Author: HASALD

AI Speech Tools – Use with Self-Selected Students By Adam Forrester The Hong Kong Polytechnic University This presentation will consider the use of an AI speech tool by ESL learners in a tertiary institution in Hong Kong over a period of around 2 months. Numerous AI speech assistant tools were piloted before one application was chosen…

Preparing Future-Ready TESOL Educators in the Age of GenAI By Dr Lucas KohnkeThe Education University of Hong Kong In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, Generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping the role of TESOL educators and transforming language learning. As AI continues to drive these changes, teacher education programs must adapt to equip future educators with…

Working Memory and Chunking in language learning and teaching: Theories, Research and Pedagogy By Dr Edward WenCollege of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Understanding how our memory systems function in language acquisition and processing can significantly enhance language learning and teaching methodologies. In this HASALD seminar, I will begin by introducing…

Preparing Future-Ready TESOL Educators in the Age of GenAI By Dr Gavin BuiThe Hang Seng University of Hong Kong In the context of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), L2 task performance has traditionally been measured in terms of complexity, accuracy, lexis, and fluency (CALF). However, these parameters focus exclusively on the linguistic properties of the language…

Profiling Chinese students’ bilingual learning motivation and engagement: Competition or coexistence? By Dr Barry BaiThe Chinese University of Hong Kong Learning motivation and engagement are critical factors influencing language proficiency, but previous research has primarily focused on these aspects from a monolingual perspective. This study adopted a bilingual lens to simultaneously examine motivation and engagement…

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…

“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…

Evolution of portfolio assessment: A focus on its transition, integration, research trends, and implications By Dr Ricky Lam Portfolio assessment has been widely adopted in general and English as a second language education for nearly four decades. Despite its significance and popularity, practitioners and scholars alike remain dubious about its usefulness, practicality, and reliability to be…