Dr LEE, Ju Seong

Message for Prosective Advisees 

• Since joining EdUHK in December 2018, I’ve had the privilege of mentoring a diverse group of scholars—postdoctoral researchers, doctoral (RPg/EdD) and master’s students, research assistants, and international mentees from institutions such as UCL, Edinburgh, Columbia, USC, HKU, and Seoul National University. Together, we've co-authored 13 journal articles (12 A*, 1 A) and 2 book chapters, all guided by our collaborative 'Pathway to Impact' supervision model.   

• If you're interested in working together through the Junior Research Fellow Scheme (JRFS), Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), Research Postgraduate (RPg), Doctor of Education (EdD) , or as a Visiting Researcher, please complete the Supervision & Collaboration Request.

[Internal]

Postdoc 

[Supervisor]

• Artem Zadorozhnyy (Archie) , Oct. 2022–Oct. 2025 (Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme Recipient)
  • Revisiting pedagogies for developing L2 digital literacies: Participatory action research among undergraduate students of Hong Kong

RPg

[Supervisor]

• Han Xie, Sept. 2025–Present (HKPFS Recipient)
  • Exploring EFL Learners' Emotions in AI-mediated Informal Digital Learning of English Speaking
• Nguyen Hoang Mai Tram, Sept. 2025–Present (Belt and Road ScholarshipRecipient)
  • From Passive to Active: Transforming Learners with Short-Form Social Media Videos in Informal Digital Learning of English
• Wan Yee Lai (Winsy), Sept. 2023–Present (RPg Studentship Recipient)
  • Imagining Futures Through Student-Centered AI-Informal Digital Learning of English practices in a resource-limited EFL context

[Associate supervisor]

• Artem Zadorozhnyy (Archie) , Sept. 2018–May 2021 (HKPFS Recipient)
  • Informal digital learning of English in Kazakhstan: The case of pedagogical higher education institutions (PS: Baohua Yu)
• Lihang Guan, Sept. 2022–Present
  • An examination between perception, capability, and motivation variables and quality IDLE activities with theoretical and empirical evidences (PS: Michelle Mingyue Gu)

EdD  

[Supervisor]

• Shuxin Liu, Sept. 2025–Present
  • Effects of the Brain-Targeted Teaching (BTT) Model in Higher Education ESL Courses 
• Men Fangyu (Fiona), Sept. 2025–Present
  • The Role of Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) in Developing Career Competencies among University Students in China
• Xian Liu (Chrystal), Sept. 2024–Present
  • The Impact of Informal Digital Learning of English on English speaking proficiency: Insights from less-resourced ethnic region
• Xinwei Pan (Queenie), Sept. 2024–Present
  • Linking students’ psychological needs to L2 Chinese use: Role of informal digital learning of Chinese and emotions
• Jiana Liu (Nana), Sept. 2022–Mar. 2025
  • The Impact of positive psychology on intercultural competence of Chinese EFL students: Informal digital learning of English as a mediator 
• Lu Qiao (Gloria), Sept. 2021–Mar. 2025
  • Informal Digital Learning of English among young EFL learners in Mainland China: Ecological systems theory perspectives
• Linlin Liu, September 2020 – August 2024 (Postgraduate Students Publication Awards Scheme Recipient)
  • Why do EFL learners’ willingness to communicate, enjoyment, and anxiety in an online class fluctuate dynamically? Adopting an idiodynamic method

[Associate Supervisor]

• Shanshan Guo, Sept. 2022–Present
  • Principal Synergizing Teacher Support and GenAI in Extramural English to Enhance the Speaking Skills of Chinese Undergraduate Students (PS: Ruth Wong)
• Hetian Yu, Sept. 2022–Present
  • EFL students’ emotion regulation in response to feedback (PS: Lan Yang)

[Internal Examiner]

• Zhang Chang, April 2025
  • An exploration of meaning-making strategies in university students' digital multimodal composing (PS: Lixun Wang)

MA  

• Yiling Lai, May 2023
  • How does English teachers’ L2 teaching emotional well-being affect students’ L2 enjoyment, anxiety, and willingness to communicate? 
• Ying Lu, May 2020
  • Relationship between ideal L2 self and willingness to communicate  of Chinese EFL secondary students in face-to-face and digital settings 

[External]

Visiting researcher

• Seunmin Eun (Seoul National University), 1 July - 9 Aug., 2025 
  • Willingness to Communicate with AI (PS: Young Hoan Cho)

PhD co-supervision

• Joshua Lee (University of Macau), Oct. 2024–Present
  • Extramural language learning (PS: Barry Reynolds)

PhD dissertation reviewer 

• Nedaa Alshehri (Western Sydney University, Australia), Nov. 2023
  • Using digital storytelling to promote authorial agency in learning English as a foreign language: A case study of female EFL college learners in Saudi Arabia (PS: Lynde Tan and Criss Jones Díaz)
• Deyed Ali Soyoof Jahromi (Monash University, Australia), April 2023
  •  Using digital technologies for English language learning at home (PS: Janet Scull and Katrina Tour)

PhD dissertation proposal reviewer 

• Phan Phuong Thao Nguyen (Edith Cowan University, Australia), Oct. 2024
  • Informal Digital Learning of English: a case study of Vietnamese English as a second language pre-service teachers from a cultural historical activity theory perspective (PS: Nicola F. Johnson)