77 Papers
271 Citations
Lixian Jin is an academic researcher from The University of Nottingham Ningbo China. The author has contributed to research in topics: Metaphor & Higher education. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 72 publications. Previous affiliations of Lixian Jin include University of Macau & De Montfort University.
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Papers
Changing Practices in Chinese Cultures of Learning.
Lixian Jin,Martin Cortazzi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse the changing aspects of learning and "cultures of learning" in China, which are related to meeting the needs of Chinese learners studying in higher education in the UK.
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Knowledge exchange: a review and research agenda for environmental management
Ioan Fazey,Anna Evely,Mark Reed,Lindsay C. Stringer,Joanneke Kruijsen,Piran C. L. White,Andrew Newsham,Lixian Jin,Martin Cortazzi,Jeremy Phillipson,Kirsty Blackstock,Noel Entwistle,William R. Sheate,Fiona Armstrong,Chris Blackmore,John Fazey,Julie Ingram,Jon Gregson,Philip Lowe,Sarah Morton,Chris Trevitt +20 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors elicited the expert knowledge of academics involved in research and practice of knowledge exchange from different disciplines and backgrounds to review research themes, identify gaps and questions, and develop a research agenda for furthering understanding about knowledge exchange.
Dimensions of dialogue: large classes in China
Lixian Jin,Martin Cortazzi +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that teaching large classes is successful in China partly because of interactive techniques in classroom dialogue, but mainly because of the underlying culture of learning and argue that the dialogue about large classes needs to take cultures of learning into account and in the Chinese case to consider collectivist and Confucian values.
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Researching and Applying Metaphor: Bridges to learning: Metaphors of teaching, learning and language
Martin Cortazzi,Lixian Jin +1 more
- 01 Feb 1999
TL;DR: This article explored teachers' and students' metaphors of teaching, learning and language, and found that the generation of metaphors in such professional contexts as learning how to teach, and learning about language in speech therapy and communication courses, is a bridge to the "reality" of the professional or technical world.
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