Research Supervision Areas
Dean, Faculty of Humanities
Chair Professor of Cultural Studies
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Critical Legal Theory Centering on Human Rights Philosophy, Ethics and Politics
- Critical Public Health Studies
- Cultural Politics of Race/Ethnicity/Migration
- Digital Humanities for Social Diversity
- Gender and Sexuality Studies Related to Media and Visual Culture
- International and Asia-based Media and Cultural Studies
- Youth Studies in Transnational Contexts
Associate Dean (International Engagement)
Faculty of Humanities
Acting Head of Department / Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
- Corpus Linguistics
- Computer-assisted Language Learning
- English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
- Multilingual Education
- English-Chinese Translation Studies
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Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies)
Faculty of Humanities
Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
- Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
- Corpus Linguistics, Corpus-based Language Pedagogy (CBLP)
- Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL)
- Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition
- Language Education
- Linguistics
Acting Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies)
Faculty of Humanities
Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Literature
Assistant Dean (Quality Assurance and Programmes)
Faculty of Humanities
Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Classical Chinese Literature and Culture
- Classical Chinese Thought and Religion
Chair Professor of Cultural History
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Confucianism, Chinese Intellectual History and East Asian Hermeneutic Traditions focusing on the interpretation theories of the Classic of Changes (Yijing and their commentaries), involving the disciplines of History, Philology, Philosophy, and their inner connections.
Chair Professor of Film and Media and Head of Department
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Literature
- History
- Cultural Studies
Professor
Department of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
- Linguistics
Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Traditional Chinese Literature and Literary Criticism
- Classical Chinese Thoughts
- Early Chinese Texts
- The Paradigm Shift of Chinese Cultural and Literary Studies
Professor
Department of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
Acting Head of Department / Assistant Professor
Department of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Global Englishes Supporting Marginalized and Vulnerable Groups
- Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE)
- Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning (ICALL)
- Media Multitasking
- Positive Psychology in Second Language Acquisition English as an International Language
- Willingness to Communicate in Digital and Non-digital Contexts
Acting Head of Centre
Centre of Language in Education Associate Head of Department / Assistant Professor
Department of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
Associate Head of Department / Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Literature
Associate Head of Department / Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Diaspora and Exile
- Globality and Transnationalism
- Postcolonial Feminist Fictions and Theory of Cultural Studies, Film Studies and Visual Culture
- Postcolonial Studies
Associate Head of Department / Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
- Computer Assisted Pronunciation Learning
- Experimental Phonetics
- Intelligibility and Accent Studies
- Inter-language Phonology
- Perception and Production
Associate Head of Department / Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
Language Learning Motivation
Language Writing
Teacher Education
Research Methods
Associate Head of Department / Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Ancient Chinese Documents
- Chinese Language Teaching
- Chinese Linguistics (Specially in Chinese Paleography and Etymology)
Associate Head of Department / Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
- Understanding Translation Practitioners in the Workplace
- Translation Pedagogy
- Translation Practices
Professor (Practice)
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
- Language and Gender
- English Grammar Teaching
Professor (Practice)
Department of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Discourse Analysis
- Teacher Education
- Teacher Identity
Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature
- Women’s Writing
- The Short Story
- Literary and Cultural Translation
Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Literature
Associate Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Linguistics
Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Literature
Associate Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Chinese as a Second Language
- Chinese Linguistics
- Functional Grammar
- Language Development and Change
Associate Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Literature
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Linguistics
Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
- Linguistics
Assistant Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Literature
Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Linguistics
Assistant Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- History
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
Assistant Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- History
Assistant Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- History
- History Education
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
- Linguistics
Assistant Professor
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
- Phonetics
- Speech Prosody
- Second Language Acquisition
- Linguistics
Assistant Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- History
Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
- Cultural Studies
Assistant Professor
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
- First/Second Language Acquisition on Morphosyntax
- Cognitive Approaches to Grammar
Assistant Professor
Department of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
- Linguistics
Assistant Professor
Department of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
Assistant Professor
Department of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
Assistant Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Postcolonial and World Literatures (with a focus on the Asia-Pacific Region)
- Environmental Humanities
- Gender and Media Studies
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
Language Education
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
Literature (Classical Chinese Opera, Formulated Exegesis and the Culture of Civil Service Examination, Ancient Chinese Stylistics, Classical Chinese Fiction, Ming-Qing Literature)
Assistant Professor
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
- Linguistics
Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
Assistant Professor
Department of Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA)
Research Area(s):
- Music Education
- Music Psychology
- Vocal Acoustics
- Intangible Music Heritage
- Digital Musicology
Assistant Professor
Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
- Literature
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
- Identity and Investment
- Teacher Education
- Computer Assited Language Learning
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- Cultural Studies
- Environmental Humanities
- Film Studies
Assistant Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
- East Asian TV Dramas
- Celebrity and Fandom
- K-pop
- Feminism
- BL and GL
- Jin Yong Studies
Research Assistant ProfessorDepartment of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
Language Education
Research Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA)
Research Area(s):
- Generative AI and Creative Process
- Community-based Art Education and Cultural Responsiveness
- Arts Participation in Primary and Secondary School Education
- Art Teacher Education and Teacher-Artist Identities
- Gender, Creative Identities and School Art Education
Research Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Chinese Language Studies (CHL)
Research Area(s):
Language Education
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS)
Research Area(s):
Cultural Studies & Literature (Environmental Humanities, Cultural Imaginaries, and Environments, Science and Technology Studies, More-than-human Studies, Storytelling, Literature, and Climate Change)
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Research Area(s):
Discourse Analysis (Corpus-assisted Discourse Analysis, Multimodal Discourse Analysis)
Health Communication
Identity Studies
Pragmatics and Psychological Theory
Language Development and Social Communication
Hong Kong PhD fellowship Scheme
General Requirement
English Language Requirements
(The result of IELTS/TOFEL provided should be within two years.) *Individual field of study such as English language may have higher requirement. ^The College English Test (CET) is not accepted as equivalent qualification.
Tuition Fee The tuition fee for 2024/25 academic year is HK$42,100/annum for UGC-funded students and HK$84,200/annum for self-financed students, which is provisional and subject to adjustment. The application fee for local applicants is HK$150 per programme. For non-local applicants, the application fee is HK$300. Please refer to the Section of "Non-local Applicants" for details.
Application: September 2025 Intake (Semester 1, 2025/26) For HK PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) applicants, please submit an initial HKPFS application AND a full EdUHK application. (Please quote your HKPFS Reference No)
For non-HK PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) applicants, please submit a full EdUHK application.
Research Postgraduate Studentship (UGC-funded Research Postgraduate (RPg) Programmes)
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