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Organization Profile
Organisation profile
The Language Centre, a teaching unit that serves thousands of undergraduates and research students at HKBU, is committed to conducting pedagogically-oriented research projects and encouraging its staff to share research insights with the university community and beyond. In addition to publishing manuscripts in leading international journals, the Language Centre staff also participate in international conferences to exchange ideas with colleagues around the world and collaborate with scholars and practitioners from diverse backgrounds to pursue research projects that can benefit our students, the university community and the society at large.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Scholars
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Communicating citizenship in Hong Kong: A critical discourse study of letters to the editor
ROWLETT, B. J. L. (PI), WANG, S. H. (CoI) & Flowerdew, J. L. (External CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research project
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Discourse analysis of crisis communication and management by Chinese overseas corporates in the 21st century 新時期中國企業海外危機話語研究
CHEN, M. (CoI)
24/09/21 → 30/12/24
Project: Research project
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Teaching Spoke English with Natural Language Processing Technologies
WANG, S. H. (PI)
Project: Teaching project
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Negotiating Role Dynamics in a Mentoring Project for A Scholarly Publication: A Trioethnography
Kwan, B. S. C., Singh, R. G. & Ngai, C. S. B., 13 May 2024, Narratives and Practices of Mentorship in Scholarly Publication. Habible, P. & Kohls, R. (eds.). 1st ed. New York: Routledge, p. 65-81 17 p. (Routledge Studies in English for Research Publication Purposes).Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Social Media Users’ Engagement with Fear Appeal Elements in Government’s Health Crisis Communication via State-Owned Media
Yao, L., Ngai, C. S. B., Singh, R. G. & Chen, F., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Health Communication. 29, 8, p. 524-537 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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二語教學的語體偏誤問題: 以普通話母語者學習粵語為例
Chan, Y. S., Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
Activities
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Evaluating the use of L1 in university English lessons: A case study in Hong Kong
CHEUNG, A. H. Y. (Organiser)
10 Feb 2024Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Domestic and Public Spheres of Resistance
ZHANG, E. (Organiser) & Sevcik, S. (Organiser)
24 Mar 2023Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by HKBU
Student theses
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A corpus-based study of the forms and functions of BE in the interlanguage grammars of Chinese learners of English
Zhang, Y. (Author), HUNG, T. T. N. (Supervisor), 2008Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Cultural hybridization in a multicultural uniersity workplace: how rapport management works in intercultural communication
Chen, Z. (Author), HUNG, T. T. N. (Supervisor), 2013Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Linguistic patterns of code switching in mainland China
Wang, J. (Author), LU, D. H. (Supervisor), 1 Dec 2014Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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