Scholars@Duke
Xin Zhang

Xin Zhang

Assistant Professor of Chinese Language and Intercultural Communication at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Selected Publications

Motivational Dynamics of Intermediate Chinese Learners in a COVID-Induced Remote IPA-Informed CSL Curriculum: A Case Study From a CDST Lens

Journal Article Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics · November 1, 2023 Grounded in a complex and dynamic systems theory (CDST) perspective of L2 learning motivation, this year-long longitudinal study examines evolving motivational dynamics of two intermediate Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) learners at a Sino-US joint-vent ... Full text Cite

Negotiating racialized third-space personae as multilingual professionals: raciolinguistic experiences of Chinese American and white CSL speakers in Chinese workplaces

Journal Article Language and Intercultural Communication · January 1, 2023 This study analyzes the divergent raciolinguistic experiences of Chinese Americans and white Americans who speak Mandarin at an advanced level and how they negotiate their various Third-Space personae as multilingual global professionals in Chinese workpla ... Full text Cite

Negotiating C2 expectation and Third-Space personae in transdisciplinary L2 learning: Collaboration with Chinese professionals in advanced Chinese language curricula

Chapter · January 1, 2023 This chapter addresses the immediate challenge Chinese as a second language programs face to readjust program goals to prepare learners for China-related careers with pathways to professional-level proficiency. Drawing from the Third Space as a new framewo ... Full text Cite

Distinguishing Oneself: First-Year International Students’ Pre-College Motivations and Expectations in a Sino-Foreign Joint-Venture University in China

Journal Article Chinese Education and Society · January 1, 2023 China has shown increased engagement in International Higher Education (IHE), an interest motivated by a tremendous demand among both Chinese and international students. Conducted at a full-scale Sino-foreign joint-venture university (JVU) in China, this s ... Full text Cite

Connecting international students with the local community through a PCA-informed orientation program

Chapter · January 1, 2022 Using the Performed Culture Approach (PCA) as a useful tool for helping international students get the most from their study abroad experience, we developed real-life Chinese language sessions for international learners of Chinese as a Second Language (CSL ... Full text Cite

The Third Space and Chinese Language Pedagogy Negotiating Intentions and Expectations in Another Culture

Book · December 31, 2020 ... linguistics: Vol. 1. Language teaching and learning (pp. 233–254). London: Continuum. Kramsch, C. (2014). Teaching foreign languages in an era of globalization: Introduction. Modern Language Journal, 98(1), 296–311. Kramsch, C ... ... Cite

The Third Space and Chinese Language Pedagogy Negotiating Intentions and Expectations in Another Culture

Book · December 30, 2020 This book argues that it is time for CFL to go beyond merely satisfying the desire of gazing at the other, whether it is curiosity about the other or superiority over the other, to focusing on learning to work with the other. ... Cite

Rethinking orientation: Innovation and collaboration in a language and culture camp at a Sino-US university.

Chapter The past few decades have seen a dramatic increase in the internationalization of higher education institutions, from study abroad programs to increasing internationalization efforts at home (Institute of International Education, 2019; Ogden & Brewer, 2019 ... Open Access Cite