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Publication record · 2023–2026

Research across language, policy, and intercultural education.

A complete record of articles, research links, journal information, and a book chapter, arranged by publication date.

01

Current Issues in Language Planning

Jin, S., & Charles, T.

Policy-driven expansion and implementation gaps: a document analysis of Chinese language education in UAE public K–12 schools

Current Issues in Language Planning, 1–24.

Research focusA document analysis of how policy-led growth in Chinese language education is implemented across UAE public K–12 schools—and where gaps remain between system ambition and classroom reality.

02

Frontiers in Education

Jin, S., Cheng, J., Zhang, A., Lei, Z., & Liu, X.

AI literacy as contextual judgement: postgraduate researchers’ appropriateness judgements of generative AI use in a multilingual Chinese setting

Frontiers in Education, 11, 1886090.

Research focusExamines how postgraduate researchers judge the appropriateness of generative AI use across the academic cycle in a multilingual Chinese setting, framing AI literacy as contextual rather than purely technical competence.

03

Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics

Jin, S., & Charles, T.

Intercultural Communicative Competence among Chinese Language Teachers in the UAE: Perspectives, Practices, and Challenges

Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 11(3), 80–90.

Research focusInvestigates Chinese language teachers’ perspectives and classroom practices in the UAE, highlighting the intercultural challenges they navigate and the support needed to translate intercultural competence into teaching.

04

Education Development in Various Fields

Jin, S., & Abukari, A.

Intercultural Competence Assessment: Insights and Recommendations for Current Chinese Language Teaching in Public Schools of the UAE

Education Development in Various Fields, EDIVF-121.

Research focusAssesses intercultural competence in UAE public-school Chinese language teaching and develops practical recommendations for strengthening culturally responsive classroom practice.

05

US-China Foreign Language

Jin, S., & Charles, T.

Policy and Practice: The Journey of Chinese Language Education in the UAE

US-China Foreign Language, 22(9), 477–492.

Research focusTraces the development of Chinese language education in the UAE, connecting policy direction with classroom implementation and the practical conditions shaping the field.

06

Sino-US English Teaching

Jin, S.

A Framework for Evaluating Research on Distance Chinese Learning in UAE: What Aspects of Distance Learning Can We Study?

Sino-US English Teaching, 21(12), 547–558.

Research focusProposes a framework for evaluating research on distance Chinese learning in the UAE and identifies key dimensions for future inquiry into online language education.

07

Book chapter · Scholars’ Press

Jin, S.

Chinese language policy in the UAE: Present & Future

In Teaching and Learning in the UAE: Contemporary Issues and Trends, Scholars’ Press, pp. 158–185.

Research focusExamines the present landscape and future direction of Chinese language policy in the UAE as part of an edited volume on contemporary teaching and learning in the country.