Personal Particulars

Dr. Xiao Lei

MA (South China University of Technology), PhD (University of Hong Kong)

Associate Professor

Department of English, School of Foreign Languages

Email: flxlei@scut.edu.cn

Areas of Expertise: Second language writing, Foreign language teaching

Publications:

1.Lei, X. (2016). Understanding writing strategy use from a sociocultural perspective: The case of skilled and less skilled writers. System, 60, 105-116.

2.Lei, X. (2016). Need analysis of engineers' English and its implications for university ESP teaching. Higher Education Exploration, 155, 93-97.

3.Lei, X. (2016). Exploring good student writers' strategy use: A sociocultural approach. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 423, 34-39。

4.Lei, X. (2012). Understanding good language learners' writing strategy use in the Chinese EFL context: A sociocultural perspective. Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics, 35(2), 175-188.

5.Lei, X. (2011). Understanding writing strategy use from a sociocultural perspective: A multiple-case study of Chinese EFL learners of different writing abilities. Saarbrücken: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH& Co. KG.

6.Lei, X. (2010). Sociocultural theory: A new perspective on English writing research. Foreign Language Education, 31, 34-37

7.Lei, X. (2008). Exploring a sociocultural approach to writing strategy research: Mediated actions in writing activities. Journal of Second Language Writing, 17(4), 217-236.

Projects:

Principal investigator:

1. Exploring second language writing cognition from a sociocultural perspective (16YJA740019), China Ministry of Education Social Sciences Research Fund (RMB100,000)

2. Research on a sociocultural approach to English writing cognition (2016GZYB50), Guangzhou Municipal Philosophy and Social Sciences Development Fund (RMB 50,000)

3. Research on the mediation of L2 proficiency in writing strategy use (GD15XWW22), Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Program (RMB 40,000)

4. The curriculum design of service outsourcing (x2wyN6162370) (RMB 40,000)

5. Understanding the relationship between writing strategy use and writing abilities: A qualitative study (x2wyD21), South China University of Technology (RMB 40,000), Completed.

6. Exploring English major undergraduates' language awareness and its implications for English teaching (x2wyY1100070), South China University of Technology (RMB 2,000), Completed.

7. Need analysis of English training for software outsourcing companies (x2wyN6162370), (RMB 50,000) Completed.