Xiang, Catherine Hua


Dr Catherine Hua Xiang  

Department

Position held

Language Centre

Asian Language Coordinator

Non LSE positions held

Department

Position held

Goldsmiths College, University of London

External Examiner

Open University

Associate Lecturer

University of Kent

External Examiner

University of Reading

External Examiner

Experience keywords:

e-learning in foreign language teaching; translation studies; Mandarin Chinese teaching; cross-cultural communication and pragmatics; intercultural awareness consultancy

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My major research interest is in the field of applied linguistics, cross-cultural communication and pragmatics. My PhD research looks into speech acts; particularly, it explores the linguistics and cultural differences in apology strategies used in UK and China. It covers intercutural and inter-language pragmatics with a comparative perspective.

I am also interested in teaching material development in teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. I am the author of textbook 'Mastering Chinese' for complete beginners of Mandarin. It offers a communicative and cultural approach. Currently, I am researching into the implications of e-learning in foreign language teaching and learning.

Languages:

Greek [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; Mandarin [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; Italian [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]

Media experience:

Has written for mainstream pressRadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6929

Publications

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2013

Zou, Bin and Xing, Minjie and Wang, Yuping and Sun, Mingyu and Xiang, Catherine H. (2013) Computer-assisted foreign language teaching and learning: technological advances. IGI Global. ISBN 9781466628212

2012

Zou, Bin and Hua Xiang, Catherine and Jeaco, Stephen (2012) An investigation of the use of wikis in English language learning. Chinese journal of applied linguistics, 35 (1). pp. 99-116. ISSN 2192-9505

2010

Hua Xiang, Catherine (2010) Mastering Chinese: the complete course for beginners. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK. ISBN 9780230200135

2009

Hua Xiang, Catherine and Wang, Haiping (2009) How the Chinese and the British evaluate the speech act of apology. Foreign language and literature studies, 26 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1672-4720

2007

Hua Xiang, Catherine (2007) Production and perception of apologies: interlanguage pragmatics of British learners of Mandarin Chinese. In:Pragmatics in the CJK classroom: the state of the art (5 - 7 Jun 2006 : Honolulu, Hawai‘i).

2006

Hua Xiang, Catherine (2006) Book review: Yuling Pan,"politeness in Chinese face-to-face interaction". Journal of politeness research, 2 (1). ISSN 1612-5681

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Awards

7/05 AILA Solidarity Awards, American Association of Applied Linguistics, USA;
10/03-10/06 Overseas Research Student Awards, Universities UK;
04/04 Chinese Student Award, Great Britain and China Education Trust, UK;
10/03-10/05 Postgraduate Student Awards, British Association of Applied Linguistics, UK

 

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