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  • Ms LAM Yan Yan (Pg.C., M.A., B.A.)

     

    • Daily Used Post Title

      Language Instructor

    • Areas of Scholarship

      Dialectology, Language Teaching

    • Education

      • Certificate of Proficiency in Putonghua, The Putonghua Training and Testing Centre (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) 普通話水平等級證書 （香港教育學院）
      • Pg.C. in Teaching in Professional, Vocational and Higher Education (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) 專上、專業及職業教學深造證書（香港理工大學）
      • M.A. in Chinese Linguistics (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) 中國語言學碩士（香港理工大學）
      • B.A. in Chinese Literature and Linguistics (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan) 中國與文學系文學士（國立清華大學）

    • Work Experience

      1998 - current The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chinese and Bilingual Studies, Language Instructor 語文導師（香港理工大學）

    • Teaching

      • Professional Development Course and Resource Package Development for Primary School Teachers on Teaching Chinese Language to Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students （小學中國語文科教師專業發展暨教學資源開發課程（專為教授非華語學生中文科教師而設）
      • Elementary Putonghua for Non-Chinese Speaking Students
      • Elementary Putonghua （初級普通話）
      • Elementary Cantonese （基礎粵語）
      • College Chinese （大學基礎中文）
      • Communication Skills in Chinese （傳意中文）
      • Chinese Language and Culture （語言與文化）
      • Chinese Writing Skill
      • Understanding the System of the Simplified Chinese Character （簡化字的認識）
      • The Application of Chinese Software （電腦中文處理）

    • Administrative Duties

      2007 - date Deputy Programme Leader（科目組長）, BABS
      1999 - date Member of Preparatory Committee of Writing Competition（徵文比賽籌備委員會）
      1999 - 2003, date Member of Self-learning Unit （自學室工作小組）
      2001 - date Member of Preparatory Committee of Putonghua Week （普通話周籌備委員會）
      2005 - date Member of Criterion-Reference Assessment Working Group
      2006 Member of Organizing Committee for the International Conference in Cross Straits Language Policy (兩岸四地語文政策國際學術研討會)
      2004 - 2005 Member of Material Development Working Group on Elementary Putonghua for Non-Chinese Speaking Students
      1999 - 2005 Member of Publication Working Group
      2004 Member of Preparatory Committee for Chinese Language Fair （語文的想和做）
      2003 - 2004 Member of Preparatory Committee for A Cultural Trip to China’s Southwestern Provinces （西南文化之旅）
      2001 Member of Organizing Committee for The 5th Intercollegiate Putonghua Recitation Competition (香港第五屆大專生普通話朗誦比賽)

    • Research Output

      Funded Research Projects

      • Professional Development Course and Resource Package Development for Primary School Teachers on Teaching Chinese Language to Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students （小學中國語文科教師專業發展暨教學資源開發課程）（專為教授非華語學生中文科教師而設); 2007(Prof S.D. Chan as PI)
      • A Cyber-Platform in Support of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in CBS; 2006-date (Dr. X.H. Zhang as PI)
      • 《當代應用文大典》編撰計劃; 2006-2007 (Prof S.D. Chan as PI)
      • Team member of Web-based Self-learning Materials in Chinese (網上自學語文教材); funded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 2005-date (Dr. W.C. Lo as PI)
      • Team member of Self-learning Software on Elementary Knowledge in Chinese (語文常識自學軟件); funded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 2004-2005 (Dr. W.C. Lo as PI)
      • Team member of Writing Business Plan in Chinese (你我同寫計畫書); funded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 2003-2004 (Dr. W.C. Lo as PI)
      • Documentary Series on Chinese Language and Culture; funded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 1995-1998 (Prof. H.M. Lee as PI)
      • hinese Language Enhancement for Life Project: Discernment in Wrongly Written Chinese Character (提高生活語水平研究計畫：錯別字的辨認); funded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 1995-1998 (Prof. H.M. Lee as PI)
      • Chinese Language Enhancement for Life Project: The Use of Punctuations (提高生活語水平研究計畫：標點符號的認識); funded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; 1995-1998 (Prof. H.M. Lee as PI)

      Conference Papers

      • 2006d. Exceptional case on phonetic changes in Cantonese (廣州話讀音與中古音的對應例外). Paper presented at The 11th International Conference on Yue Dialects. Nanning: University of Guangxi.
      • 2006c. From Tone Change to Language Contact: Case Study of Hetang (從新會荷塘話聲調發展看語言接觸) . Paper presented at The 2 nd International Conference in Language Contact. Shanghai: University of Shanghai.
      • 2006b. The Current State of Hong Kong Cantonese Transcription and Pronunciation (香港粵語標音與粵語發音的現狀). Paper presented at The International Conference in Cross Straits Language Policy (兩岸四地語文政策國際學術研討會). Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. (co-author: Lau C.F. as coauthor)
      • 2006a. The Current State of Hong Kong Cantonese Transcription (香港粵語的標音). Paper presented at The 5th Workshop on Cantonese. Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong.
      • 2004. Do Assignments before Having Lectures (「做完練習再講書」教學法). Paper presented at The 18th International Language in Education Conference. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institution of Education.
      • 2001. What Should be Taught in University Chinese: Students' Aspect (大學中文該教甚麼？- 請聽學生說一說). Paper presented at the International Language in Education Conference. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institution of Education.

      Publications

      • 2007. Press Release on the 7th Putonghua Week. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
      • 2004. Interesting Events on Teaching (教學小記). e-Prospectus. Academic Secretariat, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
      • 2002. Refined Word Usage of Government Documents. The Civil Service Training and Development Institute, Hong Kong. (Author: Chan, S.D.; coauthor: Chow, K.S., Siu, S.W.)
      • 1998. A Bibliography of Contemporary Chinese Practical Writing 1986-1998: Name Index (《現代應用文參考書目提要初編》所收書編著者姓氏筆畫索引）. In H.M. Lee (ed), A Bibliography of Contemporary Chinese Practical Writing 1986-1998 (《現代應用文參考書目提要初編1986-1998》). pp 703-708, Department of CBS and CLC, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
      • 1998. A Bibliography of Contemporary Chinese Practical Writing 1986-1998: Booklist (現代應用文參考書目）. In H.M. Lee (ed), A Bibliography of Contemporary Chinese Practical Writing 1986-1998 (《現代應用文參考書目提要初編1986-1998》). pp 709-724, Department of CBS and CLC, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

    • Consultancy Work

      2005, Consultant to Apex Junior Chamber International, Hong Kong

    • Hobbies and Interests

      Piano, Singing