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Ongoing projects

Ongoing projects

The following are some XJTLU Teaching Development Fund (TDF) projects by English Language Centre staff:

Investigators	Project title	Date
Anying Wang, Andy McIntosh, Juming Shen, Airong Wang, Hong Wang	A Comparative Study of Native and Non-Native English-Speaking (NES/NNES) English Teachers in a Chinese-UK EMI University: Strengths and Challenges	July 2020 –
Yu Wang, Jiashi Wang	Using VR-assisted Project-based Learning to Facilitate EAP Learning and 21st Century Skills Development in an EMI Environment	July 2020 –
Ningjuan Wang, Qingyang Sun, Rui Xu	Investigating the Application of Virtual Reality Technology in Learning Academic Writing Conventions	July 2020 –
Chen Chen, Phillip Durrant, Pascual Perez-Paredes, Bin Zou, Jon Ford, Yunyan Zhang	Investigating Vocabulary of Academic Spoken English to Improve Students’ Comprehension of Lectures	February 2020-
Ying Chang,Kun Li ,Ying Zhou ,Xin Sun	Online Education in an English-medium Instruction University: More Opportunities or Challenges for Chinese Undergraduates?	January 2021 –
Yanwei Nie, Ling Wang, Yan Wei, Shuhan Li	Developing Students’ Learner Autonomy in Online Language Learning	August 2021 –
Mengqi Hu, Airong Wang, Rui Xu	Exploring Effectiveness of Virtual Immersive Learning Environment in Academic Speaking Practices	August 2021 –
Stephen Blowers, Kathryn Paterson, Jinying Ma, Stuart Donaldson, Junyi Li	Improving engagement in learning for EAP repeating students at XJTLU	August 2021 –
Yuehong Gao, Peiling Xing, Steve Jeaco	A corpus-based approach to the investigation of discipline-related lexis for EAP teaching: From corpus evidence to pedagogical values	August 2021 –