Dr Junjie Li

Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Warwick, Department of Applied Linguistics, Coventry, United Kingdom
Email: junjieligo@gmail.com
Profile
Junjie Li is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and holds a PhD from the University of Warwick. He does qualitative longitudinal research with children to understand emerging language learning motivation in early bilingual educational contexts. His research interests span creativity, identity, ethnography, and participatory research. Junjie is currently working on his first monograph, Researching Children’s Language Learning Motivation: Creative, Reflexive Approaches, commissioned by Multilingual Matters.
Research
Publications
Li, J., & Gong, W. (2025). Engaging young language learners in participatory research: Visual arts-based approach. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 4(1), 100187.
Sidaway, K., Li, J., & Ushioda, E. (2025). Using motigraphs to investigate the temporalities of motivation: Illustrating contrasting approaches. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. 4(2), 100220.
Li, J., & Gao, X. (2025). Teaching unfamiliar content can lead to brilliant teaching: Data-led reflections. Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice, 5(1), 99-111.
Li, J. (2024). Review of the book Between self and community: Children's personhood in a Globalized South Korea by J. Ahn. Children & Society. 38(5), 1875-1877.