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Dr Simon Borg
School of Education,
University of Leeds, UK
Date of visitorship: 13-18 October 2007
Dr Simon Borg is Senior Lecturer in TESOL in the School of Education, University of Leeds, UK, where he manages Postgraduate Research Degrees and teaches on TESOL programmes at all levels.
His key area of research and PhD supervision is language teacher cognition and his book on the subject, Teacher Cognition and Language Education was published in 2006.
His research on teachers' beliefs and practices in teaching grammar has been reported in several journal articles and is also the focus of a new book he is writing. Another specific focus of his research and writing in the last three years has been teachers' conceptions of research. Two edited collections related to his more general interest in supporting teacher research in ELT are Language Teacher Research in Europe (2006) and Classroom Research in ELT in Oman (2006). He has been co-ordinator of IATEFL's Research Special Interest Group since 2002 and also serves on TESOL's Research Standing Committee.
Activities at HKU
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Constituent Theme- Languages, Media and Communication: Language in Education and Assessment Seminar Series
Date: 16 October 2007 (Tuesday)
Time: 5-6:30pm
Venue: Room LG06, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
'Teacher Cognition and Second Language Grammar Teaching'
(Chaired by Dr Steve Andrews, Faculty of Education, HKU) |
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Faculty Research Seminar
Date: 17 October 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:45-2pm
Venue: Room LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
'Teacher Cognition and SLA Perspectives on Second Language Grammar Teaching: Developments and Challenges'
(Chaired by Prof Amy B.M. Tsui, Faculty of Education, HKU) |
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'Mental Lives of the Language Teachers & Language Learners' Focal Area Meeting
Date: 18 October 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Room 206, Run Run Shaw Building, HKU |
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Workshop
Date: 18 October 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Venue: Room LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
'Assessing the Impact of Teacher Education'
(Chaired by Dr Matthew Clarke, Faculty of Education, HKU) |
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Consultation meetings with academic staff and postgraduate students
If you wish to make an individual appointment in advance with Dr Borg, please contact
Miss Scarlet Poon, email: scarletws@hku.hk |
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