李主圣博士

The IDLE Lab brings together students and researchers interested in informal language learning, digital and AI-supported language learning, learner emotions, willingness to communicate, speaking development, and the use of research in educational practice. In the IDLE Lab, students are encouraged to develop methodological independence, an academic voice of their own, and increasing ownership of their questions and longer-term direction. Students are also encouraged to question and extend these ideas while developing their own lines of inquiry.

Postdoctoral Fellows

• Artem Zadorozhnyy (PDFS, 2022–2025): Revisiting pedagogies for developing L2 digital literacies

RPg Students

• Le Chau Kim Khanh (HKPFS, 2026–):Vietnamese EFL students’ AI-IDLE engagement and well-being
• Santipap Upara (HKPFS; Belt & Road Scholarship, 2026–): AI-mediated IDLE for EFL teacher training innovation
• Boyang Di (RPg Studentship, 2026–): Growth mindset, IDLE behaviours, and learner resilience
• Han Xie (HKPFS, 2025–): AI-IDLE coaching and longitudinal development of engagement, WTC, and speaking proficiency
• Nguyen Hoang Mai Tram (HKPFS; Belt & Road Scholarship, 2025–): IDLE engagement among Vietnamese EFL learners
• Wan Yee Lai (Winsy) (RPg Studentship, 2023–): AI-supported IDLE for enhancing EFL speaking proficiency in Indonesia

MPhil Students

• Brian Jim Yu Shing (2026–): L2 development through AI-supported IDLE writing coaching

EdD Students

• Jiang Ye (2026–): AI-assisted home English learning, WTC, and vocabulary among young EFL learners
• Shuxin Liu (2025–): AI-IDLE coaching, WTC, enjoyment, and anxiety
• Men Fangyu (Fiona) (2025–): AI-IDLE coaching and self-regulated learning
• Xian Liu (Chrystal) (2024–): AI-mediated IDLE coaching, emotions, WTC, and speaking
• Xinwei Pan (Queenie) (2024–): Informal digital learning of Chinese and willingness to communicate
• Jiana Liu (Nana) (2022–2025): Positive psychology, intercultural competence, and IDLE
• Lu Qiao (Gloria) (2021–2025): IDLE among young EFL learners from an ecological perspective
• Linlin Liu (2020–2024): Dynamic fluctuations in WTC, enjoyment, and anxiety in online learning

Undergraduate Researchers

• Laura Jiayu Hu (Honours College, 2026–): AI Toy and emotional engagement

Visiting Researchers

• Lanfang Sun (The University of Hong Kong, 2026–)
• Zuliati Rohmah (Universitas Brawijaya, 2026)
• Boris Vázquez-Calvo (University of Seville, 2026)
• Seunmin Eun (Seoul National University, 2025)