徐昉
个人简介：
徐昉，教授，博士，博士生导师，中国英汉语比较研究会英语写作教学与研究专业委员会副会长，江苏省语言学会常务理事，南京大学外国语言学研究所副所长，二语写作领域国际旗舰期刊 Journal of Second Language Writing (SSCI一区) 专栏联合主编 (专栏名称：Disciplinary Dialogues), Elsevier 国际出版集团语言学期刊 Ampersand 应用语言学方向主编。2018年在南京大学组织承办第10届中国英语写作教学与研究国际研讨会，任大会主席。2001-2002年赴美国加洲大学Irvine分校教育系访学，师从Mark Warschauer 教授，2018-2019年赴美国亚利桑那大学英语系访学，师从Dwight Atkinson 教授。近年讲授课程包括：研究方法与评价（博）、应用语言学文献阅读与评价（硕）、外国语文通论（硕）、二语写作研究（本硕博）。研究兴趣主要包括二语写作、学术写作、EAP/ESP体裁教学、话语分析、语料库语言学、二语习得、技术媒介下的二语读写能力、教师教育与发展等。主持完成了国家哲学社科基金项目（2012立项）、江苏省哲学社科基金项目（2009立项）和主要参与完成近十项国家语委、省部级各类科研项目。出版写作方向专著《二语写作探究：遣词造句的困惑与策略》（南京大学出版社）、《英语写作教学与研究》（外语教学与研究出版社）、《中国学习者学术英语写作能力及发展特征研究》（外语教学与研究出版社）。2004年获江苏省高校英语专业青年教师讲课竞赛一等奖，2014年获江苏省哲社研究成果三等奖，2015年获南京大学本科毕业论文指导一等奖，2018年获南京大学哲学人文社科研究原创奖。在SSCI源刊、CSSCI源刊和国际编著中持续发表有一定影响力的学术论文。2014年起招收二语写作方向和应用语言学方向博士研究生。
联系方式：fangxu@nju.edu.cn
Office Hour: 周五10-12am, 南大仙林校区侨裕楼四楼办公室
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Fang Xu
Department of English
Nanjing University
163 Xianlin Ave.
Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023
China
Academic Appointments
Full-Time Faculty Appointments
Professor, Department of English, Nanjing University, 2012-present.
Associate Professor, Department of English, Nanjing University, 2008-2012.
Associate Professor, Department of English, Suzhou University, 2005-2008.
Lecturer, Department of English, Suzhou University, 1994-2005.
Professional Service
Vice President. The China Association of EFL Writing Teaching & Research, 2014-present.
Associate Director. Research Institute of Foreign Languages, Nanjing University, 2015-present.
Executive Member. China EAP Association, 2014-present.
Executive Member. The China Association of EFL Writing & Research, 2012-present.
Executive Member. Jiangsu Association of Foreign Linguistics Teaching & Research, 2011-present.
Administrative Position
Associate Director, Research Institute of Foreign Language Studies, NJU, 2016-present.
Associate Chair, Department of English, Nanjing University, 2014-2018.
Teaching Experience
Nanjing University, 2008-present.
Graduate courses
Second Language Writing (2016-present)
Research Methods and Evaluation (2015-present)
Doctoral Research & Writing Seminar (2014; 2015)
Critical Evaluation of Applied Linguistics Literature (2010-present)
Discourse Analysis (2011-2015)
Undergraduate Courses
Introduction to Linguistics (2010-2017)
Discourse Analysis (2014-2015)
Academic English Writing (2008-2012)
English Extensive Reading (2008-2012)
English Learning Strategies (2008-2012)
Suzhou University, 1994-2005.
Undergraduate Courses
Intensive Reading (1994-2000; 2002-2005)
Advanced English Listening (1994-2000; 2002-2005)
Advanced English Speaking (1994-2000; 2002-2005)
English for Tourism Purposes (1994-1999)
Publications
Monographs
Xu, F. (2014).The developmental features of Chinese learners’ English academic writing. Beijing: ForeignLanguage Teaching and Research Press.
Xu, F. (2012).English Writing Teaching and Research.Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
Xu, F. (2011).The lexical-problem-solving process in L2 writing. Nanjing: Nanjing University Press.
Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters
Xu, F. (2020). Book Review. Transnational Writing Education: Theory, History, and Practice, Routledge, New York. 2018. Journal of Second Language Writing, 48.
Xu, F. (2019). Learning the language to write for publication: The nexus between the linguistic approach and the genre approach. In P. Habibie & K. Hyland (Eds.) Novice writers and scholarly publication: Authors, mentors and gatekeepers. Palgrave Macmilllan.
Xu, F., & Peng, Y. J. (2018). Three controversial issues in research on voice in L2 writing. Foreign Language World, (4).
Xu, F. (2017). International publishing and professional identity construction by Chinese researchers on foreign language teaching. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching, (1), 26-32.
Xu, F. (2017). Building an eco-social system view of language:The case of Chinese linguists writing for publishing. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching,(6), 45-51.
Xu, F. (2016). The developmental features of citation competence in L2 academic writing: Cross-sectional andlongitudinal evidence. Journal of Foreign Languages, 39(3), 108-118.
Xu, F. (2015). A critical review of academic English writing studies. Foreign Language Teaching and Research, 47(1), 94-105.
Xu, F. (2015). The use of stance markers in second language academic writing. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching,284(5), 1-7.
Xu, F. (2015). Analysis of move structures in the empirical part of English learners’ graduation theses. Journal of Northeast Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 276(4), 127-131.
Xu, F. (2014). EAL researchers’ international publishing: A review. Foreign Language World, 160(1), 27-33.
Xu, F. (2013). The use and development of engagement markers in L2 academic writing: A corpus-based study.Foreign Languages and Their Teaching, 269(2), 5-10.
Xu, F. (2013). Perceptions of Chinese L2 writers’ academic writing conventions: A survey. Foreign Language Education, 34(2), 56-60.
Xu, F. (2013). A review of studies on processes of academic English writing. Foreign Language Learning Theory and Practice, 143(3), 61-66.
Xu, F. (2013). Research on rhetorical structures in English academic writing (1980-2012). Journal of Southeast University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 15(5), 128-133.
Xu, F. (2012). Citation features in English empirical research discourses. Journal of Foreign Languages, 35(6), 60-68.
Xu, F. (2012). The use and developmental features of lexical bundles in Chinese learners’ English academic writing. Foreign Languages in China, 9(4), 51-56.
Xu, F. (2011). Second language writing pedagogies: A multi-perspective look. Foreign Language World, 143(2), 57-64.
Xu, F., & Ting, Y. R. (2010). Problems encountered in converting thoughts into lexical units in tertiary EFL writing. Journal of PLA Universities of Foreign Languages, 33(4), 53-58.
Xu, F. (2010). Identity in Chinese learners’ academic English writing: A corpus study of lexical bundles. Foreign Languages Research, 127(3), 57-63.
Xu, F., & Ting, Y. R. (2010). Lexical-problem-solving strategies in L2 timed writing.Foreign Languages in China, 34(2), 54-62.
Xu, F. (2010). Retrieving patterns of lexical sequences in L2 timed writing by Chinese learners: A case study. Foreign Languages and Their Teaching, 250(1), 22-26.
Xu, F. (2004). Informatizing foreign language teaching in China. Information and Communication Technologies in the Teaching and Learning of Foreign Languages: State-of-the-art, Needs and Perspectives. UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE), UNESCO.
Xu, F., & Warschauer, M. (2004). Technology and curricular reform in China: A case study.TESOL Quarterly, 38(2).
Xu, F. (2004). Research on technology-enhanced tertiary-level English major courses. Technology-Enhanced Foreign Language Education, 5.
Xu, F. 2004. Informatizing foreign language teaching in China. In Information and Communication Technologies in the Teaching and Learning of Foreign Languages: State-of-the-art, Needs and Perspectives. UNESCO: UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE).
Xu, F., & Gu, P. Y. (2003). Review of research on informatizing the university-level foreign langauge teacher education: Content and approach. Technology-Enhanced Foreign Language Education, 5.
Xu, F. (2003). Review of international studies on informatizing language teacher education. Foreign Langauge World, 6.
Editorial Service
Co-editor, Disciplinary Dialogues, Journal of Second Language Writing, 2017-present.
Editor, Ampersand (Applied Linguistics), 2016-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Second Language Writing, 2016-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Writing & Pedagogy, 2016-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, System, 2016-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Foreign Language Teaching and Research(China-SSCI Journal), 2015-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Modern Foreign Languages(China-SSCI Journal), 2014-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Foreign Languages (China-SSCI Journal), 2013-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Foreign Languages & Their Teaching(China-SSCI Journal), 2013-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of PLA University of Foreign Languages (China-SSCI Journal), 2013-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, China Foreign Language Studies (China-SSCI Journal), 2012-present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Studies in Linguistics and Literature, 2012-present.
Column Editor, Foreign Languages & Their Teaching(China-SSCI Journal), 2015, 2016, 2017.
Invited Talks
Invited lecture. “Language, thinking, and genre: Some thoughts on teaching undergraduate writing in China.” Shanghai University Writing Center (online). Nov 19, 2020.
Invited talk. “Scaffolding awareness of rhetorical flexibility in multilingual research writing: Insights from a doctoral course.” The 11th English Writing Teaching & Research Symposium, hosted by Beijing Foreign Languages University (online). Oct, 2020.
Plenary speaker. “On six critical issues in second language writing research in China”. New Era National Conference on College English Teaching and Research, hosted by Nanjing University Press (online). Aug 20, 2020.
Plenary speaker. “The nexus between international discussions and domestic reality: Important issues in second language writing research in China”. 2020 International High-End Forum on Second Language Writing Teaching and Research, hosted by Shandong University (online). July 22, 2020.
Invited talk. “Constructing a critical voice in Chinese L2 advanced academic writing: Toward a pedagogical framework” Speaker Series, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, University of Arizona, Nov 16, 2018.
Invited talk. “Developing voice in L2 writing.” 2018 International Conference on Teaching and Researching EFL Writing. Oct 12, 2018. (with Cecilia Guanfang Zhao, Xi Yu, Xiaoqing Ren).
Invited Lecture. “Writing for publishing in China-SSCI journals.” Kunming College. June 4, 2017.
Plenary Speaker. “Revisiting the construct of School English literacy.” The 2ndNational School English Teaching Symposium, Nanjing, July 20, 2017.
Plenary Speaker. “Legitimizing dual publication: Knowledge production and EAP writing expertise revisited.” The First International Symposium on EAP in Asia, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May 28, 2016.
Invited Lecture. “The developmental features of Chinese student writers’ citation use.” Huazhong University of Technology, Wuhan, China, Jan 13, 2016.
Invited Lecture. “A Critical Review of SLW Research:1980-2015.” Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Jan 12, 2016.
Featured Speaker. “The sage is not lonely: Demystifying causes of plagiarism by Chinese second language writers.” National Symposium on Academic English Writing, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Sept 5, 2015.
Invited Lecture. “Citation practices among Chinese student writers.” Dalian Foreign Languages University, Dalian, June 20, 2015.
Keynote Speaker. “What, whom, and how to cite: Citation practices among student writers.” Jilin University, Chuangchun, Jilin, June 13, 2015.
Plenary Speaker. “A review of international and domestic academic English writing studies.” The First China EAP Symposium, Jan 24, 2015.
Invited Lecture. “Academic English writing studies: Progress and Issues.” Huazhong University of Technology, Wuhan, Dec 6, 2014.
Invited Lecture. “Academic English writing: Frontier studies.” The Department of Applied Language Studies, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Nov 22, 2014.
Invited Lecture. “Academic English writing studies for the past 35 years.” Teacher Forum, School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University, Sept 3, 2014.
Invited Colloquium. “Project-based CALL model and implementation for meaningful language education.” PacCALL Symposium, Weihai, China, Aug 17, 2007 (with Peiya Gu, Lu Qian, Fang Ying and Jing Lin).
Invited Panel Speaker. “Teacher development in CALL: From situated CALL practices to collaborative action research.” PacCALL, Yunnan. Dec 20, 2005 (with Peiya Gu, Chen Hong, and Xiao Xi).
Invited Colloquium. “Computers for teacher education in China.” (with James Kohn, Lillian Wong, and Peiya Gu). TESOL’ 2003 in Maryland, USA, March 29, 2003.
Invited Lecture. “Information technology in Education: Lessons from China and Brazil.” Faculty seminar of Department of Education, University of California, Irvine, USA, June 25, 2002.
Invited CALL-IS session. “Predicaments of implementing CALL in China.” TESOL’2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, April 13, 2002.
Invited Workshops
“Second language writing research: State of the art and future.” National College English Teacher Training Workshop, July 29, 2018, Beijing, Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press.
“The teaching of L2 writing in China: Practice, theory, and teacher positioning.” National College English Teacher Training Workshop, July 29, 2018, Beijing, Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press.
“Writing for publishing in China-SSCI journals.” National College English Teacher Training Workshop, June 3, 2017, Kunming, Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press.
“Innovating college English teaching of reading and writing.” National College English Teacher Training Workshop, March 10, 2017, Kunming, Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press.
“Reading and writing for publication.” National College English Teacher Training Workshop, March 11, 2017, Kunming, Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press.
“Demystifying Chinese second language writing: Implications for international publication.” National College English Teacher Training Workshop, July 19-20, 2016, Beijing. Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press.
“Enhancing the Chinese EFL writing pedagogy.” College English Teacher Training Workshop, July 8-9, 2016, Kunming, Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press.
“Effective reading and writing activities.” National College English Teacher Training Workshop, July 19-20, 2012, Beijing, Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press.
“English writing pedagogies: Theory and practice.” College English Teacher Training Workshop, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 2010. Organized by School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University.
“The college English reading class.” National College English Teacher Training Workshop, July 19-20, 2007. Beijing, Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press, Beijing.
“English vocabulary strategies and English teaching.” National College English Teacher Training Workshop, Beijing, July 14-15, 2006. Organized by Foreign Languages Teaching & Research Press, Beijing.
Grants
National Humanities and Social Sciences Research Grant. “Evaluation in Second Language Academic Writing.” 2012-2019.
National Visiting Scholarship. 2018-2019.
Provincial Humanities and Social Sciences Research Grant. “Chinese Students’ English Academic Writing Competence.” 2009-2015.
University Grant. “Chinese Students’ English Conversation Features.” 2004-2007.
University Grant. “Technology Use and Promotion of College Students’ English Proficiency.” 2004-2006.
National Visiting Scholarship. 2001-2002.
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Original Research in Humanities and Social Sciences Award, Nanjing University, 2018.
Excellent Undergraduate Teaching Dusha Award, Nanjing University, 2015.
Outstanding Book Award (The Third Prize), Jiangsu Provincial Social Sciences Research Office, 2014.
English Teaching Competition Award (The First Prize), College English Teaching Association, Jiangsu Province, China, 2004.
Teaching Achievement Award (The First Prize), Jiangsu Province, China, 2004.
Professional Development Award, The 36th TESOL Convention, USA, 2002.
Teaching Achievement Award (The First Prize), Jiangsu Province, China, 2001.