Dr. Liang Xin has been working at the Center for Language Education (CLE) as a member of the Chinese team since 2009, teaching various Chinese courses, and writing materials for some Common Core curriculum courses.
She conducts research in the area of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, Chinese curriculum design and Chinese pedagogy. She is also interested in school Improvement and school leadership research, particularly in the context of mainland China and Hong Kong.
Professional Interests
Teaching Chinese as a foreign language
Language teaching methodology and curriculum design
School Improvement
School leadership particularly in the context of mainland China and Hong Kong
Scholarship
2021
Conference Presentation
A Study on the Improvement of the Writing Ability of Advanced Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language: with a Particular Reference to the Effect of a Web-based Learning Platform
Liang Xin & Luo Jing
The 2nd International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong, The Education University of Hong Kong
2020
Journal Publication
Learning in a Project-based Classroom: The Effect of Technology
Liang Xin & Martha Lam
International Chinese Language Education, Vol 5(3),51-66
2018
Conference Presentation
A Technology-Enhanced Curriculum Design of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language: The Application of Project-based learning
Martha Lam & Liang Xin
Hong Kong , China
2017
Book
Mandarin Chinese Characters: Language Practice Pad
Liang Xin & Martha Lam
Tuttle Publishing
9780804846493
2017
Journal Publication
Project-based Learning: A case study of an advanced Chinese course
Liang Xin & Martha Lam
Research on Chinese Applied Linguistics, Vol 6., 70-82
2011
Conference Presentation
Pedagogies on recognizing Chinese characters at the initial stage of Teaching Chinese as foreign language.
Liang Xin
Paper presented at The 2nd International Conference on Learning and Teaching of Han Characters, in Dae Dong, Republic of Korea, October 21–23, 2011.
2010
Book
School Improvement: Theory and Empirical Study (In Chinese)
Liang Xin & Wong Hin Wah
Shanghai: East China Normal University Press.
2010
Journal Publication
The Concept, Strategy and Role of School Development Officers in University-School Partnership: A Case Study of Hong Kong Quality School Improvement Project
Liang Xin & Wong Hin Wah
Bulletin of Educational Research，56（1），pp.99–126.
2009
Journal Publication
A theoretical framework of school substantial development: From the perspective of capacity building (In Chinese)
Liang Xin & Wong Hin Wah
Journal of the Chinese Society of Education, Vol.8, pp36–38
2009
Conference Presentation
Building leadership capacity in school improvement: A case study of middle Schools in Beijing.
Liang Xin & Wong Hin Wah
Paper presented at The 3rd Cross-strait Conference on "School Improvement and University-school Partnership", in Macau, May 22–24, 2009.
2008
Doctoral Thesis
Study of the Functions of School Leadership in School Improvement from the Perspective of Capacity Building (In Chinese)
Liang Xin
unpublished Ph.D. thesis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
2007
Journal Publication
Study on implementation of school improvement based on the perspectives of curriculum implementation (In Chinese)
Liang Xin & Wong Hin Wah
Global Education, 36(8), pp.36–40.
2007
Journal Publication
The evolution of school improvement in the United States: From the strategy of implementation perspective (In Chinese)
Liang Xin & Wong Hin Wah
Curriculum & Instruction Quarterly, 10(2), pp.81–94.
2005
Journal Publication
School improvement: The educational reform strategy beyond the new curriculum reform (In Chinese)
Liang Xin & Tong Choi Wai
Contemporary Educational Science, 24(3) pp.19–22
2004
Journal Publication
Three issues in describing Chinese language curriculum objectives of the new curriculum (In Chinese)
Liang Xin
Language Planning, Vol. 2, pp.12–14.