ENGLISH CENTRE
Researcher
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Project Title: |
A study of the relationship between individual learner differences in motivational orientation and task selection and completion in an e-portfolio environment. |
Investigator(s): |
Berry VE, Martyn ER, Wong LLC |
Department: |
English Centre |
Source(s) of Funding: |
Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
Start Date: |
01/2005 |
Completion Date: |
02/2007 |
Abstract: |
Complaints relating to the deteriorating
language skills of |
List of Research Outputs |
Researcher
: |
Project Title: |
A study of the relationship between individual learner differences in motivational orientation and task selection and completion in an e-portfolio environment. |
Investigator(s): |
Berry VE, Martyn ER, Wong LLC |
Department: |
English Centre |
Source(s) of Funding: |
Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research |
Start Date: |
01/2005 |
Completion Date: |
02/2007 |
Abstract: |
Complaints relating to the deteriorating
language skills of |
List of Research Outputs |
Berry
V.E., E-portfolio assessment and individual
item selection , 29th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium . |
Berry
V.E., Editorial , |
Berry
V.E., Personality differences and oral test
performance , Personality differences and oral test performance .
Frankfurt am |
Researcher
: Chan CSC |
List of Research Outputs |
Chan
C.S.C., A framework for evaluating business
English materials , Paper presented at the 41st Annual TESOL Convention .
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Chan
C.S.C., Issues in research on task
difficulty, Research Studies in Education 2006. Faculty of Education, |
Chan
C.S.C., Learner perceptions of task
difficulty in business English contexts , Seminar paper presented at the
English Centre, |
Chan C.S.C., Li Po Chun Postgraduate Scholarship (Renewal), Li Po Chun Postgraduate Scholarship. 2007. |
Chan C.S.C., Li Po Chun Postgraduate Scholarship, Li Po Chun Postgraduate Scholarship. 2006. |
Chan
C.S.C., Pedagogical growth for learners on a
multi-faceted grammar course , Paper presented at the 14th Annual |
Chan
C.S.C., Promoting learner autonomy on
business communication courses: Making peer teaching effective , Paper
presented at the 7th |
Chan
C.S.C., Sociocultural aspects of task performance
, Research Report, Postgraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Education,
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Chan
C.S.C., TESOL Professional Development
Scholarship, TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages,
Inc.), |
Chan
C.S.C., Understanding task difficulty from
the perspective of the learner , Paper presented at the 14th Annual |
Researcher
: Chan LSW |
List of Research Outputs |
Hoye
L.F. and Chan L.S.W., Pragmatics
and multimodal discourse: The verbal-visual interface, In: Leonel Ruiz
Miyares , X International Symposium on Language and Communication, January
22nd - 26th 2007, |
Researcher
: Cheung LML |
List of Research Outputs |
Cheung
L.M.L., Fong
N.S.N. and Wong C.W.W., An
integration of MOODLE to an English writing course: Collaboration between
teachers and learners, IT in Education Symposium, 9th -10th March. |
Cheung
L.M.L., Making sense of knowledge building in
an online context: A corpus linguistic approach, |
Cheung
L.M.L., The use of a Web Bulletin Board to
foster knowledge building: A corpus linguistic approach, 2nd HAAL Research
Forum, 11th June. |
Wong C.W.W., Cheung L.M.L. and Fong N.S.N., A new English writing curriculum for tertiary students: The use of MOODLE to construct a community of learners, Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association International Conference: Educational Research, Policy and practice in an Era of Globalization, 28th -30th November. 2006. |
List of Research Outputs |
Chu S.S.Y., Lau K.K. and Lee J.C.Y., How well L2 tertiary learners manage "higher-order" information structure to achieve cohesion in writing, Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanties . 2007. |
Chu S.S.Y., To what extent is subject matter knowledge necessary in teaching English for academic purposes , Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanties . 2007. |
Lau
K.K., Chu S.S.Y. and Lee J.C.Y., How well L2 tertiary
learners manage "higher-order" information structure to achieve
cohesion in writing, |
Lau
K.K., Chu S.S.Y. and Lee J.C.Y., Lost in Cohesion: An
Investigative Study of Hong Kong Tertiary L2 Learners’ Problematic
Manipulation of Cohesive Devices in Discipline-Oriented Writing , English
Centre Seminar, English Centre, |
Lee J.C.Y., Chu S.S.Y. and Lau K.K., How well L2 tertiary learners manage “higher-order” information structure to achieve cohesion in writing, Hawaii International Conference of Arts and Humanities . 2007. |
Researcher
: Desloge PD |
Project Title: |
Creating a digital media resource to support a networked teaching and learning environment |
Investigator(s): |
Desloge PD, Wong LLC |
Department: |
English Centre |
Source(s) of Funding: |
Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants |
Start Date: |
01/2002 |
Abstract: |
To generate a bank of digital meida to support innovation in a networked teaching environment and assist language teachers to exploit the University's IT infrastructure. |
Researcher
: Fong NSN |
List of Research Outputs |
Cheung
L.M.L., Fong N.S.N. and Wong C.W.W., An integration of MOODLE to
an English writing course: Collaboration between teachers and learners, IT
in Education Symposium, 9th -10th March. |
Fong
N.S.N., Different communication roles played
by teachers and students in L2 classrooms: A case study of a reading and
phonics class , |
Fong
N.S.N., Good practices of the use of
information communications technology in a second language classroom: An
alternating use of small group learning and computers for independent
learning, Hong Kong International IT in Education Conference: |
Wong C.W.W., Cheung L.M.L. and Fong N.S.N., A new English writing curriculum for tertiary students: The use of MOODLE to construct a community of learners, Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association International Conference: Educational Research, Policy and practice in an Era of Globalization, 28th -30th November. 2006. |
Researcher
: Gao X |
List of Research Outputs |
Benson P., Chik A., Gao X., Huang J. and Wang W., Qualitative research reports in 10 major language teaching and learning journals 1997-2005 , English Centre, The University of Hong Kong, 2006. |
Gao
X., A Tale of Blue Rain Café: A Study on the
Online Narrative Construction about a Community of English Learners on the
Chinese Mainland , System: An International Journal of Educational
Technology and Applied Linguistics . |
Gao
X., A realist interpretation of a mainalnd
Chinese student's English learning experiences in |
Gao
X., English corners as emerging communities
of English learners from the Chinese mainland: Implications for research and
pedagogy , |
Gao
X., Interpreting Chinese students' motives in
a weekly English discussion group: A case study , Asian Journal of English
Language Teaching . Hong Kong, The |
Gao
X., Strategies used by Chinese parents to
support English language learning: Voices of 'elite' university students , RELC
Journal . |
Gao
X., Understanding Chinese students' teacher
dependence, In: Thomas S.C. Farrell , Language Teacher Research In Asia.
|
Wang
W., Gao X. and Huang J., English language education in |
List of Research Outputs |
Gardner
D.P., Integrating Self-access Learning into
an ESP Course , Learner Autonomy 10: Integration and Support . |
Gardner
D.P., Introduction , Learner Autonomy 10 :
Integration and support . |
Gardner
D.P., Learner Autonomy 10 : Integration
and support . |
Researcher
: Hill MM |
Project Title: |
English vocabulary enhancement of non-native speaking tertiary students (EVENTS) |
Investigator(s): |
Hill MM |
Department: |
English Centre |
Source(s) of Funding: |
Teaching Development Grants |
Start Date: |
06/2000 |
Abstract: |
To develop a web-based vocabulary building course which will enable incoming students to increase their knowledge and use of discipline related words. Modules containing words and exercises from economics, business, and social sciences texts will be developed first, with additional modules to follow. |
Researcher
: Hogue TA |
List of Research Outputs |
Hogue
T.A., 'Adios Memories': A case study in the
construciton of social identity through Narrative in an L2 writer, In: Centre
of Applied Linguistics, |
Researcher
: Huang J |
List of Research Outputs |
Benson P., Chik A., Gao X., Huang J. and Wang W., Qualitative research reports in 10 major language teaching and learning journals 1997-2005 , English Centre, The University of Hong Kong, 2006. |
Huang
J. and Benson P., Autonomy in language
learning: A thematic bibliography, In: Lamb, T. & Reinders. H. (eds.) , Supporting
independent learning: Issues and interventions . |
Huang
J., Autonomy in subcultures: An exploration
of possibilities and constraints , Paper presented at The 5th
International Conference on ELT in |
Huang J., Autonomy in the Chinese EFL context: Learners’ stories , Paper presented at The Annual Conference of CELEA (China English Language Education Association) & International Conference of Communicative Language Teaching, Guangdong Foreign Studies University, Guangzhou, China, 11-13 November . 2006. |
Huang
J., Fostering learner autonomy within
constraints: Negotiation and mediation in an atmosphere of collegiality , Prospect:
An Australian Journal of TESOL . |
Huang J., Lu D.F., Xia J.S., Wang W.X. and Ying D.J., Highlights of Thesis Writing for English Majors B.A. Degree (英语专业学士学位论文写作新编). Guangzhou, China, Guangdong Languages and Audiovisual Press (广东省语言影像电子出版社), 2006, 394 pp. |
Huang
J., Learner autonomy in the Chinese
university classroom: An insider perspective of teacher-learner role
relationships, In: Benson, P.(ed.), Learner autonomy 8: Teacher and
learner perspectives . |
Huang J., On offering training in learner autonomy to pre-service teachers , AILA Research Network on Learner Autonomy in Language Learning News. http://www.aiu.ac.jp/enlanews/#_Research_Project, 2006. |
Huang
J., Gu M.
and Cheung E.P.K., Research
Studies in Education (Volume 4) . Hong Kong, Faculty of Education,
University of |
Huang
J., Teacher autonomy and teacher development
, Featured (invited) speech at The 2nd |
Huang
J., Teacher autonomy in second language
education, Teaching English in China . |
Wang
W., Gao X. and Huang J., English language education
in |
Researcher
: Hui-Bon-Hoa ML |
List of Research Outputs |
Hui-Bon-Hoa
M.L., Teaching students to write locals
stories , B.C. TEAL 38th Annual Conference, |
Hui-Bon-Hoa M.L., Using biography to encourage students to read and write non-fiction , Longman Reading Conference . 2006. |
Researcher
: Lam ASL |
List of Research Outputs |
Lam
A.S.L., 'Cliff of the sky' , Poetry
reading at the Hong Kong English-German poetry: A celebration, the |
Lam
A.S.L., 'Once upon the Lamma hills' , Poetry
reading at the |
Lam
A.S.L., 'Two foreign men talking', 'I grew
mushrooms', 'My city' and 'Three photos on your travels' , Poetry reading
at the Confernce on Narrating Race between Nationalisms and Globalisation,
the National University of Singapore . |
Lam
A.S.L., 'Woman to woman', 'The rape of a
nation', 'I grew mushrooms', 'Once upon the Lamma hills' and 'Rendezvous with
glow worms' , Poetry reading at the 'Authors at large' programme . |
Lam
A.S.L., Asian cosmopolianism: Crossing
boundaries between literary communities , Conference on Narrating Race
between Nationalisms and Globalisation, the |
Lam
A.S.L., Asian poetry in English: A
transcultural approach , Symposium on Englishization in Asia: Language and
Cultural Issues . |
Lam
A.S.L., Author talk , Invited talk
presented at the |
Lam
A.S.L., Bamboo and bauhinea , In: L. Ho, K.
Stierstorfer & M. Gomille , |
Lam
A.S.L., Bilingual or multilingual education
in |
Lam
A.S.L., Cliff of the sky, In: L. Ho, K.
Stierstorfer & M. Gomille , |
Lam
A.S.L., Conversation with an author , Invited
seminar paper presented at the |
Lam
A.S.L., Creative writing , Invited
workshop presented at the Open University of |
Lam
A.S.L., For Leslie Cheung , |
Lam
A.S.L., Jennifer, In: L. Ho, K. Stierstorfer
& M. Gomille , |
Lam
A.S.L., Moths , |
Lam
A.S.L., My city , |
Lam
A.S.L., My city , In: M. Ingham , |
Lam
A.S.L., Paper box collector , In: L. Ho, K.
Stierstorfer & M. Gomille , |
Lam
A.S.L., Reflection by Agnes S. L. Lam, In: A.
Pakir & J. Lim , Beyond barriers: My Fulbright experience . |
Lam
A.S.L., Shanghai Tang , In: L. Ho, K.
Stierstorfer & M. Gomille , |
Lam
A.S.L., The multi-agent model of language
choice: National planning and individual volition in |
Lam
A.S.L., The rape of a nation , In: L. Ho, K.
Stierstorfer & M. Gomille , |
Lam
A.S.L., To our friend, Cheng Erjin , In: L.
Ho, K. Stierstorfer & M. Gomille , |
Lam
A.S.L., Writing Chinese poetry in English , Invited
workshop presented at the |
Researcher
: Lau KK |
List of Research Outputs |
Chu S.S.Y., Lau K.K. and Lee J.C.Y., How well L2 tertiary learners manage "higher-order" information structure to achieve cohesion in writing, Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanties . 2007. |
Lau K.K., Grey’s Anatomy: Roles of Revision in Framing a Novice Writer’s Disciplinary Discursive Practices , English Centre Seminar, English Centre, University of Hong Kong . 2006. |
Lau
K.K., Chu
S.S.Y. and Lee J.C.Y., How well
L2 tertiary learners manage "higher-order" information structure to
achieve cohesion in writing, |
Lau
K.K., Learning in a Community of Practice:
Investigating the Discourse of Learning-to-Write in Placements , ESP |
Lau
K.K., Chu
S.S.Y. and Lee J.C.Y., Lost in
Cohesion: An Investigative Study of Hong Kong Tertiary L2 Learners’
Problematic Manipulation of Cohesive Devices in Discipline-Oriented Writing ,
English Centre Seminar, English Centre, |
Lau
K.K., Moving Towards Disciplinary Practices:
the Role of Teacher’s Feedback , |
Lee J.C.Y., Chu S.S.Y. and Lau K.K., How well L2 tertiary learners manage “higher-order” information structure to achieve cohesion in writing, Hawaii International Conference of Arts and Humanities . 2007. |
Researcher
: Lee JCY |
List of Research Outputs |
Chu S.S.Y., Lau K.K. and Lee J.C.Y., How well L2 tertiary learners manage "higher-order" information structure to achieve cohesion in writing, Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanties . 2007. |
Lau
K.K., Chu S.S.Y. and Lee J.C.Y., How well L2 tertiary
learners manage "higher-order" information structure to achieve
cohesion in writing, |
Lau
K.K., Chu S.S.Y. and Lee J.C.Y., Lost in Cohesion: An
Investigative Study of Hong Kong Tertiary L2 Learners’ Problematic
Manipulation of Cohesive Devices in Discipline-Oriented Writing , English
Centre Seminar, English Centre, |
Lee J.C.Y., Chu S.S.Y. and Lau K.K., How well L2 tertiary learners manage “higher-order” information structure to achieve cohesion in writing, Hawaii International Conference of Arts and Humanities . 2007. |
Lee J.C.Y., Peer Evaluation-An effective means to enhance English academic writing of Chinese tertiary learners?, Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities . 2007. |
Researcher
: Lewkowicz JA |
Project Title: |
Writing a thesis in a second language: helping students understand and meet expectations |
Investigator(s): |
Lewkowicz JA |
Department: |
English Centre |
Source(s) of Funding: |
Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants |
Start Date: |
01/2002 |
Abstract: |
To identify any mismatch between research students' interpretation of thesis writing and supervisor expectations in order to help students bridge gaps that may exist and to improve research training for MPhil and PhD students. |
Researcher
: Martyn ER |
List of Research Outputs |
Martyn E.R., Assessing a professional eportfolio for second language learners, ED-MEDIA: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Vancouver, Canada . 2007. |
Martyn
E.R., From a home-grown course-specific
professional eportfolio to an open source system for learning English from
university entrance to exit, The ePortfolio Trilogy. |
List of Research Outputs |
Nunan
D.C., Action research and professional growth
, TESOL Institute, |
Nunan
D.C., Action research for language teachers ,
Annual |
Nunan
D.C., Action research in EFL settings , Plenary
presentation, |
Nunan
D.C., Classroom research: what, how and why?
, International seminar series: invited speaker. |
Nunan
D.C., Contemporary issues in language
education , Keynote presentation, National Teachers' |
Nunan
D.C., Developing self-direction , Presentation,
International TESOL Convention, |
Nunan
D.C., Graduate study through the Internet , Presentation,
|
Nunan
D.C., Grammar in the 21st Century , Intensive
course, |
Nunan
D.C., Growing for excellence through action
research , 2nd International ICPNA Conference, |
Nunan
D.C., Motivating second language learners , Workshop
2nd International ICPNA Conference, |
Nunan D.C., Task-based language teaching in theory and practice , Plenary presentation, TEFL Indonesia International Conference, Semerang, Java, Indonesia, November . 2006. |
Nunan
D.C., Task-based language teaching: Theory
research and practice , Invited presentation. |
Nunan
D.C., Task-based materials design , Language
Institute, |
Nunan D.C., The role of an English Centre in a tertiary EMI environment , Plenary presentation, International conference on English as a Medium of Instruction in Tertiary Environments, University of Hong Kong, July . 2006. |
Nunan
D.C., What is this thing called TESOL?, Invited
seminar, |
Nunan
D.C., What is this thing called language?.
|
Researcher
: Tse LK |
List of Research Outputs |
Tse L.K., Interactive writing as a teaching strategy , Invited Seminar, Teaching and Research Unit, Zhongshan Education Bureau, Zhongshan, Guangdong, 14 May . 2007. |
Tse L.K., Linking communication and medical ethics : A collaborative model for EMP , Plenary paper given at the 2006 International Symposium on English for Medical Purposes, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 19 July . 2006. |
Researcher
: Voller PW |
List of Research Outputs |
Voller
P.W., Critical Reader Response to Peer
Teaching for a Change, In: Skier, E.M. and Kohyama, M., Learner and
Teacher Autonomy in |
Researcher
: Wang W |
List of Research Outputs |
Benson P., Chik A., Gao X., Huang J. and Wang W., Qualitative research reports in 10 major language teaching and learning journals 1997-2005 , English Centre, The University of Hong Kong, 2006. |
Wang W., A comparison of NMET 2007 and NMET 2006 with reference to the new curriculum , The 2nd Forum of Hong Kong Association of Applied Linguistics, Hong Kong . 2007. |
Wang W., EFL Learning : Experience and perceptions , Seminar at Cangzhou Teachers' College, China . 2006. |
Wang
W., Gao
X. and Huang J., English language
education in |
Wang
W., Exploring teachers' beliefs and practice
in the implementation of a new English language curriculum in |
Wang
W. and |
Wang
W., Teacher beliefs and practice in the
implementation of a new English language curriculum in |
Wang
W., Teacher beliefs, practice and curriculum
implementation in |
Researcher
: Wong CWW |
List of Research Outputs |
Cheung
L.M.L., Fong N.S.N. and Wong C.W.W., An integration of
MOODLE to an English writing course: Collaboration between teachers and
learners, IT in Education Symposium, 9th -10th March. |
Wong C.W.W., Cheung L.M.L. and Fong N.S.N., A new English writing curriculum for tertiary students: The use of MOODLE to construct a community of learners, Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association International Conference: Educational Research, Policy and practice in an Era of Globalization, 28th -30th November. 2006. |
Wong C.W.W., Learning Chinese as a foreign language: a preliminary study of how non-native Chinese learners learn Chinese characters and their learning difficulties , Postgraduate Research Conference . 2007. |
Wong C.W.W., Reading Chinese sentences: the relationship between syntactic and semantic processing , English Centre Seminar, 18th October . 2006. |
Researcher
: Wong LLC |
List of Research Outputs |
Wong
L.L.C. and Benson P., In-service CALL
education: what happens after the course is over? , In: Hubbard, P. & M,
Levy, Teacher education in CALL: an international perspective . |
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