Est. 1991

The Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning and Development (HASALD) is a professional organisation whose members are educators from both the public and private sectors in Hong Kong.

Mission

HASALD educators work in tertiary, secondary or primary institutions or in training institutions. Thus, the Association provides an opportunity for professional networking.

During the academic year, there is an active schedule of monthly presentations from local members and visiting scholars. These monthly presentations may take the form of workshops, research reports, discussion of learning materials, or any topic of interest to the membership.

The main aim of these meetings is to exchange information and discuss current issues in learning and education. The Association hopes to serve as a forum for discussion.

Latest HASALD News & Events

Upcoming HASALD Seminars (2024/25)September 2, 2024
Below you can find a list of upcoming speakers for our monthly HASALD seminars. This list will be updated as new speakers are added. September 2024 Professor Hu GuangweiThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University October 2024 Professor Barry BaiThe Chinese University of Hong Kong November 2024 Dr Lucas KohnkeThe Education University of Hong Kong December 2024… Read more: Upcoming HASALD Seminars (2024/25)
Seminar: Professor Guangwei GuAugust 12, 2024
Data-Driven Learning in an EFL Writing Class: What an Experimental Study Has Revealed By Professor Guangwei HuThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University More and more linguistic corpora are publicly available today. They are potentially curricular resources that can provide teachers with pedagogical options, offer learners access to authentic language data, facilitate student-centered and discovery-based learning, and… Read more: Seminar: Professor Guangwei Gu
Seminar: Dr Svetlana Chigaeva-HeddadJune 6, 2024
“Asking is faster than skimming”: AI-powered tools and what they mean for academic reading By Dr Svetlana Chigaeva-Heddad Assistant Professor / English Team Leader Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong The main aim of this session is to engage participants in discussing the impact of genAI tools on our understanding of academic literacy and… Read more: Seminar: Dr Svetlana Chigaeva-Heddad

Current HASALD Committee

President
Dr Mable Chan

Language Centre,
Hong Kong Baptist University

Secretary
Dr Max Diaz

Department of English and Communication,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Treasurer
Dr Amy Kong

Department of English,
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

Constitution

Name

The name of the organisation shall be the Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning and Development (HASALD).

Purpose

The purpose of the organisation shall be:

To plan, co-ordinate and aid actively in the development of self-access learning in Hong Kong and abroad.
To make decisions and act on HASALD expenditures for labour, material and/or services in such a way as will result in practical economy and the continued expansion and completion of such progress and programmes designed for the development of HASALD.

Membership

Membership of the Council shall comprise two groups:
OFFICERS and MEMBERS, all of whom shall have the right to vote.

There shall be three elected officers who are registered and concerned members of HASALD.
Officers shall be elected for a two-year term. Members resigning after two-years service may offer themselves for re-election.
Whenever a vacancy shall deem to exist, the membership will select by majority vote new Officers, who will serve the unexpired term. The person should be selected from registered and concerned members of HASALD. Candidates for election during the pervious election should be given consideration.

Elections

An Annual General Meeting of HASALD will be held in September each year.
During the Annual General Meeting of HASALD members will elect a new President whose term as President will begin at the conclusion of the meeting.
The HASALD members shall elect the Treasurer and the Secretary from the members.
The duties of the appointed Secretary shall be such as customarily appertain to that office. The Secretary shall assume all duties of the President in his/her absence and shall assist the President in the performance of his/her duties.
The duties of the appointed Treasurer shall be such as customarily appertain to that office.
HASALD shall publicise that nominations are open for election of Officers.
All nominees shall be members of HASALD.
The election shall be conducted during the Annual General Meeting in September. Voters may vote once and must be registered members of HASALD.
The Officers shall be responsible for the collection, tabulation and verification of the ballot results.
Following the election, the President shall notify each new Officer of his or her election and the time and place of the next regular meeting. Non-elected candidates shall also be notified.

Meetings

HASALD shall hold its regular meetings at a time and day determined by the members at the previous meeting.
A majority vote of the members present is required for approval of each or any proposal before the members.

Amendments

A motion to amend the Constitution must be presented to the members at a regular meeting. If the motion is supported by 2/3 vote this will be brought forward to the next Annual General Meeting.