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Honorary/Adjunct Professors

Honorary Professor

Prof CHEW Cheng HaiDepartment of Chinese Language Studies
  • National University, Singapore
Prof CHOU Chih-p'ingDepartment of Chinese Language Studies
  • Princeton University, USA
Prof FURUKAWA YutakaDepartment of Chinese Language Studies
  • Osaka University, Japan
Prof HEBERT David Gabriel
Prof HEBERT David Gabriel Department of Cultural and Creative Arts
  • Professor of Department of Arts Education, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway

Visiting Professor

Prof XU Bing
Prof XU Bing Department of Cultural and Creative Arts
  • The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Adjunct Professor

Dr CHEUNG Sau Hung
Dr CHEUNG Sau HungDepartment of Chinese Language Studies
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof LAI Yuen Yan CelineDepartment of Chinese Language Studies
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Peking University, China
Dr LIU Pui LeeDepartment of Chinese Language Studies
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof SI Chung Mou
Prof SI Chung MouDepartment of Chinese Language Studies
  • Adjunct Professor
  • The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr TSE Ka Ho
Dr TSE Ka HoDepartment of Chinese Language Studies
  • Adjunct Associate Professor
  • The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof Liora BRESLER
Prof Liora BRESLER Department of Cultural and Creative Arts
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Professor, Curriculum & Instruction Department, University of Illinois, Champaign, USA
  • 18 July 2024 - 31 July 2026
Dr MA Kwai Shun
Dr MA Kwai ShunDepartment of Cultural and Creative Arts
  • Adjunct Assoicate Professor
Dr SO Ming Chuen Allison
Dr SO Ming Chuen AllisonDepartment of Cultural and Creative Arts
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
Prof TSANG Yip-fat Richard
Prof TSANG Yip-fat RichardDepartment of Cultural and Creative Arts
  • Adjunct Professor
  • The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof TSENG Sun Man
Prof TSENG Sun ManDepartment of Cultural and Creative Arts
  • Adjunct Professor
  • The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof Robert Kohls
Prof Robert KohlsDepartment of English Language Education
  • 1 March 2026 to 29 February 2028.
  • Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, San Francisco State University, United States
Prof Sunny Man Chu Lau
Prof Sunny Man Chu LauDepartment of English Language Education
  • 1 March 2026 - 29 February 2028
  • Professor, School of Education, Bishop's University, Canada
Prof Gaëtanelle GILQUIN
Prof Gaëtanelle GILQUINDepartment of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies
  • Full Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Belgium
  • Co-director of the Centre for English Corpus Linguistics
  • Member of the Institute for Language and Communication, the Linguistic Research Unit and the Language and Literature School
  • Member of UCLouvain’s Research Council

Area of expertise

  • Research interest: corpus linguistics, learner language, cognitive linguistics, varieties of English, New Englishes, and writing processes in L1 and L2
Prof Andy KIRKPATRICK
Prof Andy KIRKPATRICKDepartment of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies
  • Professor of School of Languages and Linguistics, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
  • Adjunct Professor of School of Social Sciences and Asian Languages, Curtin University, Australia
  • Honorary Professor of School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK
  • Visiting Professor of Department of Education, University of Bath, UK

Area of expertise

  • Research interest: teaching English as a foreign language, rhetoric, TESOL, applied linguistics
Prof Xiaofei LU
Prof Xiaofei LUDepartment of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies
  • Professor at Pennsylvania State University, USA

Area of expertise

  • Research interest: corpus linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, second language writing, second language acquisition, and computer-assisted language learning
  • Teaching specialisation: corpus linguistics and technology-mediated language learning 
Prof CHENG Kat Hung Dennis
Prof CHENG Kat Hung DennisDepartment of Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Adjunct Research Chair Professor

Area of expertise

Confucianism, Chinese intellectual history and East Asian hermeneutic traditions focusing on the interpretation theories of the Classic of Changes (Yijing and their commentaries), involving the disciplines of history, philology, philosophy, and their inner connections.

Former Appointment

ZHAO Dongmei Faculty of Humanities
  • Visiting Professor of the EdUHK Chinese History Education Scheme
  • September - December 2023
Prof CAMPBELL Patricia ShehanDepartment of Cultural and Creative Arts
  • Honorary Professor
  • Chair, Ethnomusicology; Professor, School of Music University of Washington, USA
  • March 2014 – April 2022