Dr LEE, Ju Seong

Message for Prosective Advisees 

• Since joining EdUHK in December 2018, I've had the previlege of mentoring a diverse and inspiring group of scholars–postdocoral researchers, doctoral (RPg/EdD) master's students, research assistants, and international mentees. Together, we've co-authored 13 journal articles (12 A*, 1 A) and 2 book chapters, all shaped by our 'Pathway to Impact' supervision model. If you're passionate about meaningful research and ready to grow in a collaborative, supportive environment, we warmly welcome you to explore joining our team.  

• Whether through the RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme (JRFS), Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), Research Postgraduate (RPg), Doctor of Education (EdD) , or as a Visiting Researcher, we'd love to hear from you. To begin, please complete the Supervision & Collaboration Request .

[Internal]

PDFS/JRFS mentorship 

[Supervisor]

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

HKPFS supervision

[Associate supervisor]

• Artem Zadorozhnyy (Archie) , Completed: Sept. 2018–May 2021
  • Informal digital learning of English in Kazakhstan: The case of pedagogical higher education institutions (PS: Baohua Yu)

RPg supervision 

[Supervisor]

• Wan Yee Lai (Winsy), Ongoing: Sept. 2023–Present
  • AI in the Classroom: Enhancing Indonesian Students' Speaking Proficiency through Informal Digital Learning

[Associate supervisor]

• Lihang Guan, Ongoing: 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 supervision 

[Supervisor]

• Xian Liu (Chrystal), Ongoing: Sept. 2024–Present
  • Effect of IDLE on English speaking proficiency: The role of positive psychology constructs and willingness to communicate
• Xinwei Pan (Queenie), Ongoing: Sept. 2024–Present
  • Linking students’ psychological needs to L2 Chinese use: Role of informal digital learning of Chinese and emotions
• Jiana Liu (Nana), Completed: 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), Completed: Sept. 2021–Mar. 2025
  • Informal Digital Learning of English among young EFL learners in Mainland China: Ecological systems theory perspectives
• Linlin Liu, Completed: September 2020 – August 2024 (Recipient, Postgraduate Students Publication Awards Scheme 2024)
  • Why do EFL learners’ willingness to communicate, enjoyment, and anxiety in an online class fluctuate dynamically? Adopting an idiodynamic method

[Associate Supervisor]

• Shanshan Guo, Ongoing: 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, Ongoing: Sept. 2022–Present
  • EFL students’ emotion regulation in response to feedback (PS: Lan Yang)

[Internal Examiner]

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

MA supervision 

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

[External]

PhD co-supervision

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

PhD dissertation reviewer 

• Nedaa Alshehri (Western Sydney University, Australia), Completed: 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), Completed: 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), Completed: 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)