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Dr Wang Lixun is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Associate Professor of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), and his research interests include corpus linguistics, computer-assisted language learning, English for Academic Purposes, multilingual education, and English-Chinese translation studies. One of his main research areas is English-Chinese parallel corpus studies, and he has compiled a 2-million-word English-Chinese parallel corpus, which is freely available and searchable online at https://corpus.eduhk.hk/paraconc. He also worked with Prof. Andy Kirkpatrick and developed the Asian Corpus of English, a corpus of English as a lingua franca in Asia (https://corpus.eduhk.hk/ace). He is the author of Introduction to Language Studies (Pearson, 2011) and co-author of Academic Writing in Language and Education Programmes (Pearson, 2011), Trilingual Education in Hong Kong Primary Schools (Springer, 2019), Identity, Motivation, and Multilingual Education in Asian Contexts (Bloomsbury, 2020), and Is English an Asian Language? (Cambridge University Press, 2021). He has also published in reputable journals such as System, Language Learning and Technology, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, International Journal of Multilingualism, and Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies, on topics such as Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Corpus Linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, Multilingual Education, and English-Chinese translation studies. He has published a translated novel (Arthur Ransome's 'Swallows and Amazons', first published in 1930) and a number of translated journal articles. He is editor-in-chief of the Springer book series 'Multilingual Education'. He won Best Paper Award several times at international conferences. In 2011 he won the Scholarship of Teaching Award at the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd). In 2014 he won the President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching at the HKIEd. In 2018 he won the Faculty Teaching Award of the Faculty of Humanities at the EdUHK. In 2019, he and his colleagues won Silver Medal at the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Project title: Educational Linguistics 2.0 – The use of Corpora in Language Teaching). In 2020, he and his colleagues won 2020 Esperanto "Access to Language Education” Award organized by CALICO, the Esperantic Studies Foundation, and Lernu.net in the USA. Currently, he supervises doctoral students in the areas of corpus linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, English-Chinese translation studies, and multilingual education.
Research interests
Corpus linguistics, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Multilingual Education, English for Academic Purposes, English-Chinese translation studies
Teaching Interests
Introduction to linguistics, discourse analysis, computer-assisted language learning, English-Chinese comparative studies
External Appointments
2017.8 - present Academic Advisor and School Manager, Spanish Primary School, Hong Kong
2017.8 - present Sponsoring Body Manager, Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), The EdUHK Jockey Club Primary School, Hong Kong
2016.6 - 2019.5 Advisory Peer Group member, School of Education & Languages, The Open University of Hong Kong
2006.9 – 2012.9 Committee Member, Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics
2005.9 – 2006.8 Honorary Assistant Professor (MA supervisor), Department of Linguistics, The University of Hong Kong
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Projects
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Promoting a Dynamic Pedagogical Model of Asynchronous and Synchronous Virtual Teaching and Learning to Enrich Students’ Virtual Learning Experiences
WANG, L., FUNG, K. T. D., BIBI, T., LIU, F. M. C., LAU, C. M., XIE, Q., YAN, J., JIN, M., BANERJEE, B., SHANG, H. A., SY, W. N., KEUNG, S., TSANG, C. W. A., CHOY, Y. L. E., KOHNKE, L. M. A., CHAN, C. K. A., LAM, S. M. S., KAN, H. K. & ZOU, D.
01/07/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Other project
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A Study to Collect Evidence through ePortfolios and Coursework to Demonstrate Students’ Achievement in Generic Intended Learning Outcomes (GILOs)
KONG, S. C., WANG, L., LO, S. H. S. & CHOW, S. Y. A.
01/07/15 → 30/12/17
Project: Research project
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Trilingual education in Hong Kong primary schools: English, Cantonese and Putonghua as Medium of Instruction in different subjects and implications for language learning
WANG, L., LI, C. S. D. & Prof, K. A.
01/01/14 → 30/06/16
Project: Research project
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Fostering a mobile learning community: The use of mobile technologies in studying subject knowledge through English in tertiary education in Hong Kong
MA, Q., WANG, L., LIM, C. P., KONG, S. C., CHOW, W. K. A. & STAMPER, S. E.
01/04/13 → 30/06/15
Project: Other project
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Wrong to Right: A Cognitive Linguistic Approach to the Analysis of Second Language Errors
WANG, L., MA, Q., HOLME, H. R. & LITTLEMORE, J.
01/01/12 → 31/12/13
Project: Research project
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Adoption of the PICRAT model to guide the integration of innovative technologies in the teaching of a linguistics course
WANG, L., Feb 2023, In: Sustainability. 15, 5, 3886.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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An action research on the establishment of a Community of Practice on technology-enhanced language learning and teaching at tertiary level
WANG, L., CHEN, H. C. & TIAN, J. X., May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: SN Social Sciences. 3, 93.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Student engagement and teaching presence in blended learning and emergency remote teaching
SU, F., ZOU, D., WANG, L. & KOHNKE, L. M. A., Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Computers in Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The efficacy of educational apps for teaching in the humanities: Adopting the PICRAT model
WANG, L. & TAYLOR, T. W., May 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Helping teachers to teach with corpora: The Corpus-Aided Platform for Language Teachers (CAP)
MA, Q., WANG, L., LEE, F. K. J. & CHEN, H. C., Dec 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
Prizes
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2020 Esperanto "Access to Language Education” Award
MA, Qing (Recipient), LEE, Fung King, Jackie 李鳳琼 (Recipient), WANG, Lixun 王立勛 (Recipient) & CHEN, Hsueh Chu 陳雪珠 (Recipient), 02 Jun 2020
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Best Paper Award
ZHANG, Weiyuan (Recipient) & WANG, Lixun 王立勛 (Recipient), 14 Nov 2003
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