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Research interests
- Language and Identity
- Digital literacy/literacies
- Multilingualism and mobility
- EMI in Higher Education
- (Digital) citizenship and identity studies
- Family language policy
RGC-funded GRF projects as Principal Investigator (PI)
- The impact of online social networking (OSN) practices on adolescents' online identity and self-concept clarity (SCC): Patterns and mechanisms (2025-2027) HK$739,483
- Youth digital literacy practices, online social networking and well-being: antecedents, patterns and interplay (2024-2026) HK$820,226
- Investigating Adolescents’ Digital Citizenship through Social Media: (Trans)Formation, Digital Literacy Practices and Influential Factors (2023-2025) HK$1,095,862
- The interplay of language-in-education policy, language ideology and linguistic practices within discourse of internationalization in higher education – a comparative study (2018-2020) HK$ 623,992
- Second Language(s) Learning Motivation and Identity Construction of Ethnic Minority Students in Hong Kong (2014-2016) HK$368,500
PICO-Funded Public Policy Research (PPR) Funding Scheme (Special Round) as Principal Investigator (PI)
- A Foucauldian Perspective on Citizenship and Identity (Re) Construction among University Students in Social Movements in Hong Kong (2020) HKD$458,735
Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) project as Principal Investigator (PI)
- Family Language Policy among Underprivileged Families in Hong Kong in the digitalized Era: Antecedents, Processes and Effects on English Language Learning. (2024-2026) HK$1,348,698
- The Effects of Family Socialisation on Second-Generation South Asian Adolescents in Hong Kong: Academic Identity Construction and Second Language Learning (2018-2020) HK$1,022,254
World University Network (WUN) Funded projects as Co-Investigator (Co-I)
- World Universities Network (WUN) Project Funding: Multilingualism & Mobility in the Northern & Southern Hemispheres (2015-2016) (PI: Prof Kristine Horner): working with researchers from the following universities: University of Sheffield, University of Cape Town, University of Auckland, University of Southampton, University of Alberta, University of Sydney, University of Leeds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and University of Luxembourg
- World Universities Network (WUN) Project Funding: Negotiating Multilingual Identities in Migrant Professional Contexts (2012-2013) (PI: Prof Suresh Canagarajah), working with researchers from the following universities: Penn State University, Bristol University, University of Cape Town, Leeds University, University of Rochester, University of Sydney, University of Wisconsin at Madison, York University
Recognition and Awards
- Elected Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities (from 2025)
- Listed as the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University (2022, 2024)
- President's Award for Research Excellence, The Education University of Hong Kong (2022)
- Research Excellence Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2017)
- Young Researcher Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2015)
Editorship
- Co-editor of Multilingual Education book series, Springer
- Associate Editor of Linguistics and Education (Q1 in Linguistics and Languages) (from Jan 2025)
- Co-editor of the Book Series of Critical Perspectives on Language, Mobility and International Education, Bloomsbury Publishing
- Co-Editor of Critical Inquiry in Language Studies (2020-2023)
- On editorial board of Ethnicities
- On editorial board of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
- On editorial board of TESOL Quarterly
- On editorial board of Journal of ChinaCALL
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Teaching Interests
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Impact of Online Social Networking (OSN) Practices on Adolescents’ Online Identity and Self-concept Clarity (SCC): Patterns and Mechanisms
GU, M. Y. M. (PI)
01/01/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research project
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Family Language Policy among Underprivileged Families in Hong Kong in the Digitalized Era: Antecedents, processes, and effects on English language learning
GU, M. Y. M. (PI)
01/09/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Research project
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Youth Digital Literacy Practices, Online Social Networking and Well-being: Antecedents, Patterns and Interplay
GU, M. Y. M. (PI)
01/01/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research project
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Investigating Adolescents’ Digital Citizenship through Social Media: (Trans) Formation, Digital Literacy Practices and Influential Factors
GU, M. Y. M. (PI), Yu,, L. (CoI), Phyak,, P. (CoI), Jiang,, L. G. (CoI) & CHIU, M. M. (CoI)
01/01/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research project
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A Foucauldian Perspective on Citizenship and Identity (Re) Construction Among University Students in Social Movements in Hong Kong (福柯視角探索高校學生在香港社會運動中的公民意識與身份(再)建構)
GU, M. Y. M. (PI), TONG, H. K. (CoI), Dr, Y. L. (CoI) & CHANG, B. J. (CoI)
17/04/20 → 16/12/20
Project: Research project
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Exploring student motivation and engagement in EMI: A latent profile analysis
JIANG, L., ZHOU, N., GU, M. Y. M. & LI, X., 2025, In: Language and Education. 39, 1, p. 72-90Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Investigating the tripartite interaction among teachers, students, and generative AI in EFL education: A mixed-methods study
GUAN, L., LEE, C. K. J., ZHANG, Y. E. & GU, M. Y. M., 2025, In: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. 8, 100384.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Preparing future educators for AI-enhanced classrooms: Insights into AI literacy and integration
KOHNKE, L. M. A., ZOU, D., OU, A. W. & GU, M. Y. M., 2025, In: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. 8, 100398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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SWOT analysis of Al empowered entrepreneurship education: Insights from digital learners in higher education
WENG, X., GU, M. Y. M., XIA, Q. & CHIU, T. K. F., 2025, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 56, 101763.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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To lead or not to lead: The fluctuation of peer leadership in collaborative oral argumentation
WU, Q., FENG, P. & GU, M. Y. M., 2025, In: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching. 15, 1, p. 145-170Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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