Lixia Cheng

PLaCE Short Courses in Academic Writing

SCLA 110

 

Lixia Cheng is a 2014 PhD graduate of the Second Language Studies program at Purdue University. She also holds a graduate certificate in Applied Statistics from Purdue and is a certified SAS programmer. As one of the inaugural administrators and instructors for the Purdue Language and Cultural Exchange (PLaCE), she had been a curriculum co-developer and teacher educator in Academic Year 2013–2014 before program establishment and has worked extensively on language assessment and program evaluation since August 2014.

Her other professional experiences have included 1) being the lead graduate testing coordinator and a research assistant for Purdue's Oral English Proficiency Program for four years; 2) teaching a range of ESL, English for Academic Purposes, and educational linguistics courses at Purdue and in two top-tier universities in China for a combined total of over 20 years; 3) proposing and implementing grant projects focused on second language instruction and assessment (e.g., Aug. 2011–Jul. 2012 Bilsland Strategic Initiatives Fellowship; Jan. 2023–Dec. 2024 Brightspace Innovation Program grant). Her PhD dissertation won two highly selective grants from external funding agencies: the ETS TOEFL Grants and Awards Committee and The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF). In addition to publishing various book chapters about language teaching and testing and an encyclopedia entry titled "Diagnostic Assessments," her scholarship has also appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Language Testing, L2 Journal, the Journal of International Students, the NYS TESOL Journal, and the INTESOL Journal. 

Professional Site: https://www.lixiacheng.com/