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Journal articles
2015, 'Promoting experiential learning in pre-service teacher education', Journal of Education for Teaching, 41, pp. 435 - 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2015.1080424
,2015, 'The ideological framing of ‘dialect’: an analysis of mainland China's state media coverage of ‘dialect crisis’ (2002–2012)', Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 36, pp. 468 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2014.943234
,2015, 'Self and Identity in Adolescent Foreign Language Learning, Florentina Taylor', SYSTEM, 51, pp. 89 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2015.04.012
,2015, 'Jim Coleman: editor and champion of new researchers', Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 9, pp. 6 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2014.995665
,2014, 'Untitled', SYSTEM, 47, pp. IV - V, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0346-251X(14)00191-2
,2014, 'Editorial', System, 42, pp. 402 - 403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2014.01.008
,2014, '"Floating elites": Interpreting mainland Chinese undergraduates' graduation plans in Hong Kong', Asia Pacific Education Review, 15, pp. 223 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12564-013-9310-9
,2014, 'Empirical studies on foreign language learning and teaching in China (2008-2011): A review of selected research', Language Teaching, 47, pp. 56 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0261444813000414
,2014, 'Pre-service English teachers' perceptions of newly arrived children from Mainland China', Journal of Education for Teaching, 40, pp. 140 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2013.869966
,2014, 'Shifting Constructions of Role Models for English Learners in China', Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 21, pp. 223 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1358684X.2014.929283
,2014, 'The dilemma of being English language teachers: Interpreting teachers' motivation to teach, and professional commitment in China's hinterland regions', Language Teaching Research, 18, pp. 152 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362168813505938
,2013, 'N English Vocabulary Learning Strategy Use in a Chinese Key Middle School', CHINESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS, 36, pp. 87 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cjal-2013-0006
,2013, 'Mapping the terrain of learner autonomy: learning environments, learning communities and identities', INNOVATION IN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING, 7, pp. 89 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2012.738017
,2013, 'Reflexive and reflective thinking: A crucial link between agency and autonomy', Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 7, pp. 226 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2013.836204
,2012, 'Parental strategies in supporting Chinese children's learning of English vocabulary', Research Papers in Education, 27, pp. 581 - 595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2011.602102
,2012, 'The Study of English in China as a patriotic enterprise', World Englishes, 31, pp. 351 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-971X.2012.01762.x
,2012, ''Unruly pupils' in pre-service English language teachers' teaching practicum experiences', Journal of Education for Teaching, 38, pp. 127 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2012.656440
,2012, 'Primary school english teachers' research engagement', ELT Journal, 66, pp. 224 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccr046
,2012, ''Cantonese is not a dialect': Chinese netizens' defence of Cantonese as a regional lingua franca', Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 33, pp. 449 - 464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2012.680461
,2012, 'Primary English teaching: an introduction to language, literacy and learning', TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, 16, pp. 141 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13664530.2012.674297
,2011, 'The 'falling' language standards and teachers' professional vulnerability in Hong Kong', Research Papers in Education, 26, pp. 485 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02671521003637146
,2011, 'The Religion of Learning English in English: A Language Educator's Reading', Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 18, pp. 429 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1358684X.2011.630202
,2011, 'Vocabulary learning and teaching beliefs of pre-service and in-service teachers in Hong Kong and mainland China', Language Awareness, 20, pp. 327 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2011.579977
,2011, 'Research engagement and educational decentralisation: Problematising primary school english teachers' research experiences in China', Educational Studies, 37, pp. 207 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2010.506338
,2011, ''Nowadays, teachers are relatively obedient': Understanding primary school English teachers' conceptions of and drives for research in China', Language Teaching Research, 15, pp. 61 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362168810383344
,2011, 'Language learner autonomy: policy, curriculum, classroom', JOURNAL OF MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, 32, pp. 97 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2010.515719
,2010, 'Autonomous language learning against all odds', System, 38, pp. 580 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2010.09.011
,2010, 'To be or not to be: Shifting motivations in Chinese secondary school English teachers' career narratives', Teacher Development, 14, pp. 321 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13664530.2010.504013
,2010, 'To be or not to be "Part of them": Micropolitical challenges in Mainland Chinese students' learning of english in a multilingual university', TESOL Quarterly, 44, pp. 274 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.5054/tq.2010.219944
,2010, 'Chinese teachers' views on the increasing use of Putonghua as a medium of instruction in Hong Kong schools', Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35, pp. 79 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2010v35n8.6
,2009, 'Standards for ESL/EFL Teachers of Adults', TESOL QUARTERLY, 43, pp. 560 - 562, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271249600014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, ''At least I'm the type of teacher I want to be': Second-career English language teachers' identity formation in Hong Kong secondary schools', Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 37, pp. 253 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13598660903052449
,2009, 'Understanding mainland Chinese students' motivations for choosing teacher education programmes in Hong Kong', Journal of Education for Teaching, 35, pp. 145 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02607470902771037
,2009, 'Qualitative research in language teaching and learning journals, 1997-2006', Modern Language Journal, 93, pp. 79 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4781.2009.00829.x
,2009, '‘Learning study’ for primary school english teachers: A case story from hong kong', Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 16, pp. 397 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13586840903391963
,2009, 'The 'English corner' as an out-of-class learning activity', ELT Journal, 63, pp. 60 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccn013
,2008, 'English language education in China: A review of selected research', Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 29, pp. 380 - 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434630802147908
,2008, 'English Language Education in China: A Review of Selected Research', Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 29, pp. 380 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.2167/jmmd600.0
,2008, 'Shifting motivational discourses among mainland Chinese students in an English medium tertiary institution in Hong Kong: A longitudinal inquiry', Studies in Higher Education, 33, pp. 599 - 614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075070802373107
,2008, 'Supplementing an uncertain investment? Mainland Chinese students practising English together in Hong Kong', Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, 18, pp. 9 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/japc.18.1.02gao
,2008, '‘Forget Chinese–let's think only in english!’ chinese netizens debating the best ways to learn english in China', Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 15, pp. 435 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13586840802493084
,2008, 'Teachers' professional vulnerability and cultural tradition: A Chinese paradox', Teaching and Teacher Education, 24, pp. 154 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2006.11.011
,2008, 'You Had to Work Hard 'Cause You Didn't Know Whether You Were Going to Wear Shoes or Straw Sandals!', JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE IDENTITY AND EDUCATION, 7, pp. 169 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15348450802237798
,2007, 'Has language learning strategy research come to an end? A response to Tseng et al. (2006)', Applied Linguistics, 28, pp. 615 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/applin/amm034
,2007, 'A tale of Blue Rain Café: A study on the online narrative construction about a community of English learners on the Chinese mainland', System, 35, pp. 259 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2006.12.004
,2007, 'Language Learning Experiences and Learning Strategy Research: Voices of a Mainland Chinese Student in Hong Kong', INNOVATION IN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING, 1, pp. 193 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.2167/illt011.0
,2006, 'Strategies used by Chinese parents to support English language learning: Voices of 'Elite' University students', RELC Journal, 37, pp. 285 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033688206071302
,2006, 'Managing vocational institutional transformation: A chinese case study', Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 11, pp. 49 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13596740500507946
,2006, 'Understanding changes in Chinese students' uses of learning strategies in China and Britain: A socio-cultural re-interpretation', System, 34, pp. 55 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2005.04.003
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