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  • Dr FUNG Suk-Yee, Roxana (PhD., MA., Dip.)

    • Area of Scholarship

      Cantonese study, Chinese dialectology, phonetics, historical linguistics

    • Education

      1991-2000 PhD, The Ohio State University
      1988-1991 MA, Peking University
      1983-1987 Diploma, Hong Kong Shue Yan College

    • Work Experience

      1996 - present Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
      1994 - 1996 1994-96 Project Director, Advanced Cantonese Language Project, Foreign Language Center, The Ohio State University
      1991 - 1994 Graduate Research Associate, Teaching Assistant Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures, The Ohio State University
      1987 - 1988 Chinese Language Officer II, Hong Kong Government

    • Teaching

      • Postgraduate level:
        Introduction to Cantonese Studies, Description of Chinese (Phonetics and Phonology)
      • Degree level:
        Introduction to Language (Phonetics and Phonology), Analysis of Cantonese, Modern Chinese Language, Styles and Varieties of Chinese, Structure of Chinese: Lexis and Grammar, Chinese News Writing
      • Sub-Degree level:
        Structure of Modern Chinese, General Chinese Communication Skills

    • Administrative Duties

      2006 - present Programme Coordinator, BA in Language Studies for the Professions
      2006 - present Programme Leader, Minor in Chinese
      2006 - present Memeber, Department IT Working Group
      2005 - 2006 Promotion and Admission Officer, BA in Bilingual Studies
      2003 - 2007 Programme Leader, AD in Bilingual Communication
      1996 - 2007 Programme Leader, HD in Bilingual Communication
      2006 Member, Programme Planning Committee of
      BA in Chinese & Bilingual Studies
      2005 Member, Programme Planning Committee of BA in Bilingual Studies
      2005 Member, Programme Planning Committee of BA in Bilingual Communication
      2004 Member, Programme Planning Committee of BA in Language Studies for the Professions
      2003 Chairman, Programme Planning Committee of AD in Bilingual Communication
      2003 - 2004 Member, Departmental Management Committee
      2002 - 2003 Deputy Chairman, Departmental Teaching and Learning Committee
      2002 - 2004 Departmental Representative, Non-heads Consultative Committee
      2001 - present Member, Departmental Teaching and Learning Committee

    • Research Output

      Articles:

      • 港式中文與大陸中文，《兩岸四地語文政策國際學術研討會》待刊。
      • Types and TOken frequencies of Phonological Units in Hong Kong Cantonese. (With Man-Tak Leung, Sam-Po Law and Suk-Yee Fung) Behavior Research Methods. Instruments. & Computers Vol 36. No 3. 2004.
      • Perception and Production of Cantonese Consonant Endings. (With Law, S.P., Roxana Fung and Robert Bauer. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing 2001.6: 179-195.
      • Virtual Tutorials in Phonology: A New Apporach to Raise Phonological Awarenewss among Hong Kong Students. (With Sam-Po Law, Michelle Yu and Peggy Wong). Quality in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, 154-159. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1999.
      • 網上語音導修室的設計，(羅心寶，余月燕，黃慧儀) 《中文及雙語教育論叢》66-76. 香港理工大學, 1999
      • Enhancing Phonetic Skill in Cantonese, English and Mandarin on the Internet. (With S.P. Law and Michelle Yu). Proceedings on Global Chinese Conference on Computer in Education '98, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998.
      • 敦煌變文集和祖堂集的形容詞詞綴. 《語文研究》1994.1: 17-27.

      Books

      • A Reference Guide for Spoken Cantonese. Columbus: Foreign Language Publications, The Ohio State University, 1996.
      • Kaleidoscope Vol. V. (Chief compiler). Columbus: Foreign Language Publications, The Ohio State University, 1996.
      • Tuning In: Exercises in Listening Comprehension Vol IV. (Chief compiler). Columbus: Foreign Language Publications, The Ohio State University, 1996.
      • Spoken Cantonese: Presentation and Context. (With Matthew Christensen). Columbus: Foreign Language Publications, The Ohio State University, 1996.
      • Tuning In: Exercises in Listening Comprehension Vol III. (Chief compiler). Columbus: Foreign Language Publications, The Ohio State University, 1996.
      • Spoken Cantonese: Acquisition and Presentation. (With Matthew Christensen). Columbus: The Ohio State University, 1995.
      • Spoken Cantonese: Performance and Acquisition. (Contributing author with Matthew Christensen and Xiaobin Jian). Columbus: The Ohio State University, 1995.
      • Tuning In: Exercises in Listening Comprehension Vol. II. (Chief compiler). Columbus: The Ohio State University, 1995.

        • Computer programs

        • Sonic Rangers
        • Sounds of Earthling
        • Virtual Tutorial in Phonology
        • A Data Corpus of Spoken Cantonese

    • Consultancy Work

      2001 - 02.2004 Consultant, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Ltd