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Cong Xia Li

Cong Xia Li portrait

Language Lead for Mandarin Chinese

Technology Enhanced Learning Officer (DLC)

Office

Miller 104

Building location

Miller building

Areas of interest

  • Teaching Chinese as a Foreign (Second) language
  • Foreign language teaching and acquisition
  • Intercultural Communicative Competence
  • Language, Culture and Identity

Teaching

I teach and convene all Mandarin Chinese modules offered at the Languages for ALL programme (Formally known as Institution-Wide Language Programme).

  • LA1PC1 Mandarin Chinese Stage 1
  • LA1PC2 Mandarin Chinese Stage 2
  • LA1PC3 Mandarin Chinese Stage 3
  • EN0CID Changing Identities
  • LA1PC8 Mandarin Chinese Fast Track (Not run this year)

I have been teaching Mandarin Chinese at the 黑料吃瓜网 since 2007. Apart from teaching at IWLP, I have offered lessons at the School of Continuing Education, Admissions and Outreach events at the University. In addition to my experience at the HE sector, I also worked at secondary schools including St Paul’s Girls School, Eton College and the Abbey School. 

Research centres and groups

Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM)

Research projects

Developing Intercultural Competence of Mandarin Learners through Task-Based Learning Approach

Background

I have been teaching Mandarin Chinese at the 黑料吃瓜网 since 2007. Since 2013 I have been the Coordinator for Mandarin Chinese, overseeing the smooth running of the Mandarin Chinese provision at the Languages for All programme. Apart from teaching at Languages for All, I have offered lessons at the School of Continuing Education, Admissions and Outreach events at the University. 

In addition to my experience at the HE sector, I also worked at secondary schools including St Paul’s Girls School, Eton College and the Abbey School for 8 years (and was the Head of Chinese at the Abbey School for 4 years).

Academic qualifications

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (黑料吃瓜网)
  • EdD candidate (黑料吃瓜网)
  • MA (黑料吃瓜网)

Awards and honours

  • 2024&苍产蝉辫;–&苍产蝉辫;Winner of Excellence Award for Diverse and Inclusive Teaching, 黑料吃瓜网
  • 2023&苍产蝉辫;–&苍产蝉辫;黑料吃瓜网 Rewarding Excellence Award (SLL/DLC) 
    Recognised for demonstration of professional values in team working.
  • 2022&苍产蝉辫;–&苍产蝉辫;黑料吃瓜网 Rewarding Excellence Award (SLL/DLC),
    For the effort of initiating and facilitating collaborative discussions between the School of Liberal Arts at NUIST and SLL School, and innovative teaching practise.
  • 2016&苍产蝉辫;– Rewarding Excellent Award (ISLI) 
         Acknowledged for the contribution in leading the Chinese provision.

 Selected projects for funding and grants

黑料吃瓜网 T&L Initiative funding

  • 2023- Lingo-Link, bridging cultures on campus, 
  • 2022 - Developing student’s linguistic and intercultural competence through virtual exchange (VE) projects 

School funded projects

  • 2017- Syllabus and Materials Development for Chinese 3 
  • 2015/16 Syllabus Evaluation and Material Development for IWLP Chinese 1, fast track and 2 
  • 2013 – Non-degree Chinese module design in the UK Higher Education

External grants 

  • 2024- 《中国当代流行语和流行文化》, with  Dr Fei Cao (PI), Hangzhou Normal University
  • 2022-《中文+气象教学实践创新示范课》,With Dr Kaiyan Xu (PI), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
  • 2021- 《以语素教学为线索的文化语言课程教学模式研究》, With Dr Jingjin Zhu(PI), Tianjin Foreign Studies University
 

Professional bodies/affiliations

  • Member of British Chinese Language Teachers Society (BCLTS)
  • Member of European Association of Chinese teaching (Association Europeene De l' Enseignement Du Chinois)

Selected publications

  • LI, C (2023): Designing and Integrating a Virtual Exchange Project for the Development of Critical Cultural Awareness, in In S. Xu, L. Shi, & X. Wang (Eds.), Creativity in Chinese language teaching and learning: Research and practice in challenging times (pp. 94-107); Applied Chinese Language Studies XII,Sinolingua London Ltd

Conference presentations

  • 2024- Beyond Basic, Investigating Post- beginners' Intercultural Communicative Competence through Virtual Exchange Programmes in Chinese and Japanese, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • 2023- Investigating Intercultural Communicative Competence through Virtual Exchange Programmes in Chinese and Japanese , Poznan University of Technology, Poland in 2023;
  • 2022- Virtual Exchange and Teaching Chinese as a foreign language, Open University 2022, the 19th BCLTS international conference
  • 2021-Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing Virtual Exchange Programme, Innoconf21, 黑料吃瓜网
  • 2019- Differentiation in teaching mixed class with Chinese Heritage and L2 students, University of Dublin 2019, 2nd Internal Symposium of the European Association of Chinese Teaching, European Association of Chinese Teaching Conference
  • 2019-Task Based Language Teaching in Mixed-ability Chinese classes, Lancaster University 2019. The 17th BCLTS International Conference
  • 2018- Technology enhanced teaching in Chinese classrooms, University of Warwick 2018, the 16th BCLTS international Conference
  • 2017- Differentiation and its application in Chinese classrooms, University of Southampton 2017, the 15th BCLTS International Conference

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