Message from Head The newly formed Department of English Language Education (ELE), as the title suggests, consists of academic and teaching staff who focus on language pedagogy. Within the Faculty of Humanities, ELE hosts those courses that specialise in the teaching of English in schools. The main programme associated with ELE is the BEd (English Language) which prepares future teachers of English language for local schools. However, our academic and teaching staff also contribute to other programmes in the Faculty including MATESOL and BA (Language Studies). ELE is especially strong in its offerings to Professional Development Programmes, such as the training of teachers in English as a Medium of Instruction as well as Catering for Learner Differences and the New Senior Secondary Curriculum. ELE academic staff is also active in research, especially in the areas of language acquisition, teacher identity and teacher education. With this new departmental focus, ELE expects to continue to contribute towards the excellence of English teaching in Hong Kong. Dr. Paul Stapleton Head, ELE Department of English Language Education 英語教育學系 Date Topic Speaker 2013/4/6 Pragmatics: How Do We Speak Appropriately and Politely? Dr. Lixun Wang 2013/4/13 Dangerous English Dr. John Trent 2013/4/20 From Ace to Zero: What’s so Attractive about an Unconventional English Name? Prof. David C. S. Li 2013/4/27 Pop Culture English Prof. Phil Benson 2013/5/4 Idioms: Revealing the Color of English Expressions Dr. Paul Stapleton 2013/5/25 Why Language Rules Rarely Work? Dr. Randal Holme Upcoming Lecture Series The English you didn’t learn in school Almost everyone remembers studying English in school. For the most part in Hong Kong, that memory is of learning grammar, vocabulary, and how to read and write. Although you may have some pleasant memories of learning English in school, it was probably mostly hard work. Yet, after all that studying, you may still be somewhat dissatisfied with your ability to speak and understand English. This is partly because learning a foreign language is a lifelong endeavour. However, your dissatisfaction may also be because there was something missing in your education. Because language is composed of so many components and nuances, it is impossible to teach everything in school. The present lecture series attempts to provide participants with a taste for some of the other aspects of language learning that are seldom taught in traditional language courses. Although it is impossible to fill in all those gaps in your learning in a few evenings, we hope to provide you with some insight about English and language learning in general. Please visit http://www.ied.edu.hk/ele/pls for full details. Department & Centre Highlights 8 Faculty of Humanities FHM Newsletter Issue1
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