Online Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series organised by the Academic Unit of Language and Literacy Education
Seminar , Webinar
Date
June 08 - 22, 2024 (Sat-Sat)
Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Mode
Online Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series
organised by the Academic Unit of Language and Literacy Education
The First Online Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series, organised by the Academic Unit of Language and Literacy Education (LALE), Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, will be held in June 2024. These enriching virtual events aim to provide primary and secondary school principals, Chinese and English language panel heads and teachers with the opportunities to explore and discuss the latest trends and best practices in language and literacy education.
The seminar series will cover three crucial themes:
1. English as a Second Language (ESL): Teaching Vocabulary and Writing in GenAI Times
Date: | June 8, 2024 (Saturday) |
Time: | 10:00 am to 12:00 nn |
| Venue: | Online |
| Language: | English |
| Registration: | https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqdumorjsoGdRx1RZgE3BgeeQ8eEx4kj13 |
Session 1
Vocabulary and written texts: How we can help students
| Speaker: | Professor Clarence G. GREEN, Assistant Professor, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
Session 2
Teaching English through digital multimodal composing in linguistically diverse classrooms
| Speaker: | Professor Lianjiang George JIANG, Assistant Professor, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
| Guest Speakers: | Ms KHAN Noor Aul Aain, English teacher, Caritas Wu Cheng-Chung Secondary School Mr Daniel FERGUSON, NET teacher, Shek Lei St John’s Catholic Primary School |
| Discussant: | Mr William Yik Yeung MA, English Panel Head, Caritas Wu Cheng-Chung Secondary School |
| Emcee: | Miss Xiaochen YU, EdD student, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
| Coordinator: | Professor Clarence G. GREEN, Assistant Professor, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
2. English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI): Reflections on EMI Experiences in Classrooms and Beyond
Date: | June 15, 2024 (Saturday) |
Time: | 10:00 am to 12:00 nn |
| Venue: | Online |
| Language: | English |
| Registration: | https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYofu2srj8oGdIRfc9Giag01pRGjeC42nTN |
Session 1
The learning needs in EMI classroom: What listening strategies students need to learn
| Speaker: | Professor Daniel K. T. FUNG, Assistant Professor, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
Session 2
Sociocultural considerations in EMI: Official policies and teachers’ perspectives
| Speaker: | Professor Seyyed-Abdolhamid MIRHOSSEINI, Associate Professor, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
| Discussant: | Dr Gary J. HARFITT, Principal of Good Hope School (Secondary School) |
| Emcee: | Ms Mian HU, PhD Candidate, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
| Coordinator: | Ms Vivien K. LEE, Assistant Lecturer, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
3. Chinese as a First Language (Chinese-L1): Promoting Chinese-L1 Intertextual Literacy 提升學生的語文讀寫素養
Date: | June 22, 2024 (Saturday) |
Time: | 10:00 am to 12:00 nn |
| Venue: | Online |
| Language: | Cantonese and Putonghua |
| Registration: | https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pc-2tqT4qH9AmqECP3UmC5zZ-qi62HgiL |
Session 1
Close reading: Uncovering the codes within texts
文本細讀：尋找文章中的密碼
| Speaker: | Dr Synthia S. W. FUNG 馮心穎博士, Lecturer, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
Session 2
The issue of plagiarism in Chinese-L1 composition: Historical and cross-border insights
關於作文「抄襲」：歷史的啓思與内地學校的經驗
| Speaker: | Professor Yongyan LI 李詠燕教授, Associate Professor, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
| Discussant: | Dr Mo Lin Regina KO 高慕蓮博士, Professional Consultant, Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education, The Education University of Hong Kong |
| Emcee: | Ms Xiaoling LIU, PhD Candidate, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
| Coordinator: | Professor Elizabeth K Y LOH, Assistant Professor, LALE Unit, Faculty of Education, HKU |
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