Dr LI Ka Leung Emil
Assistant Professor
TEACHING AREAS
- Practical Chinese Writing
- Specialised translation
- Cantonese
- Putonghua
QUALIFICATIONS
| EdD, University of Bristol, UK |
| MA in TCFL, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
| MA in Applied Translation Studies, University of Leeds, UK |
EMPLOYMENT
|
2023 - now |
Assistant Professor cum Chinese Team Leader, School of General Education and Languages, THEi |
|
2013 - 2023 |
Teaching Fellow I, School of General Education and Languages, THEi |
|
2005 - 2013 |
Lecturer/Chinese Course Leader, Caritas Institute of Higher Education |
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
| 2019 |
THEi Teaching Award |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Translation Studies
- Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
- Curriculum Design & Development
RESEARCH PROJECTS
|
2021 - Now |
HK |
PI, Focus Interpretation and Prosodic Evidence of Nuclear Stress in Hong Kong Cantonese (UGC/FDS25/H01/20) |
|
2021 - 2023 |
HK |
PI, Mapping the Development of Recording Studios in Postwar Hong Kong (UGC/FDS25/H06/20) |
|
2014 - 2015 |
HK |
Co-Investigator. Title: A Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Social Impact of Sport Scale, funded by THEi ($99650 HKD). |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books
- Li. E. (2017). Incorrect Use of Chinese Characters by Hong Kong Students. Hong Kong: New Talents Press.
- Li. E. (2015). Fun with Cantonese. Hong Kong: New Talents Press.
Conference Papers
- Li, E. (2023). Voices from the field: what role does music technology training play in the curriculum design of music undergraduate degree programmes in Hong Kong?” Paper presented at the 2023 ISBASS Conference. 28-30 June 2023, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Li, E. (2019). Minority is not minor: Understanding education barriers of ethnic minority undergraduate students in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the ISBASS 2019 Conference. 8-10 January 2019, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Li, E. (2018). Translation examinations: Friends or foes. Paper presented at the 4th ICLLS Conference. 15-16 June 2018, Hong Kong.
- Li, E. (2017). CDA on an Education Brochure for Ethnic Minority Students and Parents in Hong Kong. Paper presented at in the ISLLLE Conference on 14-16 April 2017, Osaka, Japan.
- Li, E. (2016). A Socio-cultural Study of Adult Learners’ Attitude towards Chinese Bad Language. Paper presented at the 11th ASAHK Conference. The Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong, China. 2-3 April, 2016, Kobe, Japan.