Prof. Dr. Lawrence Jun Jun Zhang

Lawrence Jun Zhang, PhD, is a Professor of Linguistics-in-Education and Associate Dean for the Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, New Zealand. His major interests and 100-plus publications are on learner metacognition, language-teacher education, and L2 reading–writing development. He is an editorial board member for Applied Linguistics Review, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Journal of Second Language Writing, Metacognition and Learning, and RELC Journal, among others. He was honoured by the TESOL International Association (USA) in 2016 with the award of “50 at 50”, acknowledging “50 Outstanding Leaders” in the field of TESOL around the world and was officially installed as a newly elected member of the Board of Directors of the Association in 2017. In the Stanford University Rankings 2022, he was listed in the top 2% of Scientists in the World in the disciplinary areas of Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Language Education. His work has appeared in Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics Review, British Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Language Awareness, Modern Language Journal, Perceptual and Motor Skills, TESOL Quarterly, Discourse Processes, System, Language Teaching Research, Reading and Writing, Reading and Writing Quarterly, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, RELC Journal, and Journal of Second Language Writing, among others.