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  • Dr CHAN Wing Sat (PhD. M.Litt., M.Ed., Dip.Appl., M.Phil., BA)

     

    • Daily Used Post Title

      • Senior Lecturer, CBS
      • Coordinator of the Chinese Language Centre (CLC), CBS

    • Areas of Scholarship

      Applied Linguistics, Language Testing, Writing Pedagogy, Chinese Philosophy

    • Education

      2003 Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics, University of New South Wales
      1992 M.Litt. in Applied Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
      1983 M.Ed. in Chinese Education, The CUHK
      1982 Pg.D. in Applied Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
      1975 M.Phil. in Chinese Philosophy, The CUHK
      1972 B.A. in Chinese Lit. & Language, The Chinese University of HK (CUHK)

    • Work Experience

      1998 - Date Senior Lecturer
      Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies (CBS), PolyU
      1996 - 1998 Senior Consultant
      TOC Chinese Project, Contract: Education Dept. & Baptist University HK
      1994 - 1995 Assistant Professor
      Department of CBS, PolyU
      1989 - 1994 Lecturer
      Department of Chinese, Translation & Interpretation (CTI), Hong Kong Polytechnic
      1984 - 1989 Lecturer (Part-time)
      Department of Chinese and English, Part-time Degree Programme, The CUHK
      1975 - 1989 Language Instructor
      Department of Chinese & Literature, The CUHK

    • Teaching

      For MA programmes:
      • Chinese Education in Hong Kong
      • Applied Chinese Language Studies
      • Chinese Language Testing
      • Traditional Chinese Culture

    • Administrative Duties

      Sept 2006 - Date Coordinator of Chinese Language Centre, CBS, PolyU
      Sept 2006 - Date Selected member, Faculty Board (COM)
      Sept 2006 - Date Selected member, Faculty Learning & Teaching Committee (COM)
      *Sept 2003 - Aug 2006 Coordinator of GSLPA – Chinese (Graduating Student Language Proficiency Assessment), CBS, PolyU
      Sept 1992 - Aug 1995 Chairman of Committee of Chinese Subjects and Programmes, CTI, HK Polytechnic
      Sept 1985 - Aug 1989 Chairman of the committee of 1st Year Chinese Course, Department of Chinese Literature and Language, The CUHK
      * Gained the Faculty Award for Outstanding performance in Research and Scholarly Activities (Team) on “Putonghua ShuiPing KaoShi,普通話水平考試, PSK”. My position was Coordinator of the Testing Unit in which PSK is one of the component tests developed for measuring the graduating students’ PTH proficiency.

    • Research Output (Selected)

      • Chan, W.S. (forthcoming) Book chapter on ‘現代服務業文書’ (the official dispatch in the professional sector of service in nowadays), in C.K. Yu, K.Y. Li, R.Q. Zhang, S.D. Chan, et.al. 《現代應用文》(Modern Practical Chinese Writing), Revised edition, Shanghai: Fudan Uni. Press.
      • Chan, W.S. (with So, Daniel, Qian, David, Lau, Karen) 2005 ‘A Profile of good learners of Chinese & English at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In Witte, E., Van Mensel, L, Perrrard, M., Mettewie, L., Housen, A., & R. De Groof (eds.) Language, Attitudes & Education in Multilingual Cities. Belgium: Universersa Press, 181-198.
      • Chan, W.S. 2004. ‘篇章連貫的幅度與寫作水平之關係’ (The span of text coherence and levels of writing ability). Chinese Language Testing. Vol. 6, 2004, 15-19.
      • Chan, W.S. 2003. ‘從社會雙語學看雙語應用的配合意義’ (The collaboration of two languages in real uses: A sociolinguistic perspective). In W.W. Lee & J.M. Zhu (eds.) A New Trend of Development forPractical Writing. Zijiang University Press, 159-165.
      • Chan, W.S. 2002. ‘應用文的連續性’ (The continuity of practical writing’. In C.C. Chen (ed.) Practical Writings in the Era of 21st Century. The City University Press, 156-167.
      • Chan, W.S. (with Lee, H.M., Yip, L.K. ) 2001. Research report ‘ An investigation of the validity and reliability of a measurement scale of assessing PolyU students in accordance with their levels of proficiency in written Chinese as L1’ submitted to the Department of CBS, PolyU.
      • Chan, W.S. 2001. ‘整體判斷的篇章水平與語法的複雜度’ (The relation between the level of performance of an essay as holistically judged and its syntactic complexity’. In Language Testing: theory and practice. Conference proceedings of ‘The International Conference on Language Testing and Language Teaching’. Commercial Press (HK) Ltd. 233-241.
      • Chan, W.S. (with Lee, H.M.) 2001. ‘制訂書面漢語等級描述的思考’ (The consideration and making of the scale of measurement for written Chinese proficiency test). China Examinations, Vol. 10, 2001, 9-11.
      • Chan, W.S. 2000. ‘《左傳》戰陣賦詩之語境分析例舉’ (An contextual analysis of reciting poems from The Book of Song in the beginning of a war at battlefield), In The Chinese Association of the Book of Songs (ed.), Conference proceeding the 4th International Academic Conference on the Book of Songs, Beijing: Xueyuan Press, 644-653.
      • Chan, W.S. 1999. ‘應用文的動態’ (The dynamics of practical writing). In conference proceedings of 'The 3rd International Conference on Modern Practical Writing', Huazhong Agricultural University, China, 143-48.

    • Conference papers (unpublished)

      2007 ‘An analysis of textual dynamics in Cargo Exporting’ paper presented at the “International Forum on Policy and Management in Shipping, Ports and Airports”, organized by the Department of Logistics, PolyU, 10-12, May 2007.
      2007 Invited paper ‘語言學在制訂語言測試的意義’ (Linguistics in the development of language testing paper), presented at the “Conference on Vocational Chinese Language Education”, organized by Vocational Training Council, 10 March 2007.
      2005 ‘The notion of task and its implications as a means for assessing Language proficiency in the workplace’, paper presented at the First International Conference on “Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessing”, organized by the Project on Educational Assessment, & Centre of Education, PolyU, 13-15, June 2005.
      2004 ‘Reading strategies in bilingual writing’ presented at the Hong Kong Reading Association Conference 2003, “ Learning to Read and Reading to Learn: Enhancing Literacy in Bilingual Context”, organized by the Department of Speech and Therapy, the Uni. of Hong Kong, Dec, 2004.
      2003 Invited paper on ‘校本寫作能力測量’ (Writing ability in school based assessment” at the Workshop on “Studies on School Based Writing Ability”, organized by Education and Manpower Bureau, 11, April 2004.
      2003 ‘文字與圖像在廣告中的組合原則及其傳訊意義’ (The principle of combing text and visual element in advertisement and its implications) presented at the 7th International Conference on Modern Chinese Practical Writing, organized by the 母語教學教師支援中心 (Supporting Centre for Teachers using Chinese as Medium of Instruction), Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, 23-25, October 2003.
      2000 ‘比較香港與內地法律文字約制功能’ (Comparing the language of regulative function in legal contract as practiced in China Mainland and Hong Kong’ presented at the International Conference on Applied Linguistics: Legal Language and Rhetoric jointed organized by the Association of Rhetoric of China, Shanghai University, 15-17, July 2000.
      2000 ‘Evaluation of writing by Chinese-English Bilinguals’ presented at the 2nd Asian Language Assessment Research Forum organized by Asian Centre for Language Assessment Research (ACLAR), Department of English, PolyU, 11-12, January 2000.
      1999 'The continuum of the notions of coordinate, compound and subordinate bilingualism in the writing process of bilinguals of Chinese and English' held by Department of French Studies, University of Sydney and University of New South Wales, Australia, 15-16 February, 1999.

    • Consultancy Work

      2007 Observer to participated in the “International Study Tour Qingdao 2007” as an Observer to the communication skills of the students, organized by the Department of Logistics, PolyU. A Report has been submitted to the Dept in October 2007.
      2006 External examiner for the MA programme of “ Chinese Language and Assessment” in the Institute of Education.
      2006 External Examiner for “Chinese” of Project Yi Jin (毅進) Programmes 2006-07
      *2006 Co-PI in the consultancy project with the highest contract value in FY05/06 (TeamResearch on learning and psychological difficulties of non-engaged youth ‘NEY’ in Hong Kong).
      2005 Member of the Research working group for the Public Examination of Chinese subject for the implementation in 2007, EMB, HKEAA.
      2004 - 06 Consultant of the Study of School-based Writing Ability in Hong Kong Secondary Schools Education and Manpower Bureau,HKSAR
      2003 - 04 Member of the Working Committee of Putonghua Proficiency Testing Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority
      2002 Member of the Advisory Board of Working Group on Proficiency Scale for Chinese Language, Language Education and Research, Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
      2000 - 01 Member of the Advisory Board of the Working Group on Promotion of Learning through Reading, Board of Education, Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
      * Gained the “Most Valued Project” Award presented at the “Outstanding Professional Service and Innovation Awards 2006” by the PolyU Technology & Consultancy. My part is to develop a measuring tool to identify the NEY subjects’ levels of performance in reading Chinese and their difficulties in language learning.