Seminar Series

This Seminar Series is supported by the Constituent Theme Funding "Languages, Media and Communication: Language in Education and Assessment". We were very honoured to have
Prof Paul Tam, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) of HKU to officiate at the inaugural seminar
in LG06 Hui Oi Chow Building at 5pm on 27 April 2006. Click here to view the video (an extract of the opening address).

All HKU staff members and students and academics across Hong Kong tertiary institutions are welcome to attend these seminars.

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

Date	Title	Speaker(s)	Chair	Venue	Handout, Powerpoint, Video & Photos
22 Apr 2008 (Tuesday) 4-5:30pm	Synergetic Culture of Learning: Researching the Academic Experience of CHC* Students Studying Abroad	Dr Anwei Feng, School of Education, University of Durham, UK	Dr Linda Tsung, Faculty of Education, HKU	G05, James Lee Science Building, HKU
26 Mar 2008 (Wednesday) 4-5:30pm	Portfolio Assessment: A Literature Review	Mr Phil Smyth, English Centre, HKU	Dr David Carless, Faculty of Education, HKU	Room LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
5 Feb 2008 (Tuesday) 4:30-6pm	The Role of 'this' in English Academic and Research Writing	Prof John Swales, The University of Michigan, USA	Mr Nigel Bruce, English Centre, HKU	G05, James Lee Science Building, HKU
11 Dec 2007 (Tuesday) 5:30-7pm	Conversation, International Diplomacy and Playing Truant from School: What the really detailed analysis of language in interaction can tell us about the not-so-small and the really quite big things in life (including how it is that Bush got the better of Blair)	Prof Paul Drew, Department of Sociology, University of York, UK	Dr Olga Zayts, Department of Linguistics, HKU	T4, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
6 Dec 2007 (Thursday) 4-5:30pm	Understanding Classroom-based Assessment: New Territories for Language Testers?	Prof Pauline Rea-Dickins, Graduate School of Education, The University of Bristol, UK	Dr David Carless, Faculty of Education, HKU	Room LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
5 Dec 2007  (Wednesday) 4-5:30pm	Promoting Chinese Learner Participation in Classroom Discussion	Dr John Trent, Department of English, Hong Kong Institute of Education/ Faculty of Education, HKU	Dr Chris Davison, Faculty of Education, HKU	Room LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
30 Nov 2007  (Friday) 4-5:30pm	Second/Additional Language Academic Literacies: A Cross-field Enterprise	Prof Constant Leung, Department of Education and Professional Studies, King's College London, UK	Dr Stephen Andrews, Faculty of Education, HKU	Room 205, Runme Shaw Building, HKU
7 Nov 2007 (Wednesday) 4-5:30pm	Critical Transdisciplinary Multiliteracies	Dr Christopher Walsh, Faculty of Education, Deakin University, Australia	Dr Matthew Clarke, Faculty of Education, HKU	Room LG02, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
6 Nov 2007 (Tuesday) 4-5:30pm	Creativity as Capital in the Literacy Classroom: Youth as Multimodal Designers	Dr Christopher Walsh, Faculty of Education, Deakin University, Australia	Ms Margaret M Lo, Faculty of Education, HKU	Room LG02, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
2 Nov 2007 (Friday) 4-5:30pm	Developing a Bibliography on English Language Education in China: Some Post-reflections	Mr Andy Gao and Mr Wang Wenfeng, English Centre, HKU	Dr Geoff Smith, English Centre, HKU	Room LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
16 Oct 2007 (Tuesday) 5-6:30pm	Teacher Cognition and Second Language Grammar Teaching	Dr Simon Borg, School of Education, University of Leeds, UK	Dr Stephen Andrews, Faculty of Education, HKU	Room LG06, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU