Mei-yi Kuo
- Email: eas4myk@leeds.ac.uk
- Supervisors: Prof Frances Weightman, Dr Sarah Dodd
Profile
I read English Language and Literature at a university in Taiwan and completed an MA in Japanese Studies at the University of Leeds. This was followed later by a CertTESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from Trinity London, then a TCYL (Teaching Chinese to Young Learners), and finally a TCSOL (Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages).
Research interests
My research focuses on children’s literature, languages and education in colonial Taiwan (1895–1945), with particular attention to the cultural influences of both Japan and China. My doctoral project analyses Literary Sinitic, Taiwanese (Minnan), and Japanese children’s texts to examine how languages, literature, institutions, and communities shaped young authors within the colonial context. In addition to my research, I am also a certified Mandarin teacher and teaches Mandarin at the university.
Qualifications
- PhD candidate, University of Leeds
- MA Japanese Studies, University of Leeds
- BA English Language and Literature, Aletheia University
Research groups and institutes
- Centre for World Literatures
- Centre for New Chinese Writing