Xiaofei Lu

Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies

Pennsylvania State University

United States

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Xiaofei Lu is a Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. His research focuses on writing quality assessment, the application of generative AI in education, and linguistic complexity in second language acquisition. Recent publications include studies on automated writing evaluation and the impact of task complexity on lexical sophistication in L2 writing.

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The effects of task complexity and task repetition on sense-aware frequency-based lexical sophistication indices in L2 writing

Assessing writing quality in story continuation writing tasks: The role of linguistic alignment

Comparing GPT-based approaches in automated writing evaluation

Aligning linguistic complexity with the difficulty of English texts for L2 learners based on CEFR levels

Generative AI in the English Composition Classroom: Practical and Adaptable Strategies.New York: Routledge, 2025. pp. xv + 220. ISBN 9781032831367

Enhancing GPT-based automated essay scoring: the impact of fine-tuning and linguistic complexity measures

Syntactic and phraseological complexity in Chinese as a second language adapted teaching materials

Towards Greater Conceptual Clarity in Complexity and Difficulty: A Commentary on “Complexity and Difficulty in Second Language Acquisition: A Theoretical and Methodological Overview”

Meaning and function dimensions of linguistic complexity in second language writing

Mapping the associations among task complexity, emotionality, and linguistic complexity in L2 writing

Lexical complexity changes in 100 years’ academic writing: Evidence from Nature Biology Letters

The design and cognitive validity verification of reading-to-write tasks in L2 Chinese writing assessment

The design and cognitive validity verification of reading-to-write tasks in L2 Chinese writing assessment

The predictive powers of fine-grained syntactic complexity indices for letter writing proficiency and their relationship to pragmatic appropriateness

The predictive powers of fine-grained syntactic complexity indices for letter writing proficiency and their relationship to pragmatic appropriateness

The difficulty of oral speech act production tasks in second language pragmatics testing

Syntactic complexity features of science research article introductions: Rhetorical-functional and disciplinary variation perspectives

An interpretable measure of semantic similarity for predicting eye movements in reading

Diachronic changes in the syntactic complexity of emerging Chinese international publication writers' research article introductions: A rhetorical strategic perspective

Assessing pragmatic performance in advanced L2 academic writing through the lens of local grammars: A case study of ‘exemplification’

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The effects of task complexity and task repetition on sense-aware frequency-based lexical sophistication indices in L2 writing

Assessing writing quality in story continuation writing tasks: The role of linguistic alignment

Comparing GPT-based approaches in automated writing evaluation

Aligning linguistic complexity with the difficulty of English texts for L2 learners based on CEFR levels

Generative AI in the English Composition Classroom: Practical and Adaptable Strategies.New York: Routledge, 2025. pp. xv + 220. ISBN 9781032831367

Enhancing GPT-based automated essay scoring: the impact of fine-tuning and linguistic complexity measures

Syntactic and phraseological complexity in Chinese as a second language adapted teaching materials

Towards Greater Conceptual Clarity in Complexity and Difficulty: A Commentary on “Complexity and Difficulty in Second Language Acquisition: A Theoretical and Methodological Overview”

Meaning and function dimensions of linguistic complexity in second language writing

Mapping the associations among task complexity, emotionality, and linguistic complexity in L2 writing

Lexical complexity changes in 100 years’ academic writing: Evidence from Nature Biology Letters

The design and cognitive validity verification of reading-to-write tasks in L2 Chinese writing assessment

The design and cognitive validity verification of reading-to-write tasks in L2 Chinese writing assessment

The predictive powers of fine-grained syntactic complexity indices for letter writing proficiency and their relationship to pragmatic appropriateness

The predictive powers of fine-grained syntactic complexity indices for letter writing proficiency and their relationship to pragmatic appropriateness

The difficulty of oral speech act production tasks in second language pragmatics testing

Syntactic complexity features of science research article introductions: Rhetorical-functional and disciplinary variation perspectives

An interpretable measure of semantic similarity for predicting eye movements in reading

Diachronic changes in the syntactic complexity of emerging Chinese international publication writers' research article introductions: A rhetorical strategic perspective

Assessing pragmatic performance in advanced L2 academic writing through the lens of local grammars: A case study of ‘exemplification’

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Lexical complexity changes in 100 years’ academic writing: Evidence from Nature Biology Letters