Dr LEE, Ju Seong

Acting Head of Department

Assistant Professor

Message for Potential Advisees

Since joining EdUHK in December 2018 (up until Oct. 2024), I’ve had the joy of co-authoring 8 SSCI-indexed journal articles and 3 book chapters with my advisees. I’m eager to mentor Postdoctoral researchers, PhD, and EdD students who are passionate about solving real-life problems with a caring heart and innovative ideas. If you're interested in working together, please send your CV and a research proposal outlining: a) The problem you aim to solve, b) The context you know well, c) Your research design, d) How our combined strengths can create synergy for the project. Having publication experience, high English proficiency (IELTS 7+, TOEFL iBT 95+), and international experience are advantegeous. If you have a compelling proposal, a strong track record, and are committed to working with me at EdUHK, I would love to meet you in person for further discussion and am willing to prepare for your research proposal.

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Postdoc supervision at EdUHK

Artem Zadorozhnyy (Archie) (Oct. 2022–Present):
- Revisiting pedagogies for developing L2 digital literacies: Participatory action research among undergraduate students of Hong Kong

PhD supervision at EdUHK

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[Associate supervisor]

Artem Zadorozhnyy (Archie) (Completed, Sept. 2018–May 2021):
- Informal digital learning of English in Kazakhstan: The case of pedagogical higher education institutions (Supervisor: Baohua Yu)

EdD supervision at EdUHK

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Xian Liu (Chrystal) (Sept. 2024–Present):
- Role of AI-mediated IDLE on access, mindsets, emotions, willingness to communicate and English language proficiency in less-resourced regions
Xinwei Pan (Queenie) (Sept. 2024–Present):
- Linking students’ psychological needs to L2 Chinese use: Role of informal digital learning of Chinese and emotions
Jiana Liu (Nana) (Sept. 2022–Present; Viva scheduled on Dec. 2024):
- The Impact of positive psychology on intercultural competence of Chinese EFL students: Informal digital learning of English as a mediator
Lu Qiao (Gloria) (Completed, Sept. 2021–Mar. 2025):
- Informal Digital Learning of English among young EFL learners in Mainland China: Ecological systems theory perspectives
Linlin Liu (Completed, Sept. 2020–Aug. 2024):
- Why do EFL learners’ willingness to communicate, enjoyment and anxiety in an online class fluctuate dynamically? Adopting an idiodynamic method

[Associate Supervisor]

Shanshan Guo (Sept. 2022–Present):
- Principal Synergizing Teacher Support and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Extramural English to Enhance the Speaking Skills of Chinese Undergraduate Students (Supervisor: Ruth Wong)
Hetian Yu (Sept. 2022–Present):
- EFL students’ emotion regulation in response to feedback (Supervisor: Lan Yang)

MA supervision at EdUHK

Yiling Lai (Completed, May 2023):
- How does English teachers’ L2 teaching emotional well-being affect students’ L2 enjoyment, anxiety, and willingness to communicate?
Ying Lu (Completed, May 2020):
- Relationship between ideal L2 self and willingness to communicate of Chinese EFL secondary students in face-to-face and digital settings

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PhD co-supervision

Joshua Lee, University of Macau (Oct. 2024–Present):
- Extramural language learning (Supervisor: Barry Reynolds)

PhD dissertation reviewer

Nedaa Alshehri, Western Sydney University, Australia (Nov. 2023):
- Using digital storytelling to promote authorial agency in learning English as a foreign language: A case study of female EFL college learners in Saudi Arabia (Supervisors: Lynde Tan and Criss Jones Díaz)
Deyed Ali Soyoof Jahromi, Monash University, Australia (April 2023):
- Using digital technologies for English language learning at home (Supervisors: Janet Scull and Katrina Tour)

PhD dissertation proposal reviewer

Phan Phuong Thao Nguyen, Edith Cowan University, Australia (Oct. 2024):
- Informal Digital Learning of English: a case study of Vietnamese English as a second language pre-service teachers from a cultural historical activity theory perspective (Supervisor: Nicola F. Johnson)