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Dissemination Series of Research and Development Projects 2021-22 of SCOLAR

Dissemination Series of Research and Development Projects 2021-22 of SCOLAR

Background

To facilitate the formulation of language education policies, the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) has been funding various bottom-up research and development projects on priority themes since 2014. Upon completion of Research and Development Projects 2021-22, SCOLAR will organise a series of face-to-face/online dissemination workshops from February to May 2025 catering for frontline practitioners including school principals, teachers and other related parties to disseminate the outcomes and insights yielded from the projects and maximise the effectiveness of knowledge transfer from the academia to our society.

Upcoming Workshops in April 2025

4. The Good Practices of Teaching English in Special Schools for Students with Special Needs
Project Name: Adapting Task-based Pedagogy for Students With Special Educational Needs: Training, Practicing and Validation
Speaker:
Dr CHAN Hang (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Date and Time:
11 April 2025 (Friday)
15:00 -17:00
Venue:
Room OEW705&706, Level 7, Oen Hall Building (West Wing), Ho Sin Hang Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University
Target participants:
Primary and secondary teachers
Language medium:
Cantonese supplemented with English
Application Deadline:
7 April 2025 (Monday)
Details:
This link will open in a new windowEI0020250238 (Click the link for more information)
For primary and secondary principals/teachers, please apply via This link will open in a new windowTraining Calendar System (TCS)
For others, please apply via email
5. Implementing Assessment as Learning in L2 Writing (Online Workshop via Zoom)
Project Name: Assessment as Learning Through Portfolio Assessment in the Second Language Writing Classroom
Speaker:
Dr MAK Wing Wah, Pauline (The Education University of Hong Kong)
Date and Time:
25 April 2025 (Friday)
15:30 - 17:00
Target participants:
Primary and secondary teachers
Language medium:
English
Application Deadline:
14 April 2025 (Monday)
Details:
This link will open in a new windowEI0020250230 (Click the link for more information)
For primary and secondary principals/teachers, please apply via This link will open in a new windowTraining Calendar System (TCS)
For others, please apply via email
6. The Language Attitudes of Hong Kong Ethnic Minority Pupils Towards Putonghua and Corresponding Teaching Strategies and Methods
Project Name: The Language Attitude of Hong Kong Ethnic Minority Primary School Students Towards Putonghua and Its Implications for Designing a Tailor-made Putonghua Pedagogy for Such Students
Speaker:
Dr CHIN Fong (UOW College Hong Kong)
Date and Time:
26 April 2025 (Saturday)
10:00 - 11:30
Venue:
TW-125, UOW College Hong Kong, 1/F, 18 Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Wai
Target participants:
Primary and secondary teachers
Language medium:
Putonghua supplemented with English
Application Deadline:
14 April 2025 (Monday)
Details:
This link will open in a new windowEI0020250229 (Click the link for more information)
For primary and secondary principals/teachers, please apply via This link will open in a new windowTraining Calendar System (TCS)
For others, please apply via email
7. Sung-speech and Robot-assisted Training in Improving Cantonese and Mandarin Speech Prosody Produced by Autistic Children (Online Workshop via Zoom)
Project Name: Developing a Social Robot for Cantonese and Mandarin Speech Prosody Training in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Speaker:
Dr CHEN Si (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Date and Time:
26 April 2025 (Saturday)
14:00 - 16:00
Target participants:
Primary and secondary teachers
Tertiary teachers, parents and speech therapists
Language medium:
English
Application Deadline:
14 April 2025 (Monday)
Details:
This link will open in a new windowEI0020250233 (Click the link for more information)
For primary and secondary principals/teachers, please apply via This link will open in a new windowTraining Calendar System (TCS)
For others, please apply via email

Upcoming Workshops in May 2025

8. The Development of Feedback Literacy for Writing Teachers in the Secondary English Classroom (Online Workshop via Zoom)
Project Name: The Development of Feedback Literacy for Writing Teachers in the Secondary English Classroom
Speaker:
Prof Icy LEE
(Nanyang Technological University)
Date and Time:
10 May 2025 (Saturday)
10:00 -11:30
Target participants:
Secondary teachers
Language medium:
English
Application Deadline:
30 April 2025 (Wednesday)
Details:
This link will open in a new windowEI0020250234 (Click the link for more information)
For secondary principals/teachers, please apply via This link will open in a new windowTraining Calendar System (TCS)
For others, please apply via email
9. E-portfolio Application in L2 Classrooms: Fundamental Know-how
Project Name: Investigating E-portfolio Assessment Literacy Among Adolescent Learners: Portfolio Compilation, Emotional Experiences, and Conceptions of Assessment
Speaker:
Dr LAM Che Keung, Ricky
(Hong Kong Baptist University)
Date and Time:
13 May 2025 (Tuesday)
14:30 - 17:00
Venue:
Room 606, Academic and Administration Building, Baptist University Road Campus (BURC), Hong Kong Baptist University
Target participants:
Primary and secondary teachers
Parents
Language medium:
English
Application Deadline:
6 May 2025 (Tuesday)
Details:
This link will open in a new windowEI0020250285 (Click the link for more information)
For primary and secondary principals/teachers, please apply via This link will open in a new windowTraining Calendar System (TCS)
For others, please apply via email
10. Workshop on Chinese Text Difficulty Assessment
Project Name: A Text Difficulty Analysis Tool for Developing Extra-curricular Reading Materials
Speaker:
Dr LEE Sie Yuen, John (City University of Hong Kong)
Date and Time:
15 May 2025 (Thursday)
15:30 - 17:00
Venue:
Room 5401, 5/F, Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
Target participants:
Primary teachers
Language medium:
Cantonese supplemented with Putonghua
Application Deadline:
6 May 2025 (Tuesday)
Details:
This link will open in a new windowEI0020250242 (Click the link for more information)
For primary principals/teachers, please apply via This link will open in a new windowTraining Calendar System (TCS)
For others, please apply via email
11. 香港中國語文科實施翻轉教學的現況及反思 (Online Workshop via Zoom)
Project Name: Hong Kong Students’ Acceptance of Using Flipped Classroom in Chinese Language Subject and Influencing Factors
Speaker:
Prof LAU Kit Ling
(The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Date and Time:
16 May 2025 (Friday)
15:00 - 17:00
Target participants:
Primary and secondary teachers
Language medium:
Cantonese
Application Deadline:
6 May 2025 (Tuesday)
Details:
This link will open in a new windowEI0020250236 (Click the link for more information)
For primary and secondary principals/teachers, please apply via This link will open in a new windowTraining Calendar System (TCS)
For others, please apply via email
12. Cantonese Abilities of Chinese Mainland University Students in Hong Kong
Project Name: Cantonese Abilities of Chinese Mainland University Students in Hong Kong
Speaker:
Dr DING Hongdi
(The Education University of Hong Kong)
Date and Time:
30 May 2025 (Friday)
15:30 - 17:00
Venue:
AC2, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Target participants:
Researchers in tertiary institutions
Language medium:
English
Application Deadline:
27 May 2025 (Tuesday)
If you are interested in joining the course/have any enquiries, please contact the course organiser via email.

Completed Workshops

1. Get the Hang of Prepositions: Finding Meaning Beyond Rules!
Project Name: Promoting Conceptual Development of English Prepositions Among University Graduates Through Human- and Computer-assisted Instruction
Speaker:
Dr WONG Man Ho, Ivy
(Hong Kong Shue Yan University)
Date and Time:
7 February 2025 (Friday)
15:00 – 17:30
2. Computerised English Morphology Training Package Research Project (Online Workshop via Zoom)
Project Name: Development and Evaluation of a Computerised Morphology Training Package on English Literacy in Hong Kong Primary School Students With Reading Comprehension Difficulties
Speaker:
Professor YEUNG Siu Sze
(The Education University of Hong Kong)
Date and Time:
8 February 2025 (Saturday)
10:00 – 11:30
3. 從中國歷史科認識中文學術語言：拓寬非華語生學習中文的領域
Project Name: A Study of Subject Specific Academic Language: Supporting Non-Chinese Speaking Students to Learn Chinese History in Chinese
Speaker:
Professor LEUNG Pui Wan, Pamela
(The Education University of Hong Kong)
Date and Time:
28 March 2025 (Friday)
15:00 – 17:30
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