Faculty Newsletter

Dr David Kang Jong-hyuk Won the University Grants Committee Teaching Award

Dr David Kang Jong Hyuk, Associate Head and Assistant Professor at the Department of Literature and Cultural Studies of the Faculty of Humanities, won the 2018 University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award under the category of Early Career Faculty Members in recognition of his outstanding teaching performance and achievements.

Faculty of Humanities

EdUHK Launches New EdD Programme to Nurture Chinese Language Teaching and Research Professionals with Global Vision

The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) has launched a new Doctor of Education (EdD) Programme in Language Education (Chinese) – the University's first doctoral degree programme specialising in Chinese language teaching and research.

Department of Chinese Language Studies

The 10th Fong Yun Wah Distinguished Lecture Series

With the generous donation from the Fong's Family Foundation, the 10th Fong Yun Wah Distinguished Lecture Series was successfully held from 14 to 23 November 2018 with its details below. 

Faculty of Humanities

University Grants Committee Visit to The Education University of Hong Kong

The University Grants Committee (UGC) visited The Education University of Hong Kong on 6 September 2018. The senior and junior academic and teaching staff members of the Faculty of Humanities were invited to meet the UGC panel members.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies - The Second Undergraduate Academic Conference on Humanities

The Undergraduate Academic Conference on Humanities (UAC), as a platform of academic exchange for local and overseas undergraduates on the topics of language, literature, and culture in Greater China, was co-organised by the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies programme and the Research Centre for Chinese Literature and Literary Culture (RCCLLC). The UAC successfully brought together undergraduate students and sub-degree students of humanities with the goal of nurturing young research talents in humanities.

Faculty of Humanities

10-week Internship Programme for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

In 2017/18, the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (BA(TCSL)) programme established collaboration with the Spain BOSI Language School to offer an internship opportunity to BA(TCSL) students. Three students were selected and sent to Elche of Spain for the 10-week internship programme from June to August 2018. They were assigned the duty of main teachers in different classes. Their duties included teaching of Chinese, English, Humanities and other subjects to Spain-born Chinese children, as well as various kinds of extra-curricular activities.

Faculty of Humanities

Initial Periodic Programme Review for Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language)

The Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Five-year Full-time) (BEd(EL)) programme admitted its first cohort of students in 2012/13, produced its first cohort of graduates in 2016/17 and was due to conduct the Initial Periodic Programme Review (IPPR) in 2017/18. An External Review Panel (ERP) comprising the following two senior academics conducted an on-site visit to EdUHK on 13 and 14 April 2018:

Faculty of Humanities

International Symposium on the Frontiers of Chinese Linguistics

The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), in collaboration with Peking University and Hong Kong Baptist University, hosted the First International Symposium on the Frontiers of Chinese Linguistics from 8 to 9 June 2018 with the theme “Phonetic and Phonological Frontiers in Chinese Linguistics”.

Department of Chinese Language Studies

Advanced Workshop on International Baccalaureate Concepts and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

The Department of Chinese Language Studies of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) hosted the Advanced Workshop on International Baccalaureate (IB) Concepts and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL) from 15 to 29 July 2018. The workshop introduced the latest theories and practices in teaching Chinese language in IB schools via lectures, seminars and cultural visits.

Department of Chinese Language Studies

International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Professor Si Chung Mou, Head of the Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL) of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), shared his insights on teacher training with experts from Mainland China and Taiwan at the Fourth International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language on 30 to 31 May 2018.

Department of Chinese Language Studies

The First Department of English Language Education e-Learning Roundtable

The Department of English Language Education (ELE) of the Faculty of Humanities at The Education University of Hong Kong, held the 1st ELE e-Learning Roundtable on 9 June 2018. The event was organised to share the experiences from local English teachers involved in the Unleashing e-Resources in English Language Education (URiELL) of the University’s Central Reserve Fund project. The project’s aim is to promote the integration of e-Learning in English language teaching in primary and secondary schools through an organic approach to professional development. The roundtable included a keynote presentation, experience sharing, roundtable discussion and parallel sessions. The discussion explored the topic of what can be done to prepare teachers for integrating technology into their classrooms.

Department of English Language Education

A Word from International Staff: French International Tutors Present a French Breakfast

Welcome to France! Report by Amélia Mongellas The Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies has launched the Minor in French Studies and, for this, a French international tutor has joined the University to help students learn French and to promote French culture. Amélia Mongellas is your tutor of French and is at your disposal to answer any questions about the French language or culture.  Amélia can also explain the professional opportunities you may have after learning French. Indeed, 54 countries are part of the Francophonie, and learning French is a real asset in the world of work.

Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies

Nice to Have Benevolent Neighbors: Chinese Traditional Virtues in Hong Kong

“Nice to Have Benevolent Neighbors: Chinese Traditional Virtues in Hong Kong” is a project supported by the Tin Ka Ping Foundation. The project is led by Professor Eric Yu Kwan Wai and assisted by Dr Aaron Shang Haifeng and Dr Egret Zhou Lulu, and executed by Mr Taylor Wong Hoi Tung from the Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS). The project aims to promote traditional virtues to secondary school students by organising a wide range of activities, including a writing competition, a cultural camp, academic talks, a micro movie workshop and a competition. The purposes of holding these activities are to encourage teenagers to discover Chinese traditional virtues within their daily life, and to manifest these virtues creatively and critically through literature and drama. Hopefully, they could have a better understanding of Chinese traditional virtues in the current era.

Department of Literature and Cultural Studies

Language Fest 2018 a Success!

The First Language Fest of The Education University of Hong Kong was held on 18 September 2018 by the Centre for Language in Education (CLE). As a journey of self-discovery and connecting everyone through languages, CLE offered an occasion for students to meet others through languages. It was a fun event that consisted of the presentations of seven languages of the world, namely Finnish, Portuguese, Turkish, Hebrew, Mongolian, Swedish, Spanish, led by the International Tutors (ITs) from different countries, aiming at showing students the diversity of linguistic and ethnographic features of those languages. The idea was to let students understand that languages and cultures were different but equally important and interesting no matter where the language was spoken.

Centre for Language in Education

Renovation of the Arthur Samy Language Learning Centre

The renovation project of the Arthur Samy Language Learning Centre (B3-G-05) was conducted from March to August 2018 with the aim of providing a more conducive learning environment for students. The project was made possible thanks to the funding of the University Grants Committee. Over the course of five months, the modernisation of all workshop and consultation rooms was completed. Additionally, a new English café and an expanded open area were constructed. Students are now able to collaborate and learn in these new innovative learning environments. Overall, it is a challenging and exciting transformation when different parties worked together to accomplish what had been set out to do.

Centre for Language in Education

One City One Book Hong Kong

The Centre for Popular Culture in the Humanities is proud to announce Hong Kong’s first ever One City One Book initiative. One City One Book Hong Kong is a community reading programme which aims to encourage as many people as possible in a city, to read and discuss a single book at around the same time. Each year students, scholars, and readers of all kinds will focus their attention on one single book. The goals of the initiative are to build a sense of community and promote reading, discussion, and civic engagement.

Centre for Popular Culture in the Humanities

Into Empathy

Supported by the Centre for Popular Culture in the Humanities and the Department of Literature and Cultural Studies in collaboration with the Modernist Studies in Asia network, the international conference “Modernism and Empathy” was held on 15 to 16 June 2018 and attracted approximately 50 delegates from Asian and European countries including India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Poland, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US).

Centre for Popular Culture in the Humanities

A Research Hub Devoted to the Study of Linguistics and Language Studies and Beyond

The Research Cluster Fund (RCF) project “Establishing a Research Cluster in The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) for Promoting Research on Multilingual Acquisition and Multilingual Education” has brought forth a group of colleagues of EdUHK who have expertise in the field of multilingual acquisition and multilingual education to form a research cluster. Led by Dr Wang Lixun (Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)), Professor Cheung Hin Tat (Centre for Research on Linguistics and Language Studies (CRLLS) and LML), Professor Bob Adamson (Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning (IELL)), Dr Kataoka Shin (LML), Dr Gao Fang (IELL) and Dr Pamela Leung Pui Wan (Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL) and Centre for Language in Education (CLE)). This project has brought EdUHK the potential to take the leading role in promoting research on multilingual acquisition and multilingual education. Numerous seminars, open to the public, have been held regularly targeting teaching staff and students in order to continuously promote research in multilingual acquisition and multilingual education and to keep them informed and updated on current research trend in this field.

Centre for Research on Linguistics and Language Studies

Towards the 10th Anniversary of the Research Centre for Chinese Literature and Literary Culture

The Research Centre for Chinese Literature and Literary Culture (RCCLLC) is devoted to the research and promotion of literature and culture, delving into various academic areas. Thanks to the support from the Faculty of Humanities, RCCLLC and the programme of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies co-organised the “Undergraduate Academic Conference on Humanities” in June 2018. Undergraduate students from Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan presented 59 papers in total in this conference, and The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) once again became the platform for academic exchange on a tertiary level. In July 2018, RCCLLC and the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature from the National Taiwan University co-organised the “2nd EdUHK-NTU Postgraduate Academic Conference on Literature and Culture”, which allowed for academic exchanges among the teaching staff and postgraduate students of various fields from the two universities. During 2018’s World Cup, Professor Leonard Chan Kwok Kou, Director of RCCLLC, together with Professor Stephen Chu Yiu Wai from The University of Hong Kong (HKU), demonstrated how scholars could assume the role of football fans by organising an exchange session with the title “the Poetics of World Cup Soccer” as well as watching a live World Cup football match together with the participants after the exchange session. Moreover, under the leadership of Professor Leo Lee Ou Fan from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and other scholars, RCCLLC has been co-organising monthly “Hong Kong Literary Culture Salons” together with the programme of Hong Kong Studies from HKU, Hong Kong Literature Centre from CUHK and the Division of Languages and Communication from the Community College of City University starting from October 2018. Heading into its tenth year since its founding, RCCLLC will continue to organise a variety of activities apart from the existing reading clubs, exchange sessions, lecture series and the planned literary exhibition.

Research Centre for Chinese Literature and Literary Culture

The FHM Newsletter Editorial Board 2018/19

Advisor:  Professor Tong Ho Kin, Dean (Faculty of Humanities) Editor: Dr Andy Chin Chi On , Associate Dean(Research and Postgraduate Studies) (Faculty of Humanities)

Faculty of Humanities