By Professor Andy Gao

Book Chapters

Gao XA; Wang W, 2016, 'Bilingual Education in the People’s Republic of China', in Bilingual and Multilingual Education, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02324-3_16-1

Gao XA; Wang W, 2016, 'Bilingual Education in the People’s Republic of China', in Bilingual and Multilingual Education, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02324-3_16-2

Deters P; Gao XA; Miller ER; Vitanova G, 2014, 'Theorizing and analyzing agency in second language learning: Interdisciplinary approaches', in , pp. 1 - 281

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'A Comparative Study on Commitment to Teaching', in Multilingual Education, pp. 83 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_6

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'An Ethico-political Analysis of Teacher Identity Construction', in Multilingual Education, pp. 179 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_11

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'Conclusion: Crossing Boundaries and Becoming English Language Teachers in Multilingual Contexts', in Multilingual Education, pp. 193 - 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_12

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'Cross-Border Pre-service Teachers in Hong Kong: Identity and Integration', in Multilingual Education, pp. 35 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_3

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'Identity Construction in a Foreign Land: Native-Speaking English Teachers and the Contestation of Teacher Identities in Hong Kong Schools', in Multilingual Education, pp. 137 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_9

Vitanova G; Miller ER; Andy Gao X; Deters P, 2014, 'Introduction to theorizing and analyzing agency in second language learning: Interdisciplinary approaches', in Theorizing and Analyzing Agency in Second Language Learning Interdisciplinary Approaches, pp. 1 - 13

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'It Is Not a Bad Idea for Me to Be a Language Teacher!', in Multilingual Education, pp. 17 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_2

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'Journeys Towards Teaching: Pre-service English Language Teachers’ Understandings and Experiences of Teaching and Teacher Education in Hong Kong', in Multilingual Education, pp. 51 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_4

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'Language Teacher Education in a Multilingual Context Experiences from Hong Kong Introduction', in LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION IN A MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT: EXPERIENCES FROM HONG KONG, SPRINGER, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_1

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'Language Teachers and the Falling Language Standards in Hong Kong: An Internet-Based Inquiry', in Multilingual Education, pp. 67 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_5

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'Learning, Teaching, and Constructing Identities Abroad: ESL Pre-service Teacher Experiences During a Short-Term International Experience Programme', in Multilingual Education, pp. 117 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_8

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'Political Conspiracy or Decoy Marketing?: Experienced Chinese Teachers’ Perceptions of Using Putonghua as a Medium of Instruction in Hong Kong', in Multilingual Education, pp. 161 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_10

Trent J; Gao X; Gu M, 2014, 'The Construction and Reconstruction of Teacher Identities: The Case of Second Career English Language Teachers in Hong Kong', in Multilingual Education, pp. 97 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7392-9_7

Gao X, 2013, 'Motivated by Visions: Stories from Chinese Contexts', in Ushioda E (ed.), INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON MOTIVATION: LANGUAGE LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGES, PALGRAVE, pp. 176 - 191, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000404734400011&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gao XA, 2012, 'WORKING IN HONG KONG', in Kubota R; Sun Y (ed.), DEMYSTIFYING CAREER PATHS AFTER GRADUATE SCHOOL: A GUIDE FOR SECOND LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, INFORMATION AGE PUBLISHING-IAP, pp. 115 - 125, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000315699800012&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gao X; Lamb T, 2011, 'Exploring links between identity, motivation and autonomy', in Identity Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.21832/9781847693747-002

Gao X; Jun Zhang L, 2011, 'Joining forces for synergy: Agency and metacognition as interrelated theoretical perspectives on learner autonomy', in Identity Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning, pp. 25 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.21832/9781847693747-004

Gao XA, 2010, 'Agency and Context in Strategic Learning', in STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LEARNING: THE ROLES OF AGENCY AND CONTEXT, MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD, pp. 151 - 161, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307401000007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gao XA, 2010, 'Four Case Studies', in STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LEARNING: THE ROLES OF AGENCY AND CONTEXT, MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD, pp. 114 - 150, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307401000006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gao XA, 2010, 'Learning English in Hong Kong', in STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LEARNING: THE ROLES OF AGENCY AND CONTEXT, MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD, pp. 81 - 113, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307401000005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gao XA, 2010, 'Mainland Chinese Students' Migration to Hong Kong', in STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LEARNING: THE ROLES OF AGENCY AND CONTEXT, MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD, pp. 33 - 41, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307401000003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gao XA, 2010, 'On the Chinese Mainland', in STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LEARNING: THE ROLES OF AGENCY AND CONTEXT, MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD, pp. 42 - 80, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307401000004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gao XA, 2010, 'Strategic Language Learning The Roles of Agency and Context Introduction', in STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LEARNING: THE ROLES OF AGENCY AND CONTEXT, MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD, pp. 1 - +, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307401000001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gao XA, 2010, 'Towards a Sociocultural Perspective on Strategic Learning', in STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LEARNING: THE ROLES OF AGENCY AND CONTEXT, MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD, pp. 9 - 32, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000307401000002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Benson P; Gao X, 2008, 'Individual variation and language learning strategies', in Language Learning Strategies in Independent Settings, pp. 25 - 40

Gao X, 2003, 'Changes in Chinese Students’ Learner Strategy Use after Arrival in the UK: A Qualitative Inquiry', in Palfreyman D (ed.), Learner Autonomy Across Cultures Language Education Perspectives, pp. 41 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230504684_3

Journal articles

Sheridan L; Alonzo D; Nguyen HTM; Gao XA; Durksen TL, 2025, 'Teachers’ job engagement: the personal and job resources that matter', Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05009-1

Zeng T; Gao X, 2025, 'Motivations of Novice and Experienced Female Chinese Applied Linguistics Researchers to Participate in Peer Reviews', European Journal of Education, 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejed.70154

Wang L; Gao XA, 2025, 'Critical analysis of parental involvement in school: working with families across sociocultural contexts', Educational Review, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2025.2525030

Li C; Li Z; Gao X, 2025, 'The application of social network analysis in applied linguistics research: a systematic review', Applied Linguistics Review, 16, pp. 1449 - 1479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2023-0195

Yang W; Gao X, 2025, 'Envisioning new directions in research on individual differences', Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 15, pp. 427 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/ssllt.48248

Nguyen HTM; Nguyen HTT; Gilanyi L; Hoang TH; Gao X, 2025, 'Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): Teachers’ metacognitive understanding of pedagogical translanguaging', Learning and Instruction, 97, pp. 102085, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102085

Bose P; Gao X; Starfield S; Perera N, 2025, 'Multimodal (inter)action analysis in sociolinguistics: an essay analysing a digital video conversation illustrating emotion and heritage language maintenance', Multimodal Communication, 14, pp. 207 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mc-2024-0095

Derakhshan A; Gao X, 2025, '“I Am Excessively Pressed by Classroom Tasks”: A Cross-Cultural Study on the Sources and Solutions of Chinese and Iranian EFL Students' Academic Disengagement in Online Classes', Psychology in the Schools, 62, pp. 996 - 1012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pits.23374

Xia J; Sun S; Gao X, 2025, 'The other side of PhD education: A systematic review of research on PhD students' development as university teachers', Review of Education, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70024

Ye T; Gao XA, 2025, 'Sender Dovchin, Rhonda Oliver, & Li Wei (eds.), Translingual practices: Playfulness and precariousness Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024. Pp. 272. Hb. $135.', Language in Society, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s004740452500003x

Michel M; Atkinson D; Ribeiro AC; Alexopoulou T; Cappellini M; Eskildsen SW; Gao X; Hellermann J; Kayi-Aydar H; Lowie W; Mejía-Laguna JA; Ortega L; Pekarek Doehler S; Sasaki M; Sato M; Thorne SL; Zheng Y, 2025, 'Forging common ground in second language acquisition and teaching: A combined synergy statement', Modern Language Journal, 109, pp. 90 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/modl.12983

Sun Y; Hsieh J; Gao X, 2025, 'Integrating Qualitative Comparative Analysis With Reflexive Thematic Analysis in Theme Development', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/16094069251318749

Li J; Gao X, 2025, 'Language Teachers' Developmental Trajectories as Materials Developers', Tesol Quarterly, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3380

Li J; Guo Y; Gao X, 2025, 'Language teachers’ strategic responses to challenges as materials designers', Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2025.2516104

Li J; Wu Y; Gao X, 2025, 'Novice and experienced EFL teachers’ experiences of designing materials: A comparative case study', Porta Linguarum, 2025-January, pp. 167 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.30827/portalin.vi43.29379

Zheng Y; Ortega L; Pekarek Doehler S; Sasaki M; Eskildsen SW; Gao X, 2025, 'Praxeology, humanism, equity, and mixed methods: Four pillars for advancing second language acquisition and teaching', Modern Language Journal, 109, pp. 64 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/modl.12977

Chien CW; Teo T; Gao A, 2025, 'Taiwanese elementary school English teachers’ perception of contextualized language instruction (CLI) and its role in textbooks for teaching vocabulary', Pedagogies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1554480X.2025.2522047

Zhang H; Gong Y; Zhang L; Gao X, 2025, 'Teaching and learning chinese as a heritage language (CHL)', Circulo De Linguistica Aplicada A La Comunicacion, 101, pp. 95 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.5209/clac.100073

Nakata Y; Gao X, 2025, 'Why classroom climate matters: Exploring Japanese university students’ motivational regulation within a classroom ecology', Language Teaching Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13621688241310498

Gu Z; Gao XA, 2025, 'Book review', System, 130, pp. 103614 - 103614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2025.103614

Cui H; Gao X, 2024, 'From ‘Born’ Bilinguals to Monolinguals: Understanding Korean-Chinese Bilingual Family Language Policy in China', European Journal of Education, 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12765

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