Professor CONIAM David
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
BA (Southampton), CertEd (Leicester), MA, PhD (Birmingham)
Tel: 2609-6917
E-mail: candi-chair@cuhk.edu.hk -- (official CUHK business)
            coniam@cuhk.edu.hk -- (personal issues)

Formerly taught English in United Kingdom, Spain, Iran and Saudi Arabia; conducted teacher training in Hong Kong British Council and language testing in Hong Kong Examinations Authority. Courses taught include English Language Teaching Methodology, Evaluation and Test Design, Computer Assisted Language Learning.

Research Interests include Methodology, Computational Linguistics, Computer Assisted Language Learning and Language Testing.

  1. Coniam, David. 2008. An investigation into the effect of raw scores in determining grades in a public examination of writing. Japan Association for Language Teaching Journal. Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 69-84.

  2. Coniam, David. 2007. Evaluating the language resources of chatbots – for their potential as English as a second language learning tools. ReCALL Journal, Vol 20, No. 1, pp. 99-117.

  3. Coniam, David. 2006. Evaluating computer-based and paper-based versions of an English language listening test. ReCALL Journal Vol 18, No. 2, pp. 193-211

  4. Coniam, David. 2006. Enhanced multimedia support for English language teacher education. The Teacher Trainer, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 11-15.

  5. Coniam, David. 2005. The impact of wearing a face mask in a high-stakes oral examination: An exploratory post-SARS study in Hong Kong. Language Assessment Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 235-261.

  6. Coniam, David. 2004. Using language engineering programs to raise awareness of future CALL potential. Computer Assisted Language Learning, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 149-176.

  7. Coniam, David. 2004. Concordancing oneself: Constructing individual textual profiles. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 271-298.

  8. Coniam, David. 2003. Perceptions of a multimedia syllabus -- making the demands of a performance test more accessible. SYSTEM, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 55-70.

  9. Coniam, David. 2002. Technology as an awareness-raising tool for sensitising teachers to features of stress and rhythm in English. Language Awareness, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 30-42.

  10. Coniam, David. 2001. Illustrating the demands of a performance test through an interactive multimedia syllabus. IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 23-38.

  11. Coniam, David. 2001. The use of audio or video comprehension as an assessment instrument in the certification of English language teachers: A case study. SYSTEM, Vol. 29, pp. 1-14.

  12. Coniam, David. 2001. Word-processing ‘efficiency’ – by means of personalized word-frequency lists. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 175-187.

  13. Coniam, David. 1999. Subjects’ reactions to computer-based tests. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 195-206.

  14. Coniam, David. 1998. Voice recognition software accuracy with second language speakers of English. SYSTEM, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 1-16.

  15. Coniam, David. 1998. The use of speech recognition software as an English language oral assessment instrument: An exploratory study. CALICO Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 7-23.

  16. Coniam, David. 1998. Partial parsing: Boundary marking. International Journal of Corpus Linguistics, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 1-21.

  17. Coniam, David. 1998. Interactive evaluation of listening comprehension: how the context may help. Computer Assisted Language Learning, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 35-53.

  18. Coniam, David. 1997. A practical introduction to corpora in a teacher training language awareness programme. Language Awareness, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 199-207.

  19. Coniam, David. 1997. Defining boundaries between words: a tightly-focused approach to the analysis of naturally-occurring text. Word, Vol. 48, 3, pp. 331-352.

  20. Coniam, David. 1997. A preliminary inquiry into using corpus word frequency data in the automatic generation of English language cloze tests. CALICO Journal, Vol. 16, Nos. 2-4,
    pp. 15-33.

  21. Coniam, David. 1997. A computerised English language proofing cloze program. Computer Assisted Language Learning, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 41-56.

  22. Coniam, David. 1996. Computerised dictation for assessing listening proficiency. CALICO Journal, Vol. 13, Nos. 2 & 3, pp. 73-85.

  23. Coniam, David. 1995. Towards a common ability scale for Hong Kong English secondary school forms. Language Testing, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 182-193.
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