PhD in English Linguistics from SYSU.

Her research interest includes Systemic Functional Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, and Teaching & Research in Academic English Writing. She currently does research in Functional Analysis of Causative Construction, Interpersonal Analysis of academic texts and media texts, and Academic English teaching and research, with papers published in important academic journals of CSSCI such as Foreign Language World, Foreign Language Research, and Foreign Language Education.

Publications (past five years)

1. Qi, X. (2018) Foreign Academic English Writing Assessment Studies (1980-2016): a Critical Review. Foreign Language and Literature. 34(05):94-101.

2. Qi, X. (2017). On an Ecological-dynamic Assessment of EFL Academic Writing Development. Foreign Language World, 3:82-89.

3. Qi, X. (2017). To Argue and Persuade -- the Debatable Standing in New York Times Editorials. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 3:24-29.

4. Qi, X. (2016). Modality-Constructed Author-Reader Interaction in English Research Articles. Journal of Tianjin Foreign Studies University, 3: 34-39.

5. Qi, X. (2015). “Academic English” Curriculum Construction at the Transitional Stage from EGP to EAP in College English Teaching. Foreign Language World, 6: 61-69.

6. Qi, X. (2014). The Development of Intercultural Communication Abilities in the Course Context of European Countries. College English (Academic Edition), 2: 188-194.

7. Qi, X. (2014) On the Course Design of Intercultural Communication as Part of General Education: Based on the Survey of the course Offered in the US and the UK since 1990s. College English Teaching and Research, 2: 51-57.