Capstone Project Checkpoint
 
Research Interest of Supervisors

Ladegaard, Hans J. (Prof.)
Intercultural and intergroup communication; Language attitudes and stereotypes; Language and gender; Pragmatics & discourse analysis; Narratives of migration; Attitudes and motivation in foreign language learning

Xu, Xunfeng (Dr)
Corpus linguistics; Systemic functional linguistics; Grammatical analysis; Call centre discourse; Computer-mediated communication; Multimedia and computer-assisted language learning

Matthiessen, Christian M.I.M. (Prof.)

  • Systemic Functional Grammar: Systemic-functional theory and metatheory in general; systemic functional grammar of English; gramma of other languages
  • Multilinguality: Investigation of multilinguality through analysis of parallel and comparable texts, translation issues in various languages; multilingual text-generation; text-based and ‘target language’ oriented translation
  • Others: Exploration of the evolution of language; Application of functional theory and description in discourse interpretation
Cheng, Winnie (Prof.)
Communication; Conversational analysis ; Corpus linguistics; (Critical) discourse analysis ; (Critical) genre analysis; Discourse intonation; Intercultural communication ; Lexical Studies; On-line learning; Outcome-based education ; Pragmatics; Professional communication ; Teaching and assessment; Syllabus design and materials writing ; Teaching and language corpora; Work-integrated education

Qian, David (Prof.)
Applied linguistics; Large-scale standardized testing; Performance assessment; Teacher-based alternative assessment; Vocabulary assessment and acquisition; Language assessment policy; Assessment and evaluation in professional contexts; Learner corpora and occupation-specific corpora; Communication in professional workplaces; Educational measurement

Warren, Martin (Prof.)
corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, intercultural communication, lexical semantics, phraseology, pragmatics

Evans, Stephen (Prof.)
Language policy and planning; English as a global lingua franca; World Englishes; English for academic and professional purposes; Language in education; ELT course and materials design; The history of English-language education; Classroom discourse

Forey, Gail (Dr)
Discourse analysis, systemic functional linguistics; critical discourse analysis; language of the workplace; professional discourse; literacy and education; English language teacher education; English for academic purposes

Li, Lan (Dr)
Lexicology and lexicography; Corpus study; EFL vocabulary learning; Metaphor study; Neologisms; Technical and web writing; Language in computer mediated communication; Workplace English

Wong, Cathy (Dr)
Second Language Phonology; Phonology; Second Language Acquisition; English Loanwords in Cantonese

Yap, Foong Ha (Dr)
Grammaticalization Studies; Language Typology; Discourse Analysis; Language Processing; Language Acquisition; Language Revitalization

Ho, Victor (Dr)
Pragmatics; Discourse analysis; Professional communication; Systemic functional linguistics; English for academic/specific purposes

Tay, Dennis (Dr)
Cognitive linguistics (especially metaphor theory); Discourse analysis; Psychotherapeutic discourse

Veloso, Francisco (Dr)
Social Semiotics/Multimodality; Discourse Analysis; Media Studies; Pop Culture; Language and Society

Chan, Clarice (Dr)
English for Specific Purposes; business English; professional communication; English for Academic Purposes; discourse analysis; sociocultural perspectives on second language acquisition; curriculum development; materials evaluation and adaptation

Chan, Mable (Dr)
Second Language Acquisition; Generative Grammar; Syntax and Semantics; Language Education; Curriculum Development; Teaching and Learning of Business/Academic English

Feng, William (Dr)
Multimodal discourse analysis; Systemic functional theory; Media and communication; Education and multimodal literacy

Lam, Marvin (Dr)
Systemic Functional Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Interpersonal Communication; Language Typology; Language Teaching and Language across the Curriculum

Lin, Phoebe (Dr)
Corpus linguistics; Discourse analysis; English intonation and rhythm; lexical studies; English language teaching (ELT); Language learning technologies

Sampson, Nicholas Alistair (Dr)
Teacher autonomy, Teacher education, Continuing professional development, Textbooks and materials design

Low, Francis (Mr)
Multimodal discourse analysis; Advertising images; Design intention and emotion; Websites message layout; Tri-modality of food; Multisemiotics

Espindola, Elaine (Dr)
Systemic Functional Linguistics; Translation Studies; Forensic Linguistics; English for Specific Purposes; Language Description

Suen, Amy (Dr)
Critical genre analysis ; Professional Communication ; Multimodality

Tse, Angela (Ms)
18th-19th century Fiction (with a special interest in Victorian / British fiction) ; Women's writing ; Fashionable novels (i.e. Silver-fork Novels of the early 19th Century); 19th century fashion periodicals and images; Fashion / Vestimentary analysis of literary writing ; Realism and (Barthesian) Post-Structuralism ; Gender and Language

Wong, Dora (Ms)
e-learning & teaching, language arts, translation