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Kristin Elisabeth Hiller

Assoc. Professor of English Language and Applied Linguistics at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Scholarly Works - Journal articles


The development of writing programs in Sino-foreign joint-venture universities in China: Opportunities, challenges, and pathways forward

Journal article Journal of Second Language Writing · April 28, 2026 This study examines how undergraduate writing is organized and taught in English-Medium-Instruction (EMI) Sino-foreign joint-venture universities (JVUs) in China, a growing form of transnational higher education. Drawing on a survey of writing-program lead ... Full text Link to item Cite

Introducing Translanguaging in an EAP Course at a Joint-Venture University in China

Journal article Relc Journal · August 1, 2021 This article describes an innovative approach to introducing translanguaging in an English for academic purposes (EAP) course at a young Sino–US joint-venture university in China. To promote the use of Chinese students’ full linguistic and communicative re ... Full text Cite