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Dr. Huang Xianhan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Education University of Hong Kong. She earned her PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and has held academic positions at both CUHK and the University of Hong Kong, where she founded and coordinated the PGDE programme in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.
Her research integrates cross-disciplinary theories to examine and strengthen teacher agency, with a current focus on developing innovative training programmes that equip teachers with essential AI competencies and foster creativity in language education.
Dr. Huang welcomes applications from PhD (Self-financed and Fellowship Scheme) and EdD students in both English and Chinese. She is especially interested in supervising projects on (1) teachers’ teaching and learning with AI, (2) teacher agency, and (3) fostering student creativity with AI in language education.
She also contributes to the academic community as an active reviewer for leading international journals, including Teaching and Teacher Education, Journal of Teacher Education, and Thinking Skills and Creativity.
Research interests
Teacher Agency in Learning (e.g., informal learning, personal growth initiatives)
Teacher Agency in Teaching (e.g., adaptive instruction, teaching for creativity)
Enhancement of Teachers’ AI Competency
Language Teaching and Learning
Teacher Agency in Teaching (e.g., adaptive instruction, teaching for creativity)
Enhancement of Teachers’ AI Competency
Language Teaching and Learning
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Conceptualizing, Investigating, and Cultivating Teachers' Generative Artificial Intelligence Competency
HUANG, X. Y. (PI), LAI,, C. (CoI), CHIU,, K. F. T. (CoI), CHEN,, C. L. (CoI), ISMAIL,, C. (CoI) & LEE, C. K. J. (CoI)
01/01/26 → 30/06/28
Project: Research project
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AI, New Media, Social Media and Futures of Education: A Multigenerational and Multistakeholder Exploration
HUANG, X. Y. (CoI), YANG, W. (CoI), WU, D. (CoI), WANG, Y. (CoI), LIU, J. (CoI), JIANG, D. (CoI), WU, B. (CoI), LEE, C. K. J. (PI) & LI, H. (CoPI)
01/09/25 → 31/07/28
Project: Research project
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The development mechanism of student teachers’ cross-subject teaching competence in the new curriculum. National Educational Science Planning Project
HUANG, X. Y. (CoI) & Zhang, J. W. (PI)
01/05/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research project
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Conceptualizing the effects of informal teacher learning on adaptive instruction
HUANG, X. Y. (PI)
01/09/19 → 31/08/22
Project: Research project
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Engagement in LLM chatbot-supported learning: The pivotal roles of GenAI competency and emotion
HUANG, X. Y. & ZHANG, S., Jun 2026, In: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. 10, 100559.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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From instructional leadership to instructional quality: The critical role of teacher academic optimism
WANG, C., HUANG, X. Y. & XU, P., 2026, In: Educational Studies. 52, 2, p. 148-169Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Is teacher collaboration enough? The essential role of job crafting in supporting teachers' basic psychological need satisfaction
HUANG, X. Y., ZHANG, S., WANG, D. & WANG, C., 2026, In: European Journal of Education. 61, e70686.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Unpacking teachers’ engagement in generative AI-facilitated workplace learning: Insights from the AIDUA model
HUANG, X. Y., LAI, C., SONG, H. & SUN, M., 2026, In: Education and Information Technologies. 31, p. 2345-2367Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Unraveling student anxiety in EFL classrooms in China: The roles of the classroom environment and control–value appraisals
QIAN, Q. & HUANG, X. Y., May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Applied Linguistics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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