Announcement
Please note that registration for the 8th HAAL Conference (6 June 2020) has now been suspended – we have very reluctantly come to the decision to cancel the event due to the recent development of coronavirus pandemic. Full refund of registration fee will be arranged as soon as we can. Thank you for your attention and support.
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Guangwei Hu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Guangwei Hu is Professor of Language and Literacy Education in the Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Before joining his current university, he worked at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, for nearly two decades. An applied linguist by training, his research interests include academic literacy, language assessment, second language education, biliteracy acquisition, and the psychology of second language learning and use. He has published widely on these and other areas in edited volumes and refereed journals. He is a Volume Editor of The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching (Wiley-Blackwell, 2018) and a member of the International Advisory Board for the Routledge Advances in Teaching English as an International Language Series. He serves on the editorial boards of several international journals, including Asian Journal of English Language Teaching, English for Specific Purposes, Frontiers of Education in China, Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes, Language, Culture and Curriculum, and Publications. Currently, he is Co-Editor of the Journal of English for Academic Purposes.
Schedule
08:30-09:10 Room Y304
09:15-09:30 Room Y304
09:40-11:35 4/F, Core Y
11:35-11:55 3/F, Core Y
12:00-12:55 Room Y304
12:55-14:15 3/F, Core Y
14:20-15:15 Room Y304
15:20-16:45 4/F, Core Y
16:45-17:05 3/F, Core Y
17:10-18:05 Room Y304
18:05-18:15 Room Y304
Registration
Opening & Announcements
Morning Parallel Sessions
Coffee Break
Keynote 1
Lunch
Afternoon Parallel Sessions
Featured & HAAL Awardee Presentations
Coffee Break
Keynote 2
Closing Remarks
Jun.06, 2020
Transportation Advice
The conference will be held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).
You may find an interactive campus map below. The map of the venue is also downloadable here.
Registration, keynote speeches and all parallel sessions will be held in Core Y (Lee Shau Kee Building), as indicated in the interactive Google Map on this page.
Getting to Hong Kong Polytechnic University
By Mass Transit Railyway (MTR): Hung Hom Station, Exit A
Route to the venue: There is a footbridge connecting the station and the university campus. After crossing the footbridge, turn right and follow the signs to Core Y, where the conference is held.
Organising Committee
Dr. Ricky C K Lam
President
Hong Kong Baptist Universiy
Acknowledgements
HAAL would like to thank the Department of English at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for their generous support to HAAL events.
