Xiaoliang Li
Associate Professor of Chinese
- School of Modern Languages
- ADVANCE IAC
Overview
Xiaoliang Li specializes in Instructional Technology in Chinese pedagogy and Intercultural Communication Studies. She earned her PhD in Instructional Technology from the University of Virginia, and her MA in Communication Studies from Baylor University. In 1995 she established the Chinese Language and Cultural Studies program at Georgia Tech. Her research and publications have explored the utilization of multimedia in Chinese language instruction, cultural perspectives in language learning, intercultural communications, and issues involving sustainability in China. She has published a Chinese Characters Primer to facilitate learning the Chinese writing system and has presented and published scholarly papers and demonstrated her courseware at national and international conferences. She led a team that created and published a series of online elementary and intermediate Chinese language courses, a project sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP) via the University System of Georgia; and secured a Title VI grant to develop a 3-year sequence of higher level online courses. In addition she developed a capstone Intercultural Seminar course for the ALIS (Applied Language and Intercultural Studies) major, as well as content-based courses such as Sino-Americans Interactions: A Documentary Survey, China’s Economic Development and Sustainability. She has taught LAC (Language across Curricula) courses with colleagues from International Affairs and Economics. She also served as Director and Co-PI for Georgia Tech’s ROTC Flagship Pilot Program in Chinese (2013 – 2015).
Courses
- CHIN-1001: Elementary Chinese I
- CHIN-1011: Accelerated Elem Chin I
- CHIN-1814: Special Topics
- CHIN-2001: Intermediate Chinese I
- CHIN-2002: Intermediate Chinese II
- CHIN-3691: Chinese Current Events
- CHIN-3693: Conversation Practicum
- CHIN-3696: Eco Dev & Sustainability
- CHIN-3833: Special Topics
- CHIN-4006: Intercultural Communictn
- CHIN-4500: Intercultural Seminar
Publications
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
- The Meaningful Inadvertency of Language -- A review of An Anatomy of Chinese: Rhythm, Metaphor, Politics
Date: 2014
- Curriculum Development of a Chinese Flagship Program
Date: 2012
Conferences
- Fostering Intercultural Learning in Foreign Language Curricula and Across Disciplines
Date: 2016
- Integrating Mobile Learning into Chinese Curriculum: An Experimental Practice
Date: 2013
- How to Deliver an Effective Language Online Teaching
Date: 2012
All Publications
Books
- Chinese Characters Primer
Date: 2000
Journal Articles
- The Meaningful Inadvertency of Language -- A review of An Anatomy of Chinese: Rhythm, Metaphor, Politics
Date: 2014
- Curriculum Development of a Chinese Flagship Program
Date: 2012
- Legacies of China’s Forgotten War: the Sino-Vietnamese Conflict of 1979
Date: 2007
- Logical Inferences in Learning Chinese as a Second Language
Date: 2000
- Universal Grammar and Chinese Language Learning
Date: 2000
- A Pilot Study in Computerized Learning of Chinese Characters
Date: 1996
- Nihao, Beijing (Review article)
Date: 1996
- The Predicament in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
Date: 1996
- Issues in Developing Computerized Chinese Instructional Programs
Date: 1995
Conferences
- Fostering Intercultural Learning in Foreign Language Curricula and Across Disciplines
Date: 2016
- Integrating Mobile Learning into Chinese Curriculum: An Experimental Practice
Date: 2013
- How to Deliver an Effective Language Online Teaching
Date: 2012
- Should We Delay Teaching Chinese Characters in US-Based CFL Programs
Date: 2011
- A Cognitive Approach to Teaching Chinese
Date: 2009
- Courseware Development of Teaching Chinese for the 21st Century
Date: 2009
- Improving the Efficacy and Efficiency of Technology Use in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Date: 2009
- Teaching Chinese for the 21st Century
Date: 2008
- Sino-American Intercultural Communications – A Case Study
Date: 2004
- China’s Forgotten War – the Sino-Vietnamese Border Conflict of 1979
Date: 2003
- The Impact of the Zhiqing Generation in China
Date: 2001
- Universal Grammar and Chinese Language Learning
Date: 1999
- A Critique of Chinese Teaching Materials
Date: 1996
- Teaching Chinese to Non-native-speakers in America’s Polytechnic Institutes – Course Design and Teaching Materials
Date: 1996
- HyperCharacters
Date: 1995
Internet Publications
- Intermediate Chinese II
Date: 2005
- Intermediate Chinese I
Date: 2004
- Elementary Chinese II
Date: 2003
- Elementary Chinese I
Date: 2002
Presentations
- The Trade Policy
Date: 2012
- Oral Proficiency Interview and Chinese Language Pedagogy
Date: 1998
- ChiCard -- Computer-assisted Chinese Language Learning
Date: 1992