Service to the Community

Contribution through Administrative, Community Outreach, Teaching, and Research 

  • Head, Division of English Language Education, University of Hong Kong (2017–Present)
  • Academic Coordinator, Master of Education (Language Across the Curriculum), Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (2011–Present)
  • Member, Promotion and Tenure Panel, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (2014–2017)
  • Research Coordinator, Division of English Language Education, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (2010–2016)
  • Member, Dean Search Committee (2016–2017)
  • Co-opted Member, Research Output Award Selection Committee, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (2016)
  • Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching), Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong (2010–2013)
  • Acting Head, Department of English (2008–2009)
  • Programme Leader, M.A. TESL Programme (2008–2011)
  • Programme Leader, B.A. TESL Programme (2004–2005)
  • Member, Dept Staffing Committee (2008–2011)
  • Member, Faculty Executive Committee (2008–2009)
  • Member, Faculty Board (2008–Present)
  • Chair, EN Dept Quality Teaching and Learning Committee (2008–Present)
  • Chair, EN Dept Staffing Committee (2008–2009)
  • Chair, EN Dept Executive Committee (2008–2009)
  • Member, Pay Raise Committee on English Language Centre (2008)
  • Member, Faculty Pay Raise Committee (2008–Present)
  • Member Faculty Programme Validation Panel (PVP) (2008–Present)
  • Member, Faculty Research Committee (2004–2005; 2008–2009)
  • Deputy Course Leader, B.A. TESL Programme (2000–2004)
  • Subject Leader (Classroom-Based Modules), B.A. TESL Programme (1996–2004)
  • Subject Leader (Teaching), M.A. TESL Programme (1996–2005)
  • Project Leader, TESL-HK: A newsletter for English language teaching professionals in Hong Kong (both print and on-line version; for on-line version, visit: http://www.tesl-hk.org.hk) (1997–2005)
  • Research Group Co-ordinator: Educational Discourse/TESL Research Group (1996–2005)

Contribution to Student Learning and Local Communities

  • Judge, the Annual Book Report Competition for Secondary School Students, organized by the Hong Kong Educational Publishing Co. (2014– 2018)
  • Nominated Miss CHEUNG Tung-ping of Munsang College for the Chief-Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (2012–2013) and Miss CHEUNG (2013) 
  • External Course Examiner for the course: LANG A885F Language, Culture and Society in Hong Kong, Open University of Hong Kong (2013–2014)
  • Officiating Guest of Honour, Hong Kong Red Swastika Society Tai Po Secondary School, Graduation Ceremony (2012)
  • Judge and Guest of Honour, Tin Shui Wai Interschool English Drama Competition, Xianggang Putonghua Yanxishe Primary School of Science and Creativity (2012)
  • Judge and Guest of Honour, Tin Shui Wai Interschool English Drama Competition, Xianggang Putonghua Yanxishe Primary School of Science and Creativity (2011)
  • Judge and Guest of Honour, Tin Shui Wai Interschool English Drama Competition, Xianggang Putonghua Yanxishe Primary School of Science and Creativity (2010) 
  • Judge and Guest of Honour, Commentary and Essay Competitions, Students’ Top Ten News Stories Election, Hok Yau Club, Hong Kong (2009) 
  • Adjudicator, Interviewing Panel for “Best Student Award”, organized by the N.T. Heung Yee Kuk (2008)
  • Honorary Guest and Lesson Observer, Homantin Government Secondary School (2008)
  • 主禮嘉賓, “星光少年軍”頒獎典禮 (Guest of Honour, Starlight Youth Corps, Graduation Ceremony) , Tai Po Government Secondary School (2007)
  • Judge, Commentary and Essay Competitions, Students’ Top Ten News Stories Election, Hok Yau Club, Hong Kong (2006) 
  • Guest Lecture: Delivered to New Asia College General Studies Students: Cultural Studies and Images of Gender in Korean TV Dramas (2006) 
  • Group Leader, taking LED students on a school visit to Tin Shui Wai Primary School (2006) 
  • Member, Hospitality Team for the Early Admissions Scheme for Secondary Six Students (EAS), Chinese University of Hong Kong (2006)
  • Proposed and organized the following C & I Department (CUHK) subject seminars for school teachers in Hong Kong:
    • Noorlinah Mohamed (President of Singapore Drama Educators Association), Drama Techniques in English Language Classrooms (2007)
    • Merrill Swain, Language as Action: Agency and Collaboration in Second Language Learning (2005) 
    • Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Reading in English--How to motivate and engage your students (including low proficiency students) (2006)
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