Chapter in an edited book (author)
BILBOW, G. and LAN, L. Cultural Similarities and Dissimilarities of Business Metaphors and their Translation". In Chan, S.W., ed., Translation and Bilingual Dictionaries, Lexicographica Series Maior, Max Niemeyer Verlag, Tubingen, pp.141-149 (2004)
CHENG, W. " // did you TOOK // rise from the miniBAR //: What is the practical relevance of a corpus-driven language study to practitioners in Hong Kong's hotel industry?". In Connor U. and Upton, T.A., eds., Discourse in the Professions, John Benjamins, Amsterdam, pp.141-166 (333pp) (2004)
CHENG, W. "// FRIENDS // fall-rise LAdies and GENtlemen //: Some preliminary findings from a corpus of spoken public discourses in Hong Kong". In Connor U. and Upton, T.A., eds., Applied Corpus Linguistics: A Multidimensional Perspective, Rodopi, Amsterdam/New York, pp.35-50 (279pp) (2004)
CHENG, W., WARREN, M. and XU, X.F. Towards a description of spoken English in Hong Kong: Some findings and applications. (對香港英口語的描述，研究發現及應用) In School of Foreign Studies Editorial Committee, South China Normal University, ed., Yuliaoku Yuyanxue de Yanjiu Yu Yingyong. (語科庫語言學的研究與應用) Northeast Normal University Press, China, pp.57-63 (Jun 2005)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. "// well I have a DIFferent // THINking you know //: A corpus-driven study of disagreement in Hong Kong business discourse". In Gotti, M. and Bargiela, F., eds., Asian Business Discourse(s), Peter Lang., Frankfurt am main, pp.241-270 (Oct 2005)
LEUNG, M."Japanese Language Education and Japanese Studies in Hong Kong". In 1st, ed., Japanese Culture in Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong, pp.219-234 (Mar 2006)
WU, D., FENG, J., LO, T., CHAN, S.D. and YAO, X. "Review and prospect of media language studies in China". In Yao, X. and Guo, L., eds., Meiti Yuyan Dajia Tan, Jing Ji Ke Xue Chu Ban She, Beijing, pp.343-361 (2004)
LI, L. and BILBOW, G. "Cultural similarities and dissimilarities of business metaphors and their translation". In Chan, S.W., ed., Translation and Bilingual Dictionaries, Lexicographica Series Maior, Max Niemeyer Verlag, pp.141-149 (Dec 2004)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "How participants discussed socio-cultural issues of Japan in a virtual classroom Email exchange projects among university students of Japan and Hong Kong". In Takahashi, R., ed., Global Networking in Japanese Studies and Japanese Language Education, Himawari Publishing, Hong Kong, pp.281-292 (Mar 2005)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "Japanese interaction in virtual classroom: An invitation to the email exchange class". In Takahashi, R., ed., Global Networking in Japanese Studies and Japanese Language Education, Himawari Publishing, Hong Kong, pp.173-181 (Mar 2005)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "Washback in the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test in Hong Kong: A pilot study". In Sugimoto, A. and Sugai, H., eds., Language Tests in the World, National Language Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan, pp.28-46 (Mar 2005)
QIAN, D. "Business Language Testing Service (BULATS) language tests". In Stoynoff, S. and Chapelle, C., eds., ESOL tests and testing: A resource for ESOL teachers and administrators, TESOL Publications, Waldorf, Maryland, pp.43-48 (Mar 2005)
QIAN, D. "Second language lexical inferencing: Preferences, perceptions and practices". In Laufer B. and Bogaards, P., eds., Vocabulary in a second language: Selection, acquisition and testing, John Benjamins, Amsterdam, pp.155-169 (Chapter 8) (Dec 2004)
QIAN, D. , SO, D. , CHAN, W. and LAU, K. "A profile of good learners of Chinese and English at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University". In Witte, E., Van Mensel, L., Pierrard, M., Mettewie, L., Housen, A. and De Groof, R., eds., Language, Attitudes & Education in Multilingual Cities, Universa Press, Wetteren, pp.181-198 (Dec 2005)
QIAN, D. "Why engineers need to be multilinguists: Perspectives of employers and employees". In White, E., Van Mensel, L., Pierrard, M., Mettewie, L., Housen, A. and De Groof, R., eds., Language, Attitudes & Education in Multilingual Cities, Universa Press, Wetteren, pp.199-210 (Dec 2005)
WARREN, M. "// fall so what have YOU been WORking on REcently //: Compiling Specialized Corpus of Spoken Business English". In Connor, U. and Upton, T.A., eds., Discourse in the Professions, John Benjamins, Amsterdam, pp.115-140 (333pp) (2004)
WARREN, M. "A corpus-driven analysis of the use of intonation to assert dominance and control". In Connor, U. and Upton, T.A., eds., Applied Corpus Linguistics: A Multidimensional Perspective, Rodopi, Amsterdam/New York, pp.21-33 (279pp) (2004)
Publication in refereed journal
CHAN, B. Beyond contextualization: Code-switching as a textualization cue". Journal of Language and Social Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp.7-27 (2004)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. // fall-rise beef ball // level you like //: The intonation of declarative-mood questions in a corpus of Hong Kong English". Special Issue of Teanga: Corpora, varieties and the language classroom, Journal of the Irish Association of Applied Linguistics, pp.xx-xx (December 2003)
CHENG, W. "Humour in intercultural conversation". Semiotica, Vol. 146, No. 1/4, pp.287-306 (September 2003)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M."Indirectness, inexplicitness and vagueness made clearer". Pragmatics, Vol. 13, No. 3/4, pp.381-400 (December 2003)
CHENG, W. "¡¥well thank you David for that question': The intonation, pragmatics and structure of Q&A sessions in public discourses". The Journal of Asia TEFL, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp.109-133 (Autumn 2004)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. "Peer assessment of language proficiency". Language Testing, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp.93-121 (Jan 2005)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. ""// you need to be RUTHless //: Entertaining cross-cultural differences". Language & Intercultural Communication, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp.35-56 (Mar 2006)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. "// CAN i help you //: The use of rise and rise-fall tones in the Hong Kong Corpus of Spoken English". International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.85-107 (Jul 2005)
CHENG, W. , GREAVES, C. and WARREN, M. "The creation of a prosodically transcribed intercultural corpus: The Hong Kong Corpus of Spoken English (prosodic)". International Computer Archive of Modern English (ICAME) Journal, Vol. 29, pp.5-26 (Jul 2005)
EVANS, S. "The beginnings of English language teaching in China". Asian Englishes, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.42-63 (Jun 2006)
FAN, M. "Frequency of use, perceived usefulness, and actual usefulness of second language vocabulary strategies: A study of Hong Kong learners". The Modern Language Journal, Vol. 87, pp.222-243 (2003)
FAN, M. and XU, X.F. "Enhancing the learning of business English using corpora - a case study". Business Issues, Vol. 1, pp.6-8 (2006) (Cambridge: BESIG of IATEFL)
FOREY, G. "Workplace texts: Do they mean the same for teachers and business people?". English for Specific Purposes, Vol. 23, pp.447-469 (2004)
FOREY, G. and HOOD, S. "Introducting a conference paper: Getting interpersonal with your audience". Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp.291-306 (Oct 2005)
GREEN, C. and EVANS, S."The use of English by Chinese professionals in post-1997 Hong Kong". Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp.386-412 (December 2003)
GREEN, C. "Integrating Extensive Reading in the Task-based Curriculum". English Language Teaching Journal, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp.306-311 (Oct 2005)
HUMPHREY, G., ZHENGDONG, G. and HAMP-LYONS L."Profiling Successful and Unsuccessful Chinese EFL Learners". Modern Language Journal, Vol. 88, No. 2, pp.229-244 (Summer 2004)
ITAKURA, H. "Changing cultural stereotypes through e-mail assisted foreign language learning". System, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp.37-51 (March 2004)
ITAKURA, H. and TSUI, A."Gender and Conversational Dominance in Japanese Conversation". Language in Society, Vol. 33, pp.223-248 (April 2004)
LI, L. and BILBOW, G. "The PolyLexicon: a bilingual business e-Dictionary". The Hong Kong Linguist, No. 25, pp.80-88 (May 2005)
LI, L."The growing prosperity of on-line dictionaries". English Today 83, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp.16-21 (Jul 2005) (Cambridge University Press)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y., WATANABE, T. and UDEA, M."Participants' evaluations on conversational partner activities". Journal of International Students Education, Vol. 9, pp.101-116 (June 2004)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "Who's done it? : Mystery Guides for upper-intermediate and advanced speakers of Japanese". Nihon-gakkan, Vol. 8, pp.128-134 (June 2004)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "Hong Kong's secondary school pupils' attitudes towards learning Japanese language as a regular school subject: A pilot study". Nihongakkan, Vol. 8, pp.141-148 (Jun 2004)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "Current trends in teaching Japanese as a foreign language (TJFL) at secondary level in Hong Kong: Applying the JSP approach". Journal of Technical Japanese, Vol. 9, pp.61-65 (Dec 2004)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y., WATANABE, T. and UEDA, M. "The effect and problem of conversational partner program: From investigation of the activity evaluation for foreign students and teachers". Journal of International Students' Education, Vol. 9, pp.157-167 (Dec 2004) (Japan Association for International Students' Education)
QIAN, D. "Evaluation of an in-depth vocabulary knowledge measure for assessing reading performance". Language Testing , Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.28-52 (January 2004)
QIAN, D. "Demystifying lexical inferencing: The role of aspects of vocabulary knowledge". TESL Canada Journal, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp.34-54 (Mar 2005)
QIAN, D. "Measuring lexical richness in business English writing: A study of Chinese learners". The Hong Kong Linguist: Jubilee Version, Vol. 25, pp.36-42 (May 2005)
QIAN, D."Assessing English writing for professional communication: A perspective from employers". Crosslinks in English Language Teaching, Vol. 2, pp.105-122 (Dec 2005)
Invited conference paper
BILBOW, G. "Acquiring business writing skills in a distance mode". Invited keynote speaker at the National Teacher Education Conference, Central China Radio and Television University, Chengdu, Szechuan, PRC, November 2003 (November 2003)
BILBOW, G. "Business English: challenge of the third millennium". Invited keynote speaker at the National Teacher Education Conference, Central China Radio and Television University, Chengdu, Szechuan, PRC, November 2003 (November 2003)
CHENG, W. "// level well THANK you DAvid for // level THAT question//: the intonation, pragmatics and structure of Q&A sessions in public discourses. ". TEFL in Asia: Emerging Issues. 1st Asia TEFL International Conference, Hotel Nongshim, Busan, South Korea, 7-9 November 2003 (November 2003)
CHENG, W., and GRUNDY, P. "Thinking for writing: a neo-Gricean take on writing across cultures". The Second Symposium on Intercultural Cognitive and Social Pragmatics, 26-28 May 2004, University of Seville, Spain (May 2004)
FOREY, G. and HOOD, S. "Presenting a conference paper: Getting interpersonal with your audience". American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Portland,Oregon, USA, 1-4 May 2004 (May 2004)
FOREY, G. and FIRKINS, A. "Changing the Literacy Habitus of a Hong Kong Secondary School". Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, and Practice Conference, National Institute of Education, Singapore, 29 May-1 June 2005 (May 2005) (Published in Proceedings)
FOREY, G. , FIRKINS, A. and POLIAS, J. "Hopes, Intentions and Reality: Introducing SFL into Hong Kong Secondary Schools". The 32nd International Systemic Functional Congress, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, July 2005 (Jul 2005)
FOREY, G. "Interpersonal language in call centre discourse". Plenary paper at 1st International Conference on Appraisal Systems & 9th National Conference on Systemic Functional Linguistics in China, Henan University, Kaifeng, China, 8-10 October 2005 (Oct 2005)
FOREY, G. and LOCKWOOD, J. "Language research directions and possibilities: How can it help?". Inaugural Conference "Talking Across the World" English Communication Skills for the ITES Industry, Manila, Philippines, 24 and 25 February 2006 (Feb 2006)
LEUNG, M. "Conference on Asian Culture". City University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, February 2006 (Feb 2006)
LEUNG, M."Forum on Virtual Learning and Japanese Language Education". School of Graduate Studies, School of Graduate Studies, Obirin University, Tokyo, Japan, February 2006 (Feb 2006)
LEUNG, M."Japanese Language Education: Teaching Materials for Japanese Culture". Paper presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Japan-Korea Asia Education Cultural Centre, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Korea, 18-19 August 2005 (Aug 2005)
LEUNG, M. "The Present and Future of Japanese Language Education". Centre of International Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Kyushu, Japan, April 2006 (Apr 2006)
LI, L., LAM, J. and MCARTHUR, T. "A three-way dictionary: bringing Cantonese, English and Putonghua together". In Ooi et al, V., ed., Words in Asian Cultural Contexts, National University of Singapore, 2005, pp.151-167 (Jun 2005)
LI, L. "Corpus, concordance and language study". Keynote address to Students' Conference 2006 on Language, Community and Education, HKU SPACE, 29 April 2006 (Apr 2006)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "Influence of Japanese loanwords in Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong". Paper presented at the Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences (JASS), organized by JASS, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 19-20 March 2005, pp.112-115 (Mar 2005) (Paper published in the Proceedings of 15th Conference of JASS)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "Japanese Interaction in Business and Professional Contexts". Workshop on Business Japanese Education. The International Conference of Japanese Language Education, organized by the Society of Japanese Language Education, Japan, Showa Women's University, Tokyo, 6-8 August 2004, pp.52-55 (Aug 2004) (Full paper published in the Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Japanese Language Education)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "Linking classroom learning and out-of-class learning: Experiences from Hong Kong". Symposium on New Directions of Japanese Language Teaching. The 5th International Conference of Japanese Language Education, organized by the Society of Japanese Language Education, Japan, Showa Women's University, 6-8 August 2004, pp.10-15 (Aug 2004) (Full paper published in the Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Japanese Language Education)
MIYAZOE-WONG, Y. "Role rotation in conversational negotiation in the multilingual workplace". Paper presented at the 2005 Spring Conference of the Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, 21-22 May 2005, pp.195-200 (May 2005) (Paper published in the Proceedings of 2005 Spring Conference of the Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language)
QIAN D., SO, D., CHAN, W. AND MA, K."A profile of good learners of Chinese & English at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University". Invited paper presentation to the International Colloquium on Language, Attitudes and Education in Multilingual Cities, Brussels, 27-28 May 2004, pp.1-23 (May 2004)
Refereed paper at a conference
BILBOW, G. "A model for transcultural communication skills training across "cultures"". Paper presented at the 11th Nordic Network on Intercultural Communication, Kristiansand, Norway, November 2004 (Nov 2004)
BILBOW, G. "In Search of Best Practice: analysing corpus use by tertiary students in China". Paper presented at EGPYTESOL 2004, Cairo, Egypt, December 2004 (Dec 2004)
BILBOW, G. "In Search of Language Awareness: Study Abroad Programmes and their Impact on Tertiary-level Students". Paper presented at the 7th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness, Lleida, Spain, July 2004 (Jul 2004)
CHAN, B. "Case-marking in Cantonese-English Code-switching". Presented in the XVII International Congress of Linguists, Session 2: Pidgins, Creoles and Languages in Contact, Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic, July 25, 2003 (July 2003)
CHAN, B. "Hybrid language, hybrid identity-The case of Cantonese-English code-switching in Hong Kong". Presented in The International Conference on East-West Identities: Globalisation, Localisation and Hybridisation, The Baptist University of Hong Kong, February 27, 2004 (February 2004)
CHENG, W. ""I heard that there was some food stall ... /There's also concern expressed in some quarters of ... ": the use of vague language across spoken genres". Vague Language. British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) 2003, University of Leeds, UK, 4-6 September 2003 (September 2003) (Convener: Joan Cutting; Other colloquium speakers: Joanna Channel and Hugh Trappes-Lomax)
CHENG, W. "Delivering lecture content on-line: in what ways does it impact our students? ". 'TEFL in Asia: Emerging Issues', The First Asia TEFL International Conference, Hotel Nongshim, Busan, South Korea, 7-9 November 2003 (November 2003)
CHENG, W. "The pragmatics and prosody of other-repetition in spoken discourse". The Sixth NWCL Conference, Preston, Lancashire, UK, 14-16 November 2003 (November 2003)
CHENG, W. "// rise HOW'S your work toDAY //: the discourse intonation of questions in context". 2nd IVACS International Conference on "Analyzing Discourse in Context", The Graduate School of Education, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 25-26 June 2004 (June 2004)
CHENG, W. "// ONE country two SYStems //: The intonation patterns of extended collocations". AAACL 6 and ICAME 26, University of Michigan, 12-15 May 2005 (May 2005)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. "// well I have a DIFferent // THINking you know //: An intercultural study of the realization of dissenting voices in a corpus of spoken business discourses". Language and Text Variation in Business and Economics, University of Florence, 3-4 February 2005 (Feb 2005)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. "A description of spoken English in Hong Kong". The 2nd Asia TEFL International Conference, Olympic Parktel, Seoul, South Korea, 5-7 November 2004 (Nov 2004)
CHENG, W., WARREN, M. and XU, X.F. "Compiling and exploiting corpora in the English language classroom: Examples from Hong Kong". The First National Symposium of Corpus Linguistics and Foreign Language Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China, 10-14 October 2004 (Oct 2004)
CHENG, W. "Doing disagreement in discussions: School textbooks versus the Hong Kong Corpus of Spoken English". The 18th International Language in Education Conference (ILEC 2004), The Hong Kong Institute of Education, 12-15 December 2004 (Dec 2004)
CHENG, W. "Lexical cohesion across turns in a corpus of spoken English". Proceedings of the sixth TALC (Teaching and Language Corpora Conference) Conference, Department of English and German Languages, University of Granada, Spain, 6-9 July 2004, pp.21-22 (Jul 2004)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. "Online collaborative assessment to enhance teaching and learning: Comparison of Year 1 and Year 3 students". The First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 13-15 June 2005 (Jun 2005)
CHENG, W. "// ER // WOULD you HAVE any PROblems // in WORking SHIFTS //: A study of pitch concord in the Hong Kong Corpus of Spoken English". La Comunicazione Parlata, Naples, Italy, 23-25 February 2006 (Feb 2006)
FAN, M. "An exploration into the assessment of group work of university students". The First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 13-15 June 2005 (Jun 2005)
FOREY, G., SENGUPTA, S. "Applying a genre based approach to the teaching of English to students with learning disabilities". International Systemic Functional Congress, Lucknow, India, 8-13 December 2003 (December 2003)
FOREY, G. and LOCKWOOD, J. "Yes Maam: Call centre conversations". International Systemic Functional Congress, Kyoto, Japan, 6-9 September 2004 (Sept 2004)
HUMPHREYS, G. and ZHENGDONG, G. "Cultural Influences Revisited International Conference on Tertiary/College English Teaching: from Theory to Classrooom Practice". Nanjing/Hong Kong China, May 2004 (May 2004)
HUMPHREYS, G. and SPRATT, M. "The variable motivation for different target languages of Hong Kong tertiary students". British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Leeds, UK, September 2003 (September 2003)
HUMPHREYS, G. and SPRATT, M. "Varying motivation towards Putonghua, English and a third language among Hong Kong tertiary students". Eleventh International Literacy in Education Research Network Conference on Learning, Havana, Cuba, June/July 2004 (Jul 2004)
HUMPHREYS, G. "Bringing Research on Motivation into the Language Learning Classroom". Twelfth International Conference on Learning, Granada Spain, July 2005 (Jul 2005)
ITAKURA, H. Identity and foreign language use of Japanese in professional contexts in Hong Kong". Paper presented at the 6th International Symposium on Japanese Studies, City University of Hong Kong, November 2003 (November 2003)
ITAKURA, H. and NAKAJIMA, S. "Panel: Enhancing intercultural understanding through e-mail assisted projects / A collaborative intercultural email project: can it change cultural stereotypes?". Paper presented at SYNLAC Workshop 2004 - Language and Culture, Expression, Identity and Society, University of Sydney, Australia, February 2004 (February 2004)
LEUNG, M. "Japanese Lexical Items used in Hong Kong's Newspapers". Working paper in the 2005 International Symposium of Comparative Vocabulary, Zhejing University, Hangzhou, PCR, November 2005 (Nov 2005)
LI, L. and BILBOW, G. "A corpus-based investigation on bi-directional business translation". The 4th International Maastricht-Lodz Duo Colloquium on "Translation and Meaning", the Netherlands, 18-21 May 2005 (May 2005)
LI, L. and LAM, J. "Sociolinguistics of Hong Kong: The 'Chinese' dimension in a biliterate and trilingual dictionary (keynote address)". Conference on Language, Society and Culture, SPACE Community College, 28 May 2005, Hong Kong University (May 2005)
LI, L. "The importance of genre-specific corpora in the compilation of bilingual business dictionaries". The 6th National Conference on Bilingual Lexicography in China, Guangzhow, 26-28 Nov 2005 (Nov 2005)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. and YOSHIMURA, Y. "How participants discussed socio-cultural issues of Japan in a virtual classroom Email exchange projects among university students of Japan and Hong Kong". Paper presented at the 6th International Symposium on Japanese Studies and Japanese Language Education, City University, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 (November 2003) (Organized by the Society of Japanese Language Education, Hong Kong & City University of Hong Kong)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. "Identities of advanced speakers of Japanese in multilingual workplaces in Hong Kong". ?City University, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 (November 2003) (Organized by the Society of Japanese Language Education, Hong Kong & City University of Hong Kong)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. , ITAKURA, H., NAKAJIMA, H. and YOSHIMURA, Y. "Intercultural understanding through email projects linking Hong Kong and Japan". In Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Intercultural Education, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, 31 May - 1 June 2004 (June 2004) (Organized by the Society of Intercultural Education)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. and YOSHIMURA, Y. "Japanese interaction in virtual classroom: An invitation to the email exchange class". Paper presented at the 6th International Symposium on Japanese Studies and Japanese Language Education, City University, Hong Kong, 8-9 November 2003 (November 2003) (Organized by the Society of Japanese Language Education, Hong Kong & City University of Hong Kong)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. "Japanese language needs in workplaces in Hong Kong". Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of Technical Japanese Education, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, 6-7 March 2004 (March 2004) (Organized by the Society of Technical Japanese Education [STJE])
MIYAZOE-WONG Y., MURAKAMI, H. and ITAKURA, H. "Language and culture in Japanese language textbooks designed for secondary school students in Hong Kong". Paper presented at SYNLAC Workshop 2004 - Language and Culture: Expression, Identity and Society, Sydney, Australia, 12-13 February 2004 (February 2004) (Organized by University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y., ITAKURA, H. and LEUNG, M. "Multilingual media literacy: Redefining the Japanese language needs required for multilingual business and professional persons in Hong Kong". Paper presented at SYNLAC Workshop 2004 - Language and Culture: Expression, Identity and Society, Syndey, Australia, 12-13 February 2004 (February 2004) (Organized by University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. and YOSHIMA, Y. "Panel: Enhancing intercultural understanding through e-mail assisted projects / Exchanging movie critiques in a virtual classroom: Participants' Negotiation of their identities". Paper presented at SYNLAC Workshop 2004 - Language and Culture: Expression, Identity and Society, Sydney, Australia, 12-13 February 2004 (February 2004) (Organized by University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. and LEUNG M. "Secondary school Japanese learners' needs in Hong Kong". Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of Technical Japanese Education, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, 6-7 March 2004 (March 2004) (Organized by the Society of Technical Japanese Education [STJE])
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. "The outbreak of SARS and contingency plans for summer programmes in Japan: Focusing learner contributions in Japanese language learning". Paper presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the International Students Education, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 5-6 December 2003 (December 2003) (Organized by the Japan Association for International Students Education [JAISE])
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. and YOSHIMURA. Y. "Email-based projects linking universities in Japan and Hong Kong: focusing on teachers' roles". Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of Japan Association for International Students' Education, Maijigakuin University, Tokyo, 28-29 May 2005 (May 2005)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y. "Japanese language education in Hong Kong's secondary schools". The First Japan/Korea/Asia International Education Conference, organized by Japan-Korea/Asia International Society, Japan, Obayashi-Seishin College, Kobe, Japan, 9-11 August 2004 (Aug 2004)
MIYAZOE-WONG Y., WATANABE, T. and UEDA, M. "Teachers' roles in out-of-class intercultural exchange activities". Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of Japan Association for International Students' Education, Maijigakuin University, Tokyo, 28-29 May 2005 (May 2005)
QIAN, D. "Assessing English writing for professional communication: A perspective from employers". Paper presented at the International Conference on Tertiary/College English Teaching 2004: From Theory to Classroom Practice, Nanjing and Hong Kong, 14-18 May 2004, pp.1-14 (May 2004)
QIAN, D. LUMLEY T., DAVIES, A. and LO, S. "English speakers required: Linguistic needs and expectations of graduate engineers". Paper presented at AAAL 2004, Portland, Oregon USA, 1-4 May 2004, pp.1-10 (May 2004)
QIAN D., LUMLEY T. "Relating proficiency levels to real market needs: Raters' and employers' judgments of writing performance". Paper presented at 1st Asia TEFL International Conference, Busan, South Korea, 7-9 November 2003 (November 2003)
QIAN, D. "Why engineers need to be multilinguists: A Hong Kong perspective". Paper presented at the International Colloquium on Language, Attitudes and Education in Multilingual Cities, Brussels, 27-28 May 2004, pp.1-8 (May 2004)
QIAN, D. "Contextual impact on predictive power of vocabulary items in reading assessment". The 2004 International Language in Education Conference (ILEC), Hong Kong Institute of Education, 16-18 December 2004 (Dec 2004)
QIAN, D. "In search for an English language exit test". The First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching & Learning through Assessment, The Hong Kong Polytechinic University, June 2005 (Jun 2005)
QIAN, D. "Test users as raters: HR specialists' evaluation of candidates' performance on a workplace-oriented English writing test". Inter-Provincial Symposium on College English Teaching, Guangzhou, China, 19-22 November 2004 (Nov 2004)
QIAN, D. "Applying computer technology to speaking assessment: Affective effects on test takers". Paper presented at International Conference on Tertiary/College English Teaching (TCELT 2006), Shenyang & Hong Kong, 1 February 2006 & 5-6 June 2006 (2006)
QIAN, D. "OPI or SOPI: Test-takers' views of semi-direct testing". Paper presented at the Third International Conference of the Asian Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, Beijing, China, Novermber 2005 (Nov 2005)
QIAN, D. and LUMLEY, T. "Rating writing performance: What do the judgments of test users tell us?". Paper for plenary presentation at the 27th Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTCR 2005), Ottawa, Canada, July 2005 (Jul 2005)
WARREN, M. "A Pragmatic Analysis of the Prosody of Back-channels". 6th NWCL International Conference on Prosody and Pragmatics, University of Central Lancashire, UK, 14-16 November 2003 (2003)
WARREN, M. "// OH // i DON'T KNOW// i'd RAther HAVE...//: Realisations of acknowledging and persuading in context. The Second Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS) International Conference". Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 25-26, 2004 (June 2004)
WARREN, M. "// fall OH // fall WOW //: The intonation of listenership in an intercultural corpus". AAACL 6 and ICAME 26, University of Michigan, 12-15 May 2005 (May 2005)
WARREN, M. and GREAVES, C. "// fall you SPEAK ENglish very well //: What do students need to learn in terms of the communicative role of intonation?". The 18th International Language in Education Conference (ILEC 2004), The Hong Kong Institute of Education, 12-15 December 2004 (Dec 2004)
WARREN, M. "A corpus-driven study of the relationship between intonation and lexical cohesion in spoken English". Proceedings of the sixth TALC (Teaching andLanguage Corpora Conference) Conference, Department of English and German Languages, University of Granada, Spain, 6-9 July 2004, pp.21-22 (Jul 2004)
WARREN, M. "// TOtally CRAzy // ?but NEver mind // What is the communicative role of the level tone?". International Conference: La Comunicazione Parlata (Spoken Communication), University of Naples, Naples, Italy, 23-25 February 2006 (Feb 2006)
WARREN, M. "A Corpus-driven Analysis of Back-channels". The Third Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS) International Conference, University of Nottingham, UK, Jun 2006 (Jun 2006)
WONG, S. P. "The Acoustic Correlates of English Word Stress in Cantonese-speaking ESL Learners' Speech - An Examination of Intensity". Paper presented at the Annual Research Forum of the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (December 2003)
WONG, S. P. "Weakened Syllables and stress in Cantonese". Paper presented at the Workshop during the 15th International Congress of Phonetic Science, Barcelona, Spain, August 2003 (August 2003)
CONNELLY, J. and WONG, C. "Being a high school English teacher in Hong Kong: A review of students' perceptions pre, during and post training". The 18th International Language in Eduation Conference (ILEC2004), The Hong Kong Institute of Education, December 2004 (Dec 2004)
WONG, C. and HONG D. "Complex noun phrases in Hong Kong school learners' English". Second Conference, International Association of English Langauge Teachers, Seoul, Korea, 5-7 November 2004 (Nov 2004)
JOUGHIN, G. and WONG, C. "The psychodynamics of oral assessment". The First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 13-15 June 2005 (Jun 2005)
WONG, S.P. "Does Cantonese Lexical Tone Affect the Acquisition of English Word Stress". The ALAK (Applied Linguistics Association of Korea) 2004 International Conference, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea, December 2004 (Dec 2004)
WONG, S.P. "The phonological and phonetic realization of English word stress: the case of Cantonese-speaking ESL learners". The GALANA (Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition North America) Conference, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, December 2004 (Dec 2004)
WONG, S.P. "Views on the adoption and implementation of the SOLO taxonomy". In Proceedings of The First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 13-15 June 2005 (Jun 2005)
XU, X. F. and FAN, M. "Modals in legal texts: a corpus-based analysis of modal verbs in the ordinances in Hong Kong". International Symposium on "Language, Law & Life", Lucknow, India, 15-17 December 2003 (December 2003)
XU, X. F. "Patterns of Grammatical Marking of Stance in Travel and Tourism Texts ". Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association: SFL Ripples in the 21st Century, Brisbane, Australia, 30 June - 2 July 2004 (June 2004)
XU, X. F. "The use of a learner corpus for the training of English teachers ". Ontario Conference on Applied Linguistics, Diversity in Learning and Teaching, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 10-11 June 2004 (June 2004)
XU, X.F. "Developing an Annotated Hong Kong PolyU Learner English Corpus for Language Teaching and Research". The Sixth International Symposium on Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching, Shanghai, China, 11-14 August 2004 (Aug 2004)
XU, X.F. "Patterns of Grammatical Marking of Stance in Travel and Tourism Texts". Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association: SFL Ripples in the 21st Century, Brisbane, Australia, 30 June - 2 July 2004 (Jul 2004)
Other conference paper
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. "A corpus-based study of spoken English in Hong Kong". National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan, City University of Hong Kong Visit, City University of Hong Kong, 10 June 2005 (Jun 2005)
CHENG, W., GREAVES, C. and WARREN, M. "The Hong Kong Corpus of Spoken English (Prosodic). The case for a corpus: Spoken and written corpora". Tuscan Word Centre International Workshop, Certosa di Pontignano, Tuscany, 25-29 June 2005 (Jun 2005)
CHENG, W. and WARREN, M. "Online learning taxonomy for collaborative assessment". Assessment Resource Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, July 2005 (Jul 2005) (http://arc.dg21.com/forms/directory.php?directory_id=14)
FOREY, G. and LOCKWOOD, J. "Yes Maam: Call centre conversations". Hong Kong Association of Applied Linguistics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 24 May 2005 (May 2005)
LEUNG, M."Japanese Studies for the Professionals: Programme Design". Paper presented at the 2005 International Symposium of Japanese Studies held at the Peking Japanese Studies Centre, Beijing University of Foreign Studies, 14 October 2005 (Oct 2005)
LEUNG, M. "Visiting Scholar to Zhejiang University". Hangzhou, China, 19-31 December 2005 (Dec 05) (2 lectures on English Literature to undergraduate students and a serious of seminars MA students of Japanese Studies)
LI, L. "'Corpus and research', working paper at the Course 2005, Tuscan Word Centre". Italy, 24-29 June 2005 (Jun 2005)
WONG, S. P. "Issues in Studying Hongkongers' Spoken English". The Wednesday Colloquium of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, March 2005 (Mar 2005)
WONG, S.P. "From fiu1si2 to saa1si2¡XA look at the stages of integration of English loanwords in Cantonese". Paper presented at the 5th Workshop on Cantonese, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 29 April 2006 (Apr 2006)
WONG, S.P. "How do Cantonese-speaking ESL learners cope with English consonant clusters? ". Paper presented at the LSHK Annual Research Forum 2005, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 10-11 December 2005 (Dec 2005)
WONG, S.P. "The patterns of modification in acquiring English consonant clusters". Paper presented at the XVIIIth International Conference on Foreign / Second Language Acquisition, Szczyrk, Poland, 18-20 May 2006 (May 2006)
Other output
LEUNG, M."Virtual Communication". Coorporating International Virtual Classroom Activities in the Graduate School, Obirin University, Japan (Mar 2006) (Research Report, pp. 30-37)
