Outreach

Knowledge Transfer

ELED students visiting Nanhai Experimental School

2026

ELED Education Exchange with Nanhai Experimental School

Coordinator of the exchange trip.

Led and coordinated an exchange trip for ELED Year 2 students to Nanhai Experimental School in Foshan for teaching practicum and cultural exchange.

Participants at the Jockey Club AI for the Future project launch ceremony

2025–

AI for the Future Project Commissioned by Jockey Club

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English subject expert. (PI: Prof. Helen Mei Ling Meng)

Co-designed primary and secondary AI curricula for English subject with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) team and school teachers in Hong Kong.

Professional development workshop for teachers from Guangdong Province

2023–2024

Teacher Training Programs Commissioned by Guangdong Education Bureau

Training workshop developer & instructor. (PI: Prof. Barry Bai)

Delivered professional development workshop on English language assessment for a total of 70+ primary and secondary school teachers from Guangdong Province, China.

Cover of the British Council English Medium Instruction report

2019

English Medium Instruction Report commissioned by British Council

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Digital game-based English learning curriculum project

2016–2018

Digital English Learning Curriculum Commissioned by Innovate UK

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Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate. (PI: Prof. Nicola Galloway)

Liaised with University of Edinburgh and industry partner to develop a digital and game-based learning for a story-based English learning curriculum for young learners.

Event Organization

Participants at the CUHK-UCL International Symposium

26/04/2026 · Hong Kong

CUHK–UCL International Symposium (English-Medium Instruction in the era of GenAI: Negotiating tradition and modernity)

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Chair of Organizing Committee

Jointly hosted by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Institute of Education (University College London)

Keynote speakers: Prof. Glenn Stockwell, Prof. Angel Lin, Prof. Jim McKinley

09/05/2025 · Hong Kong

Hong Kong Second Language Acquisition Research Forum

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Co-Chair of Organizing Committee

Jointly hosted by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (Chinese University of Hong Kong) and School of Professional Education and Executive Development (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Keynote speakers: Prof. Brian MacWhinney, Prof. Shaofeng Li

27/07/2024

Global English Education China Assembly (Panel on EMI and Language Policy in the Greater Bay Area)

Panel Chair of Special Topic Committee

Panel members: Prof. Zhisheng Wen, Prof. Yuen Yi Lo, Prof. Yawen Han

06/12/2023 · Hong Kong

Oxford-Hong Kong EMI Symposium 2023: Fostering collaboration

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Member of Organizing Committee

Jointly hosted by Faculty of Education (University of Hong Kong) and Department of Education (University of Oxford)

Keynote speakers: Prof. Guangwei Hu, Prof. Kristina Hultgren

09/12/2021 · UK

Oxford EMI Symposium 2021: EMI in emerging contexts

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Member of Organizing Committee

Hosted by Department of Education (University of Oxford)

Keynote speakers: Prof. Jim McKinley, Prof. Heath Rose

26/06/2019 · UK

Oxford EMI Symposium 2019: Where does EMI take us?

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Member of Organizing Committee

Hosted by Department of Education (University of Oxford)

Keynote speakers: Prof. David Lasagabaster, Prof. Yuen Yi Lo

Academic exchange

Academic Talks Hosted at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Corpus linguistics, AI and the future of language education

Prof. Pascual Pérez-Paredes Universidad de Murcia June 2026

From polishing to participation: Practical approaches to teaching writer agency in the age of Generative AI

Prof. Jim McKinley University College London April 2026

Time and temporality in qualitative research: Current work and future directions for applied linguistics

Dr. Nathan Thomas University College London April 2026

English Medium Instruction: Current trends and future directions

Prof. Heath Rose University of Oxford November 2024

Bridging the Gap: Addressing concerns in the language teaching-research nexus through undergraduate studies

Prof. Jim McKinley University College London November 2024