Jia Xu
Senior Lecturer in Chinese
Office: 506 Kent Hall
Office Hours: MTWR 11:20-11:35, W 3:00-5:00
Phone: (212) 854-8545
Email: jx2196@columbia.edu
Educational Background
EdM: Educational Psychology: Cognitive Behavioral and Developmental Analysis, Teachers College, Columbia University
EdM: Curriculum and Methodology of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Beijing Language and Culture University
BA: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Beijing Language and Culture University
Classes Taught
CHNS UN1101 First Year Chinese I
CHNS UN1102 First Year Chinese II
CHNS UN2201 Second Year Chinese N I
CHNS UN2202 Second Year Chinese N II
CHNS UN2221 Second Year Chinese W I
CHNS UN2222 Second Year Chinese W II
CHNS UN3003 Third Year Chinese N I
CHNS UN3004 Third Year Chinese N II
CHNS GU4015 Fourth Year Chinese N I
CHNS GU4016 Fourth Year Chinese N II
Research Interests
Educational Technology
Cognitive Science in Education/Educational
Chinese Language Pedagogy
Jia Xu began her career as a Chinese lecturer in 2005 and joined the Columbia faculty in 2012. Prior to Columbia, she taught all levels of Chinese at BLCU. She also served as a program coordinator, language instructor, and textbook editor for the foreign diplomats program in Beijing. Additionally, she independently established and taught a full Chinese language program at the Bentley School in California. Jia Xu is the author or co-author of several textbook series, including the Authentic Chinese series, Chinese Textbooks for Foreign Diplomats, the Great Wall Chinese series, and the official examination papers and Chinese proficiency test syllabus for all levels of the HSK and YCT exams. At Columbia, she has taught Chinese from the first through the fourth year and currently teaches second-year and third-year Chinese. Jia Xu also serves as the third-year Chinese (humanities) coordinator and program coordinator for teaching associates (TAs) in EALAC.
Publications
Authentic Chinese (Volume II). Textbook. (Phoenix Tree Publishing Inc., 2024; co-author)
Authentic Chinese (Volume I). Textbook. (Phoenix Tree Publishing Inc., 2023; co-author)
Authentic Chinese (Volume I). Workbook. (Phoenix Tree Publishing Inc., 2023; co-author)
Teaching Standards, Approaches, and Techniques for K-12 Chinese Classes in the US (Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology, 2020)
Chinese for Foreign Diplomats, publication pending
Teaching Philosophy, Methods and Practices among U.S. K-12 Chinese Teachers (Intensive Chinese Language Educational Research, Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2011)
Great Wall Chinese(textbook and workbook), publication pending
Official Examination Papers of HSK Level 1 to Level 6 (Sinolingua, 2011; co-author)
Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus Level 3, 5 & 6 (The Commercial Press, 2010; co-author)
Chinese Proficiency Test Syllabus Speaking, (The Commercial Press, 2010; co-author)
Official Examination Papers of YCT Level 1 to 4 (The Commercial Press, 2009; co-author)
