Eerdemutu Liu is a Professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Jilin University, where he holds the title of Kuang Yaming Elite Professor. He received his BA and MA from the School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Beijing Normal University, and his PhD from the School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Shandong University, including a period of joint doctoral training at the University of London. He can be reached at eerdemutuliu@jlu.edu.cn.His research examines second language acquisition, the psychology of foreign language teaching and learning, and second language writing, with a focus on how learner emotions, motivation, and classroom engagement relate to language achievement. He applies latent profile analysis, multilevel structural equation modeling, and meta-analysis to questions in foreign language education. He is a council member of the Committee on Writing Instruction and Research of the China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese and a dissertation reviewer for the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center under the Ministry of Education. He also reviews for more than twenty SSCI journals, among them Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Teaching Research, System, and TESOL Quarterly.PublicationsListed in reverse chronological order; an asterisk marks the corresponding author. This list is updated on an ongoing basis; last updated September 2026.He, C., & Eerdemutu, L.* (2026). The effects of collaborative planning on CALF metrics and textual coherence in L2 writing under varying task complexity. System.Eerdemutu, L., Dewaele, J. M., & Wang, J.* (2026). A person-centered approach to foreign language learners' emotions: How emotional profiles are linked with control-value appraisals, engagement, and achievement. Applied Linguistics Review.Zhao, X., Liu, G. L., Eerdemutu, L.*, & Shirvan, M. E. (2025). Do shyness and emotions matter in shaping classroom engagement? A study of multilingual learners of Chinese in Thailand. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–19.Han, S., & Eerdemutu, L.* (2025). Buoyancy and achievement in Japanese language learning: The serial mediation of emotions and engagement. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 34(4), 1483–1493.Eerdemutu, L., Bai, S., & Wang, J.* (2025). Exploring mindset profiles and their associations with enjoyment, ideal self, grit, and achievement among Chinese adolescent language learners: A latent profile analysis. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 35(3), 1098–1107.Liu, E., & Wang, J.* (2025). A meta-analysis of the effects of task planning on CALF measures in L2 writing. Modern Foreign Languages, 48(1), 116–128. [in Chinese]Eerdemutu, L., Dewaele, J. M., & Wang, J.* (2024). Developing a short language classroom engagement scale (LCES) and linking it with needs satisfaction and achievement. System, 120, 103189.Eerdemutu, L., Wang, J.*, & Bai, S. (2024). Self-guides, enjoyment, gender, and achievement: A survey of Chinese EFL high school students. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 45(10), 4270–4287.Eerdemutu, L., & Wang, J.* (2023). The effects of student and teacher variables on anxiety, enjoyment, and boredom among Chinese high school EFL learners. International Journal of Multilingualism, 21(3), 1454–1475.Eerdemutu, L., Wang, J.*, & Bai, S. (2022). Validation of L2 grit among Chinese EFL high school students and its enduring effect on achievements: A bifactor model approach. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 971495.Eerdemutu, L., & Wang, J.* (2021). Examining the relationship between grit and foreign language performance: Enjoyment and anxiety as mediators. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 666892.A complete and current record of publications is maintained on ORCID (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-1968) and ResearchGate.

• 2020.9 -- 2024.6
  Shandong University  , Doctoral degree , Doctor graduate
• 2023.3 -- 2023.10
  Birkbeck, University of London
• 2010.9 -- 2014.6
  Beijing Normal University  , Bachelor's degree , University graduated
• 2015.9 -- 2018.6
  Beijing Normal University  , Master , Master graduate

• 2024.6 -- 2026.8
  Inner Mongolia University , School of Foreign Languages,

• 2024.10 -- Now
  Council Member, Committee on Writing Instruction and Research, China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese
• 2025.4 -- Now
  Thesis and Dissertation Reviewer, China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center, Ministry of Education
• 2023.9 -- Now
  Reviewer for more than twenty SSCI journals, including Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Teaching Research, System, Applied Linguistics Review, TESOL Quarterly, and the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

• Second language acquisition
  Psychology of foreign language teaching and learning (emotions, motivation, classroom engagement)
  Second language writing
  Multilingualism and L2 psychology
  Quantitative methods in foreign language education