应用语言科学博士课程是理大人文学院的博士课程。
课程的专业教学团队来自人文学院下辖的中文及双语学系、英文及传意学系、英语教学中心及工程学院的电子计算学系。课程设计旨在扩宽和深化学生对语言学以及相关领域的知识，培养学生具备不同的整合能力，即整合语言学理论为专业语言应用服务的能力，整合全球视野与本地思考为发展创新性学术研究的能力，让学生更好地提出、解决与其专业或职业相关的问题。

• 学生论文题目
• 学生心声

灵活的课程培养模式学生可依据自己的学习步伐，以四年全日制或五年兼读制模式，配合不同选项修读博士课程。

课程包括面授课程和撰写论文，合共修读48个学分。当中24个学分为研究论文，学生需要在论文中表现对相关文献和研究方法的知识和理解，同时反映学生对有关实践问题的独特见解，并利用理论解决实际问题的能力。学生需要为论文进行口头答辩。

另外24个学分为面授课程，除了必修课程外，学生可从以下四个领域内选择选修课程。

语言教学
专注于语言教学的知识和技术的提高及培养，如语言学和语言习得理论、语料库建设和话语分析；注重研究第一和第二语言学习的过程，特别探讨语言的社会功能和角色，探讨教学、学习、课程发展和评估的趋势。

跨文化与专业语言传意
着重传授跨文化组织和专业传意的主要概念、理论和研究范式，并进一步提高学生在跨文化专业和个人传意方面的能力。此领域注重对跨文化专业实践的知识以及研究能力的培养，包括对各种不同文化语境和专业范围内的口语、书面语和多模态话语的研究和分析能力的培养。

翻译与传译
为现职大学教师及在翻译和传译范畴工作的学生提供进一步的专业培训和知识提升，包括语言学理论，跨文化背景下的修辞学研究，当代翻译和传译理论，以及语言类型学等跨学科、多样性的研究。

语言科学，语言处理与认知*
This focus area is built on the knowledge of how language is processed, with the intention to apply this knowledge to areas such as communication disorders, digital humanities, language and speech sciences, language technology and neuro-cognitive approaches to language use and language learning. Language technology, including computational and neuro-cognitive technologies, permeates many aspects of life and has an indispensable role to play in the delivery of language policies, language education and language related health care, as well as in a wide range of content industries and the knowledge economy. A critical understanding of how language is processed in the mind as well as language processing technologies is an essential part of a professional’s competence. The focus area is suited for professionals whose work is related to one or more of the following academic fields: Communication Disorder and Speech Therapy, Digital Humanities, Health Informatics, Natural Language Processing and Neuro-cognitive Linguistics.

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Remarks: Starting from the 2022/23 intake cohort, students enrolled on taught postgraduate programmes are required to complete a 3-hour online module plus 3 hours of self-study on “Understanding China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P.R.C” and pass the assessment (multiple attempts allowed) in the form of multiple-choice questions online, normally within their first year of studies, as a graduation requirement.

本课程设有奖学金，以学费扣减形式颁发予由学院挑选学术成绩优异的杰出学生。

PolyU reserves the right to change or withdraw the scholarship at any time. In case of any dispute/disagreement, PolyU’s decision is final.

Important Notice: The Faculty of Humanities and DALS programme are not affiliated with any outside agencies or consultancies that claim to provide assistance in preparing applications, references, interviews, or vetting for recruitment procedures. The decision for selection and recruitment lies entirely with the faculty and university; any applications containing inauthentic documents will risk immediate disqualification.

人文学院与国际知名学府的合作伙伴关系，使学生可与本地和海外学者、研究人员和从业员有不同形式的交流，扩展学生的全球视野。

学院的研究中心包括：

• 医疗传意优化国际研究中心
• 中国历史与文化研究中心
• 语言认知神经科学研究中心
• 英文专业传意研究中心
• 北京大学－香港理工大学汉语语言学研究中心

学术课程成员

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Programme Committee Chairperson Prof. ZHU Xinhua Professor Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies Research Interests Cognitive processes of reading in alignment with curriculum and assessment, Construct of integrated writing in Chinese as a first language, Oral interactional competence focusing on strategy use, Establishment of assessment standards to promote ability-oriented curriculum, and Assessment for learning (AfL) especially teaching students higher-order thinking skills. More	Contact Information Email: ctxhzhu@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG505 Tel: 3400  3840
Programme Leader Prof. LI Shaofeng Professor Department of English and Communication Research Interests Second language acquisition, task-based language learning and teaching, individual difference factors (age, anxiety, enjoyment, language aptitude, motivation, working memory, etc.), corrective feedback, second language writing, research methods, technology and language learning, meta-analysis More	Contact Information Email: shaofeng.li@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG429 Tel: 2766 7539
Prof. CHAN Shui-duen Research Professor Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies Research Interests Chinese language (including Putonghua) teaching and assessment; Language-in-education policy; Teaching Chinese as a second language; Chinese register study; Bilingual communication; Sociolinguistics More	Contact Information Email: shui.duen.chan@polyu.edu.hk Office: GH512  Tel: 3400 3271
Dr CHEUNG Kay Fan Andrew Associate Professor Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies Research Interests Simultaneous interpreting, Consecutive interpreting More	Contact Information Email: andrew.cheung@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG513  Tel: 2766 7448
Prof. Louise CUMMINGS Professor Department of English and Communication Research Interests Communication Disorders; Pragmatic Disorders; Speech and Language Therapy; Clinical Linguistics; Pragmatics; Public Health Reasoning More	Contact Information Email: louise.cummings@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG407 Tel: 2766 7978
Dr Nate Ming CURRAN Assistant Professor Department of English and Communication Research Interests Intercultural Communication, Gig Economy, Cosmopolitanism, Motivations for Language Learning More	Contact Information Email: nate-ming.curran@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG410  Tel: 2766 6094
Dr William Dezheng FENG Associate Professor Department of English and Communication Research Interests Multimodal Discourse Analysis, Systemic Functional Theory, Media and Communication, Multiliteracies and Language Teaching More	Contact Information Email: will.feng@polyu.edu.hk  Office: AG408 Tel: 2766 4383
Prof. Eric FRIGINAL Head and Professor Department of English and Communication Research Interests Workplace Communication, Social Media Discourse, English for Global Aviation, Language, Discourse, and Policy (micro and macro contexts), Identity Construction, Migration, Diaspora Discourse of Multimodal and Multicultural Workplaces, Global Call Centers, Maritime Communication More	Contact Information Email: eric.friginal@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG401a Tel: 2766 7352
Prof. HUANG Chu-ren Chair Professor Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies Research Interests Computational Linguistics, Lexical Semantics, Ontology, Corpus Linguistics, Language Archives More	Contact Information Email: churen.huang@polyu.edu.hk Office: GH513  Tel: 2766 4832
Prof. LI Dechao Professor Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies Research Interests Corpuses-based translation studies, Corpus-based interpreting studies, Empirical approaches to translation process research, Experimental approaches to translation quality assessment, History of translation in the late Qing and early Republican periods, Literary translation studies, PBL and translator/ interpreter training, Translation and critical discourse analysis, Translation and narratology, Translation in bilingual corporate communication context More	Contact Information Email: dechao.li@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG518b  Tel: 2766 7458
Prof. LI Ping Dean of FH, Sin Wai Kin Foundation Professor in Humanities and Technology and Chair Professor of Neurolinguistics and Bilingual Studies Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies Research Interests Bilingualism, Reading Comprehension, Brain Basis of Language Learning, Cyber-enabled Technology and Cognitive Computing More	Contact Information Email: ping2.li@polyu.edu.hk Office: GH801a Tel: 3400 8210
Dr LI Wenjie Maggie Associate Professor Department of Computing Research Interests Natural Language Processing, Social Media Mining, Text Mining, Information Retrieval, Extraction and Summarizationt More	Contact Information Email: cswjli@comp.polyu.edu.hk Office: PQ707  Tel: 2766 7297
Dr Linda LIN Senior Teaching Fellow English Learning Centre Research Interests Lexical studies, Corpus analysis and application of concordancing in teaching and learning, Academic writing, Modern technology in assisting student writing More	Contact Information Email: linda.lin@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG618 Tel: 2766 7501
Dr LIU Kanglong Assistant Professor Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies Research Interests Empirical Approaches to Translation; Corpus-based Translation Studies; Translation Teaching More	Contact Information Email: kl.liu@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG518d Tel: 2766 7451
Dr NGAI Sing Bik Cindy Associate Professor Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies Research Interests Bilingual Communication in the Corporate Context; Crisis Communication; Leader Communication and Intercultural Communication in New Media; Chinese Theatre Study and Translation More	Contact Information Email: cindy.sb.ngai@polyu.edu.hk Office: AG520b Tel: 2766 7465
Dr Jane ROBBINS Interim Director English Learning Centre More	Contact Information Email: jane.robbins@polyu.edu.hk  Office: A610a Tel: 2766 7535
Prof. SIOK Wai Ting Head and Professor Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies Research Interests Language Neuroscience, Language Development, Developmental Dyslexia, Reading Development	Contact Information Email: wai-ting.siok@polyu.edu.hk  Office: AG503a Tel: 2766 7440

All teaching staff at Adjunct Assistant Professor (who are retirees or serving PolyU staff members affiliated with FH department/unit) / Research Assistant Professor/ Principal Lecturer/Senior Teaching Fellow or above of FH may be appointed as supervisors for DALS students. The students are welcome to visit the websites of the following contributing departments for further information about our academic staff:

Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cbs/people/academic-staff/
Department of English and Communication: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/engl/people/academic-staff/
English Language Centre: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/elc/people/academic/
Department of Computing: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/people/academic-staff/