She obtained her PhD in language and literacy education from the University of British Columbia. She teaches theory and practice in teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL) in both the teacher education and graduate programs. Her research interests include critical perspectives in teaching EAL, diversity in teacher education, immigrant parent engagement, intercultural communication, language and identity, and language policy. Her recent publications appeared in Canadian Journal of Education, Language and Education, Intercultural Education, and Canadian Ethnic Studies (see http://ucalgary.ca/~yanguo ). She is currently co-editing a book, Spotlight on China: Changes in education under China’s market economy. She can be reached at yanguo@ucalgary.ca.