Dr CHAN, Simon S. Y.

• Teacher Language Awareness/Pedagogical Content Knowledge
• Approaches to Grammar Instruction
• Language Across the Curriculum and Content and Language Integrated Learning
• Language Curriculum and Assessment
• English Language Teaching Methodologies

Research Project in the Promotion of Assessment Literacy of English Language Teachers to Enhance Effective Learning and Teaching in Primary Schools, funded by Education Bureau, in collaboration with a team of HKU academic staff, 2018-2019

Enhancing Assessment Literacy for Teachers in Primary/Secondary Schools, funded by Education Bureau, in collaboration with a team of HKU academic staff, 2017-2019

Support Programme on Fostering Communication of Practice to Enhance Small Class Teaching (Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, General Studies), funded by Education Bureau, in collaboration with a team of HKU academic staff, 2017-2019

Development of Learning, Teaching and Assessment Materials of English to Enhance Effective Learning and Teaching in Collaboration with Participating Schools of the 2017 Basic Competency Assessment Research Study,funded by Education Bureau, in collaboration with a team of HKU academic staff, 2017-2018

Research Project in the Development of Learning, Teaching and Assessment Materials of English Language to Enhance Effective Learning and Teaching in Collaboration with Participating Schools of the 2016 Tryout Study (Primary 3), funded by Education Bureau, in collaboration with a team of HKU academic staff, 2016-2017

In-service Professional Development Programme for Secondary School Teachers: Training of Resource Persons in Implementing Language Across the Curriculum for the English Medium, funded by Education Bureau, in collaboration with a team of HKU academic staff, 2013-20

Promoting Talking and Writing in Science at Junior Secondary Level Using English as the Medium of Instruction, funded by Education Bureau, in collaboration with a team of HKU academic staff, 2013-2015

Chan, S.S.Y. (2015) Linguistic challenges in the mathematical register for EFL learners: linguistic and multimodal strategies to help learners tackle mathematics word problems, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 18, 3, 306-318.

Chan, S. S. Y. (2008). Grammatical consciousness-raising tasks for EFL secondary learners. Modern English Teacher, 17, 2, 43-52.

Member, Curriculum Development Council Committee on English Language Education

Speaker at Empowerment Workshop on Effective English Language Learning at Secondary Level, Education Bureau

Speaker at English Quality Circle (EQC) of Sham Shui Po District, Education Bureau

Professional Training Courses/Workshops for In-service Teachers Funded by Education Bureau:

4-day Course on Teaching Mathematics Education Key Learning Area in the English Medium

5-day Course on Training of Resource Persons in Implementing Language across the Curriculum in the English Medium

3-day Course on Roles of English Language Teachers in the Whole-School Approach to Using the English Medium

3-day Course on Conducting Extended Learning Activities in English for the Mathematics Education Key Learning Area

3-day Course on Catering for Learner Diversity in Learning and Teaching Non-language Subjects in English

Workshop on Enhancing the Learning-Teaching-Assessment Cycle through Assessment of/for/as Learning in the Primary English Classroom

Workshop on Enhancing Assessment Literacy in the English Language Curriculum at the Secondary Level: (I) Reading and Listening Skills

Workshop on Enhancing Assessment Literacy in the English Language Curriculum at the Secondary Level: (II) Speaking and Writing Skills

Workshop on Using Effective Assessment Practices to Enhance Learning and Teaching of English

Workshop on Connecting Reading and Writing Experiences in the Primary English Classroom at KS1

Workshop on Connecting Reading and Writing in the Secondary English Classroom

Workshop on Catering for Learner Diversity in the Primary English Classroom at KS1

Workshop on Effective Strategies for Catering for Learner Diversity in the Primary English Classroom

Workshop on Catering for Learner Diversity in the English Language Curriculum: Stretching the Potentials of Advanced Learners in the Secondary English Language Classroom

Workshop on Catering for Learner Diversity in the English Language Curriculum at the Secondary Level: (I) Reading and Writing Skills

Workshop on Catering for Learner Diversity in the English Language Curriculum at the Secondary Level: (II) Speaking and Writing Skills

Workshop on Catering for Learner Diversity in the English Language Curriculum: (I) Reading and Listening Skills

Workshop on Enriching and Extending Students’ Learning Experiences through Reading and Writing across the Curriculum at the Secondary Level

Workshop on Effective Learning and Application of Grammar Knowledge in the Senior Secondary English Language Classroom

Workshop on Using Information Texts in the Primary English Classroom: Developing KS2 Students’ Reading and writing Skills

Workshop on Enhancing the Interface: Developing Reading Skills of Junior Secondary Students with Reference to the Learning Progression Framework

Workshop on Enriching KS2 Students’ Reading Experiences through the Use of Multimodal Texts

Workshop on Adopting a Task-based Approach to Planning and Implementing the Senior Secondary English Language Curriculum