Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor

Email: lzzhang@xmu.edu.cn

Research Fields: Regional Country-Specific Chinese Language Education; Discourse Analysis of Overseas Textbooks; International Chinese Language Education Psychology

RESEARCH GRANTS (SELECTED)

National Fund for Study Abroad (CSC), "Regional Country-Specific Talent Cultivation Project: Research on International Chinese Language Education Ecology in Oceania and Indochina Peninsula" (GBQY2412080099), PI, In Progress (2025–2027).

Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), "Chinese Identity and Characteristics of Chinese Education in the Golden Triangle Area of Northern Thailand" (22YH03ZW), Chinese PI (Co-PI: Chen Changxu, Thailand), Completed (Rated "Good") (2022–2024).

National Social Science Fund (NSSF) of China, "Discourse Construction and Evolution of China's Image in Singapore Chinese Textbooks" (21BYY201), PI, Completed (Rated "Good") (2021–2024).

Ministry of Education (MoE) Industry-University Cooperation Project, "International Chinese Education Psychology Course under New Liberal Arts" (230807134807269), PI, Completed (2023–2024).

Xiamen University "14th Five-Year" Plan, "Boutique Textbook Project: International Chinese Education Psychology" (2024), PI, In Progress.

MoE Humanities and Social Sciences Project, "Discourse Analysis and Chinese Higher Education Changes" (12YJC880151), PI, Completed (Rated "Good") (2012–2015).

Fujian Provincial Social Science Project,"Confucius Institute Development Strategy" (2012B037), PI, Completed (Excellent Rating) (2012–2015).

MONOGRAPHS

Zhang, L. Z. Discourse Analysis and Chinese Higher Education Changes. Tsinghua University Press, 2015.

Zhang, L. Z. Introduction to Psychology in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. Xiamen University Press, 2006.

Zhang, L. Z.The Features and Logic of Portraying China’s Image in Singapore’s Chinese Textbooks  (Expected Publication: Oct. 2026).

PUBLICATIONS

Zhang, L., & Qi, X. (2026). Characteristics and logic of China's image representation in Singapore's Chinese language textbooks. Journal of Yunnan Normal University (Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Edition), (3).

Zhang, L. (2025). Development status, motivations, and demands of teachers in Chinese schools in Northern Thailand. Language Learning and Intercultural Studies, (2).

Zhang, L., Ye, H., & Zhang, Y. (2023). Constructing the methodology for discourse analysis of overseas textbooks. Curriculum, Teaching Material and Method, (5), 26–35. (CSSCI)

Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., Ye, H., & Tian, Y. (2023). A century of transmutation and reflection on Chinese language textbooks in Singapore primary schools. ВОПРОСЫ ИСТОРИИ, (5), 184–195. (A&HCI; WOS: 000994506200020)

Yin, Y., &Zhang, L. (Correspondence). (2023). Characteristics and value orientation of figures in Singapore Chinese textbooks. Overseas Chinese Education, (5).

Gu, Z., &Zhang, L. (Correspondence). (2023). Research on value orientation in Singapore primary school Chinese textbooks. Overseas Chinese Education, (1).

Zhang, L., & Zhang, Y. (2023). Dilemmas and pathways in cultivating Master’s students in International Chinese Language Education. In Exploration of Higher Education Teaching Practice. Xiamen University Press.

Zhang, L. (2022). Mechanisms and future perspectives of technology-enabled transformation in international Chinese language education. Overseas Chinese Education, (6), 13–22.

Zhang, L. (2017). Error analysis of Chinese idiom acquisition by intermediate and advanced Thai students. Overseas Chinese Education, (4).

Zhang, L. (2012). Analysis of research hotspots and knowledge mapping in Chinese higher education since 1998. Higher Education Exploration, (3). (CSSCI)

Zhang, L. (2010). The evolution of higher education language: Phenomena, essence, and laws. Journal of Southwest University (Social Sciences Edition), 36(5), 137–141. (CSSCI)

Zhang, L. (2010). Discourse analysis and higher education research. Jiangsu Higher Education, (5), 32–35. (CSSCI)

Zhang, L. (2006). Implementation and reflection on the operation mechanism of TCFL teaching evaluation. Overseas Chinese Education, (4), 23–27.

Zhang, L. (2002). Toward harmony: A metaphorical perspective on the evolution of curriculum views. Shanghai Research on Education, (7), 44–46. (CSSCI)

Zhang, L. (2002). On the "aphasia" phenomenon in contemporary Chinese curriculum theory. Theory and Practice of Education, 22(4), 32–36. (CSSCI) (Note: Reprinted in Xinhua Digest / Rénmín Dàxué Shūkān Fùyìn Zīliào [Education], 2002, 7).

Zhang, L. (2012). Current status, problems, and strategies of Confucius Institutes. In Confucius Institute Studies(pp. 64–72).

Zhang, L., Ye, H., & Liu, S. (2012). Mapping of research hot-topics in the area of higher education in China—Based on analysis of keywords from CSSCI. Advanced Materials Research, 433–440. (EI; WOS: 20120414713020)

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate: Psychology of International Chinese Language Education

Graduate (Master's): Case Analysis and Practice in International Chinese Classroom Teaching;Psychology of International Chinese Language Education;Frontiers of International Chinese Language Education Research (Education Section)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Reviewer for academic journals in the field of international Chinese education and higher education research.