Dr NG, Sherlene H. L.

Teaching Areas:

International Education,language education, Concept-based Curriculum Design, International Baccalaureate(IB) Philosophy

Research Interests:

Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction, International Education, Teacher Change.

Principal Investigator, Eliciting Evidence from Multimodal Assessment in Experiential Learning – an Investigation on the Success Factors of the Development of Professional Identity among Pre-service Teachers, TDG,  HK$258,352 (Mar 2023 to Aug 2024)

Co-investigator, "The Implementation of Concept-driven Teaching in the Chinese Language in Hong Kong International Schools" (August 2020 to June 2021)

Investigator, Development of Learning Resources for the Chinese Language Subject for Student Adaptive Learning, Education Bureau, HK$1,400,000 (Apr to Nov 2020)

Book Chapters:

Yen, M.L., Cheong, C.M., Ng, H.L., Cheung, Y. (2023). Design and Implementation Strategies of Concept-driven Curriculum in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Language Acquisition Course. 顏妙如、鍾竹梅、吳曉琳、張櫻。（2023）「IB中文二語教師對概念教學的認知和理解」。香港教育大學中國語言學系《國際文憑課程（IB）中文教學研究新探》。香港中華書局/三聯書店（香港）出版社。

Journal Articles: 

Ng, H.L., Cheong, C.M.*, Yen, M.L., Cheung, Y. (10%) (2022). Design of concept-driven curriculum in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Language Acquisition Course. Journal of Chinese Language Education， 20(2), 50-67. 吳曉琳、鍾竹梅、顏妙如、張櫻（2022）。國際文憑預科課程語言習得科中的概念驅動課程設計。華文學刊，20（2），50-67。

Services to HKU and Local Community

• Communication-Intensive Courses (CiC)reviewer (2022 til now)
• The judge of the 12th Putonghua Speech Competition for Non-Chinese Speaking Students (Secondary School Division) 2023

Professional Experiences in International Baccalaureate(IB) Education:

• Extended Essay Examiner
• L&L P1 Examiner

Professional Experiences in International School Context:

• Director of  Chinese Curriculum & Culture
• Head of Department
• CAS coordinator

Conference/ Poster Presentations

Ng, H.L., Cheong, C.M.. (17 August 2025). “A picture” and “a thousand words” in tandem: Using multimodal assessment in experiential learning project. 2025 IBEC Conference. 15-17 August, 2025. Organized by International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) partnership with National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). Single Paper Presentation.

Ng, H.L. (16 August 2025). “Exploring the Pedagogical Content Knowledge of International Baccalaureate Chinese Teachers in the Practice of Concept-Based Curriculum & Instruction”. 2025 IBEC Conference”. 15-17 August, 2025. Organized by International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) partnership with National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). Single Paper Presentation.

Ng, H. L. (2024, March 14). Eliciting evidence from multimodal assessment in experiential learning – An investigation on the success factors of the development of professional identity among pre-service teachers [Poster presentation]. Teaching and Learning (T&L) Festival, Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Cheong, C.M., Ng, H.L., Cheung, Y. (17 December, 2019). “Designing Concept-based Curriculum in Intercultural Context: The Experience of Chinese Language Teachers in Hong Kong’s International Schools 跨文化背景中「以概念驅動的課程」的實施——香港的國際學校華文老師的理解”. The 7th International Schools’ Chinese Language Education Conference. 16-18 December, 2019. Organized by Wesley College. Melbourne, Australia. Single Paper Presentation.