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Dr Lau, Kwok Kuen 劉國權

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Senior Lecturer

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Centre for Applied English Studies

Faculty:

Faculty of Arts

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Lau, Ken

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Professional Qualifications

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Year	Awarding Institution	Qualification
	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	BA
	Lancaster University	MRes in Applied Linguistics
	Lancaster University	PhD in Applied Linguistics

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Biography

Ken gained his first degree in Translation and Chinese from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He then furthered his education at Lancaster University, UK, where he obtained his Master of Research (MRes) and PhD, both in Applied Linguistics. He has published on a wide range of topics including the assessment of reflection and independent learning, English as a lingua franca, English learning experiences, genres, and ESP in key journals such as Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Higher Education, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, System and Oxford Review of Education. His other research interests include written discourse analysis, identities and roles in writing, social learning theory (particularly Community of Practice) and Systemic Functional Linguistics. With colleagues from CAES and two other universities, he has secured UGC funding for and successfully completed a collaborative project titled Online Project for the Improvement of University Speaking (OPTIMUS) (http://optimus.hku.hk).

Honours, Awards & Prizes

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Awardees	Award Date	Honours / Awards / Prizes	Category
Gardner, DP Lau, KK	2015-04-01	Best Presentation Award: Chartered Institute of Linguists Hong Kong Society	Research Achievement
Gardner, DP Lau, KK	2015-04-01	Excellent Paper Award: Chartered Institute of Linguists Hong Kong Society	Research Achievement

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Professional Societies

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Term Period	Position	Professional Societies
06/2004 - Present	Member (FCIL)	Chartered Institute of Linguists
10/2007 - Present	Member (MIEEE)	Institute of Electrical, Electronics Engineers
10/2014 - Present	Chartered Linguist	Chartered Institute of Linguists
12/2005 - Present	Member	Hong Kong Association of Applied Linguiistics

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Area of Expertise:

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Area of Expertise (EN)	Area of Expertise (ZH)
English as a lingua franca
English for academic and specific purposes
English language education
Higher education studies (particularly internationalization and language policies)
Systemic functional linguistics

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Spoken Languages:

Spoken Language(s) (EN)	Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English, Cantonese, Putonghua	英語、粵語、普通話

Written Languages:

Written Language(s) (EN)	Written Language(s) (ZH)
English, Chinese	英文、中文

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Dr Lau, Kwok Kuen 劉國權

Title:

Senior Lecturer

Department:

Centre for Applied English Studies

Faculty:

Faculty of Arts

Publications - Articles

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Title	Author(s)	Issue Date
Writing economics: languaging and translingual resources of a multilingual postgraduate writer in EMI higher education Journal:Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development	Song, Siqi Lau, Ken	27-Feb-2025
Language Learning Beyond the Classroom in an Asian Context: Obstacles Encountered Journal:SiSAL journal: studies in self-access learning	Gardner, David Lau, Ken Tseng, Ming i Lydia Yu, Li Tang Yuan, Yun Pi	30-Jun-2023
Engaging senior-year admitted students’ academic literacies across the discipline: A language practitioner’s perspectives Journal:Innovations in Education and Teaching International	WU, GC-H Lau, K	2021
‘I am just saying maybe …’: Engagement in dissertation defenses Journal:Language and Education	Lau, K Lin, CY Odel, E	2021
“I found it very special and interesting”: Evaluative language in Master's thesis defenses in Taiwan universities Journal:Journal of English for Academic Purposes	Lin, CY Lau, K	2021
Pragmatic functions of I think in computer-mediated, cross-cultural communication between Taiwanese and Japanese undergraduate students Journal:Pragmatics	Diaz, MA Lau, K Lin, C-Y	2020
The effects of L2 motivational strategies: within and beyond the L2 classroom Journal:Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching	Lee, TSO Gardner, D Lau, K	2020
Disciplinary variations in learning styles and preferences: Implications for the provision of academic English Journal:System	Lau, KK Gardner, DP	2019
Learning and using English: what experience and expectations do non-local Asian international students bring to their university studies in Hong Kong? Journal:Oxford Review of Education	Gardner, DP Lau, KK	2018
To be or not to be: Understanding university academic English teachers’ perceptions of assessing self-directed learning Journal:Innovations in Education and Teaching International	Lau, KK	2018

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Dr Lau, Kwok Kuen 劉國權

Title:

Senior Lecturer

Department:

Centre for Applied English Studies

Faculty:

Faculty of Arts

Name Card

Dr Lau, Kwok Kuen 劉國權

Title:

Senior Lecturer

Department:

Centre for Applied English Studies

Faculty:

Faculty of Arts

Knowledge Exchange Activities

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Activity Title	Activity Type	Start Date	End Date	Member(s)
2015/16 KE Impact Project Funding: KE-IP-2015/16-16: E3 (Engage, Empower & Enhance): An Evaluation of the Impact of ProWriteHK (HK$12,900)	KE Project Grant	2015-08-07	2016-06-30	Lau Kwok Kuen Gardner David Peter Ho Kin Loong Jhaveri Aditi Dubey Ng Yuen Fong Julie Wong Parco Man Tat
How to improve your English speaking skills?	Public Event (Delivering a Talk, Workshop, Exhibition, Performance, etc.)	2013-09-01	2014-06-30	Lau Kwok Kuen
2014/15 KE Impact Project Funding: KE-IP-2014/15-9: ProWrite: One Click to Success (HK$58,100)	KE Project Grant	2014-08-29	2015-06-30	Lau Kwok Kuen Gardner David Peter Chan Louisa Siu Wai Ng Yuen Fong Wong Parco Man Tat Ho Kin Loong
2018/19 KE Impact Project Funding: KE-IP-2018/19-8: Grammar for Academic English: A Self-training Module ($84,830)	KE Project Grant	2018-09-01	2019-06-30	Fong Natalie Sze Nga Castillo Juan Jr. Tang Chau Ka Fai Chiba Mereu Akiko Lau Kwok Kuen Wong Parco Man Tat

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Invited Lectures & Keynote Speeches

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Title	Conference	Date
Engaging reader through reflective writing: A scholarship-informed approach to criticality		2024-04-13
Learning and teaching materials development	Invited PD session at HKIVE (Hong Kong)	2023-07-01
Principles in language curriculum development	Invited PD session at HKIVE (Hong Kong)	2023-07-01
Assessment design and development	Invited PD session at HKIVE (Hong Kong)	2023-07-01
Genre and ESP	Invited PD session at HKUSPACE (Hong Kong)	2023-07-01
Writing for publication in humanities	Keynote address given at the 2021 International Conference on English Studies: Literature and Culture, Language and Teaching. National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan.	2021-12-01
‘I’m just saying maybe…’: Engagement in Applied Linguistics’ dissertation defenses	Invited talk at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	2021-11-01
Unpacking criticality: A text-informed enquiry	Invited talk given at Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong	2021-01-01
English as ?medium of instruction across the curriculum:??Strategies and implementation model	Invited EMI workshop (via Zoom) at Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan	2020-06-01
Integration of Reflection into EAP/ESP Courses: Concerns and Approaches	Invited talk at the ESP/EAP Symposium, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	2019-12-01

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Community Service

Start Date	End Date	Position	Type	Title
2022-09-01	2024-09-01	Member	O	VTC Language Disciplines Advisory Board

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Dr Lau, Kwok Kuen 劉國權

Title:

Senior Lecturer

Department:

Centre for Applied English Studies

Faculty:

Faculty of Arts

Name Card

Dr Lau, Kwok Kuen 劉國權

Title:

Senior Lecturer

Department:

Centre for Applied English Studies

Faculty:

Faculty of Arts

Teaching List, Current

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Term	Code	Class	Title
2018 S1	MAAL6037	1A	Advanced research methods
2018 S1	MAAL7002	1A	Applied linguistics in the workplace
2018 S1	MAES7103	1A	Teaching Writing in a Second Language
2018 S2	MAAL6030	2A	Understanding language through grammar
2019 S1	MAAL6037	1A	Advanced research methods
2019 S1	MAAL7002	1A	Applied linguistics in the workplace
2019 S1	MAES7103	1A	Teaching Writing in a Second Language
2019 S2	MAAL6030	2A	Understanding language through grammar
2019 S2	MAAL7001	2A	Applied corpus linguistics
2019 S2	MAAL7002	2A	Applied linguistics in the workplace

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Supervision of Research Postgraduate Students

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Thesis Title	Field of Study	Student
	Applied Linguistics	2022 Phd Song Siqi
	Applied Linguistics	2022 Phd Shi Kaiqi
	Second Language Acquisition	2021 Phd Alabdullah Najat H S D
A Multiple-case Study of Emergency Remote Tutoring at a University Writing Centre in Hong Kong: In Search of a Competency Model for Consultant Training and Tutoring	Applied English Studies	2018 Phd Kwan Yu Hang
Academic discourse socialisation into the target disciplines: A multiple-case study of undergraduates from double-degree English teacher training programmes in Hong Kong	Applied Linguistics	2017 Phd Kwan Vivian
Language Teacher Development in the English-in-the-discipline Courses: Bridging Academic Literacy, Disciplinarity, and Interdisciplinarity	Applied English Studies	2016 Phd Wu Chung-Hsien
Engaging in feedback communication: Longitudinal ethnographic case studies of postgraduate writers in research supervision and writing processes	Applied English Studies	2015 Phd Zhang Yan
Student engagement with feedback on second language writing: Case studies on four English majors in two Chinese universities	Applied English Studies	2014 Phd Zhang Zhe
Epistemic and Rhetorical Recontextualization in Undergraduate Engineering Writing: A Text-informed Investigation	Applied English Studies	2014 Phd Ho Kin Loong
The Perceptions and Uses of Second Language Motivational Strategies at a Hong Kong Community College	Applied English Studies	2013 Phd Lee Siu On

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HKU Committee Appointments

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Start Date	End Date	Committee	Category	Body
2008-10-02	2010-10-01	Board of Studies for English Language Enhancement Programmes	Not more than 10 staff members of the Centre for Applied English Studies who are involved in the teaching of the English language enhancement programmes to students of different Faculties for two years at a time
2009-07-01	2012-06-30	Faculty of Engineering, Board of the	Such other persons not being teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate on the recommendation of the Board, provided that the number of such persons shall not exceed one-fourth of the whole number of members of the Board
2010-09-01	2012-08-31	Faculty of Arts, Board of the	The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
2010-10-01	2012-06-30	Board of Studies for English Language Enhancement Programmes	Not more than 10 staff members of the Centre for Applied English Studies who are involved in the teaching of the English language enhancement programmes to students of different Faculties for two years at a time
2012-09-01	2015-08-31	Faculty of Arts, Board of the	The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
2015-09-01	2018-08-31	Faculty of Arts, Board of the	The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
2017-09-01	2020-08-31	BoS in Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	(c) Two Representatives from the Centre for Applied English Studies
2019-09-01	2021-08-31	Faculty of Arts, Board of the	Such other persons not being teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate on the recommendation of the Board, provided that the number of such persons shall not exceed one-fourth of the whole number of members of the Board	Arts Faculty Board
2020-09-01	2022-08-31	BoS in Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages	(c) Two Representatives from the Centre for Applied English Studies
2021-09-01	2023-08-31	Faculty of Arts, Board of the	Such other persons not being teachers as may be appointed to the Board by the Senate on the recommendation of the Board, provided that the number of such persons shall not exceed one-fourth of the whole number of members of the Board	Arts Faculty Board

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Dr Lau, Kwok Kuen 劉國權

Title:

Senior Lecturer

Department:

Centre for Applied English Studies

Faculty:

Faculty of Arts

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Dr Lau, Kwok Kuen 劉國權

Title:

Senior Lecturer

Department:

Centre for Applied English Studies

Faculty:

Faculty of Arts

Monthly Increases

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	Totals (as of today)		Increases of last month		Increases for last 3 months
Title	Views	Downloads	Views	Downloads	Views	Downloads
A New Generation: profiling Hong Kong tertiary English learners Proceeding/Conference:Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies, ICLLS 2015
A tale of two universities: English as a lingua franca and its implications for language policies in internationalized higher education Proceeding/Conference:Invited talk, National Taiwan Normal University
An inter-institutional collaborative project: The why, the what and the how. Proceeding/Conference:Professional Development Seminar, Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES), University of Hong Kong.
Assessing reflection and independent learning: is it a Myth? Proceeding/Conference:Symposium of the English Language Centre, ELC 2013
Assessing reflection in an ESP Course Proceeding/Conference:International Conference on Foreign Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, FLTAL 2013
Assessing reflection in English enhancement courses: teachers’ views and development of a holistic framework Journal:Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
Assessing reflection: myth or reality? Proceeding/Conference:Symposium of the Centre for English Language Communication, CELC 2013
Assessment of independent learning: perception and realization Proceeding/Conference:International Conference on Language Education and Studies
Beyond the textual boundary: The notion of practice in ESP teaching and research. Proceeding/Conference:Symposium on English Education and Studies
Book Review: English as a Lingua Franca in the International University: The politics of academic English language policy Journal:The Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics

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32 publications indexed in the Hub. Of these:

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Lau, KK

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