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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):
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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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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
24/09/21 → 30/12/24
Project: Research project
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A discourse study of hazard control in corporate annual reports by Chinese and US international companies 中美企業年報風險話語對比研究
1/03/21 → 1/03/24
Project: Research project
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[Review] An Ode to Translation: Micael Berry's Translation, Disinformation and Wuhan Diary
Zhang, E., 17 Sept 2023, In: Cha: An Asian Literary Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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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., Jun 2023, In: TESOL Journal. 14, 2, 16 p., e710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Bridging the Gap between Pedagogy and Workplace Needs
Chan, M., May 2023, In: Scholarship of Teaching in Language Education (STiLE). 1, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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International Journal of Business Communication (Journal)
Mable CHAN (Member of editorial board)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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ELT Journal (Journal)
Mable CHAN (Member of editorial board)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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
Author: Zhang, Y., 2008Supervisor: HUNG, T. T. N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Cultural hybridization in a multicultural uniersity workplace: how rapport management works in intercultural communication
Author: Chen, Z., 2013Supervisor: HUNG, T. T. N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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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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