B.A. in English from Beijing Foreign Studies University
北京外国语大学英语文学学士

Diploma-in-Education from National Institute of Education in Singapore
新加坡国立教育学院教育文凭

M.A. in English as a Second Language from University of Arizona
亚利桑那大学英语作为第二语言文学硕士

Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from UCLA
加州大学洛杉矶分校应用语言学哲学博士