Xiaofei Lu

Xiaofei Lu

Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Applied Linguistics
The Pennsylvania State University
301 Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802, USA
Phone: (814) 865-4692
Fax: (814) 863-7986

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Education

PhD, Linguistics, The Ohio State University
MA (by research), English Language, National University of Singapore
BA, English, Nankai University

Current Teaching

Spring 2020: APLNG 200 - Introduction to Language, Culture, and Social Interaction
Fall 2020: On sabbatical leave
Spring 2021: APLNG 578 - Computational and Statistical Methods for Corpus Analysis

Research

My research interests are primarily in corpus linguistics, computer assisted language learning, English for Academic Purposes, second language writing, and second language acquisition. I have had a longstanding interest in issues related to lexical and syntactic complexity. A substantial part of my current research highlights a framework that integrates corpus- and genre-based approaches to EAP writing research, pedagogy, and assessment, with a particular focus on the linguistic realizations of different rhetorical and communicative functions in different genres of academic writing.
A note to visiting scholars: I am able to host no more than one visiting scholar whose research interests closely align with those of my own each academic year (July - June). If interested, please contact me with a CV and a two-page proposal for a collaborative project by the end of October for a decision by the end of November for the following academic year. Please note that the department only considers scholars who have earned or are currently pursuing a doctoral degree.

Books

Lu, X. (under contract). Corpus Analysis and Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives, Issues, and Findings. New York: Routledge.
Lu, X., & Chen, B. (Eds.) (2019). Computational and Corpus Approaches to Chinese Language Learning. Singapore: Springer. [Reviewed in Applied Linguistics]
Lu, X. (2014). Computational Methods for Corpus Annotation and Analysis. Dordrecht: Springer. [Reviewed in Language, International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, and Linguist List]

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Liao, J., Lu, X., Master, K., Dudek, J., & Zhou, Z. (forthcoming). Telepresence-place-based foreign language learning and its design principles. Computer Assisted Language Learning.
Shi, B., Huang, L., & Lu, X. (forthcoming). Effect of prompt type on test-takers’ writing performance and writing strategy use in the continuation task. Language Testing.
Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2020). The rhetorical functions of syntactically complex sentences in social science research article introductions. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 44, 1-16.
Dong, J., & Lu, X. (2020). Promoting discipline-specific genre competence with corpus-based genre analysis activities. English for Specific Purposes, 58, 138-154.
Jin, T, Lu, X., & Ni, J. (2020). Syntactic complexity in adapted teaching materials: Differences among grade levels and implications for benchmarking. The Modern Language Journal, 104(1), 192-208.
Liu, Y., & Lu, X. (2020). Chinese EFL learners’ misconceptions of noun countability and article use. System, 90, 1-12.
Peng, J., Wang, C., & Lu, X. (2020). Effect of the linguistic complexity of the input text on alignment, writing fluency, and writing accuracy in the continuation task. Language Teaching Research, 24(3).
Lu, X., & Deng, J. (2019). With the rapid development: A contrastive analysis of lexical bundles in dissertation abstracts by Chinese and L1 English doctoral students. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 39, 21-36.
Lu, X., & Liu, Y. (2019). Corpus-based research on formulaic language in academic English and its pedagogical applications. Foreign Language World, (5), 30-38. [in Chinese]
Jin, T., Shi, Z., & Lu, X. (2019). “From novice storytellers to persuasive arguers”: Learner use of evidence in oral argumentation. TESOL Quarterly, 53(4), 1151-1161.
Zhang, J., & Lu, X. (2019). Measuring and supporting second language development using computerized dynamic assessment. Language and Sociocultural Theory, 6(1), 92-115.
Lu, X., Kisselev, O., Yoon, J., & Amory, M. (2018). Investigating effects of criterial consistency, the diversity dimension, and threshold variation in formulaic language research: Extending the methodological considerations of O’Donnell et al. (2013). International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 23(2), 158-182.
Lu, X., Yoon, J., & Kisselev, O. (2018). A phrase-frame list for social science research article introductions. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 36, 76-85.
Guo, K., Jin, T., & Lu, X. (2018). Research and practice in text adaptation: From readability formulas and multidimensional analyses to data-driven adaptation. Foreign Language Testing and Teaching, (3), 35-43. [in Chinese]
Jiang, J., Jiang, L., & Lu, X. (2018). Automated scoring of students' English-to-Chinese translations of three text types. Journal of Quantitative Linguistics, 25(3), 238-255.
Jin, T., & Lu, X. (2018). A data-driven approach to text adaptation in teaching material preparation: Design, implementation and teacher professional development. TESOL Quarterly, 52(2), 457-467.
Liao, J., & Lu, X. (2018). Exploring the affordances of telepresence robots in foreign language learning. Language Learning and Technology, 22(3), 20-32.
Lu, X. (2017). Automated measurement of syntactic complexity in corpus-based L2 writing research and implications for writing assessment. Language Testing, 34(4), 493-511.
Lu, X., & Wang, B. P.-Y. (2017). Towards a metaphor-annotated corpus of Mandarin Chinese. Language Resources and Evaluation, 51(3), 663-694.
Lu, X., & Xu, Q. (2016). L2 Syntactic Complexity Analzyer and its applications in L2 writing research. Foreign Language Teaching and Research, 48(3), 409-420. [in Chinese]
Lu, X., & Ai, H. (2015). Syntactic complexity in college-level English writing: Differences among writers with diverse L1 backgrounds. Journal of Second Language Writing, 29, 16-27.
Park, K., & Lu, X. (2015). Automatic analysis of thematic structure in written English. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 20(1), 81-101.
Poehner, M. E., Zhang, J., & Lu, X. (2015). Computerized Dynamic Assessment (C-DA): Diagnosing L2 development according to learner responsiveness to mediation. Language Testing, 32(3), 337-357.
Stevens, R. J., Lu, X., Baker, D. P., Ray, M. N., Eckert, S. A., & Gamson, D. A. (2015). Assessing the cognitive demands of elementary school reading curricula: An analysis of reading text and comprehension tasks from 1910 to 2000. American Educational Research Journal, 52(3), 582-617.
Yang, W., Lu, X., & Weigle, S. C. (2015). Different topics, different discourse: Relationships among writing topic, measures of syntactic complexity, and judgments of writing quality. Journal of Second Language Writing, 28, 53-67. [Honorable Mention, 2015 JSLW Best Article Award]
Zhang, X., & Lu, X. (2015). The relationship between vocabulary learning strategies and breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge. The Modern Language Journal, 99(4), 740-753.
Lu, X., Gamson, D. A., & Eckert, S. A. (2014). Lexical difficulty and diversity in American elementary school reading textbooks: Changes over the past century. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 19(1), 94-117.
Fernandez, J., Gates Tapia, A., & Lu, X. (2014). Oral proficiency and pragmatic marker use in L2 spoken Spanish: The case of pues and bueno. Journal of Pragmatics, 74, 150-164.
Hartig, A. J., & Lu, X. (2014). Plain English and legal writing: Comparing expert and novice writers. English for Specific Purposes, 33(1), 87-96.
Zhang, X., & Lu, X. (2014). A longitudinal study of receptive vocabulary breadth knowledge growth and vocabulary fluency development. Applied Linguistics, 35(3), 283-304.
Gamson, D. A., Lu, X., & Eckert, S. A. (2013). Challenging the research base of the common core state standards: A historical reanalysis of text complexity. Educational Researcher, 42(7), 381-391.
Zhang, J., & Lu, X. (2013). Variability in Chinese as a Foreign Language learners' development of the Chinese numeral classifier system. The Modern Language Journal, 97(s1), 46-60.
Lu, X. (2012). The relationship of lexical richness to the quality of ESL learners' oral narratives. The Modern Language Journal, 96(2), 190-208. [Lexical Complexity Analyzer]
Thorne, S. L., Fischer, I., & Lu, X. (2012). The semiotic ecology and linguistic complexity of an online game world. ReCall, 24(3), 279-301.
Lu, X. (2011). A corpus-based evaluation of syntactic complexity measures as indices of college-level ESL writers' language development. TESOL Quarterly, 45(1), 36-62.
Lu, X. (2010). Automatic analysis of syntactic complexity in second language writing. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 15(4), 474-496. [L2 Syntactic Complexity Analyzer]
Lu, X. (2009). Automatic measurement of syntactic complexity in child language acquisition. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 14(1), 3-28. [D-Level Analyzer]
Lu, X. (2008). Improving part-of-speech guessing of Chinese unknown words using hybrid models. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 13(2), 169-193.
Lu, X. (2008). Hybrid models for sense guessing of Chinese unknown words. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, 13(1), 99-128.
Lu, X. (2007). A hybrid model for Chinese word segmentation. Journal for Language Technology and Computational Linguistics, 22(1), 71-88.