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Language and Communication has been designated as one of the University constituent themes for strategic research. As part of this strategy, the University has allocated a number of PhD and/or MPhil places in this area. The candidates are working closely with a team of university researchers and other higher degree students on language attitudes and practices in tertiary education.
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The following are some current postgraduate research
students and their research topics: |
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Name |
Research Topic |
Supervisor(s) |
Ms Barbara Hennig
PhD candidate,
Faculty of Education/ German Section,
School of Modern Languages and Cultures |
Motivations of Hong Kong Chinese Students Learning German as a Third Language as part of their Tertiary Education and Changes of their Motivations during their Learning Process |
Dr Chris Davison,
Faculty of Education, HKU |
Ms Jin Jun
PhD candidate,
Faculty of Education |
Students' Perceptions and Practices of Spoken English Interaction at an EMI University in Asia |
Dr Chris Davison &
Dr Matthew Clarke,
Faculty of Education, HKU
Dr Susan Bridges,
Faculty of Dentistry, HKU |
Ms Kathy Leung
PhD candidate,
Faculty of Education |
Supervisor-supervisee Expectations and Beliefs at HKU |
Dr David Bunton,
Faculty of Education, HKU
Prof Liz Hamp-Lyons, Faculty of Education, HKU |
Ms Wang Xiang
MPhil candidate, Faculty of Education |
Tertiary ESL/EAP Teachers' Perceptions and Management of the Relationship between Summative and Formative Assessment in Hong Kong |
Dr David Carless,
Faculty of Education, HKU |
Completed projects
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