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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.
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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):
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Scholars
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Investigating the eye-voice relationship for intonation training: A two-part eye-tracking study
1/01/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research project
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A Study of L2 Chinese Essay Writing - A Corpus-based Text Analysis of linguistic and Rhetorical Features, and a Writng Process Analysis
HUANG, Y. Y.
1/01/09 → 30/06/12
Project: Research project
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Assessing the quality of reference books on the English writing examination in Hong Kong: How can an evaluation checklist help?
Wang, S., Li, C. & Yu, W. K., 18 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: TESOL Journal. 16 p., e710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ideating task-based designs for special education learners
Chan, H., 20 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: TESOL Journal. 20 p., e711.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the tensions and negotiations on the site of peer tutoring in second language writing in higher education
Li, C., Apr 2023, In: System. 113, 102980.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Revamping a core academic literacy course for undergraduate students: Experience and Implications
Mable CHAN (Speaker)
10 Aug 2022 → 11 Aug 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching (Journal)
Mable CHAN (Reviewer)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
Student theses
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Linguistic patterns of code switching in mainland China
Author: Wang, J., 1 Dec 2014Supervisor: LU, D. H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Scope interaction between universal quantifiers and sentential negation in non-native English: the roles of UG and L1 grammar in L2 acquisition
Author: Zhang, J., 2013Supervisor: HUANG, Y. Y. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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The acquisition of the Chinese de-construction by native English speakers
Author: Liu, S., 2010Supervisor: HUANG, Y. Y. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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