Winfred Wenhui XUAN (禤文輝), PhD
Advancing Second Language Writing & Systemic Functional Linguistic

I am an Assistant Professor of Language Education at the School of Education & Languages, Hong Kong Metropolitan University. My current research interests are:

  • Second Language Writing
  • Systemic Functional Linguistics
  • Teaching English/Chinese as a Second Language
  • Research Synthesis and Meta-analysis in Applied Linguistics

About My Work

I am a passionate language teacher educator and applied linguist trained in both Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL). My research focuses on second language writing, particularly through the lens of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). I view writing as a meaning-making process, and I am committed to integrating SFL into applied linguistics research.

Key Contributions

  • My PhD research investigated how Chinese adolescent L2 writers (ages 15-16) use linguistic resources to construct meaning in their writing.
  • I apply SFL principles to teacher training, curriculum design, and L2 writing material development.
  • I conduct research synthesis and meta-analyses to explore trends in SFL, including language description, grammatical metaphor, projection, genre, and translation studies.
  • My goal is to develop an SFL-informed pedagogical grammar to make linguistic resources more explicit to L2 teachers and learners.