FHM Researchers - Prof GU Ming Yue Michelle
FHM Researchers - Prof GU Ming Yue Michelle
Professor
Department of English Language Education (ELE)
Research Area(s):
- Language Education
- Linguistics
Hello everyone. Welcome (back) to EdUHK. My name is Michelle Gu. I am an Associate Professor at the Department of English Language Education as well as the Head of Department. I particularly welcome RPg applications from students interested in the following research areas:
- Multilingualism and Mobility
- EMI in Higher Education
- Identity and (digital) Citizenship Studies
- Cross-cultural Communication
I would also be delighted to meet current students who would like to explore any of the above areas—whether or not you specialise in them. I believe that multidisciplinary collaboration helps broaden our perspectives and drives impactful research. I look forward to meeting many of you on campus.
Publications:
As of October 2022, I have published 65 refereed articles in international journals with high impact, 3 scholarly books, and 12 refereed book chapters. Selected publications over the past year are listed below.
- Gu, M., Han, Y., & Tang, L. (2022). Family language policy in a multilingual Mongolian family in China: A Multi-level perspective. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.
- Gu, M., Jiang, L., & Ou, W. (2022). Exploring the professional teacher identity as ethical self formation of two multilingual native English teachers. Language Teaching Research.
- Gu, M., & Huang, F. (2022). Transforming habitus and recalibrating capital: University students’ experiences in online learning and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Linguistics and Education.
- Gu, M., Guo, X., & Lin, Y. (2022). Negotiating scale and mobility: Transnational Koreans in Shanghai. International Journal of Multilingualism.
Research Grants and Awards:
I have led 38 research projects, including 3 RGC-Funded GRF projects:
- RGC-Funded GRF projects as PI:
| 2018-2020 | Investigating Adolescents’ Digital Citizenship through Social Media:(Trans)Formation: (Trans)Formation, Digital Literacy Practices and Influential Factors (HK$1,095,862. Ref. 18621622. |
| 2018-2020 | The interplay of language-in-education policy, language ideology and linguistic practices within discourse of internationalization in higher education – a comparative study. HK$ 623,992. Ref. 14620117. |
| 2014-2016 | Second Language(s) Learning Motivation and Identity Construction of Ethnic Minority Students in Hong Kong. HK$368,500. Ref. 443213. |
- One PICO-Funded Public Policy Research (PPR) Funding Scheme (Special Round) as PI (Reference No.: SR2020.A5.020):
| 2020 | A Foucauldian Perspective on Citizenship and Identity (Re)Construction among University Students in Social Movements in Hong Kong. HKD$458,735. |
- One Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) project as PI (Reference No.: EDB(LE)/P&R/EL/175/9):
| 2018 - 2020 | The Effects of Family Socialization on Second-Generation South Asian Adolescents in Hong Kong: Academic Identity Construction and Second Language Learning. HK$1,022,254. |
- I have won awards for research excellence including:
| 2022 | President’s Award in Outstanding Performance in Research, Individual Award (Research Excellence Award) | The Education University of Hong Kong |
| 2017 | Research Excellence Award | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2015 | Young Researcher Award | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Supervision:
I have served as a supervisor and co-supervisor as well as an external examiner.
My supervisees have researched the following topics: translanguaging, identity studies, digital literacies, multilingualism, etc.