Biography
I am currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at UIUC. I earned my Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Pittsburgh, where I held an Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship for my dissertation project.
My research focuses on second language acquisition and processing, psycholinguistics, and experimental linguistics. I approach these fields with an interdisciplinary mindset, blending formal linguistic theory with psycholinguistic frameworks and employing diverse research methodologies to explore linguistic phenomena.
Education
Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh (2023)
Doctoral Study in Linguistics, Stony Brook University (2018)
M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2017)
B.A. in English, Ningbo University (2014)
Courses Taught
LING 100: Intro to Language Science
LING 225: Language, Mind, and Brain
LING 400: Intro Linguistic Structure
selected publications
Journal Articles
Fang, S., & Xu, Y. (2022). Processing and acquisition of temporality in L2 Mandarin Chinese: Effects of grammatical and lexical aspects. Frontiers in Psychology.
Fang, S., & Wu, Z. (2022). Syntactic prediction in L2 learners: Evidence from English disjunction processing. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL).
Juffs, A., & Fang, S. (2022). A Generative approach to the instructed second language acquisition of Spanish se. Language Learning, 72(S1), 83-124.
Sun, H., & Fang, S. (2022). Paired-associated second language vocabulary learning: The role of L1 translation familiarity. Journal of Asia TEFL, 19(1), 50-65.
Sun, H., & Fang, S. (2021). What constitutes vocabulary learning difficulty? A class-based study of semantic relatedness and L1 familiarity effects on L2 word learning. Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 4(3), 82-102.
Conference Proceedings
Fang, S., & Yuan, F. (2021). Constraints of lexical and grammatical aspect on event representations in Mandarin Chinese., In Proceedings of 12th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics (ExLing 2021).
Fang, S., & Albasiri, E. (2021). Effects of syntactic and semantic predictability on sentence comprehension: A comparison between native and non-native speakers., In Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.
Fang, S., & Juffs, A. (2020). Offline processing of Ba- and Bei- constructions in Mandarin Chinese., In Proceedings of the 32nd North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-32).
Book Chapters
Fang, S., & Juffs, A. (In Print). Conducting web-based experiments in L2 psycholinguistic research., In K.Sadeghi(Eds.),Routledge Handbook of Technological Advances in Researching Language Learning. New York: Taylor Francis.
Fang, S. (In Print). Structural change and L2 ambiguity resolution, In Selected proceedings of the 16th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Conference.
Juffs, A., & Fang, S. (2023). Experimental methods for studying second language learners., In P. Gygax & Zufferey(Eds.),The Routledge Handbook in Experimental Linguistics. New York: Taylor Francis.