M.A., Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Northern Arizona University, USA
B.A., International Economics and English, Kemerovo State University, Russia

Svetlana (Lana) Vikhnevich is a lecturer of English at Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU), specializing in teaching English as a second language (TESL). Lana taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Shenzhen, China, for three years and obtained her CELTA teaching certificate in Shanghai. After receiving a Fulbright grant, she enrolled in the M.A. TESL program at Northern Arizona University (NAU), where she also taught English enhancement classes for Chinese visiting scholars. She joined WKU as an EFL Lecturer in 2017, where she teaches English as a Second Language courses (e.g., ESL 0303, ESL 0403) and Basic Theory and Practice of Teaching English as a Second Language (e.g., EMSE 3420 and ESME 3421). Her research interests include the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Students as Partners (SaP), educational technology, and L2 learning and teaching.

Publications and conference attendance:

Gao, Y., Li, C., Vikhnevich, S., Jiang, L., & Chen, X. (2025). The power of reflective transformations: Students-faculty partnership as a catalyst. International Journal for Students as Partners, 9(1), 25-42.

Vikhnevich, S. (2025). SoTL and beyond: a transformative journey of teaching and learning from Russia to China. In Scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in Asian higher education (pp. 73-88). IGI Global Scientific Publishing.

Vikhnevich, S., Chen, X., Gao, Y., Jiang, L., & Li, C. (2024). The Student-Faculty Partnership in China: The Three Vital Stages to Growing a Fruitful Tree. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Wenzhou-Kean University.

Jiang, L., Vikhnevich, S., Gao, Y. & Tang, A. (2024). Our Voices Matter: The Role of a Pedagogical Consultant in Action Research for the EFL Course. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Wenzhou-Kean University.

Vikhnevich, S., Gao, Y., Jiang, L., Chen, X., & Li, C. (2022). Attitudes and intentions that made it work: Students-faculty partnership in China. The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change, 8(2).

August 2023 - AsiaTEFL presentation on “Unique ESL Classroom Scavenger Hunt Experiences via the Goose Chase App,” Daejeon, Korea

November 2021 - National SaP Roundtable on “Our Voices Matter: The Role of a Pedagogical Consultant in the ESL course,” Western Sydney University, Australia

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