Svetlana CHIGAEVA HEDDAD博士

助理教授

Svetlana joined the School of General Education and Languages of THEi in December 2020. Prior to that, she worked at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where she contributed to the development and coordination of advanced academic language courses and literacy initiatives. She is an experienced teacher, materials writer and curriculum developer.

A native of Russia, Svetlana first came to Hong Kong to conduct her doctoral research on postgraduate students’ disciplinary reading practices. Literacy development has been her main research interest ever since. In addition, she is passionate about exploring teacher feedback and its impact on student learning. Most recently, she’s actively engaged in investigating issues related to supporting early-career staff in their development as teachers and researchers.

QUALIFICATIONS

2005

PhD in Applied Linguistics

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

2001

MA in English (Applied Linguistics / Teaching English as a Second Language)

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, USA

1999

BA in English

Truman State University, USA

EMPLOYMENT

2020-now	Assistant Professor School of General Education and Languages, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
2017-2020	Freelance Research Writing Consultant Department of Design, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
2017-2020	Freelance Materials Writer Centre for Complimentary Studies, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
2019	Guest Lecturer Faculty of Education, University of Macau
2014-2017	Teaching Fellow English Language Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2009-2014	Language Instructor English Language Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2007-2009	Postdoctoral Fellow Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
2004-2007	Language Instructor English Language Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

AWARDS

2015-2016	Faculty Award for Outstanding Performance / Achievement in Services (Team award), Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2013-2014	Faculty Award for Outstanding Performance / Achievement in Services (Team award), Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2011-2012	The President’s Award for Excellent Performance / Achievement in Services (Team award), Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2010-2011	Faculty Award for Outstanding Performance / Achievement in Services (Team award), Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2001-2004	International Postgraduate Research Scholarship, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2001	Aubrey Galyon Award, Iowa State University of Science and Technology
1997-1998	Freedom Support Act Undergraduate Program Fellowship, Department of State, USA
1995-1997	President’s Scholarship, Chuvash Republic, Russia

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Academic Literacy Development
Genre-based Instruction
Writing Across the Curriculum
Writing in the Disciplines
Teacher Feedback
Teacher Training
Classroom-based Research

ACADEMIC SERVICE

2014-2017	English Writing Requirement Consultant, College of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2005-2017	Reviewer, Journal of English for Academic Purposes
2005-2014	Editorial Board member, Journal of English for Academic Purposes
2014-2017	Member of the Organizing Committee, Writing Roundtable, English Language Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2014-2016	Elected member of the Faculty Board, Faculty of Humanities, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2013-2017	Member of the Writing Requirement Team, English Language Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2014	Member of the staff exchange team, Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore
2014	Consultant, Po Leung Kuk Language Programmes
2009/2010	Member of Read & Red: Pillars of PolyU, Faculty of Humanities, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2006-2007, 2015-2017	Member of the Learning and Teaching Committee, English Language Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2009-2012	Member of the English Language Centre's Project Team for New Senior Secondary (NSS) Academic Structure
2012	Coordinator and materials developer of the Speaking Enhancement Programme for S6 Students, English Language Centre, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2009-2011	Member of the Staff Development Committee, English Language Centre, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2008	Member of the Organizing Committee, The International Conference on Language Issues in English-medium Universities: A Global Concern, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong

RESEARCH GRANTS

2016-2018	Dean’s Reserve, Faculty of Humanities, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK$105,575, Improving English Writing Requirement feedback through genre approach (with C. Burns as Co-PI)
2015-2016	Dean’s Reserve, Faculty of Humanities, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK$79,275, Empowering learning: Introducing continuous feedback practices in English language courses (with K. Troshina, Z. Abenoja, K. Chan, E. Ho, E. Tindall, D. Zou)
2014-2016	Collaborative Grant for Language Enhancement, University Grants Commission, HK SAR, HK$3,280,000, Supporting and developing students’ English literacy practices in the disciplines (D. Lughmani as PI, with B. Morrison, F. Williams, H. Wong, A. Northern, E. Bankowski)
2014-2015	Funding from Deputy President, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK$200,000, Developing innovative online language learning support activities for the implementation of English Writing Requirement (D. Lughmani as PI, with B. Dy, J. Lo, A. Northern, M. Raquel, G. Au Yeung, C.W.Y Chau, W.S. Chan)
2008-2010	Quality Education Fund, Education Bureau, HK SAR, HK$4,373,700, Promoting New Literacies in Hong Kong schools (Dr. M. Clark as PI, with Dr J. Luk, M. Lo)
2008-2009	Small Project Funding, University of Hong Kong, HK$36,000, Academic reading and socialization practices of first-year university students
2008-2009	Leung Kau Kui Research and Teaching Endowment Fund - Teaching Grants, University of Hong Kong, HK$100,000, Enhancing teaching, learning and community with technology (Dr. D. Kennedy as PI)
2008	Faculty Research Fund, University of Hong Kong, HK$19,716, Hong Kong undergraduate students’ academic reading practices: What, how, and why do students read?—A pilot study
2005-2008	Learning and Teaching Committee Grant, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK$86,627, Workplace English for ITC Students - Improving and aligning course content with learning outcomes and developing an online image and vocabulary database (S. Lughmani as PI, with G. Lim, A. Lung V. Li, H. Tang)

PUBLICATIONS

Chigaeva-Heddad, S.I. 2020. Supporting research and publication needs of early career teaching staff in a vocationally-oriented higher education institute. In Linguistics, linguodidactics, translation studies: Topical issues and research perspectives. Cheboksary: Chuvash State University Press.
Burns, C., Chigaeva-Heddad, S., and Leung, M. 2019. "Otherwise good luck...": Patterns of use associated with good in teacher feedback. Asian EFL Journal, 3(4), 293-315. Available at https://www.elejournals.com/1963/asian-efl-journal/asian-efl-journal-volume-23-issue-3-4-may-2019/.
Wong, K.Y.E., and Chigaeva-Heddad, S. 2018. Academic research in vocationally-oriented higher education: Perspectives from teaching staff. In Proceedings of the Asian Conference on Education. Tokyo, Japan: IAFOR. Available at https://papers.iafor.org/submission43087/.
Lo, M.M., Clarke, M., Luk, J., Chigaeva, S., and Lam, J. 2012. Promoting new literacies in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Quality Education Fund. Available at http://qcrc.qef.org.hk/Publish/project_information/201206/20120620120647_8210bMjAwN.pdf.
Hong Kong New Literacies Project Team. 2011. Promoting new literacies in Hong Kong schools (DVD). Hong Kong: Quality Education Fund.
Chigaeva, S. and Kulmakova, N. 2010. Writing research paper titles in dairy sciences. In The role of higher education in the development of Chuvashia. Cheboksary, Russia: Chuvash Agricultural Academy Press.
Chigaeva, S. 2008. Review article: Crossing the curriculum: Multilingual learners in college classrooms, edited by Zamel, V., and Spack, R., 2004, Lawrence Erlbaum. The Reading Matrix, 8(2). Available online at http://www.readingmatrix.com/book_reviews/chigaeva/book_review2.pdf.
Chigaeva, S. 2008. Review article: Connecting reading and writing in second language writing instruction, Hirvela, A., 2004, The University of Michigan Press. The Reading Matrix, 8(1), 158-161. Available online at http://www.readingmatrix.com/book_reviews/chigaeva/book_review.pdf.
Tchigaeva, S. 2005. Postgraduate students’ reading of disciplinary academic texts in a second language: An activity theoretical analysis of textual actions and interactions. Unpublished PhD thesis. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND GUEST LECTURES

From code-switching to protest graffiti: An overview of language-related research in Hong Kong. Guest Lecture, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Chuvash State University, Russia, 5 March 2020.
Academic research in vocationally-oriented higher education: Perspectives from teaching staff (with K.Y.E. Wong). The Asian Conference on Education, IAFOR, Tokyo, Japan, 13-15 Oct 2018.
“Otherwise, good luck…”: Various uses of good in teachers’ response to writing (with C. Burns and M. Leung). International Conference on Research and Publication, TESOL Asia, Philippines, 24-26 Aug 2018.
Best practices in giving feedback across curriculum: Implications for General Education practitioners (with C. Burns and M. Leung). General Education Conference 2017: Evolution and Transformation, the Federation of Self-financing Tertiary Education, 15-16 June 2017.
A genre analysis of feedback across curriculum (with C. Burns and M. Leung). Faces of English 2, the University of Hong Kong, 1-3 June 2017.
Feedback across curriculum: Genre analysis of language teachers’ feedback (with C. Burns). International Conference on English across the Curriculum, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 14-15 December 2015.
Feedback in graphic design: A case study of one subject teacher’s practices (with B. Chan). International Conference on English across the Curriculum, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 14-15 December 2015.
Taking stock: Impact of supporting writing across the curriculum –views from students, language teachers and subject teachers (with D. Lughmani). International Conference on English Across the Curriculum, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 14-15 December 2015.
Feedback across curriculum: Unpacking language teachers' comments on students' writing (with C. Burns). Faces of English: Theory, Practice and Pedagogy, the University of Hong Kong, 11-13 June 2015.
Exploring new territory: Genre-specific feedback (with C. Burns). Eyes of Discovering Creativity across the Curriculum, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 15 May 2015.
“More death than life”: Helping English teachers cope with writing across the curriculum (with D. Lughmani). Departing from Tradition: Innovations in English Language Teaching and Learning, the University of Macau, 31 January-1 February 2015.
Supporting tertiary students’ literacy in General Education subjects: The PolyU experience (with Lughmani, D. and Lo, J.). ELTU Conference 2014: Curriculum Development, Implementation and Review, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5 June 2014.
Students as language researchers. Writing Roundtable 2014: Innovations in Developing Writers Beyond the Language Classroom, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 26 May 2014.
Interpreting writing assignments in content subjects (with Lughmani, D., Dy, B., Lo, J., and Northern, A.). Writing Roundtable 2014: Innovations in Developing Writers Beyond the Language Classroom, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 26 May 2014.
Genre-based academic writing instruction: Theoretical underpinnings and pedagogical decisions. ELC Writing Roundtable: Exploring Multiple Perspectives in Creative and Academic Writing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 24 May 2013.
Beyond language: Digital storytelling in a language classroom. Research into Practice in the Four-year Curriculum, The University of Hong Kong, 1 June 2012.
The secondary-tertiary interface: Language training for the new cohort (with Chen, J., Chau, J., Robbins, J., Ching, J., Lughmani, S., and Wu, W.). Research into Practice in the Four-Year Curriculum, The University of Hong Kong, 1 June 2012.
“There is nothing you can compare with reading the real case”: Genre systems in first-year legal education. AAAL 2009 Annual Conference, American Association for Applied Linguistics, Denver, Colorado, USA, 21-24 March 2009.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Writing grant proposals. Department of Design, THEi, 17 July 2018.

Writing a conclusion and an abstract. Proofreading and editing. Department of Design, THEi, 16 July 2018.

Writing up results and discussing key findings. Department of Design, THEi, 28 June 2018.

Writing the introduction and methods sections of research papers. Department of Design, THEi, 26 June 2018.

Conference submissions: Key genres and expectations. Department of Design, THEi, 17 November 2017.

Academic journal submissions: Key genres and expectations. Department of Design, THEi, 20 November 2017.

EWR feedback reports: Corpus-informed findings and interpretations (with C. Burns and M. Leung). English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 16 Match 2017.

How to respond to student texts: Best feedback practices (with C. Burns). English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 12 October 2016.

Integrating writing in undergraduate subjects: A 3-session series (with D. Lughmani). Educational Development Centre, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 17, 18, 21 August 2015.

“More death than life”: Helping English teachers cope with writing across the curriculum (with D. Lughmani). English Language Teaching Unit, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6 February 2015.

Singapore staff exchange sharing session (with J. Robbins). English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 20 September 2014.

Supporting students’ reading and writing in CAR subjects—Experiences and practices of PolyU (with D. Lughmani). CPCE Luncheon Research Seminar, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 9 April 2014.