Eva's publications before retirement from CUHK

If you are interested in any of my old papers, please send me a note. I can give you a copy if I have spares.

1981 "Some suggestions to encourage students to read" TRANSFORM, Vol.3, p5. Longman, Hong Kong.

1985 "A MAGIC rationale for ESL material design" GUIDELINES, RELC, 7/1, pp67-72. Singapore.

1986 "Problems with learning English : An analysis of questions asked in the `Dial for a tutor' service jointly offered by PTU and RTHK" HONG KONG PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNION NEWS, 136, pp1-2. Hong Kong.

1986 "Self-access remedial work in writing and the computer" ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM, XXIV/3, pp29-30. U.S.A.

1986 "Some ways of helping pupils to remember English sounds" HONG KONG PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNION NEWS, 146, p2. Hong Kong.

1986 "Mother tongue teaching and English standard" FOCUS ON EDUCATION, PTU, p5. (in Chinese)

1987 "A reading scheme for Hong Kong?" FOCUS ON OUP, 3, p5-7. Oxford University Press, Hong Kong. (with G.Davies)

1987 "Piece-meal or nutritious diet, or both ---- the role of the Teacher Centre for ELT" SSETA NEWSLETTER, 3/2, pp5-13. Hong Kong.

1988 "A needs analysis of adult English learners in Hong Kong" NEW HORIZONS, 29, pp66-79. Hong Kong.

1989 "An opinion survey of local English teachers on the ELT situation in Hong Kong" NEW HORIZONS, 30, pp121-126. Hong Kong.

1991 "Language streaming proposal offered", HONG KONG STANDARD, Jan. 11, 1991.

1991 "Making graded readers comprehensible to Hong Kong students" READING ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER, 19, pp3-5. Hong Kong Reading Association.

1991 "A survey of local English teachers' attitudes toward English and ELT" INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION JOURNAL, Vol.8, pp25-38. Hong Kong. (with A. Hirvela)

1992 "Teaching business Writing through a status-raising simulation" ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM, 30/2, pp35-38.U.S.A.

1992 "Extensive reading schemes revisited" FOCUS 13, pp4-5. Hong Kong.

1992 A Collection of Language Games, (ed), Hong Kong.

1992 "A language problem or a reading problem --- an examination of the relationship between L1 and FL reading" OCCASIONAL PAPERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, pp19-30.

1992 "A preliminary report on students' attitudes towards the Independent Learning Centre" OCCASIONAL PAPERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, pp1-18 (With L.Mak)

1993 "My views of the TTRA - English" FOCUS ON EDUCATION, Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, pp8-9.

1993 "Jigsaw Reading" PTU ENGLISH GROUP BULLETIN, January, 1993,
pp3-4.

1993 "The effect of a summer reading course on reading and writing skills"
SYSTEM 21/1, pp87-100.

1993 "Teacher-Initiated Solutions to Teaching Needs" in D. Freeman & S. Cornwell (eds) New Ways in Teacher Education, New Ways in TESOL Series, J.C. Richards, Series Editor, TESOL, Inc. pp80-84.

1993 "Needs Analysis of CUHK Graduates 1992” OCCASIONAL PAPERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, Vol III, pp13-25 (With G. Jor)

1993 "A TEFL Workshop in China" OCCASIONAL PAPERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, Vol III, pp93-102.

1993 " Effect of extensive reading on English learning in Hongkong", Education Journal 21/1, pp23-36.

1993 "Do Summer English Programmes Work Miracles?" in N. Bird, J. Harris & M. Ingham (eds) Language and Content, pp 132-139, Hong Kong : Institute of Language in Education.

1993 "A Survey on Students' Needs for the Independent Learning Centre " (with L. Mak) in N. Bird, J. Harris & M. Ingham (eds) Language and Content, pp 212-223, Hong Kong: Institute of Language in Education.

1994 "Self-access learning in the United Kingdom: Insights for The Chinese University of Hong Kong" OCCASIONAL PAPERS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, Vol 4, pp8-17.

1994 "Keeping Contact with Learners" E.Esch (ed) Self-Access and the Adult Language Learner London : CiLT , pp146-151

1994 "English Teachers' Attitudes: Comparison between the Veteran and the Novice" NEW HORIZONS, 35, pp37-42

1994 "Clear-cut medium of instruction and English Proficiency" MODERN EDUCATIONAL BULLETIN, 32 pp5-7 (in Chinese)

1995 "Should we start teaching English at Primary Four? An examination of neurolinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives on English language teaching" EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL, 10/1, 31-35.

1995 The Use of English in the Electronic-mail Advisory Service provided by The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Cambridge
(monograph, with G. Jor)

1996 "Job application letter writing on the World Wide Web" TECHNOLOGY
AND TEACHER EDUCATION ANNUAL, 1996, 803-806.

1996 "the use of e-mail for ELT: from analysis to teaching" ASIAN JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, 6, 103-110 (with George Jor)

1996 "Language Attitudes in the Transitional Period of Hong Kong" In New Horizons In Education, No.37, 39-45

1996 "Teachers’ Views on Improving English Language Teaching in Hong Kong". Language Issues: The Journal of NATECLA Vol 8, No.2 , 18-21

1996 Asian Literacy & Reading Bulletin No.10, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Reading Association, 16 pages

1996 Asian Perspectives on Biliteracy Research: Facts, Issues and Action, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Reading Association, 100 pages

1997 "Teacher Education in Hong Kong" Language Issues: The Journal of NATECLA Vol. 9, No.2 , 8-12

1997 “Write better and be a Company Director!” New Ways in English for Specific
Purposes New P. Master & D.M. Brinton eds. Ways in TESOL Series II Innovative Classroom Techniques, Series Editor, J.C. Richards. 181-186

1998 (Ed) Organising English Day Camps Hong Kong : Language Fund, 34 pages

1998 "Reading Speed and Reading Quantity of Bilingual Learners in Hong Kong" Reading Association Newsletter, 33, 6-8

1999 如何幫助孩子自小打好學習英語的基礎 (two audio tapes and a 12-page booklet). 青田教育中心

1999 Motivation to learn English in Hong Kong. In Language, Culture and Curriculum, Vol. 12:3, 280-284.

2000 “Providing Effective English Enhancement in universities in the HKSAR” Crosslinks in English Language Teaching, Vol. 1, 5-18

2001 “Teaching English as a private enterprise in China” English Today, Vol.17:2 32-36.

2001 3 chapters in Research and Thesis Writing. K. Young (ed)
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/grs/research/2.htm (requires computing ID and password)
2001 Job Interview skills (web-based learning) http://www.ilc.cuhk.edu.hk/english/jiss/main.htm

2002 Job interview skills and the learning of English. In M. Megan & A. Jyu (Eds.)
Reflecting Teaching: reflection and innovation in language teaching and learning.
(pp.207-213). Hong Kong: Language Centre, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

2002 A study on the promotion and implementation of extensive reading in schools that are provided with the English Extensive Reading Grant and related support from the 1997-1998 school year to the 2000-2001 school year. Monograph submitted to the Education Department, HKSAR.

2002 “The Independent Learning Centre (ILC) CUHK” Self-Access Language Learning Issue 5, p33.. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning & Development.

2003 An A-J English Grammar for Young Chinese Learners with story-based exercises.
Hong Kong : HKPTU

2004 “Mini-Dramas” and “ A Different Ending”. In R. R. Day & J. Bamford (Eds.) Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

2005 Web-based Teaching and English Language Teaching: A Hong Kong Experience. (with Cynthia Lee & George Jor) Hong Kong: Chinese University Press.


PAPERS PRESENTED (1994-2003)
1994 Second International Conference on English for Professional Communication
(March 28-30, 1994) "English for Business : Employers' and Employees'
Views"

1994 A Joint International Conference on Autonomy in Language Learning
(June 23-25,1994) "Independent learning and unmotivated students"

1994 The 11th Annual Conference The Hong Kong Educational Research
Association "Should we start teaching English at Primary 4?"

1994 The International Language in Education Conference "Teachers' views on ways of improving English Language Teaching in Hong Kong"

1995 Conference on Primary Education (jointly organized by Faculty of Education, CUHK and The Hong Kong Primary Education Research Association, 14-4-1995) Workshop on "English Language Teaching activities in the primary classroom"

1995 40th Annual Convention of International Reading Association, Anaheim, CA,
April 30-May 3, 1995 Research Report "Relationships between Reading Speeds and Reading Quantities: English and Chinese"

1995 Asian Reading Congress 1995 "Literacy and Biliteracy in Asia: Problems and Issues in the Next Decade", Singapore, 22-24 June, 1995. Paper "Reading Education and Reading Research in Hong Kong".1996”

1996 Seventh International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, "Job application letter writing on the World Wide Web", March 12-16, 1996, Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona, USA.

1996 Fourth Conference of The Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology “CALL on WWW: the experience of an English Teacher” April, 20-23, 1996 , Hong Kong.

1996 13th Annual Conference of the Hong Kong Educational Research Association “Language and Attitudes in the Transitional Period of Hong Kong” November 1996, Northcote Campus, HKId.

1996 HASALD (Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning & Development)meeting “A Comparison of Writing Centres: USA & Hong Kong”.

1997 Seminar on Literacy in the School and in the Home: Research to Practice, organized by Ministry of Education Negara Brunei Darussalam in co-operation with Reading and Literacy Association Brunei Darussalam & International Development in Asia Committee, International Reading Association. “Teacher as researcher to make classroom more effective” 16-18 June, 1997, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

1997 Nanjing International Symposium on the Teaching of English “English
Teaching and China’s Tomorrow”. Paper entitled ‘Immersion Programs and
English Proficiency of Chinese Students’ July 19-21, Nanjing University

1997 WebNet 97 World Conference of the WWW, Internet & Intranet. “The Initial Reaction of users to CALLware” Nov 1-5, Toronto, Canada.

1997 TESL CANADA/ B.C.TEAL 1997 Conference. “Action Research to improve Language Teaching” Nov 7-9 Victoria, Canada.

1997 The Hong Kong Educational Research Association 14th Annual Conference
“Medium of Instruction in Hong Kong Schools” Nov 15-16, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

1997 November Meeting of the Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning and Development. “In-house materials versus published materials for self-access” Nov 24 1997, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

1997 International Language in Education Conference “The Effect of an Immersion Programme on English Proficiency” Dec 17-19, University of Hong Kong

1997 Language Fund Teachers’ Seminars April 4, “English Speaking Day Camp – an immersion day camp for S1-S2 students”, Hong Kong Baptist University.

1997 HASALD Meeting, “Job Interviews on the WWW” The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 27 April 1998.

1998 ED-MEDIA & ED-TELECOM 98 10th World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia & World Conference on Educational Telecommunications, Freiburg, Germany, June 20-25, 1998. “The Pros and Cons of RealVideo”

1998 Asian Language and Literacy Conference on Information Technology and its Effects on Literacy in Asia, Bangkok 5-9 August, 1998. “Information Technology and English Learning in Hong Kong”.

1998 Annual Conference of Guangdong Foreign Languages Studies Association, Meizhou City, 9-11 October, 1998. Keynote address “Learning from Applied Linguistic Studies to Improve English Language Teaching”

1998 15th Annual Conference of The Hong Kong Educational Research Association, November, 21-22 “Educational Technology versus Traditional Teaching”

1999 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, 33rd Annual Convention and Exposition, March 9-13, 1999, New York, New York. “Developing a CALL program on WWW”

1999 An Invited Talk to Teaching Staff and Overseas Visitors of the Language Centre,
Hong Kong Baptist University, 12 April, 1999 “Independent Language Learning at CUHK” Room M1008, Oen Hall.

1999 First Regional Conference on College English Teaching: Hong Kong and
Guangdong Perspectives, organized by the ELTU, CUHK and the College English Teaching and Research Association of Guangdong, 17 June, 1999. “ Providing Effective English Enhancement in Universities in the HKSAR.”

1999 Annual Conference of Guangdong Foreign Languages Studies Association, Chaozhou City, 26-28 November, 1999. Keynote address “Syllabus and Course Design for Foreign Language Learning in the Chinese Context”

2000 Helping learners to make sense of English text. Paper presented at the International Reading Association 18th World Congress on Reading, Auckland, New Zealand, July 11-14, 2000.

2000 "Issues of Quality English Teaching with the Web" Presented at the LT2000 conference "Quality Language Teaching Through Innovation and Reflection" organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, June 20, 2000.

2001 “Improving ELT Provision through Administrative Measures” Paper presented at the MELTA Biennial International Conference, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, May 20-22, 2001

2001 “Learner Autonomy and the Independent Learning Centre”, Paper presented at the MELTA Biennial International Conference, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, May 20-22, 2001

2001 “Guided autonomy for ESL learners with a multimedia English learning web-based program” Paper presented at the Second Regional Conference on College English Teaching, Hong Kong, June 28-30, 2001 (with G. Jor, C. Lee & B. Chan).

2002“English Teaching Trends” Paper presented at the Pleasurable
Reading and Effective English Teaching Workshop, March 9, 2002 (Hong Kong Productivity Council, 4/F Exhibition Hall)

2002 “Exit tests and their implications for SACs and SALL” Paper presented in HASALD Meeting, October 23, 2002

2002 “Teaching English Grammar through stories and activities.” Paper presented at the HKPTU English Group, December, 14, 2002.

2003 “Bilingual Policy in Hong Kong 1990-2002” Paper presented in the 4th International Symposium on Bilingualism, organized by Arizona State University, USA. May 2, 2003.

2003 “Building a solid foundation in English in lower Primary” Paper presented at the conference organized by Greenfield Educational Centre & HKPTU, May 17, 2003.