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2017, 'Using think-aloud protocol in self-regulated reading research', Educational Research Review, 22, pp. 181 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2017.09.004
,2017, 'The teaching of Chinese as a second or foreign language: a systematic review of the literature 2005–2015', Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 38, pp. 815 - 830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2016.1268146
,2017, 'Appropriation of resources by bilingual students for self-regulated learning of science', International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2017.1386615
,2017, 'Input-based Tasks in Foreign Language Instruction for Young Learners', SYSTEM, 69, pp. 173 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2017.06.006
,2017, ''Noisy guests shall not unseat the host'', English Today, 33, pp. 25 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0266078416000419
,2017, 'Bridging ‘what I said’ and ‘why I said it’: the role of metapragmatic awareness in L2 request performance', Language Awareness, 26, pp. 170 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2017.1387135
,2017, 'Editorial', JOURNAL OF ASIA TEFL, 14, pp. VII - IX, http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2017.14.2.1.vii
,2017, 'Mainland Chinese undergraduates’ academic socialisation in Hong Kong', Journal of Further and Higher Education, 41, pp. 364 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2015.1117596
,2017, 'Linguistic instrumentalism and national language policy in Mainland China’s state print media coverage of the Protecting Cantonese Movement', Chinese Journal of Communication, 10, pp. 157 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17544750.2016.1207694
,2017, 'Teacher agency and identity commitment in curricular reform', Teaching and Teacher Education, 63, pp. 346 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2017.01.010
,2017, 'Intercultural Orientations as Japanese Language Learners’ Motivation in Mainland China', Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 14, pp. 1 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15427587.2016.1217739
,2017, 'Metaphors used by pre-service teachers of Chinese as an international language', Journal of Education for Teaching, 43, pp. 71 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2016.1182372
,2016, 'Beliefs, agency and identity in foreign language learning and teaching', SYSTEM, 63, pp. 169 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2016.09.005
,2016, 'Language Policy Research in East Asia: Global Challenges and Local Responses', Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 25, pp. 691 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40299-016-0320-3
,2016, 'Reticence and willingness to communicate (WTC) of East Asian language learners', System, 63, pp. 115 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2016.10.001
,2016, 'Chinese humanities and social sciences scholars' language choices in international scholarly publishing: A ten-year survey', Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 48, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jsp.48.1.1
,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
,2016, 'Language and identity in Englishes', WORLD ENGLISHES, 35, pp. 177 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/weng.12185
,2016, 'Editorial December 2015', System, 56, pp. iv - vi, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0346-251X(16)00023-3
,2016, 'Editorial', English Teaching and Learning, 40, pp. i - iii
,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
,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
,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
,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
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