| Yi received her Ph.D. from the Department of East Asian Studies at the University
of Arizona. As an applied linguist, she is particularly interested in the social and
cultural aspects of language use and learning by transnational and multilingual students.
Her primary research focuses on the multilayered language ideologies among nation-states,
stakeholders, and study abroad students in China in the age of Belt and Road. She
is also interested in the process of third language acquisition of multilingual individuals.
Prior to joining Stony Brook University, she has taught in the U.S. (Emory University,
Middlebury College, and University of Arizona), Australia, and China. She has published
articles in a number of journals and edited volumes in the areas of study abroad research
and second language acquisition. To find more about Yi's research and updated CV, please visit wangy.org | 
