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Xin Jiang
Psychology
Beijing Language and Culture University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Psycholinguistics
Reading
Second Language
Cognitive Processing
Acquisition
Chinese Characters
Vocabulary
Learning
Eye Movement
Bilingualism
Areas of Focus
- Psycholinguistics
- Reading Psychology
- Second Language Cognitive Processing and Acquisition
- Chinese Character and Vocabulary Cognitive Processing
- Reading and Learning
Work Experience
- 1996.09-1999.12 - Beijing Language and Culture University, Institute of Language Teaching Research - Lecturer
- 2000.01-2007.08 - Beijing Language and Culture University, Center for Studies of Chinese as a Second Language - Associate Professor
- 2006.09-2007.06 - Harvard University, Department of Psychology - Postdoctoral Researcher (Visiting Scholar)
- 2007.09-2019.03 - Beijing Language and Culture University, Center for Studies of Chinese as a Second Language - Professor
- 2019.04-2021.09 - Beijing Language and Culture University, Institute of International Chinese Education - Professor
- 2020.06-2022.10 - Beijing Language and Culture University, School of Psychology - Professor, Executive Vice Dean
- 2022.11-present - Beijing Language and Culture University, School of Psychology - Professor, Dean
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1985-1989 Bachelor: Beijing Normal University, Psychology
- 1989-1993 Master: Beijing Normal University, Educational Psychology, Reading Psychology
- 1993-1996 PhD: Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cognitive Psychology
- 2006 Postdoctoral Program: Harvard University
- 2010 New Century Excellent Talents Support Program by the Ministry of Education
Publications
- Understanding of psychological literacy: Comparative insights from undergraduates in China and the United Kingdom, Privitera1, A. J., Wang, J., & Jiang, X., 2024
- The effect of mind wandering on reading: A meta-analysis of eye movement studies, Wang, J., & Jiang, X., 2024
- The effect of inter-word spacing on reading pinyin texts by native Chinese speakers and second language learners: Evidence from eye movements, Jiang, X., Zhang, M., & Gong, L., 2024
- The effect of 'read while listening' input on reading by second language learners of Chinese: Evidence from eye movements, Mo, D., & Jiang, X., 2024
- Explore the processing unit of L2 Chinese learners in on-line Chinese reading, Yao, P. P., Jiang, X., Chen, X. W., Li, X. S., 2024
- Age of acquisition effects in Chinese two-character compound words: A megastudy of eye movements during reading, Wang, J., Chen, B. G., & Jiang, X., 2024
- Spelling-sound consistency influences second-language age of acquisition effect: evidence for the arbitrary mapping hypothesis, Wang, J., Jiang, X., & Chen, B. G., 2024
- Second language age of acquisition effects in a word naming task: A regression analysis of ERP data, Wang, J., Jiang, X., & Chen, B. G., 2023
- Interference effects of radical markings and stroke order animations on Chinese character learning among L2 learners, Hou, F. Y., & Jiang, X., 2022
- The relationship between stroke order and writing speed among second language learners of Chinese characters, Xu, J., & Jiang, X., 2022
- Eye movement study on reading pinyin texts by second language learners with different levels of Chinese proficiency, Xu, J., & Jiang, X., 2021
- Analytic and holistic recognition of Chinese words among L2 learners, Jiang, N., Hou, F.Y., & Jiang, X., 2020
- The processing of multiword expressions in children and adults: An eye-tracking study of Chinese, Jiang, S., Jiang, X., & Siyanova-Chanturia, A., 2020
- Readability study of HSK reading test texts, Jiang, X., Song, B., Jiang, Y., & Zhai, Y., 2020
- The effect of visual input enhancement on the learning of Chinese chunks by second language learners, Fang, Y., & Jiang, X., 2020
- Construction and validation of a readability feature system for Chinese texts, Wu, S., Yu, D., & Jiang, X., 2020
- Eye movement study on the effect of inter-word spacing on reading spatially ambiguous words by Chinese learners, Han, M., & Jiang, X., 2018
- Preliminary study on the size of interrupted word units in Chinese reading by Korean and Thai learners, Han, M., & Jiang, X., 2018
- Automatic analysis of text readability: A review, Wu, S., Cai, J., Yu, D., & Jiang, X., 2018
- Preliminary study on the representation units of Chinese character writing by foreign students with a pinyin background, Xu, J., Jiang, X., & Zhang, X., 2018
- Experimental study on the copying and perception of Chinese characters by Moldovan learners, Hua, L., & Jiang, X., 2018
- Study on the use of chunks by second language learners with different language levels and native language backgrounds, Jiang, X., & Li, B., 2017
- The role of semantic relationship information in the learning of nominal compounds by second language learners, Xu, J., Ma, T., & Jiang, X., 2017
- Teaching Chinese characters in the keyboard era, Jiang, X., 2017
- Understanding of nominal combinations by native Chinese speakers and second language learners, Jiang, X., Fang, Y., & Yang, S., 2016
- Influence of Thai-English bilingual writing system rules on learning Chinese characters, Nathakarn, T., & Jiang, X., 2016
- The effect of word boundaries on Chinese reading by second language learners, Gao, S., & Jiang, X., 2015
- Study on the relationship between morpheme awareness and reading by intermediate and advanced Chinese learners, Zhang, Q., & Jiang, X., 2015
- Character reading fluency, word segmentation accuracy, and reading comprehension in L2 Chinese, Shen, H. H., & Jiang, X., 2013
- Individual differences in guessing the meaning of Chinese words using context and morphology by foreign students, Fang, Y., & Jiang, X., 2012
- The role of context and morphological clues in guessing the meaning of Chinese words by foreign students, Jiang, X., & Fang, Y., 2012
- Study on the practical knowledge of novice and experienced Chinese as a foreign language teachers, Jiang, X., & Hao, L., 2011
- Case study on the practical knowledge of Chinese as a foreign language teachers, Jiang, X., & Hao, L., 2010
- The influence of situation type and syntactic structure on the acquisition of the Chinese aspect marker 'le' by Japanese learners, Wang, J., & Jiang, X., 2007
- Experimental study on the teaching method of 'recognizing more and writing less' for Chinese characters, Jiang, X., 2007
- Re-exploration of the frequency effect in the acquisition of Chinese disyllabic words by foreigners, Jiang, X., 2006
- The influence of character frequency and number of morphemes on the learning of Chinese characters by non-Chinese students, Jiang, X., 2006
- Factors influencing the learning of Chinese vocabulary by foreign students: A discussion on the selection and grading of words in the 'Chinese Proficiency Vocabulary and Character Grading', Jiang, X., Zhao, G., Huang, H., Liu, Y., & Wang, Y., 2006
- The influence of word and character frequency on the learning of Chinese disyllabic words by non-Chinese students, Jiang, X., 2005
- Study on the writing errors of Chinese characters by foreign students with a pinyin background, Jiang, X., & Liu, Y., 2004
- Study on the relationship between phonetic and semantic awareness of Chinese characters by foreign students with different native language backgrounds, Jiang, X., 2003
- Experimental study on the learning methods of Chinese characters by European and American students: Comparison of repeated copying and recall writing, Liu, Y., & Jiang, X., 2003
- What is the most effective strategy for learning Chinese characters? A survey study of basic level foreign students, Zhao, G., & Jiang, X., 2002
- Survey study on the learning strategies of Chinese characters by elementary level foreign students, Jiang, X., & Zhao, G., 2001
- Experimental study on the awareness and development of phonetic clues in Chinese characters by
Awards
- 2010: New Century Excellent Talents Support Program by the Ministry of Education
