su, Y. (March 2019). Integrating instructed second language acquisition research, pragmatics, and corpus-based instruction in an intensive English program. In Dekeyser, R., & Botana, G. (Eds.), Doing SLA research with implications for the classroom: Reconciling methodological demands and pedagogical applicability. Amsterdam, the Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Published, 03/01/2019.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., Mossman, S., Rothgerber, J., Su, Y. & Swanson, K. (May 2019). Revisiting clarifications: Self- and other-clarifications in corpus-based pragmatic instruction. In Sato, M., & Loewen, S. (Eds.), Evidence-based second language pedagogy: A collection of instructed second language acquisition series. Routledge. Published, 05/01/2019.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., Izquierdo, J., & Su, Y (2022). Recognition of conventional expressions by EFL learners in Mexico and China. System, 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2022.102918. Published, 10/01/2022.
  • Su, Y. (2022). Review of Intercultural Learning in Language Education and Beyond: Evolving Concepts, Perspectives and Practices. TESOL Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3175. Published, 08/01/2022.
  • Su, Y. (2022). Refusing invitations and offers in second language Chinese: Effect of proficiency at the actional and interactional Levels. Journal of Politeness Research, 18(2), 335–365. https://doi.org/10.1515/pr-2019-0041. Published, 04/01/2022.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., & Su, Y. (2022). Developing an empirically-driven aural discourse completion task for pragmatics assessment. Applied Pragmatics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1075/ap.20020.bar. Published, 02/01/2022.
  • Su, Y., & Hu, X. (accepted). Proficiency, motivation, and production of conventional expressions in L2 Chinese. In Li, S. (Ed.), Pragmatics of Chinese as a Second Language. Multilingual Matters. Accepted, 01/01/2022.
  • Su, Y. (2021). Accepting invitations and offers in second language Chinese: Effect of proficiency on pragmatic competence in interaction. Journal of Pragmatics.. Published, 05/26/2021.
  • Bardovi-Harlig, K., & Su, Y. (2021). The Effect of Learning Environment on the Selection of Conventional Expressions on an Aural Multiple-Choice DCT. TESL-EJ. Published, 05/10/2021.
  • Su, Y. (2020) Yes or No: Ostensible versus Genuine Refusals in Mandarin Invitational and Offering Discourse. Journal of Pragmatics. Accepted, 03/28/2020.
  • Su, Y., & Chang, Y. (May 2019). Intra-lingual pragmatic variation in Chinese apologies: Influence of region and gender. East Asian Pragmatics. Published, 05/01/2019.
  • Chang, Y. & Su, Y. (2018). Explicit instruction on the negotiation of speech acts: Acceptances of invitations and offers in L2 Chinese. Journal of the National Council of Lesson Commonly Taught Languages, 24, 43-76. Published, 12/15/2018.