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Detong Xia received her Ph.D. from University of Cincinnati. She has taught a variety of TESOL and EAP courses in China and the United States. Before joining XJTLU, she worked at Southeast University (China). Her research interests are primarily in corpus linguistics, second language writing, and English for academic and specific purposes.
Research interests
English for Academic/Specific Purposes
Second Language Acquisition
Corpus Linguistics
Experience
Assistant Professor, 2023-present, XJTLU
Assistant Professor, 2022-2023, Southeast University
Instructor at Center for ESL, 2018-2022, University of Cincinnati
Teaching
LNG 409 Dissertation (MA TESOL)
LNG 205 Semantics and Pragmatics
Awards and honours
McGlone Distinguished Dissertation Award, 2022
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D.,University of Cincinnati
M.A., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
B.A.,Dalian University of Foreign Languages
Person Types
- Staff
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Projects
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Optimizing Statistical Collocations in Chinese English Learners' Academic Writing: A Corpus Linguistics Perspective
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Internal Research Project
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Making requests at work: An examination of phrase frames in workplace email communication
Xia, D., Kessler, M., Chen, Y. & Pae, H., 5 Jun 2024, In: Ibérica. 47, p. 67-92 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lexical and grammatical collocations in beginning and intermediate L2 argumentative essays: A bigram study
Xia, D., Chen, Y. & Pae, H. K., 1 Nov 2023, In: IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 61, 4, p. 1421-1453 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Phrase-frames in business emails: A contrast between learners of business English and working professionals
Xia, D., Sulzer, M. A. & Pae, H. K., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Text and Talk.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
The Tendencies of Overpassivisation and Overuse of Be Verbs in the Writing of Chinese Learners of English and Applications for Practice
Pae, H. K., Sun, J. & Xia, D., 1 Jan 2022, Challenges Encountered by Chinese ESL Learners: Problems and Solutions from Complementary Perspectives. Springer Nature, p. 187-211 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
“Please let me know” Lexical bundles in business emails by business English learners and working professionals
Xia, D., Ai, H. & Pae, H. K., 8 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Learner Corpus Research. 8, 1, p. 1-30 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)