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Journal articles

Liang L; Gao X, 2016, 'Pre-service and In-service Secondary School Teachers’ Knowledge about Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attitudes toward Students with ADHD', International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 63, pp. 369 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2015.1123231

Xia T; Gao XA, 2016, 'Language and identity in Englishes', WORLD ENGLISHES, 35, pp. 177 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/weng.12185

Astruc L; Gao X; Mercer S; Stickler U, 2016, 'Editorial December 2015', System, 56, pp. iv - vi, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0346-251X(16)00023-3

Gao X, 2016, 'Editorial', English Teaching and Learning, 40, pp. i - iii

Gao X, 2016, 'Language power and hierarchy: Multilingual education in China.', FRONTIERS OF EDUCATION IN CHINA, 11, pp. 110 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.3868/s110-005-016-0007-9

Gao X, 2016, 'Language power and hierarchy: Multilingual education in China', Frontiers of Education in China, 11, pp. 110 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf03397106

Wang W; Gao XA, 2015, '"Oh My Gosh! The Expression Is Too Chinese": Attitudes of University Teachers and Students towards China English', CHINESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS, 38, pp. 392 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cjal-2015-0026

Gao X, 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

Gao X, 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

Xia T; Gao X, 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

Gao AX, 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

Astruc L; Gao X; Mercer S; Stickler U, 2014, 'Untitled', SYSTEM, 47, pp. IV - V, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0346-251X(14)00191-2

Astruc L; Gao X, 2014, 'Editorial', System, 42, pp. 402 - 403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2014.01.008

Gao X, 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

Gao X; Liao Y; Li Y, 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

Chan YW; Gao X, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao X; Xu H, 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

Gao X; Liu H; Zhu F, 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

Gao XA, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao X; Benson P, 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

Gao X; Chow AWK, 2012, 'Primary school english teachers' research engagement', ELT Journal, 66, pp. 224 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccr046

Gao X, 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

Gao XA, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao X; Ma Q, 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

Gao X; Barkhuizen G; Chow AWK, 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

Gao X; Barkhuizen G; Chow A, 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

Gao XA, 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

Gao XA, 2010, 'Autonomous language learning against all odds', System, 38, pp. 580 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2010.09.011

Gao X, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao XA; Leung PPW; Trent J, 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

Gao X, 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

Trent J; Gao X, 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

Gao X; Trent J, 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

Benson P; Chik A; Gao X; Huang J; Wang W, 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

Gao XA; Ko PY, 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

Gao X, 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

Wenfeng W; Gao X, 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

Wenfeng W; Gao X, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao X; Cheng H; Kelly P, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao X, 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

Gao XA, 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


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