Xu Jinfen
Professor
School of Foreign Language
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
China
Biography
Jinfen XU is Professor, Ph. D Supervisor, Vice Dean of the School of Foreign Languages, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, one of the top ten universities in China, where she teaches College English for non-English-major undergraduates and graduate courses in English pedagogy and second language acquisition. Her main research interests are foreign language education, second language acquisition, second language writing, teacher development and learner autonomy. Her articles on foreign language learner autonomy, classroom interaction, second language writing, college English teaching reform and teacher development have appeared in System(SSCI) and in many key academic journals(CSSCI) in China. She has had over 60 journal articles published home and abroad. Her work also includes over 3 books, 11 textbooks, and 15 research projects at both provincial and national levels. Her professional associations are: Standing Director of the China National Association of EFL Writing Teaching and Research, Director of the Second Language Research Committee, China English Language Education Association, and the chief editor of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning. Dr. Xu is the recipient of a number of awards in the university because of her outstanding performance both in teaching and academic research.
Research Interest
Foreign language education, second language acquisition, second language writing, teacher development and learner autonomy
Publications
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Jinfen Xu, Banban Li. 2014. An Investigation into College English Teacher Reflection. Foreign Language World 151(4):6-15.
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Jinfen Xu, Banban Li. 2009. College Students’ Listening Styles and their Effect on Students’ Text Listening Comprehension Performance. Foreign Language Teaching and Research 41(3): 186-192
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Jinfen Xu, Banban Li, Andy Curtis. 2015. Validating an English language teaching reflection inventory in a Chinese EFL context. System 49:50-60
