We are pleased to confirm the following invited speakers who will, we are sure, bring to ELC Symposium both a wealth of expertise and experience.
Invited Speakers
Mr C. K. Wan
Lock Tao Secondary School
C.K. Wan is the Director of School Development at Lock Tao Secondary School. He is also a Member of the Faculty of Education's School-University Partnership Management Committee at the Hong Kong University and a Member of the Education Bureau's Steering Committee on Study of Extended Learning Activities Conducted in English in Chinese Medium Schools in Hong Kong.
Topic:
NSS English Language Education Curriculum and Assessment: Blind Men and
An Elephant! (Abstract)
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Mr Cameron Smart
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
Cameron Smart is an English Language Subject Manager (Assessment Development) at Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority. He has been working in the field of EFL teaching and testing for the last twenty-two years, having worked in Scotland, Spain, Hong Kong and England.
Topic:
HKDSE English Language Examination: Challenges and Opportunities (Abstract)
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Round Table Discussion
Dr Arthur McNeill
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Arthur McNeill is Director of the Language Centre at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has served as Director of several university English language centres, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Universities of Surrey, Sussex and Dundee in UK. His academic interests include second language vocabulary and teacher language awareness. He was
principal investigator of a recently completed project to develop an English vocabulary curriculum for Hong Kong schools.
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Prof Joseph Chaney
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Joseph Chaney is currently a Fulbright Scholar in the Office of University General Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a former chair of the Department of English at Indiana University South Bend, where he also served as the Director of General Education from 2005-2009. He has taught academic writing for 20 years.
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Prof Paul Handstedt
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Professor Paul Hanstedt is the Fulbright Scholar in General Education at Hong Kong IEd. His teaching and writing focus on writing practices, and his current work involves collaborations with professors from psychology, biology, and mathematics. He has taught writing of various kinds for more than two decades.
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Dr Jane Lockwood
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Dr. Jane Lockwood is currently Director of the Centre for Language in Education at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. She is responsible for the overall educational strategic direction of the CLE and has a particular research interest in EAP/ESP curriculum development and language assessment practices in tertiary and workplace settings.
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