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PLS 2021 Poster With QR
PLS 2021 Poster With QR
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LANGUAGE LEARNING AMONG SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN
ADOLESCENTS IN HONG KONG
GU Mingyue Michelle (EdUHK)
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PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 2021
16 JAN 2021
Integrating Extramural English in improving
English learners’ speaking
Emma Yeung
What we want / what we prefer is not always what is best for us. We can find many
examples in support of this statement from our daily lives, for instance that
unhealthy food tends to taste better than healthier alternatives. In this talk, I will
John Rogers argue that the same can be said with regard to the process of teaching and
learning, specifically that there is often a mismatch between what we feel or think
to be effective and the actual effectiveness of these teaching and learning
practices. Drawing upon a body of research into the science of learning, including
some of my own recent research in the Hong Kong context, I will discuss the
learning behaviors and teaching practices that promote long-term learning and
retention, as well as some common teaching and learning strategies that do not.
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PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 2021
23 JAN 2021
Hi Ching, you speak Chinglish or Kongish?
Speaker: Nick WONG (HKUST)
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PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 2021
30 JAN 2021
Every human being is different and indeed unique. We are better at some
things, and not as good at others. When it comes to learning second/foreign
languages, we may wonder why some people do better than others. This
Daniel Fung
question of what makes a good language learner is explored by research
endeavours in learning strategies. In this talk, I will outline a range of learning
strategies used by second language learners and discuss how these
strategies are deployed by more effective language learners. I will also
exemplify how language learners can become more strategic, and
consequently more successful, based on findings from empirical research.
The talk will end with some practical suggestions on language learning.
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PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 2021
06 FEB 2021
CLIL: What is it, why is it important and how to
bring it to your classroom?
Speaker: April LIU (EdUHK)
While in theory teachers (linguists included) might claim ‘all languages are
equal’, in practice some languages are treated more equally than others.
Despite several years of sociolinguistic research indicating all ‘non-standard’
varieties are equally rule-governed and well-formed systems as standard
Prerna Bakshi varieties, prejudices continue to exist in our society, including among
teachers. Arguably, since beliefs are strong indicators of teachers’ behaviors
in the classroom, this has serious implications for teacher education and
professional development. In this talk, I will explain why teachers continue to
hold these beliefs despite persuasive evidence to the contrary, even when the
outcome is less than satisfactory. Drawing upon research into the science of
beliefs and primary data collected from Indian teachers, I will discuss how
long-held beliefs continue to go unchallenged and adversely affect teachers’
behaviors and student learning outcomes.
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PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 2021
20 FEB 2021
Parents, teachers and policy makers are concerned about how immigrant
students acquire the mainstream language, achieve academic success, and
attain upward social mobility. In this seminar, I will share a series of
research findings on the nexus of acculturation, gender, identity, family Michelle Gu
language policy, and second language learning among South Asian
immigrant adolescents in Hong Kong. The findings have implications for a)
how to assist migrant parents to better prepare their children for educational
success and bi-acculturation; b) policy makers to develop feasible language
and education policy; and c) government discussions on resource allocation
for programmes promoting interculturalism and diversity in society.
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