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Seminar Series The University of Hong Kong

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

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






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