Mei-yi Kuo

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). I am an Associate Fellow of Advance HE (AFHEA).

Research interests

My research focuses on children’s literature, languages, and education in colonial Taiwan (1895–1945). My doctoral project examines children’s texts in Literary Sinitic, Taiwanese Minnan, and Japanese, analysing how colonial education, print culture, local knowledge, and paratextual practices shaped child authorship during this period.

Broader interests include childhood studies, Japanese imperial education, multilingual textual practices, nursery rhymes and children’s songs, folklore, and the relationship between language, literature, and colonial institutions.

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