Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Early Childhood Education
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Dr. NG Mei Lee joined the Institute (now retitled as the Education Unviersity of Hong Kong) in 2000. She is an Assistant Professor and was Associate Headof the Department of Early Childhood Education ( 2013-2019). Dr.Ng has completed her PhD studies at the Faculty of Education, Hong Kong University with her research topic on teaching English to kindergarteners in Hong Kong. She obtained her two Master degrees on Teaching English as A Second Language and Early Childhood Education from the Institute of Education, London University. Combining her two specialisms, Dr. Ng develops her particular interest in researching preschoolers' second language teaching and learning. In addition, her research interests also include early English learning, early literacy and language development, parents education and parental involvement. She involves herself actively in the academic community by being a member of International Association of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL). Locally, she also contributes to the professional development of English teachers by collaborating with SCOLAR to offer English Language Enhancement programmes for kindergarten teachers and Principals. She was the Principal Investigator of a Teaching Development Grant Project to develop a resource teaching package entitled "Motivating Early Experience in English". She also co-investigated in a number of language research projects on preschoolers' second language learning experiences. Her recent project explored the effects of home literacy play on children's second language and literacy development.
Expertise:
Early English for Kindergarteners
Early Literacy
Parental Involvement and Parent Education