Doctor Louie Liang
Associate Lecturer, Early Childhood Education,
Early Childhood Education
Biography
Joined Western Sydney University in 2024, Dr. Luyao (Louie) Liang obtained his Ph.D. degree in early childhood education (ECE) at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Before being an educational researcher, Louie was a registered early childhood educator in Chinese kindergartens. He has focused research interests in the field of early childhood development and education, covering topics in relation to multiliteracies in early childhood, early bi/multilingualism, use of technology in early childhood, language development and cognition, and neurolinguistic research. He serves as a Review Editor for Developmental Psychology, Frontiers of Psychology, and also as a regular reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals in the field of early childhood education, including Early Child Development and Care, Early Education and Development, Early Years, International Journal of Early Years Education, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, etc.
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Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Early Childhood Education
Contact
| Email: | Louie.Liang@westernsydney.edu.au |
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Teaching
Current Teaching Areas
- TEAC7030 Diverse Literacies
Publications
Journal Articles
- Liang, L., Chik, A. and Li, H. (2024), '[In Press] English as a foreign language education in East-Asian early childhood education settings : a scoping review', Early Childhood Education Journal, .
- Wang, S., Wang, X., Liang, L. and Xie, H. (2024), 'Teacher-child interaction domains measured by the CLASS and children's pre-literacy skills : a systematic review and meta-analysis', Early Education and Development, vol 35, no 3 , pp 431 - 453.
- Wei, C., Liao, X., Li, Z., Yu, Y. and Liang, L. (2023), '[In Press] Chinese young children's work education under the impact of the global pandemic and digitalization', Early Child Development and Care, .
- Ma, K., Liang, L., Chutiyami, M., Nicoll, S., Khaerudin, T. and Ha, X. (2023), 'COVID-19 pandemic-related anxiety, stress, and depression among teachers : a systematic review and meta-analysis', Work, vol 73, no 1 , pp 3 - 27.
- Wang, S., Xie, H., Huang, J. and Liang, L. (2023), 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between teacher-child interaction and children's executive function', Current Psychology, vol 42, no 21 , pp 17539 - 17559.
- Yan, T., Hou, Y. and Liang, L. (2023), 'Family socioeconomic status and parental involvement in Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder : a moderated mediation model', Healthcare, vol 11, no 9 .
- Ma, K., Zhang, J., Chutiyami, M., Liang, L. and Dong, J. (2023), 'Effectiveness of blended teaching in preservice teacher education : a meta-analysis', Distance Education, vol 44, no 3 , pp 495 - 521.
- Xie, S., Wu, D. and Liang, L. (2022), 'Family environment profile in China and its relation to family structure and young children's social competence', Early Education and Development, vol 33, no 3 , pp 469 - 489.
- Wu, D., Cai, L., Liang, L. and Li, H. (2022), 'Patterns and predictors of code-switching in Singapore preschoolers : a corpus-based study', International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, vol 25, no 8 , pp 2933 - 2948.
- Li, H., Liang, L. and Wu, D. (2022), 'Predicting Chinese preschoolers' acquisition of aspect markers : a corpus-based study', Languages, vol 7, no 2 .
- Xie, S., Liang, L. and Li, H. (2022), 'Emotional labor and professional identity in Chinese early childhood teachers : the gendered moderation models', Sustainability, vol 14, no 11 .
- Liang, L., Wu, D. and Li, H. (2022), '[In Press] Family language policy and bilingual parenting in multilingual Singapore : latent profiles and its predictors', Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, .
- Li, H., Wu, D., Liang, L. and Jing, M. (2022), 'Predicting Chinese and English interrogative development in a multilingual context : a corpus-based study of Singapore preschoolers', International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, vol 25, no 1 , pp 241 - 260.
- Liang, L., Li, H. and Chik, A. (2022), 'Micro language planning for sustainable early English language education : a case study on Chinese educators' agency', Sustainability, vol 14, no 21 .
- Wang, W., Liang, L., Luo, J., Li, H. and Tang, J. (2022), 'Early childhood teachers' fertility willingness under China's 'third-child' policy', Sustainability, vol 14, no 16 .
- Liang, L., Li, H. and Chik, A. (2020), 'Two countries, one policy : a comparative synthesis of early childhood English language education in China and Australia', Children and Youth Services Review, vol 118 .
- Luo, J., Liang, L. and Li, H. (2020), 'The divergent roles of social media in adolescents' academic performance', Journal of Research in Childhood Education, vol 34, no 2 , pp 167 - 182.
- Liang, L., Wu, D. and Li, H. (2019), 'Chinese preschoolers' acquisition of temporal adverbs indicating past, present, and future : a corpus-based study', Journal of Child Language, vol 46, no 4 , pp 760 - 784.
- Lu, J., Luo, J., Liang, L. and Jing, M. (2019), 'Measuring adolescents' social media behavior outside and inside of school : development and validation of two scales', Journal of Educational Computing Research, vol 57, no 5 , pp 1108 - 1130.
Research interests:
Multiiteracies in early childhood
Early bi/multilingualism
Technology in early childhood
Early language development and cognition
Neurolinguistic research
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