Biography

Dr. Jing YANG is Professor of Psycholinguistics at the School of International Studies of Zhejiang University. She earned her bachelor's degree from the Department of Psychology at Beijing Normal University and later received an MPhil degree and a PhD degree from the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong. She completed postdoctoral training at the Psychology Department of Penn State University. Prior to joining Zhejiang University, she served as a faculty member at the Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Her research interests include language learning and language disabilities. She conducted psycholinguistics and neurolinguistic research to study the neurological mechanisms underlying second language learning and language disabilities, as well as the influences of individual differences. Through these investigations, she aims to advance the understanding of the relationship between human brain plasticity and language learning.