Ms Bo Hu
Position:
Instructor in Chinese
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Research Interests:
- Chinese language learning strategy
- Chinese language learning difficulty
- Beliefs about second language learning
- Defining vocabulary in classrooms
Current Projects:
- About Character Learning: Critically Presenting Twenty Years’ Research Evidence
- Defining vocabulary in classrooms
- Character learning strategies
Courses Taught:
- Modern Chinese Language: listening comprehension, oral presentation, characters, grammar, translation, debate, newspaper reading, etc.
- Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Module
Recent Publications:
- Bo Hu (2012) 'The challenges of blended learning: critically evaluating the Chinese language case. The EUROCALL Review, 21.
- Bo Hu and Lili Tian (2012) Do teachers and students share similar beliefs about teaching and learning strategies? System, 40, 2.
- Bo Hu (2010) The challenges of Chinese: a preliminary study of UK learners' perceptions of difficulty, Language Learning Journal, 38, 1, 99-118.
- Bo Hu (2007) Chinese Tone Learning Strategy and Tone Competence, Journal of International Chinese Language Teaching and Learning, 4.
