PUBLICATIONS



Liu Xing Hua

1)Research projects

2)Books

  1. An Intercultural Rhetoric Study on English-Chinese University Students’ Argumentative Writing, Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (in press)

3) Edited books

4)Translated books

5)Teaching materials

6)Journal articles

Liu, X., & Furneaux, C. (2014). A multidimensional comparison of discourse organization in English and Chinese university students' argumentative writing. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 24(1):74-96.

Liu, X. (2014). Motivation-based bonding activities in an EFL writing classroom: A case report from mainland China. ELTWO (special issue on bonding).

Liu, X. (2013). Evaluation in Chinese university EFL students' English argumentative writing: An APPRAISAL study. E-FLT, 10(1):40-53.

Liu, X. (2012). Towards an ecological view of contrastive rhetoric research between English and Chinese. The Internet Journal of Language, Culture and Society, 34:33-42

Liu, X. (2011). More than Ba Gu Wen (Eight-legged essay) and Confucianism: A new research agenda for English-Chinese writing studies. Second Language Writing News,vol6, No.2

Liu, X. (2011).Directions in contrastive rhetoric research. Language Studies Working Papers, 3:58-65

Liu, X. (2010). An investigation of Chinese university EFL learners' knowledge about writing. Language Studies Working Papers, 2: 51-63

Liu, X., & Thompson, P. (2009). Attitude in students' argumentative writing: A contrastive perspective. Language Studies Working Papers, 1: 3-15

7) Book chapters

Liu, X. & Le, T. (2013). Voice and audience in writing: A multidimensional account (pp.187-200). In T. Le and Q. Le (eds.), Conducting Research in a Changing and Challenging World. New York: Nova Science Publishers

  1.  8) Conference proceedings

  2. Liu, X. (2014). Contrastive Rhetoric Research of English and Chinese: Old Issues and New Perspectives (pp.99-115). J. Wang and D. Lin (eds.), Teaching and Researching EFL Writing from the Psycho-cognitive and Socio-cultural Perspectives: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Teaching & Researching EFL Writing in China. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

9) Conference presentations

  1. Reconsidering the Role and Influence of Traditional Chinese Rhetorical Strategy in EFL Classroom, The 3rd International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, 11-13 June, 2014

An Empirical Investigation of Qi-Cheng-Zhuan-He Rhetoric Structure in Students' Writing: Reconsidering the Role and Influence of Traditional Chinese Rhetoric Strategy, Symposium on Second Language Writing, Shandong University, China, 17th — 21st Oct, 2013.

A Contrastive Study of Argument Structures in Chinese University EFL Students' Writing: A SFL Perspective, 40th International Systemic Functional Congress, Guangzhou: Sun Yat-sen University, 15th -19th July, 2013

Traditional Chinese rhetoric strategy in contemporary Chinese EFL writing classroom, CELC International Symposium, National University of Singapore, 27th -29th May, 2013

Contrastive rhetoric research of English and Chinese: Old issues and new perspectives. The 8th International Symposium on EFL Writing Research and Teaching in China. Shandong University, China, 12th – 14th October, 2012

APPRAISAL resources in Chinese university EFL students' argumentative writing: A cross-linguistic perspective. 38th International Systemic Functional Congress. University of Lisbon, Portugal, 25th- 29th July, 2011

A cross-linguistic investigation of audience awareness and personal voice in Chinese EFL university students' argumentative writing in Chinese and English: A systemic functional linguistic approach. 4th International Conference on Writing Research: Writing Research across Borders II. University of George Mason, USA., 17th -20th February, 2011