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Dr Xuan Wang
Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies
Overview
I am Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies in MLANG and Dean of BNU-Cardiff Joint College.
Currently I serve as the Chair and Trustee of the British Chinese Language Teaching Society. I am also a Council Member of and the Representative of the UK to the European Association of Chinese Teaching.
Publication
2023
- Wang, X. and Chung, E. 2023. Internet celebrities, foreign speakers, and Chinese learning: The case of MYBY on YouTube. East Asian Journal of Popular Culture 9(2), pp. 209-226. (10.1386/eapc_00108_1)
- Wang, X., Xu, S. and Shi, L. eds. 2023. Creativity in Chinese language teaching and learning research and practice in challenging times Applied Chinese Language Studies XII. Great Britain: Sinolingua London Ltd.
- Wang, X. 2023. Chronotope, technology affordances, and task design: using WeChat to facilitate Chinese learning in the classroom. Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning 3(1), pp. 11-34. (10.1515/jccall-2022-0023)
2021
- Chung, E. and Wang, X. 2021. Joseonjok YouTubers: translating vernacular Chineseness in South Korea. In: Gao, S. and Wang, X. eds. Unpacking Discourses on Chineseness: The Cultural Politics of Language and Identity in Globalizing China. Multilingual Matters, pp. 57-79.
- Gao, S. and Wang, X. eds. 2021. Unpacking discourses on Chineseness: the cultural politics of language and identity in globalizing China. Multilingual Matters.
2020
- Chung, E. and Wang, X. 2020. Exploring Chinese poetry using Adobe Spark Video. Modern Languages Open 1, article number: 40. (10.3828/mlo.v0i0.290)
- Wang, X. and Wu, X. 2020. WeChat-mediated simulation and the learning of business chinese. Modern Languages Open 1(42), pp. 1-13. (10.3828/mlo.v0i0.300)
- Wang, X. 2020. Chronotopes and heritage authenticity: The case of the Tujia in China. In: Kroon, S. and Swanenberg, J. eds. Chronotopic Identity Work: Sociolinguistic Analyses of Cultural and Linguistic Phenomena in Time and Space. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, pp. 105-127.
2018
- Wang, X. 2018. Consuming English in rural China: lookalike language and the semiotics of aspiration. In: Kroon, S. and Swanenberg, J. eds. Language and Culture on the Margins: Global/Local Interactions. Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism New York and Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 202-229., (10.4324/9781351244350-12)
- Wang, X. 2018. Fangyan and the linguistic landscapes of authenticity: Normativity and innovativity of writing in globalizing China. In: Weth, C. and Juffermans, K. eds. Tyranny of Writing: Ideologies of the Written Word. Advances in Sociolinguistics London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 165-183.
2017
- Wang, X. and Kroon, S. 2017. The chronotopes of authenticity: designing the Tujia heritage in China. AILA Review 30(1), pp. 72-95. (10.1075/aila.00004.wan)
2016
- Wang, X., Juffermans, K. and Du, C. 2016. Harmony as language policy in China: an Internet perspective. Language Policy 15(3), pp. 299-321. (10.1007/s10993-015-9374-y)
- Varis, P. and Wang, X. 2016. Superdiversity on the Internet: A case from China. In: Arnaut, K. et al. eds. Language and Superdiversity. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, pp. 218-236.
2015
- Yang, P., Tang, L. and Wang, X. 2015. Diaosi as infrapolitics: scatological tropes, identity-making and cultural intimacy on China's Internet. Media, Culture & Society 37(2), pp. 197-214. (10.1177/0163443714557980)
- Wang, X. 2015. Inauthentic authenticity: semiotic design and globalization in the margins of China. Semiotica 2015(203), pp. 227-248. (10.1515/sem-2014-0068)
2014
- Wang, X., Spotti, M., Juffermans, K., Cornips, L., Kroon, S. and Blommaert, J. 2014. Globalization in the margins: toward a re-evalution of language and mobility. Applied Linguistics Review 5(1), pp. 23-44. (10.1515/applirev-2014-0002)
2013
- Wang, X. 2013. “I am not a qualified dialect rapper”: constructing hip-hop authenticity in China. Sociolinguistic Studies 6(2) (10.1558/sols.v6i2.333)
2012
- Dong, J., Du, C., Juffermans, K., Li, J., Varis, P. and Wang, X. 2012. Chinese in a superdiverse world. Presented at: Anéla 2012 Applied Linguistics Conference, Lunteren, Netherlands, 9-11 May 2011 Presented at de Jong, N. et al. eds.Papers of the Anela 2012 Applied Linguistics Conference. Eburon pp. 349-366.
2011
- Wang, X. and Varis, P. 2011. Superdiversity on the Internet: A case from China. Diversities 13(2), pp. 70-83.
- Varis, P., Wang, X. and Du, C. 2011. Identity repertoires on the Internet: opportunities and constraints. Applied Linguistics Review 2, pp. 265-284.
Articles
- Wang, X. and Chung, E. 2023. Internet celebrities, foreign speakers, and Chinese learning: The case of MYBY on YouTube. East Asian Journal of Popular Culture 9(2), pp. 209-226. (10.1386/eapc_00108_1)
- Wang, X. 2023. Chronotope, technology affordances, and task design: using WeChat to facilitate Chinese learning in the classroom. Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning 3(1), pp. 11-34. (10.1515/jccall-2022-0023)
- Chung, E. and Wang, X. 2020. Exploring Chinese poetry using Adobe Spark Video. Modern Languages Open 1, article number: 40. (10.3828/mlo.v0i0.290)
- Wang, X. and Wu, X. 2020. WeChat-mediated simulation and the learning of business chinese. Modern Languages Open 1(42), pp. 1-13. (10.3828/mlo.v0i0.300)
- Wang, X. and Kroon, S. 2017. The chronotopes of authenticity: designing the Tujia heritage in China. AILA Review 30(1), pp. 72-95. (10.1075/aila.00004.wan)
- Wang, X., Juffermans, K. and Du, C. 2016. Harmony as language policy in China: an Internet perspective. Language Policy 15(3), pp. 299-321. (10.1007/s10993-015-9374-y)
- Yang, P., Tang, L. and Wang, X. 2015. Diaosi as infrapolitics: scatological tropes, identity-making and cultural intimacy on China's Internet. Media, Culture & Society 37(2), pp. 197-214. (10.1177/0163443714557980)
- Wang, X. 2015. Inauthentic authenticity: semiotic design and globalization in the margins of China. Semiotica 2015(203), pp. 227-248. (10.1515/sem-2014-0068)
- Wang, X., Spotti, M., Juffermans, K., Cornips, L., Kroon, S. and Blommaert, J. 2014. Globalization in the margins: toward a re-evalution of language and mobility. Applied Linguistics Review 5(1), pp. 23-44. (10.1515/applirev-2014-0002)
- Wang, X. 2013. “I am not a qualified dialect rapper”: constructing hip-hop authenticity in China. Sociolinguistic Studies 6(2) (10.1558/sols.v6i2.333)
- Wang, X. and Varis, P. 2011. Superdiversity on the Internet: A case from China. Diversities 13(2), pp. 70-83.
- Varis, P., Wang, X. and Du, C. 2011. Identity repertoires on the Internet: opportunities and constraints. Applied Linguistics Review 2, pp. 265-284.
Book sections
- Chung, E. and Wang, X. 2021. Joseonjok YouTubers: translating vernacular Chineseness in South Korea. In: Gao, S. and Wang, X. eds. Unpacking Discourses on Chineseness: The Cultural Politics of Language and Identity in Globalizing China. Multilingual Matters, pp. 57-79.
- Wang, X. 2020. Chronotopes and heritage authenticity: The case of the Tujia in China. In: Kroon, S. and Swanenberg, J. eds. Chronotopic Identity Work: Sociolinguistic Analyses of Cultural and Linguistic Phenomena in Time and Space. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, pp. 105-127.
- Wang, X. 2018. Consuming English in rural China: lookalike language and the semiotics of aspiration. In: Kroon, S. and Swanenberg, J. eds. Language and Culture on the Margins: Global/Local Interactions. Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism New York and Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 202-229., (10.4324/9781351244350-12)
- Wang, X. 2018. Fangyan and the linguistic landscapes of authenticity: Normativity and innovativity of writing in globalizing China. In: Weth, C. and Juffermans, K. eds. Tyranny of Writing: Ideologies of the Written Word. Advances in Sociolinguistics London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 165-183.
- Varis, P. and Wang, X. 2016. Superdiversity on the Internet: A case from China. In: Arnaut, K. et al. eds. Language and Superdiversity. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, pp. 218-236.
Books
- Wang, X., Xu, S. and Shi, L. eds. 2023. Creativity in Chinese language teaching and learning research and practice in challenging times Applied Chinese Language Studies XII. Great Britain: Sinolingua London Ltd.
- Gao, S. and Wang, X. eds. 2021. Unpacking discourses on Chineseness: the cultural politics of language and identity in globalizing China. Multilingual Matters.
Conferences
- Dong, J., Du, C., Juffermans, K., Li, J., Varis, P. and Wang, X. 2012. Chinese in a superdiverse world. Presented at: Anéla 2012 Applied Linguistics Conference, Lunteren, Netherlands, 9-11 May 2011 Presented at de Jong, N. et al. eds.Papers of the Anela 2012 Applied Linguistics Conference. Eburon pp. 349-366.
- Wang, X. and Kroon, S. 2017. The chronotopes of authenticity: designing the Tujia heritage in China. AILA Review 30(1), pp. 72-95. (10.1075/aila.00004.wan)
Research
My research interests are interdisciplinary, covering areas such as socio and applied linguistics, linguistic anthroplogy, popular culture, digital communication, heritage studies and Chinese studies. I am particularly interested in the sociolinguistics of globalization, and my work since 2014 has focused on the understanding of language use, identity making, and social changes in globalizing China. I also conduct research in second language learning and pedagogy with a focus on Mandarin Chinese. I welcome doctoral applications in these areas.
Teaching
I have served as the Programme Director of Chinese and taught on a range of modules on BA Modern Chinese and BA Chinese, including:
- Mandarin Chinese Language
- Specialised Chinese
- Introduction of Chinese Linguistics
- Chinese Society and Culture
- Life in China: A practical guide
- Chinese Cinema
- Translation Theory and Methods seminars
I have also contributed to the teaching and supervision on MA Translation Studies and MA Global Cultures.
Biography
I hold a BA in English (Hubei, China), a MA in TESOL and Applied Linguistics (UCL, UK) with distinction, and a PhD in Sociolinguistics (Tilburg, The Netherlands). In addition, I have a PGCE in language (UCL) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching Chinese as A Foreign Language (SOAS).
Prior to joining Cardiff in October 2017, I held teaching and research positions in University of London (UK), KU Leuven (Belgium), Tilburg University and Maastricht University (The Netherlands).
Honours and awards
2019-2021: Cardiff Futures
2018-2019: Cardiff Outstanding Contribution Award
2017-2018: MLang Most Inspiring Teacher Award (nomination)
Professional memberships
- British Chinese Language Teaching Society (Deputy Chair, 2020-present)
- British Association of Chinese Studies
- International Pragmatics Association
- European Association of Chinese Teaching
- International Society for Chinese Language Teaching
Supervisions
I am interested in hearing about postgraduate applications for research in the following areas:
- sociolinguistics, globalization, and margins
- language, culture, and identity in contemporary China
- Chinese linguistics
- language pedagogy and digital learning
Supervision:
2018-2021: Abigail Gasgoyne (ESRC Collaborative DTP Scholarship) Evaluating Welsh Cultural Policy With Reference To Sino-Welsh Exchanges.
2022-2026: Shanshan Xie (CSC Scholarship) Chronotopes, Signs and Changes: An Ethnographic Linguistic Landscape Study of Peri-Urban China.
