FH Speech Therapists on Speech and Language Disorders in Children

Mr Alex Ho (Assistant Professor of Practice) and Ms Faye Kou (Speech Therapist) from our Speech Therapy Unit were featured on a local TV programme explaining and providing valuable insights into speech and language disorders affecting children. Click HERE to watch the programme.

The Faculty Debuts MSc Programme in Generative AI and the Humanities

A new programme aiming to nurture a new generation of interdisciplinary professionals capable of combining knowledge of AI with humanities in today’s data-driven world has been launched at our Faculty. The MSc in Generative AI and the Humanities* is the first of its kind in Hong Kong and the world that offers a specialised focus on Generative AI in the context of humanities. Its integration of AI and humanities will enable students to address complex societal challenges and contribute to innovation in various industries. To offer students unparalleled flexibility and also opportunities to align their disciplinary expertise, the programme combines foundational subjects in generative AI with two specialisms, namely ‘Language and Communication’, and ‘Arts and Culture’. Hosted by our Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, other contributing departments include the Department of Chinese History and Culture, Department of English and Communication, and Department of Computing. Find more information about the programme and how to apply HERE. *Subject to approval

Dr Emmanuele Chersoni and a CBS Graduate Received Honourable Mention to Best Paper Award at BlackboxNLP 2023

Dr Emmanuele Chersoni, Assistant Professor of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS), and CBS graduate Ms Chenxin Liu, received an honourable mention to Best Paper Award at the BlackboxNLP 2023 which was held in Singapore on 7 December 2023. The Blackbox NLP is an important international workshop on analysing and interpreting neural networks for natural language processing. The paper "On Quick Kisses and How to Make Them Count: A Study on Event Construal in Light Verb Constructions with BERT" was co-authored by Dr Chersoni and Chenxin. It is noteworthy that the materials of the paper came from the Capstone Project that Chenxin did with Dr Chersoni during the final year of her undergraduate studies at CBS. Click HERE to read the paper.

Faculty Member Dr Hang Xing on the Belt and Road Initiative’s Influence on Laos

Dr Hang Xing, Associate Professor of the Department of Chinese History and Culture, expounded upon China’s influence on Laos and adjacent countries such as Thailand and Myanmar through the Belt and Road Initiative in an interview with a local tv station. Click here to watch the interview.

Faculty Members Participate in 15th East Asia Humanities Forum

Members of the Faculty joined the 15th East Asia Humanities Forum held between 3 and 6 November 2023. The Forum, themed “East Asian Humanistic Studies in The Digital Age”, provided a platform for our Faculty members to showcase their research findings and exchange views with notable scholars in the fields. Other participating partner universities included Hanyang University, Nankai University, National Taiwan University, Tsinghua University, and Waseda University. The Forum will be organised by the Faculty next year and Prof. Han Xiaorong, Head of Department of Chinese History and Culture, announced on the occasion that its theme would be “The Formation of East Asian Academic Communities: Histories, Discourses and Practices”.

Prof. William Shi-Yuan Wang Awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Macau

Prof. William Shi-Yuan Wang, Chair Professor of Language and Cognitive Sciences, was awarded a Doctor of Humanities honoris causa by the University of Macau (UM) on 2 December 2023 in recognition of his outstanding achievements and significant contributions to society. Prof. Wang, as noted by Prof. Xu Jie, Dean of UM’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities, is a “world-renowned linguist who has made world-class contributions to the fields of linguistic theory, language engineering, evolutionary linguistics, among others. His research has long pioneered the development of linguistics in many areas, making landmark contributions to Chinese and world linguistics.”

CBS MATI Student Clinches Silver Prize at National Interpreting Competition

Our CBS MATI student, Ms Zhao Yamei, won Silver Prize at the national final of the 2023 “FLTRP·ETIC Cup National University Foreign Language Competition (English Interpreting) – Understanding Contemporary China" held on 5 December. Organised by the Beijing Foreign Studies University, the FLTRP ETIC Cup Competition has been the only foreign language competition selected to the list of National University Discipline Competition Ranking since 2021. This prestigious competition puts participants' interpreting skills to the test in diverse realms of contemporary China, spanning politics, economics, society, and culture.

Faculty Dean Prof. Li Ping on Cooperation between PolyU and Hangzhou

Faculty Dean Prof. Li Ping introduced the industry-academia-research cooperation between PolyU and the city of Hangzhou at the 2nd Global Digital Trade Expo. PolyU has recently signed an agreement for the establishment of the PolyU-Hangzhou Technology and Innovation Research Institute, which will focus on areas like digital cultural tourism, intelligent operation of rail transport and AI-powered aesthetic medicine.

FH PhD Student Wins PolyU Best Research Student Award 2023

Mr Eddy Wong Chun Ho, a PhD student of our Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, has won the PolyU Best Research Postgraduate Student Award 2023. The award, established by the Graduate School earlier this year, recognises and rewards outstanding RPg students for their excellence in research, academic achievement and personal growth. It also intends to promote a sense of belonging among our RPg students and motivate them to actively participate in research-related activities.  

CBS PhD Graduate Awarded 2023 LSHK Outstanding Thesis Award

Dr Nga-Yan Hui, a 2023 PhD graduate of CBS, has been awarded the 2023 LSHK Outstanding Thesis Award under the category of PhD thesis. The award was offered by The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (香港語言學學會) to encourage young scholars at local tertiary education institutions to conduct linguistics research. The LSHK Outstanding Thesis Award acknowledges exceptional theses that make significant contributions to any field within linguistics, including MA, MPhil, PhD, and Doctorate theses. Dr Hui’s thesis, titled “Experience and Bilingual Advantage: An Exploration of Individual Variation”, delves into how individual variances such as the age of acquisition, proficiency in a second language, and code-switching habits, influence the organisation of the bilingual mental lexicon and the retrieval of concepts from it. She introduces the Experience-based Bilingual Mental Lexicon Model, which highlights the dynamic change of language. The thesis will be presented at the LSHK’s 2023 Annual Research Forum on December 2 2023. Click here to read Dr Hui's wining thesis.