Graduate Student Supervision

External Examiner in PhD and EdD Oral Examinations

  • Sung, N.C. (2017). State-capital-led glocalization: A study of Shanghai Disneyland. The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  • Akashi, T. (2017). A social semiotic investigation of historical narratives in history textbooks from Hong Kong and Japan. Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Mohamad, A.A.T. (2017). Critical pedagogy in an undergraduate English as a foreign language classroom in Bangladesh. University of Malaya.
  • Govindsamy, M. (2017). The interactive effects of academic qualifications: Expertise and subject matter knowledge of literary devices amongst Malaysian ESL teachers. University of Malaya.
  • Probyn, M. (2016). Language and the Opportunity to Learn Science in Bilingual Classrooms in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. University of Cape Town
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2015). The Ontogenesis of Multiliteracy Scaffolding in Textbooks: Multimodal Analysis of English Language Teaching Textbooks of Different Grades. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2015). Choosing an Appropriate Pronunciation Model for the ELT Classroom in Hong Kong: A Sociolinguistic Inquiry. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2014). The landscape of urban youth culture in Mongolia. University of Technology Sydney.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2013). First language use in the context of Iranian EFL classroom discourse. University of Malaya.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2013). Constructing a multivocal self: A critical autoethnography. University of Technology Sydney.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2012). Multimodal analysis of hotel website pages: Changing ideologies. Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2011). Bilingual Education for Majority-Language Students: A Study of the Factors Affecting the Initiation and Implementation of a Municipality-wide Chinese-English Bilingual Education Project in Shanghai. Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2010). Teacher Code-switching in the Multilingual Classroom. Nanyang Technological University.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2010). Guided Relational Viewing: Art Therapy for Empathy and Social Change to Increase Understanding of People Living with Mental Illness. The University of Hong Kong.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2008). Questions and Responses in Business Communication in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2008). Advertising Discourses and Social Changes in China. Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2008). Critical Thinking in Hong Kong Secondary School English Language Classrooms: The Case of Five Teachers. Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Ed.D. Thesis (2007). A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Hong Kong English Extensive Reading Scheme. The University of Sydney.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2007). The Decision Making of Juvenile Thieves in Hong Kong. City University of Hong Kong.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2007). Simultaneous Acquisition of Mandarin and English: A Case Study. Universiti Malaya.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2005). Critical discourse analysis of front-page headlines and leads in English newspapers in Thailand during the economic crisis 1997-1998. The University of Queensland.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2004). Seeking critical thinking in the Hong Kong secondary school classroom: An ethnographic study. Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2004). The discursive formation of the medium of instruction policy in Hong Kong (1981-1997): A critical analysis. Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2004). Language choice and use among Malaysian legal professionals. Universiti Malaya.
  • Ph.D. Thesis (2004). Writing in English: An investigation of school and personal writing by Malaysian high school students. Monash University, Australia.

External Examiner in M.Phil. and M.Ed Examinations

  • M.Phil. Thesis (2014). Artistic sadhana: A praxis of English Awakening. Arts Education (EDUC) M.Phil. Thesis. “Facebook for Hong Kong undergraduates: Linguistic practices and construction of identities”, Department of English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  • M.Phil. Thesis (2014). “Selling out the indie music? Re-examining the independence of Hong Kong indie music in the early 21st century”, Department of Humanities and Creative Writing, Hong Kong Baptist University.
  • M. Ed. Thesis (2009). “A Study on the Application of Investment Theory to Secondary School Students of English as a Second Language in Postcolonial Hong Kong”, Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia.
  • M.Phil. Thesis (2006). “Cultivating Identities and Differences: A Case Study of the Hong Kong Junior Secondary Economic and Public Affairs Curriculum”, Department of Cultural Studies, Lingnan University.
  • M.Phil. Thesis (2004). “Perception in debates: An investigation of ‘Women’s language’ and speech rates in Hong Kong”, Department of English, University of Hong Kong.
  • M.Phil. thesis (2004). “Sociocultural adaptation of native-speaking English teachers (NETs) in Hong Kong secondary schools”, Department of English, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  • M.Phil. Thesis (2004). “Social space and leisure time—Career women’s fandom practices”, School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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