Conference Keynote, Plenary and Featured Speeches - July to December 2023

Dr Julia CHEN, Department of English and Communication
Proactive development of learning analytics for quality enhancement: The case of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Symposium on Teaching Evaluation and Consultation in Higher Education 2023. Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, 3 July 2023.

Generative AI and the way forward for higher education: Immediate and longer-term considerations. Beijing Forum 2023. Beijing Forum, China, 3-5 November 2023.

Collaboration with discipline teachers, education technologists and students: Win-win partnerships. English Medium Instruction (EMI) Symposium 2023: Fostering Collaboration. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 6 December 2023.

The practice of university teacher development in the era of artificial intelligence. 2023 Symposium on Teaching Development of University Faculty. Tsinghua University, China, 8 December 2023.

Generative AI and Education: Challenges and Opportunities. HK EdCity 13th Learning & Teaching Expo 2023. Hong Kong Education City, Hong Kong, 13-15 December 2023.

Prof. Hans J LADEGAARD, Department of English and Communication
The experience of trauma in domestic migrant workers’ storytelling: Sociolinguistic and psychological perspectives (Invited Lectures). School of Education & Sport, University of Edinburgh; School of Education, Durham University; School of Education, University of Glasgow and School of English, Communication & Philosophy, Cardiff University, 9, 11, 12 and 25 October 2023.

Prof. HU Guangwei, Department of English and Communication
Disciplinary epistemology and academic discourse. The 8th Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics Conference. The Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 15 July 2023.

Data-Driven Learning of Hedges in EFL: What does an Intervention Study Tell Us? Symposium on Big Language Data and International Communication. School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, 11-12 November 2023.

Research on English-medium instruction in the Asia Pacific: An overview. EMI Symposium 2023: Fostering Collaboration. Department of Education, Oxford University, UK and Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 6 December 2023.

Dr LAM Chuen Pan, Chinese Language Centre
Foreign Lands and Homeland: Spatial Writing and Metaphorical Emotional in Pan Feisheng's ‘Hai Shan Ci’. The spatial experience and spiritual sustenance of Qing Dynasty literature. New Asia Institute of Advanced Chinese Studies, Hong Kong, 2 December 2023.

Prof. LI Ping, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
Digital Language Learning (DLL): Technology, Data, and the Brain. The 14th International Conference in Evolutionary Linguistics. Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 3-5 August 2023.

Understanding Neurocomputational Mechanisms of Language Learning in a Digital Era. The Summit Forum on Neurolinguistics. Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China, 5-7 August 2023.

Neurocognitive Studies of Language Learning in a Digital Era. “Innovations in language assessment” A Conference on Language Assessment in Hong Kong. Duolingo English Test, Hong Kong, China, 8-9 September 2023.

Language Learning in a Digital Era: Computational and Neurocognitive Mechanisms. 2023年江苏省研究生语言发展与障碍学术创新论坛. Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, 22-24 September 2023.

Multimodal language learning and knowledge representation: Cognitive and neural mechanisms. 中国语文现代化学会神经语言学研究分会第三届年会. School of International Studies Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 21-22 October 2023.

数字化时代下阅读理解的认知神经研究. The 4th National Early Children’s Reading Development and Education Conference. Shenzhen iRead Foundation (online), 16 November 2023.

多模态语言学习及知识获得的认知神经机制. 北大人文论坛——脑认知视角下的语言与习得. Institute for Global Cooperation and understanding, Peking University, Beijing, China, 18 November 2023.

Multimodal language learning and knowledge representation: Cognitive and neural mechanisms. AMLaP Asia 2023 (Hong Kong). Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 1-3 December 2023.

Dr Mohammad MOMENIAN, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
The role of domain-specific and domain-general skills in language processing in older and younger adults (Invited Speech). Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 7 November 2023.

Dr WANG Xingyi, Department of Chinese History and Culture
Avijñapti Rūpa in Abhidharma Literature and Its Rebirth in Yogācāra. AAR, Annual Conference of Religious Studies. American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, United States, 17-21 November 2023.

Lives of Pious Women: Comparing Pure Land Practice in the Song Dynasty and in Modern Times. LUCIP Colloquium Gendering Buddhist Modernism. Department of Philosophy, Leiden University, Netherland, 14 December 2023.

The Indigenous Revival of Buddhism in the Northern Song: Resetting the Monastic Space According the Vinaya. Ordination throughout Buddhist Traditions. Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences, and Education, Perugia University, Italy, 16 December 2023.

Prof. ZHU Xinhua, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
Effective Assessment of Reading Skills. Featured speech in Public Lecture of Chinese Language Education Professional Committee, China Higher Education Association. Chinese Language Education Professional Committee of the China Higher Education Association (online), 23 September 2023.

Development of a Research Topic Sustainable for More Than a Decade: A Dialogue in the Context of International Academic Publication and Local Education Practice - An Example of Integrated Writing Research; Postgraduate Students’ Writing Empirical Research Papers: Typical Deficiencies and Improvements. Featured speeches in Studies in Language assessment. College of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 26 September 2023.

The Strategies for Young Scholars to Improve Empirical Research Manuscripts: Examples from SSCI Journal Papers in Language Education. Featured speech in Effective Research on Language Education. Centre for Basic Education Research, Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China, 8 October 2023.

Writing Literature Reviews: Core Purpose and Efficient Strategies. Featured speech in Effective Research in Language Education and Assessment. Institute of Basic Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. 10 October 2023.

Revising Empirical Research Manuscripts: Interactive Communications with Young Scholars in Language Education. 9th Forum on Empirical Education Research: Empirical study of teacher development in basic education. Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, 28-29 October 2023.

Assessment of Chinese Integrated Writing and Student Performance: 20 Years of Research Exploration. 7th International Conference on Language Testing and Assessment. CACSEC Association for Language Testing and Assessment (CALTA), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 10-12 November 2023.

Significant Pursuits in Constructing Test Tasks for Education Quality Evaluation: Validity, Authenticity, Fairness, and Interaction - The Example of Chinese Integrated Writing. Basic Education Evaluation Reform and High-quality Development Forum and the 8th Annual Conference on Quality Monitoring and Evaluation of Basic Education in China. Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, 18-21 November 2023.

The Effect of L1 Chinese Integrated Writing on L2 English Integrated Writing Performance. 5th Forum on Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. College of Liberal Arts, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, China, 2 December 2023.

Investigating the impact of personal beliefs on the learning of story continuation writing. International Symposium on Linguistics, Second Language and Continuous Story Writing Studies 2023. Center for Linguistics & Applied Linguistics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 10-12 December 2023.