Dr Hebe M H Wong
BPhil, MEd, PhD
Lecturer
Contact Information
| Office: | LI-4251 |
|---|---|
| Phone: | (852) 3442 6955 |
| Fax: | (852) 3442 0165 |
| Email: | hebe.wong@cityu.edu.hk |
Research Interests
- Second language acquisition
- Psychology of Learning / Reading Strategy
- Metacognition
- Writing-across-the-curriculum
Hebe Wong joined City University in the 1990s and has served as course leader for language courses for both part-time and full-time associate degree and undergraduate students since then. Her research interests include metacognitive reading strategies, peer reviewing, English-across-the curriculum and blended learning. She has received small-scale research grants, Teaching Development Grants and funding from University Grant Committee to investigate these topics.
Over the past few years, Hebe has been actively involved in developing online self-access materials to support academic writing for Engineering students. She has been the president of the Hong Kong Association for Self-access Learning and Development (HASALD- https://hasald.wordpress.com/) from 2006-2009 and from 2014 to 2018.
Research Grant
| Types of Grant | Title | Value | Status | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching Development Grant(CityU) | No: 6000336 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Implementing English-across-the Curriculum (EAC) initiatives in the Electronic Engineering (EE) syllabus. (2010) | HKD$99,000 | Completed | Principal Investigator |
| Teaching Development Grant(CityU) | No: 6000343 Supporting a Hybrid Language Course (2012) | HKD$99,000 | Completed | Principal Investigator |
| UGC Funded project in collaboration with PolyU and Baptist U | Supporting and developing students’ English literacy practices in the disciplines (LITERACY) https://literacy.elc.polyu.edu.hk/engineering/student | HKD$2.33m | Completed | Co-Investigator |
| UGC Funded project in collaboration with HKU and PolyU | Online Project for the Involvement of University Speaking (OPTIMUS) https://optimus.hku.hk/home/ | HKD$2.33m | Completed | Co-Investigator |
| UGC Funded project in collaboration with HKU and PolyU | Online Support for Academic Writing for the Engineering Curriculum (OSAWEC) https://osawec.elc.cityu.edu.hk/repo/ | HKD$4.97m | Completed | Principal Investigator |
Publications
Journal Articles
- Wong, H. & Storey, P. (2006). Knowing and doing in the ESL Writing Class. Language Awareness, 15, (2), 283-300.
- Wong, H. (2011). Enhancing Learner Autonomy in an ON-line Editing Programme. Studies in Self-Access Learning (SiSsal), 2(3), 153-169.
- Dureshahwar, L. S, Garner, S., Wong, H., Chan, L, Chen, J. (2016). English across the curriculum: Fostering collaboration”. The 5th CLC International Symposium, 25 May 2016 - 27 May 2016, Singapore. Conference proceedings.
Conference Presentation
- Wong, H. (2018) Perceived Importance of Self-Access Centre Resources: A Comparative Study of Would-Be and Current University Student Perceptions in Hong Kong. (Paper presented in the European Conference on Language Learning 2018, June 29- July 1, 2018, Brighton, UK)
- Wong, H & Chan , W. S (2017). Supporting academic writing for post-graduate Engineering students: a Hong Kong example. (Paper presented in the 9th Conference of the European Association for Teaching Academic Writing. June 19 to 21, 2017) London, UK.
- Wong, H. (2016) Writing across the Engineering Curriculum Insights and concerns. (Paper presented in Korea Association of Teachers of English (KATE) 2016 International Conference. July 7-8. Seoul)
- 4. Wong, H. (2016). Writing for Postgraduate Engineering: A Comparative Study of Students and Teacher’s Perspectives. (Paper presented in ICFLTAL 2016: 18th International Conference on foreign Language teaching and Applied Linguistics. Aug 18-19, 2016) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Best presentation Award).
