Appointed an Honorary Curriculum Consultant of the Program for the Gifted and Talented, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

from Jan 2015 to Dec 2016

Talk for parents at Fukien Secondary School (Siu Sai Wan)

2014: Dec 13, 14
"How to help your child cope with English language learning in secondary school'.
Organised by Fukien Secondary School (Siu Sai Wan)

New publication on metalinguistic awareness

Sze, P., & Leung, F.F.Y. (2014). Enhancing learners' metalinguistic awareness of language form: The use of eTutor resources. Assessment and Learning, Vol. 3, pp. 79-96.

Attended the prize-giving ceremony of the 2nd diary cover design competition organised by Handscript

Talks for Teachers teaching English at Grades 7-9 in Guangzhou and Shenzhen

2014-9-18/19      4 talks for teachers teaching English at Grade 7-9 levels. The 3 talks at Guangzhou organised by the Teaching and Research Institute, Guangzhou. The talk at Shenzhen organised by the Teaching and Research Institute, Shenzhen. Attendance at each talk: About 450 teachers

• Reading and Listening as Input: Effective teaching strategies (Guangzhou)
• Speaking and Writing as Output: Strategies for effective teaching (Guangzhou)
• Culture and Reading: Conceptions and Teaching Strategies (Guangzhou and Shenzhen)

Talks for parents: 2014 August and September

2014 August and September   2 talks for parents, one on phonics learning for young children, the other on developing young children's phonological awareness. Organised by Oxford University Press. 

Completed review of a manuscript for the Education Research Journal

July 8, 12: Conducted re-runs of the workshop on 'Developing Autonomous Learners through Metalinguistic Awareness Training'

 Conducted a workshop for secondary school teachers with Ms Flora Leung and Ms Karen Law of EDB. Topic: Developing autonomous learners through metalinguistic training: The use of eTutor and other online resources. Organised by the Education Infrastructure Section, EDB. 

Talk for parents: Phonics Learning: What, Why, How

Organised by Oxford University Press.

Conducted a workshop on metalinguistic awareness training for secondary school students

2014-6-14                  Conducted a workshop for secondary school teachers with Ms Flora Leung and Ms Karen Law of EDB. Topic: Developing autonomous learners through metalinguistic training: The use of eTutor and other online resources. Organised by the Education Infrastructure Section, EDB. 

Interviewed by Learning and Teaching Expo on my views on English Language teaching in Hong Kong

Presentation to Junior Secondary English teachers at Zhaoqing

Gave a presentation and commented on 3 open lesson observations at a professional development event at Zhaoqing, Guangdong.
Topic: Tackling the reading texts and their new vocabulary in the coursebook.
Audience: 600 junior secondary English teachers from Foshan, Guangdong, and Zhaoqing. Jointly organised by the Teaching Research Institutes of the 3 cities.

Gave a presentation for Education Bureau's "Scheme of HK Teachers' Exchange Activities to the Mainland".

Speaker at a seminar on Assessment as Learning, organised by the Education Bureau

March 11, 2014: Seminar on 'Towards a Better Understanding of ELT in China'

Seminar Dropbox Folder:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7n4ovlwf3qhgaic/4sglmgZNOJ

Completed the 6th Teacher's Book for the new primary coursebook project of the Guangzhou Teaching and Research Institute

Attended the 10th Anniversary of SimCity as guest of honour

Note: SimCity, organised by SKH Tak Tin Lee Shiu Keung Primary School, is a series of activities that simulate facets of life in a city. The event is run once a year, each time for two days.

Completed a consultancy for HKUST's Centre for Language Education

A project to enhance the Writing ePlatform for Assessment as Learning

A project commissioned by the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Government to the Centre for Language Education, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Made a presentation with 4 teachers at the Learning and Teaching Expo 2013.

A seminar presentation titled 'How to develop students' confidence, fluency and accuracy in speaking English by a two-pronged approach.
With 4 teachers from Sacred Heart Canossian School:
- Mrs Maria Chan
- Ms Janet Law
- Ms Elaine Cheng
- Ms Zenia Lau

Reviewed a manuscript for Asia Pacific Education Researcher