Department of Translation

Prof. SU Yanfang, Yvonne

Prof. SU Yanfang, Yvonne

Post

Assistant Professor

 

Academic Qualifications

PhD (PolyU)

 

Office Location

HSH104

 

Contact

(852) 2616 7961

 

Email

[email protected]

Biographical Note

Yanfang Su received a PhD degree in translation and interpreting studies from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research interests include legal translation studies, computer-assisted translation learning, corpus linguistics, and computer-assisted language learning. Her works have been published in various SSCI-indexed journals including The Journal of Specialised Translation, The Interpreter and Translator Trainer, System, Assessing Writing, International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL).

 

Research Interests

  • Legal translation studies

  • Computer-assisted translation learning

  • Corpus linguistics

 

Journal Articles

  1. Su, Y., Xu, S., & Liu, K. (2025). Adapt or adopt? Examining the efficacy of ChatGPT in providing translation feedback. The Interpreter and Translator Trainer.

  2. Xu, S., Su, Y., & Liu, K. (2025). Investigating student engagement with AI-driven feedback in translation revision: A mixed-methods study. Education and Information Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-025-13457-0

  3. Liu, K., Su, Y., Lai, C., & Jin, T. (2024). How do students engage with parallel corpora in translation? A multiple case study approach. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12594

  4. Liu, K., Su, Y., Lai, C., & Jin, T. (2024). How do students engage with parallel corpora in translation? A multiple case study approach. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12594

  5. Lin, Y., Su, Y., Peng, Y., & Liu, H. (2024). Profiling text cohesion in the development of L2 Chinese reading materials: Variation by text level and genre. Reading and Writing, 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-024-10585-w

  6. Su, Y., Liu, K., & Cheung, A. K. (2023). Epistemic modality in translated and non-translated English court judgments of Hong Kong: A corpus-based study. Journal of Specialised Translation, 40, 56-80.

  7. Su, Y., Lin, Y., & Lai, C. (2023). Collaborating with ChatGPT in argumentative writing classrooms. Assessing Writing, 57, 100752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2023.100752

  8. Su, Y., Liu, K., Liu, F., Lee, J., & Jin, T. (2023). Lexical complexity in exemplar EFL texts: Towards text adaptation for 12 grades of basic English curriculum in China. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2022-0236

  9. Su, Y., Liu, K., Lai, C, & Jin, T. (2021). The progression of collaborative argumentation among English learners via blended learning: A qualitative study. System, 98, 102471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102471

  10. Lai, C. & Su, Y. (2021). 外语慕课环境下的自主学习:研究回顾与实践探索 (Self-regulated learning in Language MOOCs: Research review and pedagogical implications) [in Chinese]. 外语界 (Foreign Language World), 202, 1-10.

 

Books & Book Chapters

  1. Xu, S., Sun, Y., Su, Y., & Liu, K. (2025). Translation Pedagogy in the AI Era: Design and Application of a ChatGPT-Powered Platform for Training and Feedback. In S. Sun, K. Liu, & R. Moratto (Eds.), Translation studies in the age of artificial intelligence (pp. 100-124). London: Routledge.

  2. Jin, T., Zhang, H., …Su, Y. et al. (2024). 外语教学智慧方法入门 (An Introduction to Technology-Assisted Research Methods in Foreign Language Teaching) [in Chinese]. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.

  3. Liu, K., Su, Y., & Li, D. (2023). How do students perform and perceive parallel corpus use in translation tasks? Evidence from an experimental study. In J. Pan, & S. Laviosa (Ed.), Corpora and translation education: Advances and challenges. London: Springer.

  4. Liu, J., Su, Y., & Liu, K. (2023). Corpus-assisted Translation Learning: Attitudes and Perceptions of Novice Translation Students. In K. Mak (Ed.), Advances in Techno-humanities (pp. 76-92). London: Routledge.

  5. Su, Y., & Liu, K. (2022). Orality in translated and non-translated fictional dialogues. In R. Morratto, & D. Li (Eds.), Advances in corpus applications in literary and translation studies (pp. 119-137). London: Routledge.

  6. Jin, T., Lu, X., Shi, Z., & Su, Y. (2021). 例据使用特点及发展研究(Understanding development of using evidence in oral argumentation) [in Chinese]. Beijing: Science Press.

  7. Su, Y. (2019). Marginal discourse analysis of Hong Kong indie music: Symbol of youth subculture. In J. Ding, & Z. Tang (Eds.), Anti-language: A discourse analysis of marginality (pp. 140-154). London: Leoman Publishing.