Teaching
Award
HKU Faculty of Arts Teaching Excellence Award 2012
Pedagogy sharing at HKU
2015 "Using web 2.0 for capstone experience" - instructor workshop, the School of English.
2013 “How lecturers may leverage on social media to enhance students’ group project work and internship” - a research outcome talk given at the Center for Information Technology in Education, Faculty of Education.
2013 “Connecting with People from Different Cultural Background” - invited talk at the Centre of Development and Resources for Students.
2012 “Enhancing experiential learning with eLearning” - invited talk at the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning workshop series.
2011 “Roundtable – Smaller scale, local and integrated experiential learning" - invited talk at the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning workshop series.
2011 “Enhancing Professor-student relationship” - invited talk at the Centre of Development and Resources for Students.
Pedagogy sharing in the community
2017 “Teaching critical reading and writing for academic purpose” - invited teacher-training workshop. Center for Language Education, South University of Science & Technology of China, China.
2012 “Teaching English pronunciation to ESL students: Insight from articulatory phonetics” - invited teacher-training workshop. Pak Kau College, Hong Kong.
2010 “University education” and a sample lecture on semantics and pragmatics - invited talk to students. St. Rose of Lima College, Hong Kong.
Courses taught
HKU 2008-2018
Introductory level
ENGL1034 Language and Prejudice
LCOM1001 Introduction to Language and Communication
LCOM1002 Language, communication, society, field
CCGL9038 English as a global language in Asian contexts
Advanced level
ENGL3041 Senior Colloquium in English Studies: Language, stereotype, and identity
ENGL2002 Language in Society
ENGL2123 Language and Identity in Hong Kong
ENGL3037 Research Seminar in Language and Society: Sociolinguistics of Hong Kong
ENGL2030 World Englishes
U Michigan 2001- 2006
ELI 994: College Teaching at the University of Michigan
LING211: Introduction to Language
HKU 1996 - 2000
Introduction to English Studies
English Phonology
American English
Varieties of English
Language in Society
Stylistics
HKU Student Project Showcase
Senior colloquium ENGL3041 (capstone experience) Language, stereotype, and identity
ENGL3041-2016 Hong Kong YouTubers and Identity
ENGL3041-2016 An Analysis of Donald Trump’s Use of Linguistic Strategies in the 2016 Presidential Election
ENGL3041-2016 Language Attitudes Towards Hong Kong English Among Local University Students
ENGL3041-2016 Critical Literature Review of Gender Theories with a Focus on Transgender
ENGL3041-2016 Stancetaking and Human Relationship in Conversational Interaction in CMC
Senior course ENGL2123 Language and Identity in Hong Kong
ENGL2123-2011 The Birth of Golden Fried Chicken: Online forum and real world interaction
ENGL2123-2011 Indonesian Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong
ENGL2123-2011 Chameleon: Linguistic repertoire and positioning of a Eurasian in Hong Kong
ENGL2123-2009 Fujian Language maintenance in a HK family
ENGL2123-2009 Hakka language and identity in a walled village in Hong Kong
ENGL2123-2009 Identity Negotiation in a Cantonese-Chiuchaonese Bilingual Family
Introductory course ENGL1034 Language and Prejudice
ENGL1034-2017 Linguistic Relativity
ENGL1034-2017 Gender Representation and Construction through Pick-Up Lines
ENGL1034-2017 Swearwords and society
ENGL1034 2017 NEGATIVE LABEL - "FAI CHING"
ENGL1034-2017 Perception of Localised English in Hong Kong
ENGL1034-2017 Language Hierarchy in Hong Kong: Standard English as a Symbolic Resource
ENGL1034-2016 Gendered Discourse in Disney Films
ENGL1034-2016 Hong Kong parents' attitudes towards language in education
ENGL1034-2016 Oralism in Hong Kong
ENGL1034-2016 Hong Kong People’s Attitudes Toward Different Accents of the English Language
ENGL1034-2016 Hong Kong's Multilingualism from the Community‘s Perspective
ENGL1034-2014 Positioning and Identity: Fake ABC VS Hongkonger
ENGL1034-2014 Prejudice against Simplified Chinese Characters in Hong Kong
ENGL1034-2014 Discrimination on Mars Language and its users (MK boys and girls)
ENGL1034-2012 Foreign Names and Identities in Hong Kong
Common core course CCGL9038 English as a global language in Asian contexts
2013 Promotion of Singapore English in Singapore
2013 The imaginary task force for the promotion of Hong Kong English
2013 The imaginary task force for the promotion of Asian Englishes