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Dr Xueni ZHANG
Research Fellow
Xueni obtained her PhD in Translation Studies from Durham University and her MPhil in Second Language Education from the University of Cambridge. Using a combination of eye-tracking and reaction time measures, her doctoral study examined cross-language co-activation in simultaneous interpreting and the effects of interpreting experience on executive functions. Xueni’s research interests lie in the cognitive aspects of bilingualism and interpreting, language production, executive control, and intercultural communication.
Singapore - NTU
Researchers
CLIC
Research Interest
Key Publications
Zhang, X., Zheng, B., Wang, R., & He, H. (2026). Is interpreter advantage a gift or an effect of training? Cognitive changes and interpreting acquisition at the early stage of training. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 29(1), 223–233. https://doi.org/10.1017/S136672892500032X
Zhang, X., Zheng, B., & Wu, Y. J. (2025). Cross-language interactions during concurrent comprehension and production: evidence from simultaneous interpreters. Applied Psycholinguistics, 46, e19. https://doi.org/10.1017/S014271642510009X
Zhang, X., & Zheng, B. (2023). Material, competence and meaning in the fansub community: A practice-based netnographic study. Translation, Cognition & Behavior, 6(1), 87-107. https://doi.org/10.1075/tcb.00076.xue
Zhang, X., & Zhang, R. (2023). Feedback, response, and learner development: A sociocultural approach to corrective feedback in second language writing. SAGE Open, 13(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231157680