Catherine Hua Xiang

Catherine Hua Xiang works in the Language Centre at the London School of Economics. Her major research interest is in the field of applied linguistics, cross-cultural communication and pragmatics. Her PhD research looks into speech acts; particularly, it explores the linguistic and cultural differences in apology strategies used in UK and China. She is also interested in teaching material development in teaching Mandarin as a foreign language and is the author of 'Mastering Chinese' - a textbook for complete beginners of Mandarin Chinese. She is currently researching the implications of e-learning in foreign language teaching and learning.

Publications

Trends and Developments for the Future of Language Education in Higher Education
Trends and Developments for the Future of Language Education in Higher Education
Catherine Hua Xiang. © 2021. 342 pages.
Language education tends to require more face-to-face interaction and longer hours of both teaching and learning. The challenges of ensuring the future and development of the...
Reviews in Translation: Building a Partnership Learning Community to Engage Language Students as Producers
Reviews in Translation: Building a Partnership Learning Community to Engage Language Students as Producers
Catherine Hua Xiang, Lijing Shi, Peter Skrandies, Rosemary Deller. © 2021. 21 pages.
Active learning and the involvement of students as producers and partners play a key role in language teaching in today's UK higher education landscape. This chapter explores...
Cases on Audio-Visual Media in Language Education
Cases on Audio-Visual Media in Language Education
Catherine Hua Xiang. © 2018. 419 pages.
Technology has permanently altered and optimized the field of education. With the assistance of innovative tools, such as multimedia technology, instructors can create a positive...
“Current Affairs in Mandarin”: A Student-Led TV Talk Show at LSE
“Current Affairs in Mandarin”: A Student-Led TV Talk Show at LSE
Catherine Hua Xiang, Darren Moon. © 2018. 37 pages.
The “Current Affairs in Mandarin” project takes an innovative approach to the use of audio-visual media for language learning, providing students with a uniquely authentic and...
Learning English With Texting on Social Media: The Case of Taiwanese ESL Students in the U.S
Learning English With Texting on Social Media: The Case of Taiwanese ESL Students in the U.S
Hong-Chi Shiau, Catherine Hua Xiang. © 2018. 21 pages.
Social media has induced substantial growth of various cultural contacts, resulting in a great variation of uses in English. In light of the popularity of new social media...