English Language

8 October 2020

Editorial: Introduction to this Special Issue : English for Academic and Professional Purposes in the Digital Era

Developments in digital communication technologies have had a significant effect on the way that people communicate, including how we gain access to, create and disseminate knowledge in academic and professional contexts. The purpose of this special issue is to engage with these issues.
5 May 2022
提升英文寫作能力 加強STEM教育成效

提升英文寫作能力 加強STEM教育成效 (Chinese Version Only)

提升英文寫作能力 加強STEM教育成效 城大英文系潘國雄博士研發出文體教學法,以提升學生英文寫作能力為切入點,提供有效方法讓老師幫助學生掌握以英文書寫理科報告或論文,達致教學相長。
9 September 2022
Language Ideologies of International Students in a Hong Kong EMI University

Language Ideologies of International Students in a Hong Kong EMI University

Language Ideologies of International Students in a Hong Kong EMI University To dissect the language-related experiences and beliefs of international students, Dr Matthew SUNG of CityU’s Department of English launched a research project at an EMI university in Hong Kong. From the perspectives of language policy and critical sociolinguistics, he zoomed in on their ideologies about the roles, the varieties, and the monolingual and multilingual uses of English in the EMI university context.
21 October 2022

How to Study Effectively in Science through English 理科英文是怎樣煉成的

(Video in Cantonese only with bilingual subtitles) STEM has been a popular trend in education locally and globally. However, many local students still share several struggles while using English to study Science. In this video, Dr Jack PUN, Assistant Professor of CityU’s Department of English, showcases the in-school practices of Translanguaging and Genre-based Pedagogy.