Lu, X. & Tian, Z. (April 2026). Translanguaging in a culturally and linguistically diverse Mandarin FLES program. In N. King & Z. Tian, Translanguaging Myths in World Language Education: What’s the Real Story and the Future? Roundtable discussion at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA.
Lu, X. (March 2026). Talk the talk but not walk the walk: Reading the ideologies behind super-multilingual signs. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2026 Conference. Chicago, IL.
Troyan, F. J., Lu, X., Zaitseva, A. (March 2026). Contradictions in AI literacy: An activity theory perspective on language teachers’ lesson planning with chatbots. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2026 Conference. Chicago, IL.
Tian, Z., Lu, X., & Wang. D (March 2026). Ten years of translanguaging research in global Chinese language education: A systematic review, The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2026 Conference. Chicago, IL.
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.
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. (2021). Examining social class around language diversity through the linguistic landscape. Paper Session. The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2021 Virtual Conference.
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. (April 20, 2026). Language ideologies in multilingual contexts: Implications for world language education. [Invited webinar]. ACTFL Research SIG, online.
Lu, X. (February 20, 2026). Language ideologies in multilingual contexts. [Invited talk]. Department of Linguistics. Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Tian, Z., & Lu, X. (January 15, 2026). Using generative AI to support language teaching: A critical AI literacy lens. [Invited talk]. Rutgers Multilingual Educator Webinar Series. Graduate School of Education. Rutgers University -New Brunswick, online.
Lu, X. (March 7, 2025). Leveraging technology: Essential digital tools for research. [Invited webinar]. Foreign Language Research and Teaching Group, online.
Lu, X., & Iswandari, Y. (April 24, 2024). Culturally responsive curriculum design [Invited talk]. OSU-Fulbright Germany Seminar on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Classroom, Buckeye Language Education Resource Center (BuckLER), The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Iswandari, Y., Lu, X., Weng, Z., & Troyan, F. (March 24, 2024). Toward humanizing praxis in language teacher education: Exploring language teacher educators’ identity journeys [Invited talk]. The Martha L. King Center for Language and Literacies, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Lu. X (February 10, 2026). Language ideologies in multilingual contexts and their implications for language education. [Guest lecture]. EDUC480 International Internship and Special Topics (Instructor: Dr. Nathan Alexander). Howard University, Washington, DC.
Lu, X. (November 19, 2024). Reflections on the doctoral journey and early career experiences [Panelist]. Proseminar for Teaching and Learning (Instructor: Dr. Emily Rodgers), The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Lu, X. (November 25, 2024). Building ideological clarity among language teachers: A systemic functional linguistics perspective [Guest lecture]. Language Teacher Education Seminar (Instructor: Dr. Francis Troyan). The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Tian, Z., & Lu, X. (October 26, 2022). Translanguaging design in a Mandarin-English context [Guest lecture]. Theory and Practice in TESOL and World Languages (Instructor: Dr. Nicole King), University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.