Dr CHEN Jing, Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese Culture
Dr Jing Chen received her Ph.D. degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on classical Chinese poetry and poetics, traditional Chinese literary thought, and the study of literary anthologies. She is also interested in women’s literature, print culture, and the application of digital tools to the studies of Chinese literature.
She has published several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on related topics in both English and Chinese. She has also served as a co-editor for a special journal issue that explores the application of digital methods to the studies of traditional Chinese literature, as well as a translator for a monograph and several articles on early medieval Chinese poetry and poetics.
Her current book project, Remaking Early Poetic Culture: Publication and Reception of Ancient-Style Poetry Anthologies in Late Imperial China, explores the practices of compiling, publishing, and reading anthologies of classical and early medieval poetry in Ming-Qing China from the 16th century to the 19th century. Additionally, she is working on two network analysis projects that explore the citation network of Chinese poetry anthologies and the poetry exchange network among late imperial women poets.
Dr Jing Chen received her Ph.D. degree in East Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on classical Chinese poetry and poetics, traditional Chinese literary thought, and the study of literary anthologies. She is also interested in women’s literature, print culture, and the application of digital tools to the studies of Chinese literature.
She has published several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on related topics in both English and Chinese. She has also served as a co-editor for a special journal issue that explores the application of digital methods to the studies of traditional Chinese literature, as well as a translator for a monograph and several articles on early medieval Chinese poetry and poetics.
Her current book project, Remaking Early Poetic Culture: Publication and Reception of Ancient-Style Poetry Anthologies in Late Imperial China, explores the practices of compiling, publishing, and reading anthologies of classical and early medieval poetry in Ming-Qing China from the 16th century to the 19th century. Additionally, she is working on two network analysis projects that explore the citation network of Chinese poetry anthologies and the poetry exchange network among late imperial women poets.
Dr Sal CONSOLI, Research Assistant Professor
Department of English
Dr Sal Consoli obtained his ESRC-funded PhD from the University of Warwick where he investigated the motivational psychology of Chinese students in the UK higher education system. Before joining the Department of English at PolyU, Dr Consoli was lecturer and assistant professor in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the University of Warwick and Newcastle University. His research focuses on the psychology of language learning and teaching with specific emphasis on student learning motivation and learner engagement as well as language teacher wellbeing. He also has an active interest in research ethics and reflexivity in applied linguistics and is currently co-editing a Special Issue and a Routledge volume in these areas. His inquiry has been largely influenced by the epistemological and methodological traditions of narrative approaches and practitioner research (i.e., Action Research and Exploratory Practice). Recently, Dr Consoli has developed the concept of life capital which offers a heuristic to account for language learners’ and teachers’ life stories and understand how these interact with learning and teaching experiences. Dr Consoli is co-founder of the Forum on Language Learning Motivation (FOLLM) and serves on the Executive Committee of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL).
Dr Sal Consoli obtained his ESRC-funded PhD from the University of Warwick where he investigated the motivational psychology of Chinese students in the UK higher education system. Before joining the Department of English at PolyU, Dr Consoli was lecturer and assistant professor in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the University of Warwick and Newcastle University. His research focuses on the psychology of language learning and teaching with specific emphasis on student learning motivation and learner engagement as well as language teacher wellbeing. He also has an active interest in research ethics and reflexivity in applied linguistics and is currently co-editing a Special Issue and a Routledge volume in these areas. His inquiry has been largely influenced by the epistemological and methodological traditions of narrative approaches and practitioner research (i.e., Action Research and Exploratory Practice). Recently, Dr Consoli has developed the concept of life capital which offers a heuristic to account for language learners’ and teachers’ life stories and understand how these interact with learning and teaching experiences. Dr Consoli is co-founder of the Forum on Language Learning Motivation (FOLLM) and serves on the Executive Committee of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL).
Dr LIU Ming, Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies
Dr Liu Ming received his PhD in linguistics from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2014. Before he joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he worked as an associate professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Director of the Research Center of Contemporary Chinese Image. His recent research interests cover corpus-assisted discourse studies, intercultural communication, socio-linguistics and corporate communication. He has been conducting a national project on “A Corpus-assisted Discourse Study of Media Representations of Post-Colonial Hong Kong”. He has published several articles in top Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) indexed journals. He now serves in the editorial board of the Journal of Language and Politics and is co-editing a special issue in both the Journal of Language and Politics and the journal of Chinese Language and Discourse.
Dr Liu Ming received his PhD in linguistics from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2014. Before he joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he worked as an associate professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Director of the Research Center of Contemporary Chinese Image. His recent research interests cover corpus-assisted discourse studies, intercultural communication, socio-linguistics and corporate communication. He has been conducting a national project on “A Corpus-assisted Discourse Study of Media Representations of Post-Colonial Hong Kong”. He has published several articles in top Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) indexed journals. He now serves in the editorial board of the Journal of Language and Politics and is co-editing a special issue in both the Journal of Language and Politics and the journal of Chinese Language and Discourse.
Dr Margo TURNBULL, Research Assistant Professor
Department of English
Dr Margo Turnbull joined the Department of English as a Research Assistant Professor in July 2020 and was previously a post-doctoral fellow within the department. Dr Turnbull is a member of the International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication and has developed a research focus on social and health psychology. Dr Turnbull has worked with the Centre’s Director, Professor Bernadette Watson, on projects looking at health promotion, health and well-being as well as methods for researching health literacy and behaviour change. Dr Turnbull is currently studying the use of ‘uncertainty’ in health messaging by governments which is particularly relevant in the context of the Covid-19 health crisis. Dr Turnbull is hoping to extend the work previously done on the effectiveness of e-health for older Hong Kong residents by studying the translation of health-related information into everyday behaviour by different groups within society.
Dr Margo Turnbull joined the Department of English as a Research Assistant Professor in July 2020 and was previously a post-doctoral fellow within the department. Dr Turnbull is a member of the International Research Centre for the Advancement of Health Communication and has developed a research focus on social and health psychology. Dr Turnbull has worked with the Centre’s Director, Professor Bernadette Watson, on projects looking at health promotion, health and well-being as well as methods for researching health literacy and behaviour change. Dr Turnbull is currently studying the use of ‘uncertainty’ in health messaging by governments which is particularly relevant in the context of the Covid-19 health crisis. Dr Turnbull is hoping to extend the work previously done on the effectiveness of e-health for older Hong Kong residents by studying the translation of health-related information into everyday behaviour by different groups within society.
More from R&S Activities
More from R&S Activities
- New Books Published
- External Grants Obtained by FH Staff
- Research Interest/Output of New Academic Staff
- 12th East Asia Forum on Humanities
- Virtual Launch of a New Edited Volume on China-India Interactions
- DALS Graduate’s Paper Published in Linguistic Research
- Conference Keynote, Plenary and Featured Speeches - July to December 2020
