Catherine Hua Xiang

Catherine Hua Xiang works in the Language Centre at the London School of Economics. Her major research interest is in the field of applied linguistics, cross-cultural communication and pragmatics. Her PhD research looks into speech acts; particularly, it explores the linguistic and cultural differences in apology strategies used in UK and China. She is also interested in teaching material development in teaching Mandarin as a foreign language and is the author of 'Mastering Chinese' - a textbook for complete beginners of Mandarin Chinese. She is currently researching the implications of e-learning in foreign language teaching and learning.

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