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Academic Qualifications :

PhD in Education, The University of Hong Kong

Master of Arts (TESOL) with distinction, The University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Arts in English, Sichuan Normal University

Professional Memberships:

The University of Hong Kong (Academic advisor)

The University of Tasmania, LinguaLab (Member)

Academic Experience:

The University of Hong Kong, Post-doctoral fellow

The Education University of Hong Kong, Senior Research Assistant

The University of Hong Kong, Senior Research Assistant

University of the Basque Country, Visiting scholar

Courses Taught:

BOE 201    English Reading III

BOE 205    English Writing III

BOE 206    Introduction to Academic Writing

BOE 306    Academic Writing I

BOE 415    Professional development of teachers

MAL 113E  Second Language Learning and Acquisition

Research Area / Research Interests :

Language learning motivation, identity, L2 writing, and classroom interaction in AI-mediated contexts

Recent Major Publications (recent 5 years) :

Li, J., Hu, X. *, & Ma, Y. (forthcoming). Social Networking Amid China’s Double Reduction Policy among Chinese Private Tutoring Entrepreneurs: A Sensemaking Perspective. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. (SSCI, Q1)

Hu, X., Hu, J., Chen, S., & Li, Z. (2026). The role of psychological contract in sustaining learner engagement with AWE systems. Assessing Writing, 70, 101101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2026.101101(SSCI, Q1)

Hu, X.*, Lasagabaster, D., Bier, A., & Hennebry‐Leung, M. (2026). The Effects of Gen-AI on Situated and Future-driven Academic Writing Motivation. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70294(SSCI, Q1)

Li, J., Hu, X. *, & Gao, R. (2026). From School Teachers to Private Tutoring Entrepreneurs: Identity Transformation in Multiple Inclusions. European Journal of Education. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.70731(SSCI, Q1)

Hu, X.*, & Hennebry‐Leung, M. (2025). The Development of L2 Selves Among Chinese Early Adolescent Learners of English in Student‐and Teacher‐Centred Contexts: A Person‐in‐Context Relational View. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70100 (SSCI, Q1)

Hu, X.*, Zhang, Y., & Hennebry-Leung, M. (2025). Conceptualising the actual L2 self into the L2 motivational self system. System, 130, 103620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2025.103620 (SSCI, Q1)

Hu, X.* (2025). Book Review: Lasagabaster, D.(2022). English-medium instruction in higher education. Cambridge University Press. Journal of English as a Lingua Franca, 14(1-2), 49-53. https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/jelf-2025-0009/html

Hu, X.*, Hennebry-Leung, M. Exploring the Process of L2 Demotivation: Cases from Year-One Junior High School EFL Learners in China. English Teaching & Learning 48, 189–212 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42321-024-00167-y (ESCI & SJR, Q1)

Hennebry-Leung, M., & Xiao, H. A. (2023). Examining the role of the learner and the teacher in language learning motivation. Language Teaching Research, 27(1), 30-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168820938810 (SSCI, Q1)

Research Projects (recent 5 years) :

The implementation of artificial intelligence in English-Medium instruction at university: An analysis of its impact (PID2024-155860NB-I00). Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. (2025-2029). Co-investigator.

Regular Project of the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning for the Year 2026. “A Study on the Two-Way Co-Construction Mechanism of Foreign Language Learners’ Anxiety and Identity in the Context of Gen-AI.” 2026-2029. Co-investigator.

China Association of Higher Education 2025 Higher Education Science Research Planning Project (25WY0201). “Research on the Three-dimensional Collaborative Teaching Model of Foreign Language Learners’ Technological Adaptation, Emotional Adjustment, and Identity Negotiation in the Gen-AI Era.” 2025-2027. Co-investigator.

Shanghai International Studies University Foreign Language Textbook Research Institute Foreign Language Textbook Research Project (202513280GD). “Research on the Effectiveness of Integrating Chinese Culture into College English Textbooks from the Perspective of Cultural Identity.” 2025-2027. Co-investigator.