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 Mount Holyoke College, 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
