Innovative teaching and research in English Language Education
6-7 January 2021 Pre-Conference events
8-10 January 2021 Conference in Hong Kong
About the Conference
The HKCPD International Conference 2021 for English teaching professionals worldwide will be held from 8-10 January 2021 online with virtual pre-conference workshops from 6-7 January 2021. It addresses the theme of “Innovative Teaching and Research in English Language Education”. Funded by Hong Kong University Grants Committee (UGC) and organised by The Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development Hub (HKCPD Hub) for University English Teachers, a collaboration of five leading universities in Hong Kong (HKU, CityU, EdUHK, PolyU and HKUST), this international conference aims to provide a dynamic platform for university English teachers to share best practices and research findings with a view to encouraging more informed and effective teaching, leading to concomitant improvements in learning.
The HKCPD Hub International Conference 2020/2021 provides an opportunity to go beyond Hong Kong SAR to bring an international audience to the territory. This International Conference is an excellent professional development opportunity for English teaching professionals to meet, network, discuss, learn from each other and explore opportunities for greater collaboration to encourage and sustain interactive communities of practice. Ultimately, this International Conference is an opportunity to promote effective teaching practices and disseminate innovative research aimed at improving the quality of English teaching and learning in higher education in Hong Kong and the rest of the world. A selection of contributions presented at the Conference will be published in an edited book on Innovative Teaching and Research in English Language Education intended for an international publisher.
Hong Kong is a particularly appropriate place to celebrate this International Conference organised by the HKCPD Hub as it promotes itself as “Asia’s world city where East meets West”. We look forward to welcoming English language educators, academics, researchers, teachers and curriculum designers from around the world to this International Conference hosted by the English Language Centres of five major universities in Hong Kong, and most of those are among the highest-ranked Asian universities and the top 75 world universities.
Keynote Speakers
Deakin University and University of Technology Sydney
Australia
Professor David Boud
Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand
Professor Averil Coxhead
University of Toronto
Canada
Professor Alister Cumming
Virginia Commonwealth University
United States
Professor Robert Godwin-Jones
Georgetown University
United States
Professor Lourdes Ortega
Important Dates
2019
2021
The HKCPD Hub
The Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development Hub (HKCPD Hub) for University English Teachers provides a framework of communities of practice and learning to facilitate and foster collaboration and sharing of expertise among Language Centres in Hong Kong universities to strengthen professional development of English language teachers in higher education in Hong Kong.
Organising Committee
The HKCPD Hub International Conference 2021 is a major event organised by The Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development Hub (HKCPD Hub) for University English Teachers, a Hong Kong University Grants Committee project, led by The University of Hong Kong (HKU) with four collaborating universities including City University of Hong Kong (CityU), The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
Members of the Organising Committee
Dr LILLIAN WONG
Centre for Applied English Studies
The University of Hong Kong
Ms CHRISTY CHAN
Chan Feng Men-ling Chan Shuk-lin Language Centre
City University of Hong Kong
Ms BLANCHE CHU
Centre for Language in Education
The Education University of Hong Kong
Mr ADAM FORRESTER
English Language Centre
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Mr PUI LEE
Center for Language Education
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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International Conference 2021
for English teaching professionals worldwide!
International Conference 2021
for English teaching professionals worldwide!