Personal profile
Biography
Dr Edward Y.W. Chu is Programme Leader of the Full-time Programme BEd(Hons)&BEngLang(Hons) in the School of Education and Languages. He coordinates and teaches a number of teacher education courses and English proficiency courses.
Prior to joining HKMU, he was Prefect of Studies and headed the English Department of a local secondary school. With the financial subsidy amounting to HKD850,000.00 through EDB’s Refined English Language Enhancement Scheme (REES), he spearheaded a number of initiatives promoting English language learning with a special focus on Language Across the Curriculum (LAC).
His research interests include CLIL/CBI and language-in-education policy. He has been involved in several Education Bureau-commissioned programmes since 2016. One that he has recently completed is a project on enhancing English Writing Skills through LAC in the subject 'Life and Society'.
He is currently serving on two official committees on education: the Working Group on Development of a Guiding Framework for Primary and Secondary Techer Education Programmes (EDB), and English Language Education committee (CDC).
Research interests
- Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Bilingual Education and Language Across the Curriculum (LAC)
Qualifications
Appointments
Externally-funded Projects (in descending chronological order)
Principal Investigator
'Provision of Services for Developing a Teaching Manual on Enhancing Students' English Writing Skills through Promoting Language across the Curriculum in Life and Society (Secondary 1-3) Cum Trial Teaching and Teacher Training Workshops', EDB commissioned project, HK$760,000 (approx.), Jan 2019 - Jan 2021
'Provision of In-service Professional Development Programme: Three-day Course for Secondary School Teachers on Conducting Extended Learning Activities in English for the Personal, Social and Humanities Education Key Learning Area', EDB commissioned project, HK$377,000 (approx.), Mar 2019 - Aug 2020
Memberships
- Working Group on Development of a Guiding Framework for Primary and Secondary Techer Education Programmes (EDB) (2022-)
- Curriculum Development Council (CDC) committee on English Language Education (2021-2023)
- EDB-commissioned project: Professional Development Programme for Secondary School Teachers on Conducting Extended Learning Activities in English for the Science Education/PSHE Key Learning Area (2016-2018)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Effects of immersion on young learners’ proficiency in Hong Kong
Chu, E. Y. W. & Qiu, X., 2025, In: Cogent Education. 12, 1, 2533694.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What is effective second language exposure and how does it relate to content-based instruction and language across the curriculum?
Chu, E. Y. W., 18 Apr 2019, In: Journal of Second Language Studies. 2, 1, p. 93-118 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
A planning error revealed Mother Tongue education (1998-2010) in Hong Kong
Chu, E. Y. W., 2016, In: European Journal of Language Policy. 8, 2, p. 153-172 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Investigating the feasibility of introducing content-based instruction (CBI) in Hong Kong primary schools
CHU, Y. W. E. (PI) & Storey, P. (CoI)
1/05/16 → 18/09/17
Project: Research