| XU, Wei Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell Associate professor, School of Education, SISU Email: wei_xu@shisu.edu.cn |
Profile- Name
Dr. Wei, XU
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Associate professor, School of Education, SISU
Research Interests
English Language Education, Metacognition, Teacher Education & Development
Teaching Courses
Comprehensive English, Learning Strategies, (Introduction to) Educational Psychology, Advanced Educational Psychology
Research Projects
A Study on College English Teachers’ Construction of Metacognitive Knowledge for Reading Strategies Instruction, sponsored by Shanghai International Studies University （2014）
An Empirical Study on the Construction of a Metacognitive Knowledge Framework for College English Teachers’ Summarizing Strategies Instruction with Expository Texts, sponsored by Shanghai International Studies University (2011)
Authored Book
EFL Teachers’ Metacognitive Knowledge of Summarizing Strategies,Tongji University Press (2013)
Edited Book
Co-Author. Practical College English Writing. Tongji University Press (2014)
Co-Author. Practical College English (Book 2, Students’ Book). Tongji University Press (2011)
Co-Author. Practical College English (Book 2, Teachers’ Book). Tongji University Press (2011)
Co-Author. Practical College English ComprehensiveExercises (Level 2). Tongji University Press (2011)
Co-Author. Practical College English Listening & Speaking (Level 2). Tongji University Press (2011)
Co-author. New horizon college English (Book 2, Students’ book). Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press (2002)
Co-author. New horizon college English (Book 2, Teachers’ book k). Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press (2002)
Translated Book
The Return of the Young Prince. Beijing: The People’s Literature Publishing House (2014)
Co-Translator. Sisters…No Way! Beijing: The People’s Literature Publishing House (2012)
Co-Translator.The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership-Powered Company. Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press (2002)
Co-translator. Winning Market Leadership: Strategic Market Planning for Technology-Driven Businesses. Shanghai: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press (2001)
Journal Articles
Jin, B. X. & Xu, W. (2017). Strategy Use Awareness in Academic Listening Practices Relative to L2 Motivation among Chinese Tertiary Students. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 8 (4), 722-730.
Xu, W. (2015). Exploring ESL/EFL Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge on Reading Strategy Instruction. English Language Teaching, 8 (11), 155-175. DOI:10.5539/elt.v8n11p155
Xu, W. (2014). Enrich College English Teacher’s Knowledge of Summarizing Strategies Instruction and Expository Text Comprehension with Kintsch’s Reading Model. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 1(6), 82-96. DOI:10.14738/assrj.16.564
Xu. W. (2014). Liberal Ideals and Professional Amis in American Higher Education: Arguments Based on Western Philosophers’ Views. International Journal of Education, 6(4), 14-25.
Xu, W., Carifio, J., & Dagostino, L. (2013).Validating a Research-Based Monograph for Teaching Post-Secondary EFL Reading Teachers the Meta-Cognitive Aspects of How to Teach Summarizing Strategies for Expository Text: Phase II of a Harvard Business School Type Case Study. Creative Education4, 322-334.
Xu, W., Carifio, J., & Dagostino, L. (2012). Constructing a Metacognitive Knowledge Framework for Post-Secondary EFL Reading Teachers' Summarizing Strategies Instruction with Expository Text: A Case Study, Phase I. Creative Education3, 829-839. DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326124
Awards
Outstanding Academic Book Award, Shanghai International Studies University, 2014
Outstanding Teaching Award, Shanghai International Studies University, 2014
SFLEP Award, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press Education Fund, 2013
Outstanding Employer Award, Shanghai International Studies University,2012； 2014; 2016