Chan Mable

Baptist University of Hong Kong

Dr Chan obtained her B.A. (Hons) in English and Translation, MPhil in English (General/Applied Linguistics), and Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Distinction (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), as well as a PhD in Language and Linguistics (University of Essex, UK). Before joining Hong Kong Baptist University, Dr Chan taught in secondary schools and the Department of English of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for more than 20 years. Her main research interests include second language acquisition (SLA) at the interface with language education, and professional/workplace communication. Her main research interests include second language acquisition (SLA) at the interface with language education, and professional/workplace communication.


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Communicative Needs of Chinese Professionals in the Local Workplace in Hong Kong: Implications for Pedagogy of Workplace English

Asynchronous-Video
Sun, Feb 21, 14:00-14:25 JST

The pressing need to bridge the gap between workplace communicative needs and curriculum development for business English (BE) courses has been documented in the literature. This study examines the language use and communicative needs of Chinese professionals in Hong Kong using both quantitative and qualitative data. The participants were 163 Chinese professionals from the 4 key industries in Hong Kong. They were invited to fill in a questionnaire, and 66 of them joined a subsequent interview. Based on the findings, insights were developed as to what should be emphasized when teaching workplace English in the classroom.