Assistant Professor

Research Interests

• Language ideology and practices in immigrant settlement and in the globalized political economy
• Language use and identity construction in multilingual settings, particularly among ethnolinguistic minorities in multilingual schools and workplaces
• Language, ethnicity and religion in the global spread of evangelical Christianity
• The application and impact of Expressive Writing pedagogy on mono- and bilinguals

Selected Publications

Refereed Publications in English

Book Chapters

Han. H. (2007) Calm and humble in and through evangelical Christianity: A Chinese immigrant couple in Toronto. In A. Jule (Ed.), Language and religious identity: Women in discourse.  pp. 196-219. Houndmills: Palgrave MacMillan.

 

Han. H. (Forthcoming) Accessing English and networks at an Evangelical church: A skilled Chinese immigrant couple in Toronto. In J. Pujolar & M. Moyer (Eds.), Immigration and multilingual language practices in institutional settings: Issues of identity and power. London: Blackwell.

 

Other Refereed Publications

Cummings, J & H. Han. (2006). Collaborative writing and speaking activities: A sociocultural theory perspective. In CONTACT, 32(1), 66-70.

 

Han, H. & J. Cummings. (2004). Speaking and writing in the L2 classroom: A sociocultural theory perspective. A videotaped presentation at http://training.creativityplus.com/main/teslontario/index.asp

 

Article Submitted to Peer-Reviewed Journal

Han, H. (submitted) “They’ve never heard of Beijing”: Learning English and constructing a Chinese identity in Toronto. Intercultural Communication Studies

 

Book Proposal Submitted

Han, H. (under review) Challenges for integration: An ethnography of language, religion and immigrant settlement. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd.

 

Other Scholarly Publications in English

Han, H. (2006). Book Review: Compelled to Excel: Immigration, Education, and Opportunity among Chinese Americans. Canadian Journal of Sociology Online review 2006, March- April. Available at the World Wide Web: http://www.cjsonline.ca/review/compelled.html

 

Han, H. (2005). Book Review: Developing professional-level language proficiency. Language Policy, 3(3), 292-296.

 

Han, H. (2002). Book Review: Language as social action: Social psychology and language use. Language Awareness, 11(3), 214 - 217.

 

Literary and Artistic Work in English

Books

Han, H. (2005). Transfer and other stories (2nd ed.). Toronto: Life Rattle Press.

 

Han, H. (2004). Transfer and other stories. Toronto: Life Rattle Press.

 

 

Non-Fiction Stories in Collections

Han, H. (2005). One dollar host. In L. Kallis (Ed.), Totally unknown writers festival 2005 (pp. 56-62). Toronto: Life Rattle Press.

 

Han, H. (2004) Transfer; Yang's love. In L. Kallis (Ed.), Trees running backwards: Stories by thirteen writers (pp. 147-156). (pp. 157-165). Toronto: Life Rattle.

 

Han, H. (2004). Wen. In A. Achtman & G. Allen & L. Kallis (Eds.), The Totally Unknown Writers Festival 2004 (pp. 24-32). Toronto: Life Rattle Press.

 

English Manuscripts in Preparation

Han, H. (in preparation) “Humble yourself” and “Love your China”: Language, religion and ethnicity in immigrant settlement. To be submitted to Journal of International Migration and Integration.

 

Han, H. (in preparation) Integrating new immigrants: Lessons from a bilingual evangelical Christian Chinese church in Toronto. To be submitted to TESOL Quarterly.

 

Han, H. (in preparation) The formation of habitus: Using longitudinal backstage data analyzing job interviews. To be submitted to Language in Society.

Selected Scholarly Publications in Chinese

Han, H. (1998). 《實用漢語系列: 初級商務漢語》Practical Chinese series: Basic business Chinese (Multimedia teaching material on CD ROM) Developed by TES Software Developing Inc. Shanghai Higher Education Publishing House.

 

Han, H. (1997)- “子” 中敬意從何來？ How Can ‘Zi’ Show Respect? Words & Characters Studies, 1997, vol. 25, pp. 34-36.

 

Han, H. (1997). 漢字中的斑斕世界. The colourful world in Chinese characters. Shanghai Education Newspaper.

 

Han, H. (1996). “風” 与疾病. ‘Feng’ and Disease. Words & Characters Studies, vol. 21, pp. 31- 33.

 

Zhang, M., Hao, M., Xia, J., Han, H., Hu, W., & Lu, T. (1995). 《異體字字典》The Dictionary of character variants. L. Li, Z. Liu, & K. Zang (eds). Shanghai, China: Xuelin Publishing House. 854 pp.

 

Han, H. (1995). 《字素論》Proposing a theory of Character Radicals. Unpublished MA thesis. Department of Chinese Language and Literature, East China Normal University.

 

Han, H. (1995). “酉” 中天地 . The world within ‘You’. Words and Characters Studies , vol. 10, pp. 16-17

 

Han, H. (1995). 說 “賢” 道 “愚”   Say ‘Xian’, Say ‘Yu’.  Words and Characters Studies, vol. 8, pp. 17 – 18.

 

Han, H. (1995). 丁福保与《說文解字詁林》Ding Fubao and Shuowen Jiezi Gulin. Knowledge of Chinese Culture and History. January 1995, pp. 38- 41.

 

Han, H. (1994). “即 ” “ 既” 之辨. Distinguish two Ji’s. Guidance to Self-taught Chinese, April, 1994, pp. 30- 31.

 

Han, H. (1993). “之” 字用法解析. The Usage of ‘Zhi’. Guidance to Self-taught Chinese, Aug .1993, pp. 23 – 24.

 

Selected Artistic Publications in Chinese

Han, H. (1995). 風 My friend Feng; 萱之忘憂 Xuan zhi wangyou; 春秋 Time. Shanghai Youth Daily.

Research and Development Projects

Selected Public Presentations/Conferences

Refereed Conference Presentations

As a colloquium/panel speaker

Han, H. (2007) “Love your China” and “Humble yourself”: Evangelical Christian Chinese Canadians. In Religious Diversity in Canada. Organizer: Dr. Paul Bramdat. Double colloquia presented at the 9th National Metropolis Conference. Toronto, Canada: March 1-4

 

Han, H. (2006) Accessing English and networks at an evangelical church. In Immigration and multilingual language practices in institutional settings: Issues of identity and power. Organizer: Drs. Joan Pujolar & Melissa Moyer. Double Colloquia presented at the 16th Sociolinguistic Symposium. Limerick, Ireland. July 5-9.

 

Han, H. (2006) “LINC helped me very little”: Probing the perspectives of skilled Chinese immigrants. In Legislating languages: Contesting and navigating policy and planning in Canada. Organizer: Dr. Eve Haque. Colloquium presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and Canadian Association of Applied Linguistic (ACLA/CAAL) Joint Conference. Montreal, Quebec. June 16-20.

 

Han, H. (2005). Chinese entrepreneurs in a minority evangelical church in Toronto. In Managing and regulating religious diversity in the metropolis: An international perspective. Organizer: Dr. Desmond Cahill. Panel presented at the 10th International Metropolis Conference, Toronto. Oct 17-21.

 

Han, H. (2005). Being and becoming a ‘xin yimin’ (new immigrant). In Second language learning in context: ideologies and identities. Organizer: Drs. Frances Giampapa & Ingrid Piller. Panel presented at the 9th International Pragmatics (IPrA) Conference, Riva del Garda, Italy. July 10-15

 

As a panel organizer and panellist

Han, H. (2005). Becoming a new immigrant in Toronto. In Identity Re-construction of linguistic minorities in Toronto: Three case studies. Organizer: Huamei Han. Panel presented at the International Society for Language Studies (ISLS) Conference, Montreal, Quebec. April 18-20

 

As an individual author and presenter

Han, H. (2007) “Humble yourself” and “Love your China”: Evangelical Christianity, ethnicity, language and immigrant settlement in Toronto. The British Association for the Study of Religions (BASR) Annual Conference. Edinburgh, UK. September 3-6, 2007

 

Han, H. (2007) Bricolage: How Language Ideology Works. The 40th Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL). Edinburgh, UK. September 6-8, 2007

 

Han, H. (2007) Integrating new immigrants: A bilingual evangelical Christian Chinese church in Toronto. The Oxford Ethnography and Education Conference. Oxford, UK. September 10-11, 2007.

 

Han, H. (2007). “They’ve never heard of Beijing”: Learning English and constructing a Chinese identity in Toronto. The China Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC) & the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS) Conference 2007. Harbin, China. June 22-24, 2007.

 

Han, H. (2005) “No other places pray for immigrants”: Learning English at church. The 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA) and AAAL Joint Conference, Madison, WI. July 24-29.

 

Han, H., T. Nabei & M. Smith. (2005)“Talking it through”: Collaborative dialoguer as mediation. The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec. April 11-15.

 

Han, H., & J. Cummings. (2004) Speaking and writing in the L2 classroom: A sociocultural theory perspective. The 33rd Annual TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto. Nov 18-20.

 

Han, H. (2004) Learning English at church. AAAL Annual Conference, Portland, OR. May 1-4.

 

Han, H. J. Salaff , & S. Park. (2004). Language perceptions among skilled immigrants from Mainland China in Toronto. The 7th National Metropolis Conference, Montreal, Quebec. March 24-28.

 

Han, H., & J. Cummings. (2003) Speaking and thinking in the L2 classroom:  A sociocultural theory perspective. Paper presented at the 31st Annual TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto. Nov 20-22.

 

Han, H. & C. Bracco. (2003) English learning and identity (re)construction. AAAL Conference. Arlington, VA. March 22-25.

 

Han, H. (2002). English language practices and perceptions: "They had never heard of Beijing”. The Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 2002, Toronto. Oct 4-7.

 

Han, H. (2002) English language practices and perceptions: A case of an independent immigrant from Mainland China. The Portraits of Literacy Conference: Critical Issues in family, community, and school literacies, Vancouver, BC. July 8-10.

Selected Invited Presentations

Han, H. (2007) “Tell me something about yourself”: Language, culture and job interviews. Public Seminar Series, the Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS), Toronto. April 27.

 

Han, H. (2007) Challenges for skilled Mainland Chinese immigrants to integrate into Toronto: An ethnography of language, religion and settlement. Public Seminar at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto. March 15.

 

Han, H. (2006) Problematizing the dichotomy between EFL and ESL. In the panel on EFL Day. TESL Ontario Certificate Program at Bathurst Heights, Toronto District School Board. March.

 

Han, H. (2005) Enterprising in a minority evangelical church: a creative response to linguistic domination. Invited panellist at the Feminist Responses to Restructuring In the Global South Workshop. Toronto: York University. April 

 

Han, H. (2005) Expressive Writing pedagogy for adult ESL students: A sociocultural theory perspective. TESOL Certificate Program at the Woodsworth College, University of Toronto. March.

 

Han, H. (2004). Expressive Writing in my second language. Expressive Writing Graduate Seminar Course, OISE/UT. October.

 

Han, H. (2004). “When can I use English to bamboozle the crowd?”: Language assumptions and symbolic domination. Invited paper at the 11th Annual Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning Research Working Group Meeting, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. August.

 

Han, H. (2003). Access to participation: The case of Yang. Invited paper at the 10th Annual Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning Research Working Group, Tampa, Florida, The University of South Florida. October.

Radio Broadcast and Public Readings

Han, H. (2005). One dollar host (L. Kallis, Director). In G. Allan (Producer), The Thirteenth Totally Unknown Writers Festival. Toronto: Life Rattle Press. November 2005

 

Han, H. (2004). The pink dress (M. Lui, Director). In M. Lui (Producer), Larger than Fictions. Toronto: Toronto Women’s Bookstore. November 2004.

 

Han, H. (2004). Wen (A. Achtman, Director). In A. Achtman (Producer), The Twelveth Totally Unknown Writers Festival. Toronto: Life Rattle Press. October.

 

Han, H. (2003). Wen, Yang's Love, Quitting & Grandma, and Transfer (A. Achtman, Director). In A. Achtman (Producer), Life Rattle New Writers Stories. Toronto: Life Rattle, CKLN FM 88.1. . June 1, May 25, May 18, May 11.

 

 

 

Leadership, Faculty Service, Community Service

Research Grants

2007-2010

President’s Research Start-up Grant, Simon Fraser University

Seeking Alternative Space: Language Practices of Ethnolinguistic Minorities

 

Awards, Honours, Scholarships, Fellowships

Teaching & Professional Positions

Graduate Student Supervision

2nd Reader: MEd International Program in TESL: 5 students, in progress