Rate My Professor Marc Xu

Marc Xu, Associate Professor in Linguistics at Monash University’s Faculty of Arts, specializes in applied linguistics with a focus on World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca. Holding a BA in English Language Education and Translation Studies (1989) and an MA in Applied Linguistics (TESOL) (1992) from Beihang University, China, and a PhD in Languages and Intercultural Education (2006) from Curtin University, Australia, Xu has built a distinguished career at Monash since 2011. Progressing from lecturer to senior lecturer and now associate professor in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, he has supervised 16 higher degree by research students over more than nine years, achieving nine completions on multidisciplinary topics spanning applied linguistics, world Englishes, cultural linguistics, English as a lingua franca, language education, intercultural communication, translation studies, migration studies, literary studies, and Chinese studies.

Xu’s research explores World Englishes (particularly Chinese English), English as an International Language (EIL), English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), cultural linguistics, intercultural communication, English language teaching, and self-translation studies. His prolific output encompasses five books, including "Developing World Englishes: New Approaches for a Transmedia World" (2026, Palgrave Macmillan, with Howard Manns), "Chinese English: Features and Implications" (2010), and "Chinese Rhetoric and Writing: An Introduction for Language Teachers" (2012, with Andy Kirkpatrick); 17 journal articles; and 30 book chapters. Notable highly cited works feature "Chinese Pragmatic Norms and ‘China English’" (2002, with Andy Kirkpatrick, 419 citations) and "Globalization, Culture and ELT Materials: A Focus on China" (2013, 115 citations). He served as Associate Editor of English Today (Cambridge University Press, 2019–2022), received honors such as the Faculty of Arts Seed Scheme R1 award (2022) and an invitation for the Invited Speaker Series at the University of Windsor Faculty of Education (2023), and delivered public lectures including "Embrace Your Accent" for SBS Learn English (2023) and seminars on World Englishes: Models and Translanguaging Practice and paradigm shift in transmediated communication at the University of Windsor (2024).