NEWS & EVENTS
2026 AHKLC Annual Symposium: Innovations in Language Education & Research
Symposium Website: https://caes.hku.hk/conference2026/
Dates: 02-03 June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Helen Basturkmen, Ken Hyland, Kay O’Halloran, Xiaofei Lu
Venue: The Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre: Mass Transit Railway (MTR) – HKU Station Exit C.
Language Education Conferences & Calls
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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
2026 AHKLC Annual Symposium: Innovations in Language Education & Research
Keynote Speakers: Helen Basturkmen, Ken Hyland, Kay O’Halloran, Xiaofei Lu
HKU Centennial Campus, Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre: MTR HKU Station Exit C.
Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Developing Students’ Global Englishes-oriented Critical GenAI Literacy: An Intervention Study
Prof. Ben Moorhouse
Zoom (link sent after registration)
Wednesday, 18 March 2026, 3 pm
Prof. Benjamin Luke Moorhouse is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong, China. He has extensive experience as a primary school English language teacher. He has worked for the Education Bureau, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), and the University of Hong Kong. He has received several teaching awards, including the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Individual Teaching from HKBU in 2023. His research focuses on the lived experiences, competencies and professional learning of language teachers and teacher educators. Currently, he is exploring the impact of GenAI on language teaching and learning. He has published widely in international journals, including System, TESOL Quarterly, Applied Linguistics Review, and ETJ. He is the co-editor of the European Journal of Teacher Education. According to Stanford University, Benjamin was in the top 2% of cited scholars worldwide in 2022-2025.
For registration, please fill this Microsoft form or scan the QR code on the poster.
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.
Prof. Benjamin Luke Moorhouse is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong, China. He has extensive experience as a primary school English language teacher. He has worked for the Education Bureau, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), and the University of Hong Kong. He has received several teaching awards, including the President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Individual Teaching from HKBU in 2023. His research focuses on the lived experiences, competencies and professional learning of language teachers and teacher educators. Currently, he is exploring the impact of GenAI on language teaching and learning. He has published widely in international journals, including System, TESOL Quarterly, Applied Linguistics Review, and ETJ. He is the co-editor of the European Journal of Teacher Education. According to Stanford University, Benjamin was in the top 2% of cited scholars worldwide in 2022-2025.
For registration, please fill this Microsoft form or scan the QR code on the poster.
PAST
EVENTS
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.
Building Skills in Multimodal Genres – A UGC Project Showcase (2024-2025)
Rm 3301 (HKUST Academic Building)
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 15:10-16:20
AHKLC Best Paper Award 2025 Winner: Xin Liang and Jing Luo
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Thursday, 22 May 2025, to Friday, 23 May 2025
AHKLC Annual Symposium: Engagement in the Digital Age
Hong Kong Baptist University
Monday, 17 June 2024, to Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Call for abstracts: Submissions are now open
(Extended Deadline for Submission: 30 April 2024;
Early Bird Registration Deadline: By 10 May 2024;
Regular Registration Deadline: After 10 May 2024)
AHKLC Best Paper Award 2024 Winner: Aditi Jhaveri and Edward Li