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Lisha Xu

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  • Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies
Lisha Xu

Lisha Xu's research interests are Chinese pedagogy, Chinese character and word acquisition and instruction, technology-assisted Chinese language learning, and inclusive teaching in foreign language classrooms. She conducted research projects on:

  • Designing multimedia materials to teach listening
  • Technology-assisted character and vocabulary acquisition and teaching
  • Online teaching and learning curricular design
  • Social media-enhanced pedagogy
  • Blended learning approaches

Areas of Expertise

Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

Education

  • M.A., University of Iowa
  • B.A., Shandong University

Associated Courses

At ³ÉÈËÊÓƵCollege, Lisha Xu teaches Chinese at all levels. Those courses include:

  • First-year Chinese, Second-year Chinese, and Third-year Chinese
  • Newspaper Reading and Journalistic Practice in China
  • Learning Chinese Through Film
  • Advanced Chinese Reading: Literary
  • Advanced Chinese Reading: Chinese Classics: 17th Century Short Stories
  • Business Culture and Communication in China

Happening at Mount Holyoke

Recent Campus News

Equestrian Center Ribbon Cutting at ³ÉÈËÊÓƵCollege on January 29, 2025

Equestrian Center unveils new footing in indoor arenas

The ³ÉÈËÊÓƵCollege Equestrian Center has new footing that is completely waterless and considered the best on the market. It will save approximately 3,000 gallons of water each week while ensuring the arenas are safer for horses and riders.

Overhead view of a student looking at paperwork at the Sophomore Institute at ³ÉÈËÊÓƵCollege.

An immersive Sophomore Institute for 2025

The Career Development Center at ³ÉÈËÊÓƵCollege held a three-day immersive Sophomore Institute to prepare students who are starting their journeys in the professional world.

Puerto Rican flags held aloft at the Noche Latina celebration on campus in 2024.

New Puerto Rican Cultural District in Holyoke

The Mass Cultural Council has approved the establishment of a Puerto Rican Cultural District in nearby Holyoke, and Maria Cartagena, director of Community-Based Learning at ³ÉÈËÊÓƵCollege, was pivotal in its development.

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Recent Publications

Helen H. Shen, Sicheng Wang, Lisha Xu, Shu Zhu. (2024). Teaching Chinese as a Second Language:Character and Word Teaching Methods. Beijing Language and Culture University Press.

Xu, L. (2017). Developing multimedia supplementary materials to support learning beginning level Chinese characters. In K. Borthwick, L. Bradley & S. Thouësny (Eds), CALL in a climate of change: adapting to turbulent global conditions – short papers from EUROCALL 2017 (pp. 333-338). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/ rpnet.2017.eurocall2017.736

Facilitate Autonomous learning of Chinese language with social media enhanced pedagogy, Proceedings of 20th International CALL Research Conference 2019 Xu, L. (2017).

Teaching Chinese as a Second Language: Character and word Acquisition and Instruction (2nd Edition) (Lisha Xu, Shu Zhu, Sicheng Wang, Beijing Language and Cultural University) Journal Articles Lisha Xu (2019).

Teaching Chinese as a Second Language: Vocabulary Acquisition and Instruction (Helen H. Shen, Chen-hui Tsai, Lisha Xu, Shu Zhu, Peking University Press, July 2011)

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