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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Scholars
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Hang Joshua CHAN, Dr
- Language Centre - Senior Lecturer, Associate Head (Scholarship and Development)
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Teaching Spoke English with Natural Language Processing Technologies
WANG, S. H. (PI)
Project: Teaching project
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Mastery of the Art of Persuasion: Engaging Students as Partners (SaP) in the Digital Age
HUANG, M. Z. P. (PI) & ROBINSON, M. (CoI)
Project: Teaching project
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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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Enhancing multimodal speaking practice with real-time AI avatars: A pedagogical trial in a university English course
Jiang, J., Wang, S., Dong, Y. & Liu, Y., 12 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 12 p., 101683.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Incorporating Global Citizenship Education into the ESL Instruction: Evidence from Undergraduate Learners
LI, C. Y. X., Feb 2026, In: International Journal of Higher Education. 15, 1, p. 89-104 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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文本重述與故事改編：「大一國文」課程的廣播劇寫作
王素韻, Feb 2026, 語文教學新視野: 跨領域的多元實踐. 香港中文大學中國語言及文學系《語文教學新視野：跨領域的多元實踐》編輯委員會 (ed.). 萬卷樓圖書股份有限公司, p. 135-148 14 p.Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
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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International Journal of Business Communication (Journal)
CHAN, M. (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
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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