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Cong Xia Li

Cong Xia Li portrait

  • Language Lead for Mandarin Chinese

  • From 24-25, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Officer

Office

Miller 104

Building location

Miller building

Areas of interest

Teaching interests:

  • Beginner’s Chinese to Advanced Chinese
  • Intercultural Competence and Identity
  • Chinese history (post 1949) and contemporary Chinese literature
  • Pre-U Chinese
  • A Level Chinese
  • GCSE Chinese

 Research interests:

  • Teaching Chinese as a Foreign (Second) language
  • Foreign language teaching and acquisition
  • Intercultural Competence 

Teaching

I teach and convene all Mandarin Chinese modules offered at the Institution-Wide Language Programme (IWLP):

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

I also contribute to a 40-credit Identities module run by the School of Humanities.

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 ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø since 2007. Since 2013 I have been the Coordinator for Mandarin Chinese, overseeing the smooth running of the Mandarin Chinese provision at the IWLP. 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 for 8 years (and was the Head of Chinese at the Abbey School for 4 years).

Academic qualifications

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø)
  • EdD candidate (ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø)
  • MA (ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø)

Professional bodies/affiliations

  • Member of British Chinese Language Teachers S