NEWS & EVENTS
AHKLC Speaker Series Talk
Title: EMI and AI in Language Education
Featured Speaker: Prof. Peter De Costa
Date: May 29, Time: 10 am
Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/tSCgTBqkTE?origin=lprLink
CAES Conference 2026 - AHKLC Symposium Innovations in Language Education: Advancing Pedagogy, Practice and Research
Symposium Website: https://caes.hku.hk/conference2026/
Dates: 02-03 June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Professors Christine Goh, Ken Hyland, Kay O’Halloran, Xiaofei Lu
Venue: Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong (MTR HKU Station Exit C)
Language Education Conferences & Calls
If you present at one of THESE CONFERENCES, consider writing it up for submission to STiLE.
AHKLC Best Paper Award 2025
Congratulations to Xin Liang and Jing Luo, for their outstanding work: 'Integration of ChatGPT into Project-based Learning: A Course Design Framework'
UPCOMING
EVENTS
CAES Conference 2026 - AHKLC Symposium Innovations in Language Education: Advancing Pedagogy, Practice and Research
Keynote Speakers: Professors Christine Goh, Ken Hyland, Kay O’Halloran, Xiaofei Lu
Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong (MTR HKU Station Exit C)
Tuesday, 02 June 2026, 2 & 3 June 2026 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
PAST
EVENTS
AHKLC Best Publication Award 2026
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
2026 AHKLC Best Publication Awards
The Association of Hong Kong Language Centres (AHKLC) is delighted to announce the 2026 Best Publication Awards. These awards are established to echo the missions of AHKLC and offer recognition to language teaching practitioners who have conducted outstanding scholarly work that informs teaching and learning within the realm of language education.
AHKLC Speaker Series: EMI and AI in Language Education
Zoom (link sent after registration)
Friday, 29 May 2026, 10 am
As Generative AI enters EMI classrooms, concerns about embedded bias and the need for critical digital and ethical literacy, highlighted by scholars such as Kim et al. (2025, 2026), are gaining momentum.
This event moves the conversation forward by pairing critical awareness with practical strategies for using GenAI to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Join us to explore how we can adopt AI thoughtfully, with out overlooking its powerful affordances for teaching and learning.
Beyond Admission Scores: understanding academic English readiness in Hong Kong universities
Room AG311, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Friday, 27 March 2026, 17:30 - 19:00
This workshop will explore how diagnostic language assessment can provide clearer information about students’ academic language readiness and support programme-level decision making. It will feature contributions from the CEO of Password, academic experts involved in test development, and university partnership leaders.
Project VoicED- Transforming Oral Communication
Hybrid
Wednesday, 08 October 2025, 15:10 - 16:20
Many students struggle with English fluency, holding them back academically and professionally. A powerful collaboration between HKUST, PolyU, HKBU, HKU, and CityU is about to change everything. Get a first look at Project VoicED, the centralized platform using AI and community to redefine how we learn to speak.
Developing Students’ Global Englishes-oriented Critical GenAI Literacy: An Intervention Study
Zoom (link sent after registration)
Wednesday, 18 March 2026, 3 pm
What if AI is the new linguistic gatekeeper? As the world speaks English in a dazzling array of accents and forms, why do our tools and our classrooms, still insist on one "correct" version? Discover how students in Hong Kong are hacking Generative AI to challenge these very norms, turning it from a tool of conformity into a weapon for linguistic justice. This talk reveals how the future of English isn't about speaking like a native, it's about who gets to define the standard in the age of machines.
Building Skills in Multimodal Genres – A UGC Project Showcase (2024-2025)
Rm 3301 (HKUST Academic Building)
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 15:10-16:20