Scholarly and professional activities
Journal editorship
| April 2019 to March 2024 | Principal Associate Editor, The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher |
| Jan 2017 to Dec 2019 | Co-editor, Journal of Second Language Writing |
| Jan to Dec 2016 | Associate Editor, Journal of Second Language Writing |
| April 2014 to March 2019 | Senior Associate Editor, The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher |
| 2013-2014 | Associate Editor, The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher |
| 2012-2015 | Associate Editor, Education Journal |
Guest editorship
| 2016 | Special issue on “L2 writing in Asia”, Writing and Pedagogy |
| 2014 | Special issue on “Feedback in writing: Issues and challenges”, Assessing Writing |
| 2012 | Special issue on ‘L2 writing in Asian contexts’, English Teaching and Learning, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan |
Service on editorial boards
- Research Papers in Education, April 2022 - present
- Applied Linguistics Inquiry, Jan 2022-present
- Bloomsbury Book Series: Critical approaches and innovations in language education, April 2021-present
- Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, March 2021-present
- Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2020-present
- Language Testing in Asia, July 2020-present
- Research in Language and Education: An International Journal, Feb 2020-present
- The New English Teacher: An International journal (TCI Tier 1 Thailand), August 2019-present
- Language Teaching Research Quarterly, March 2019-prsent
- Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre Journal (Board of Advisors), 2018-present
- PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development (Universidad Nacional de Colombia), 2016-present
- Education Journal [TSSCI], 2015-present
- ELT World Online (National University of Singapore), 2014-present
- Journal of Response to Writing (University of California), 2014-present
- Journal of EFL Writing and Research, 2014-present
- English Teaching (Korean Association of Teachers of English), 2013-present
- International Journal of Christianity and TESOL, 2012-present
- English Teaching and Learning (National Taiwan Normal University), 2012-present
- TESOL Quarterly (TESOL) [SSCI], 2012-2015
- Language Education and Acquisition Research Network (LEARN) Journal (Language Institute of Thammasat University, Thailand), 2011-Present
- Journal of Second Language Writing (Elsevier) [SSCI], 2007-present
- Assessing Writing: An International Journal (Elsevier) [SSCI], 2004-present
- ELT Journal (Oxford University Press) [SSCI], 2001-2004
- TESL Canada Journal (TESL Canada), 1997-present
Journal reviewer
- Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Professional Development in Education
- Higher Education Research & Development
- Writing and Pedagogy
- Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
- Language Awareness
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics
- Journal of English for Academic Purposes
- Asian Journal of English Language Teaching
- Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics
- Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre Journal
- Education Journal
- New Horizons in Education
- Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
- Asia Pacific Education Review
- Applied Linguistics
- International Journal of English Studies
- The Modern Language Journal
- English for Specific Purposes Journal
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
- The Canadian Modern Language Review
- The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
- System
- Language Teaching Research
- Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice
- Teaching and Teacher Education
- Language Teaching
- TESOL Quarterly
Conference / Grant / Book proposal reviewer
- Invited to provide expert feedback on PISA questionnaires for OCED (2020)
- Faculty Development Review grant proposal review, Hong Kong Research Grants Council (2020)
- Public Policy Research grant proposal review, Hong Kong Research Grants Council (2020)
- University of Macau Multi-Year Research Grant (2020)
- Research grant proposal, United Arab Emirates University (2019)
- Multilingual Matters (2018) (book endorsement)
- Routledge book proposal review (2018)
- Springer Education in Briefs (2014)
- American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference (2013, 2016, 2017)
- Symposium on Second Language Writing (2009-2013, 2016-20)
- HAAL Research Forum (2009)
- TESOL Convention (2003; 2010-2014)
- CERG / GRF proposals for Research Grants Council (2005-6)
- English Language Teaching Contact Scheme (ELTECS), East Asia Bids Committee, British Council (2003-6)
Conference organization
| 2014 | Organizer, CUHK English Language Education Symposium |
| 2014 | Consultant, Christians in English Language Teaching Conference |
| 2012 | Chair, Conference Organizing Committee, Christians in English Language Teaching Conference |
| 2010 | Member of Conference Organizing Committee, 4th HAAL Conference |
| 2010 | Chair of ‘Written and visual literacy’ strand, AILA Conference 2011 |
| 2009 | Chair, Conference Organizing Committee of 3rd HAAL Research Forum |
| 2007 | Member of Conference Organizing Committee, 2nd HAAL Research Forum |
High-profile representation
| 2012-2013 | Past Chair, Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL Interest Section, TESOL |
| 2011-2012 | Chair, Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL Interest Section, TESOL |
| 2010-2011 | Incoming Chair, Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL Interest Section, TESOL |
| 2010-2011 | Immediate Past President, Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics |
| 2008-2010 | President, Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics |
External reviewer / examiner
| 2021 | External review, Public Policy Research Funding Scheme, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong |
| 2021 | External review, National Institute of Education Office of Education Research, Singapore |
| 2020 | External review, new MA in TESOL, University of Macau |
| 2020 | External review, new MA module, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong |
| 2020 | External review, Faculty Scholar Award, Western University |
| 2020- | Invited member of the Panel for Joint Research Schemes, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong |
| 2019-21 | External reviewer, MA in TESOL, The Education University of Hong Kong |
| 2019 | External reviewer of research grant proposal, United Arab Emirates University |
| 2018-2020 | External reviewer of a school package course titled ‘Analytical writing’, CUHK (Shenzhen) |
| 2018 | External Member, University Review Committee, The Education University of Hong Kong |
| 2016-2018 | External examiner, MEd (Exploring the Learning and Teaching of English), Open University of Hong Kong |
| 2016-2021 | External examiner, BA & BEd, Hong Kong Education University |
| 2015-2018 | Advisory Committee, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University |
| 2015-2016 | Invited reviewer, TESOL Award for Distinguished Research, TESOL International Association |
| 2013-2014 | Invited reviewer, TESOL Award for Distinguished Research, TESOL International Association |
| 2013 | Invited accreditation panel member for BA in International English for corporate communication, SCOPE, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications |
| 2011 | Invited reviewer, TESOL Award for Excellence in Teaching, TESOL International Association |
| 2009 | External reviewer on accreditation panel, MS.Sc. in Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University |
| 2009 | External reviewer on accreditation panel, MA in Teaching English as an International Language, Hong Kong Institute of Education |
| 2007- | External examiner, Open University of Hong Kong |
| 2003-2006 | External examiner, Hong Kong Institute of Education |
| 2003-2004 | External consultant, Hong Kong Institute of Education |
External examination of graduate theses
| 2022 | Investigating written corrective feedback from the perspective of sociocultural theory and activity theory (PhD, University of Melbourne) |
| 2022 | Efficacy of teachers' semi-focused written corrective feedback on learners' linguistic accuracy and writing fluency (PhD, Curtin University) |
| 2021 | Invited member, Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies Selection Panel, HK Research Grants Council (for assessing the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme and RGC Postdoctoral Research Scheme for 2022/23) |
| 2021 | Exploration of genre-based writing instruction as a pedagogical approach to l2 writing classroom assessment (PhD dissertation committee, University of Arizona) |
| 2020 | Engaging in feedback communication: longitudinal ethnographic case studies of postgraduate writers in research supervision and writing processes (PhD, University of Hong Kong) |
| 2019 | Human agency in collaborative writing: A sociocognitive perspective (PhD, University of Waikato) |
| 2019 | Teacher professional learning in multiliteracies education: Exploring the lived curriculum of in-service and preservice educators (PhD, Western University) |
| 2019 | Task-based language teaching frameworks in technology enhanced learning contexts (PhD, Lancaster University) |
| 2019 | Computer-mediated and face-to-face peer feedback in second language writing (PhD, Victoria University of Wellington) |
| 2019 | EFL Learners’ role in a socially mediated correcting process: Writing accuracy, attitudes, participation, and voices (PhD, Monash University) |
| 2018-19 | Native speakerism and gender bias by Nonnative English-speaking students in L2 writing: A study of student evaluation of teaching (PhD thesis committee, Claremont Graduate University) |
| 2018 | Investigating autonomy in international students’ approaches to university writing assignments (Master of Research thesis, Macquarie University) |
| 2018 | Dealing with multiple voices: Academic discourse socialization of beginning doctoral researchers using English as an academic lingua franca at a Hong Kong university (PhD, University of Hong Kong) |
| 2017 | An ethnographic study of English college teachers’ transition from teaching English for General purposes to English for academic purposes (PhD, The Education University of Hong Kong) |
| 2017 | Wiggle room for teaching English as a global language: Western educated Taiwanese English teachers’ identity and teaching of English writing (PhD, University of British Columbia) |
| 2016 | The effectiveness of sustained teacher feedback on L2 writing development and SLA: A longitudinal mixed methods study (PhD, University of Melbourne) |
| 2015 | Teachers’ feedback on discourse features of EFL writing: Case studies in the Chinese context (PhD, University of Auckland) |
| 2014 | The effects of peer vs. teacher feedback and of assessment of feedback processes in addition to final written product (PhD, Macquarie University) |
| 2014 | Teacher cognition of experienced Taiwanese university teachers of English (PhD, University of Technology Sidney) |
| 2014 | Teacher autonomy in context of Chinese tertiary education: Case studies of EFL teachers (PhD, Hong Kong Baptist University) |
| 2014 | Investigating the critical thinking and argumentative writing of undergraduate English majors at a Mainland Chinese university: Implications for policy changes (PhD, Hong Kong Institute of Education) |
| 2013 | Differential effects of corrective feedback on the ESL learners’ accuracy of linguistic forms (PhD, University of Malaya) |
| 2013 | Combining electronic and face-to-face interaction in peer review: A case study of ESL writing classrooms in Hong Kong (PhD, University of Hong Kong) |
| 2012 | Chinese EFL university students’ decision-making in peer review of second language writing (PhD, University of Hong Kong) |
| 2011 | Understanding and interpreting assessment criteria in school-based assessment in Hong Kong: A case study (MPhil, University of Hong Kong) |
| 2006 | Writing motivation and composing processes of five successful university student writers in an EFL context (MPhil, CUHK) |
| 2006 | The effects of the medium of planning on the written performance in an EFL context (MPhil, CUHK) |
| 2002 | An examination of the changes in the attitudes to language and language study among a group of students as a result of the introduction of cooperative learning (MA, National University of Singapore) |
General services
Internal services (selected service in CUHK from 2013 to present)
| 2020- | Associate Dean (Professional Programmes) |
| 2015-2021 | Department Chair Chair of Department Academic Personnel Committee Chair of Department Board Chair of Department Executive Committee Member of Faculty Board Member of Faculty Exco Member of Education Panel Member of University Senate |
| 2016- | Member of Senate Committee on Language Enhancement |
| 2015- | Member of Senate Committee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2014-15 | Member of Faculty Academic Personnel Committee |
| 2013- | Chair of English Sub-committee, S H Ho College |
External services (consultancies, comprehensive review, etc.)
| 2022- | Member of Incorporated Management Committee, Christian Alliance S.C. Chan Memorial College |
| 2022 | Guest of honour, Graduation Ceremony, SKH Lee Ping Secondary School |
| 2021-24 | Advisory Committee, Interdisciplinary Centre for Research in Curriculum as a Social Practice, Western University, Canada |
| 2021-23 | Teaching consultant, United Christian College (Kowloon East) |
| 2021-22 | Member, Assessment Working Group of the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (2021-22), Curriculum Leadership |
| 2021-23 | Member, Working Group on Grant Schemes, SCOLAR |
| 2020- | Advisor, Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics |
| 2020-22 | Member of Incorporated Management Committee, Christian Alliance S.W. Chan Memorial College |
| 2020,2022 | Adjudicator for panel interviews for Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Good People, Good Deeds: English Story Writing Competition |
| 2019- | Member of Incorporated Management Committee, Tin Ka Ping Secondary School |
| 2018-19 | Assessment Panel of Excellent Teacher Award, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals |
| 2018-19 | Consultant, TWGHs Shui Chuen O Primary School (a new school to be in operation in September 2018) |
| 2018 | Invited External Member, University Review Committee, The Education University of Hong Kong |
| 2018-19 | Member, Assessment Working Group of the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (2018-19) |
| Sep 2017 to Aug 2019 | Member, Task Quality Assurance Committee for English Language at Secondary Level, Education Bureau |
| 2017- | Member, Vetting Committee of Research and Development Projects 2018-19, The Standing Committee of Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) |
| 2017 | Guest of honor, Free Methodist Church Bradbury Chun Lei Nursery School Graduation Ceremony |
| 2015-2019 | Member, Advisory Committee on Basic Competency Assessment, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority |
| 2015 | Member, Assessment Working Group of the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (2014-15) |
| 2015 | Invited reviewer, HAAL Fawzia Braine Best Paper Award |
| 2015 | Chief Adjudicator, Hong Kong Young Talent Creative Writing Challenge Cup |
| 2014 | Guest of honour, Awards ceremony, PLK Ngan Po Ling College |
| 2014 | Developing Basic Academic Attainments in English Language for Senior Secondary education in Macao (EMI and non-EMI) |
| 2013 | Developing Basic Academic Attainments in English Language for Junior Secondary education in Macao (EMI and non-EMI) |
| 2012 | Organizer and presenter, academic exchange programme with School of Foreign Languages, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou |
| 2011 | Organizer and presenter, academic exchange programme with School of Foreign Languages, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou |
| 2011 | Guest of honour and speaker, 12th PTA inauguration ceremony, Ching Chung Hau Po Woon Secondary School |
| 2011 | School consultant, PLK Ngan Po Ling College |
| 2011-2 | School-based consultancy, Ching Chung Hau Po Woon Secondary School |
| 2011 | School-based consultancy, CCC Hoh Fuk Tong College |
| 2011 | Adjudicator, Inter-City On-line English Storytelling Competition, Lee Kau Yan Memorial School |
| 2011 | Adjudicator, New Territories East Writing Contest |
| 2011 | Comprehensive review, Lam Tai Fai College |
| 2010 | Comprehensive review, St Paul’s Convent School (secondary) |
| 2009 | Comprehensive review, Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Logos Academy (secondary) |
| 2008 | Comprehensive review, Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Logos Academy (primary) |
| 2007 | Advisor, TVB Kids programme “English A to Z” |
| 2003-4 | Consultant of QEF project, De La Salle Secondary School |
| 2002 | Adjudicator of project work competition for secondary students, Longman |
| 2001 | Adjudicator of English debate between Shatin Methodist College and Methodist College |
| 1995 | Adjudicator of inter-school essay competition, Education Department |
| 1993-6 | Member, Moderation Committee, Hong Kong Examinations Authority |
Graduate supervision/ examination
| 1. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2019) Title: Understanding the integration of critical thinking in efl writing instruction: a naturalistic inquiry |
| 2. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2019) Title: The effects of integrated instruction on chinese sixth graders' reading comprehension, reading motivation and strategy use in fiction reading |
| 3. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018) Title: Feedback on Chinese writing |
| 4. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018) Title: Understanding pre-service EFL teachers' learning during underserved school teaching practicum from their practical knowledge development: A cultural-historical activity theory perspective |
| 5. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018) Title: Understanding Chinese primary EFL teachers’ role identities |
| 6. EdD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018) Title: Fostering self-directed learning outside the classroom through a school-based English learning programme: A case study of less able learners in a secondary school in Hong Kong |
| 7. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2018) Title: Learning transfer from an English-for-general-academic-purposes (EGAP) course to nursing courses in a Hong Kong university – a case study |
| 8. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2017) Title: The relationships between Chinese secondary teachers’ feedback and self-regulated learning |
| 9. EdD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2016) Title: A case study of written corrective feedback and pre-writing grammar instruction on inter-lingual English errors in a Hong Kong secondary classroom |
| 10. EdD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2016) Title: A sociocultural analysis of motivation for learning the Japanese language in contemporary Hong Kong |
| 11. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2016) Title: Identity construction and multilingual practices: A study on Uyghur students in tertiary education in China |
| 12. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2015) Title: Teachers’ beliefs and implementation of process pedagogy in the traditional product-oriented primary writing classroom |
| 13. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2015) Title: Understanding language teacher educators’ identity in Hong Kong |
| 14. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2014) Title: Understanding Chinese EFL students’ participation in group peer feedback of L2 writing: A sociocultural and activity theory perspective |
| 15. MA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2014) Title: Comparing ESL secondary school learners’ performance on acquiring articles through editing and reconstruction tasks in class |
| 16. EdD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2013) Title: Implementing innovative feedback in L2 writing: A sociocultural perspective |
| 17. MA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2012) Title: Implementing alternative feedback approaches to empower students to become autonomous and motivated writers |
| 18. MA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2012) Title: “The more linking words I use, the better I write!” A study on how ESL students learn to develop coherence in academic writing |
| 19. PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2010) Title: Expansive learning in the genre-based framework of medical English instruction: An intervention study informed by critical needs analysis |
| 20. MA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2009) Title: Teaching English as a second language in the Hong Kong sign bilingualism and co-enrolment in deaf education programme |
| 21. MA, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1997) Title: Holistic assessment: What goes on in the raters’ minds? |
| 22. MA, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1996) Title: Responding to students’ writing |