Visiting appointments, honors and awards
- 2021, Journal of Second Language Writing 2021 Best Paper Award – Honourable Mention awarded to: Lee, I., & Yuan, R. (2021). Understanding L2 writing teacher expertise. Journal of Second Language Writing, 52, Article 100755.
- 2020-2023 Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Foreign Languages and Literature, Shandong University
- November 2019 Visiting Speaker, Academic English Program, University of California, Irvine
- May 2019 Visiting Professor, University of the Basque Country, Spain
- April 2019 Visiting Speaker, School of Foreign Languages and Culture, Chongqing University, China.
- May 2019 Visiting Professor, University of the Basque Country, Spain.
- January 2017 Visiting Professor, Thammasat University, Thailand.
- 2014-2015 Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
- September 2015 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Assessing Writing (Elsevier).
- 2014-2015 Research Excellence Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
- July 2015 Visiting Speaker, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia.
- July 2015 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Second Language Writing(Elsevier).
- May to June 2015 Visiting Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
- May 2015 Visiting Speaker, Faculty of Education, Western University.
- March 2015 Visiting Speaker, Foreign Language Centre, National Chengchi University.
- March 2015 Visiting Speaker, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Cheng Kung University.
- January 2015 Visiting Speaker, Faculty of Education and Language Centre, Hiroshima University.
- January 2015 Visiting Speaker, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Human Growth and Development, Nagoya City University.
- May 2014 Visiting Professor, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan.
- May 2014 Visiting Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, College of Foreign Languages, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan.
- April 2014 Visiting Speaker, Faculty of Education, University of Macao.
- 2012-2013 TESOL Award for an Outstanding Paper on NNEST Issues (Wong, M.S., Lee, I., & X. Gao), awarded by TESOL International Association.
- 2011-2012 Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2010-2011 Research Excellence Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 2009-2010 TESOL Award for Excellence in Teaching, awarded by TESOL International Association
- 2008 Journal of Second Language Writing Award – Best Article for 2008, awarded to: Lee, I. (2008). Understanding teachers’ written feedback practices in Hong Kong secondary classrooms, Journal of Second Language Writing,17(2), 69-85.
- 2007-2008 Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- 1998-1999 TESOL Award for Excellence in the Development of Pedagogical Materials, awarded by TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) International Association, the largest organization for teachers of English in the world