Refereed Conference Presentations
Refereed Conference Presentations
Troyan, F. J., Zaitseva, A. & Lu, X. (November 2025). Designing policies and practices with and for Chatbots. ACTFL 2025 Convention. New Orleans, LA.
Lu, X. & Tian, Z. (November 2025). The trans-turn: What translanguaging means for world language educators. ACTFL 2025 Convention. New Orleans, LA.
Lu, X., Iswandari, Y., Weng, Z. & Troyan, F.J. (March 2025). A duoethnography exploring international language teacher educator identities. In B. Yazan, J. Song, R. Yuan, & K. Lindahl, Language Teacher Educators’ Identity Tensions, Negotiation, and Development. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2025 Conference. Denver. CO.
Lu, X., Stefano, I. & Iswandari, Y. (March 2025). Amplifying Voices of Multilingual Writers through a Journal Initiative. TESOL International 2025 Convention. Long Beach, CA.
Lu, X. & Tian, Z. (February 2025). Analyzing Multilingual Restaurant Signage in the Linguistic Landscape: A Translanguaging Perspective. Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics. Washington, DC.
Lu, X., Weng, Z., Iswandari, Y., & Troyan, F. J. (November 2024). The Incidental Development of Language Teacher Educators. ACTFL 2024 Convention. Philadelphia, PA.
Lu. X., Weng, Z., Iswandari, Y., & Troyan, F. J. (September 2024). A duoethnography exploring emotional and ideological aspects of language teacher educator development. Paper presentation at the British Association of Applied Linguistics, Colchester, UK.
Troyan, F. J., Lu, X. & Weng, Z. (2024). Exploring Language Teacher Educator Identity Development via Duoethnography. 12th International Language Teacher Education Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
Lu, X. (2024). Foreign Language as Diversity Learning: Ideological Discourses Around Parents’ Experiences with a K-5 Mandarin Program. Paper Session. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2023 Conference. Houston, TX.
Lu, X. & Troyan, F. J. (2023). A functional linguistic perspective on world language teacher beliefs. Paper Session, ACTFL 2023 Convention. Chicago, IL.
Lu, X. (2023). Cultural and linguistic diversity in an urban elementary Mandarin magnet program. Paper Session. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2023 Conference. Portland, OR.
McChesney, E., Ahmed, S., Ceviren,B., Fitz, J., Lu, X., & Sanchez, B. (2022). Experiences in graduate interdisciplinary research: A case study. The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) 47th Annual General Conference. Las Vegas, NV.
King, N., Tian, Z., & Lu, X. (2022). Culturally sustaining practices in early language learning. Panel. ACTFL 2022 Convention. Boston, MA.
Lu, X., Martens, B., Martínez García, M., & Sayer, P. (2022). Language ideologies of multilingualism in the local Linguistic Landscape. Paper Session. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2022 Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
Martínez García, M., Sayer, P., Lu, X., & Martens, B. (2022). Perceptions on linguistic diversity through the linguistic landscape. Paper Session. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2022 Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
Martens, B., Lu, X., Martínez García, M., & Sayer, P. (2022). Promoting ELL’s understanding of linguistic representation in the Community. Paper Session. TESOL 2022 Convention. Pittsburgh, PA.
Ameri, S. & Lu, X. (2022). Racial discrimination in online English language teaching. Paper Session. TESOL 2022 Graduate Student Research Forum. Pittsburgh, PA.
Lu, X. (2021). Cultural and linguistic diversity in K-12 Chinese language education. Paper Session. University of Iowa 2021 SLA Graduate Symposium. Virtual Conference.
Lu, X. (2021). Gesture as a mediational tool for children learning Chinese as a foreign language. Poster Session. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2021 Virtual Conference.
Martínez García, M., Sayer, P., Lu, X., & Martens, B. (2021). Examining social class around language diversity through the linguistic landscape. Paper Session. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2021 Virtual Conference.
Martens, B., Lu, X., Martínez García, M., & Sayer, P. (2021). Transdisciplinary sociolinguistic landscapes in education: A pedagogical framework. Paper Session. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2021 Virtual Conference.
Lu, X. & Acton, B. (2020). Technological innovations in mapping and measuring multilingualism in Columbus. Paper accepted as part of the colloquium “Mapping Multilingualism: Using the Linguistic Landscape to Visualize Community Language Policy.” Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning Conference, Montreal, Canada. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19)
Ataei, S., Leow, J., Lu, X., Martens, B., & Weng, Z. (2o2o). Bringing applied linguistics into the classroom: A high school outreach dialogue. Special Session. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Denver, CO. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19)
Martens, B., & Lu, X. (2020). Revolutionizing technology implementation in linguistic landscape pedagogy. Paper Session. Georgetown University Round Table, Washington DC.
Lu, X. (2020). Ethnographic learning in a study abroad business Chinese program: Developing learners’ intercultural competence. Paper Session. The International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes (ISLSP-CIBER) Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Lu, X. (2019). What do teachers need to know about language and variation: A sociolinguistic perspective. Paper session. Ohio TESOL Conference, Columbus, OH.
Invited Talks
Lu, X. (March 7, 2025). Leveraging Technology: Essential Digital Tools for Research. Virtual Workshop (Invited). Foreign Language Research and Teaching Group.
Lu, X. (November 19, 2024). Reflections on the doctoral journey and early career experiences. Proseminar for Teaching and Learning (instructor: Dr. Emily Rodgers). The Ohio State University, OH.
Lu, X. (November 25, 2024). Building ideological clarity among language teachers: A systemic functional linguistics perspective. Talk was given at the course Language Teacher Education, The Ohio State University, OH.
Lu, X. & Iswandari, Y. (2024, April 24). Culturally Responsive Curricula Design. Invited Talk for The OSU-Fulbright Germany Seminar on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Classroom. BuckLER: Buckeye Language Education Resource Center.
Iswandari, Y., Lu, X., Weng, Z., & Troyan, F. (2024, March 24). Toward humanizing praxis in language teacher education: Exploring language teacher educators' identity journeys. The Martha L. King Center for Language and Literacies, Columbus, OH.
Tian, Z. & Lu, X. (2022, Oct 26). Translanguaging Design in a Mandarin-English Context. Talk was given at the course Theory and Practice in TESOL and WL (instructor: Dr. Nicole King), Rochester University, NY.
Martens, B., Lu, X., & Acton, B. (2020). Linguistic Landscape Research Tools: Survey 123 & ArcGIS. Virtual Workshop. Invited Talk. Collaborative Efforts in Linguistics.