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20132024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Research interests

  • technology-enhanced language learning (TELL)
  • AI-powered language education
  • mobile-assisted language learning (MALL)
  • virtual reality-assisted language learning (VRALL)
  • digital gamification-based language learning
  • applied linguistics
  • ELT methodology
  • L2 writing
  • English public speaking
  • educational technology
  • Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
  • blended learning
  • translation technology
  • translation and interpreting pedagogy

 

Qualifications

BA (PolyU), PGDE (BU), MA [CUHK], MA [CUHK], MSc [University of Oxford], PhD [HKU], Chartered Linguist (CIOL)

Biography

Funded Research Projects

Principal Investigator

Amounts (HK$)

Period

“Translation Technology Learning in Metaverse” awarded by UGC/RGC (Research Matching Grant Scheme, RMGS)

Significance: to develop an AI-powered and gamified metaverse mobile app for translation technology learning and examine learners’ perceptions and its effects on attitudes as well learning experience and learning outcomes

2,435,249

(total amount received)

12/23-

11/26

“XR MALL: Developing learners’ interpreting and public speaking skills via an extended reality app”, awarded by UGC/RGC (Faculty Development Scheme)

Significance: creating an XR mobile application designed for interpreting and public speaking learning and examining its impact on students’ performance, learning experience, and cognitive and affective development

794,099

1/2022-12/2024

“Acquisition of translation technology skills through blended learning”, awarded by UGC/RGC (Research Matching Grant Scheme, RMGS)

Significance: creating MOOCs and a gamified mobile app for translation technology training and examining its impact on blended learning

4,480,128

(total amount received)

10/2020 - 9/2023

“VR MALL: Developing learners’ interpreting and public speaking skills via a virtual reality app”, awarded by OUHK R&D Fund

Significance: creating a VR web app for English public speaking learning and examining its effects on the development of presentation skills

97,494

12/2020 - 11/2021

“Development of a mobile-based virtual reality application for interpreting learning”, awarded by OUHK R&D Fund

Significance: creating a VR mobile app for interpreting practice and investigating its effects on interpreting competence

199,990

2/2020 - 1/2022

“Students’ Use and Perceptions of Online Resources, Mobile Applications, and Translation Technologies for English-Chinese and Chinese-English Translation”, awarded by Lingnan University (Faculty Research Grant)

Significance: shedding new light on students’ perceptions and use of online resources, mobile applications, and translation technologies (ORMATT), and the impact upon translation teaching and learning

29,904

2018

 

 

Memberships

  • Chartered Linguist, Chartered Institute of Linguists
  • Exco member, Chartered Institute of Linguists (Hong Kong)
  • Secretary and Exco member, Association of Translation Technology
  • External Secretary, Austral Deep Poetry

Biography

External positions

external examiner, Caritas Institute of Higher Education

external examiner, Lingnan University

academic advisor

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