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Yuan Lu

Arts and Humanities · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningSecond Language Acquisition and LearningNatural Language Processing TechniquesTopic ModelingSecond Language Learning and Teaching

Publications

22

Citations

91

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
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Yuan Lu studies how people learn Chinese as a second language, focusing on grammar development, writing performance, and the use of connective words that link ideas in text. Recent work also explores using computational tools, including generative AI and language-processing software, to analyze and assess second-language learning. The publication record shows some topical variety, with a core in applied linguistics and language teaching.

Second language acquisition of ChineseL2 writing and discourse organizationGrammar and connective developmentNatural language processing for language learningAI-assisted language assessment

Publication activity has been steady and modest over the past decade, averaging under two papers per year with a slight uptick in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications18192020: 1 publication202021: 3 publications3212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications3242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Tobacco Control×1
  • Applied Linguistics×1
  • Second language Research×1
  • Language Teaching Research×1
  • Modern Language Journal×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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