Dr LEE, Ju Seong

Acting Head of Department

Assistant Professor

Message for Potential Advisees

Since joining EdUHK in December 2018 (up until December 2024), I’ve had the joy of co-authoring 11 journal articles (10 A* and 1 A-ranked) and 2 book chapters with my supervisees (Postdoc, RPg, EdD, and MA), research assistants (RA), and mentees (Students from overseas universities). I’m eager to mentor Postdoctoral researchers and RPg/EdD students who are passionate about addressing real-life problems with a caring heart and innovative solutions.
If you're interested in applying for the RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (PDFS) under my mentorship, I encourage you to send your CV along with a draft of your research application using this template.
For those interested in applying for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), Research Postgraduate (RPg), or Doctor of Education (EdD)programs under my supervision, please share your CV and a draft of your research application using this template.
If you wish to apply as a Visiting Researcher under my guidance, I invite you to submit your CV, a letter of support from your Unit Head on official letterhead, the ethical approval document, and a draft of your visiting researcher application using this template.

[Internal]

PDFS mentorship

[Supervisor]

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

HKPFS supervision

[Associate supervisor]

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

RPg supervision

[Supervisor]

[Associate supervisor]

Lihang Guan
- Ongoing: Sept. 2022–Present
- Topic: An examination between perception, capability, and motivation variables and quality IDLE activities with theoretical and empirical evidences
- Supervisor: Ming Yue Michelle Gu

EdD supervision

[Supervisor]

Xian Liu (Chrystal)
- Ongoing: Sept. 2024–Present
- Topic: Role of AI-mediated IDLE on access, mindsets, emotions, willingness to communicate and English language proficiency in less-resourced regions
Xinwei Pan (Queenie)
- Ongoing: Sept. 2024–Present
- Topic: Linking students’ psychological needs to L2 Chinese use: Role of informal digital learning of Chinese and emotions
Jiana Liu (Nana)
- Completed: Sept. 2022–Mar. 2025
- Topic: 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
- Topic: Informal Digital Learning of English among young EFL learners in Mainland China: Ecological systems theory perspectives
Linlin Liu
- Completed: September 2020 – August 2024
- Topic: Why do EFL learners’ willingness to communicate, enjoyment, and anxiety in an online class fluctuate dynamically? Adopting an idiodynamic method
- Award: Recipient, Postgraduate Students Publication Awards Scheme 2024

[Associate Supervisor]

Shanshan Guo
- Ongoing: Sept. 2022–Present
- Topic: 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
- Ongoing: Sept. 2022–Present
- Topic: EFL students’ emotion regulation in response to feedback
- Supervisor: Lan Yang

MA supervision

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

[External]

PhD co-supervision

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

PhD dissertation reviewer

Nedaa Alshehri, Western Sydney University, Australia
- Completed: Nov. 2023
- Topic: 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
- Completed: April 2023
- Topic: 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):
- Completed: Oct. 2024
- Topic: 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