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 – |