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
From Principles to Practice: Responsible AI in Language Teaching and Assessment
Dr. Mariano Felice
Room A302, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Wednesday, 04 November 2026, 17:30 - 19:00
Dr Mariano Felice is an AI Research Lead at the British Council in London, specialising in Natural Language Processing for language learning and assessment. With over a decade of experience, he has published widely in leading NLP conferences, speaks regularly at international events, and is also a visiting researcher at the universities of Cambridge and Reading.
Explore how AI can be used responsibly in language teaching and assessment in this interactive 90-minute workshop. Led by Dr Mariano Felice, the session will move from core principles to practical classroom applications, offering hands-on activities, guidelines for responsible use, and space for critical discussion—with humans firmly in the lead. Sign up link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/T4g94T2FSg
Dr Mariano Felice is an AI Research Lead at the British Council in London, specialising in Natural Language Processing for language learning and assessment. With over a decade of experience, he has published widely in leading NLP conferences, speaks regularly at international events, and is also a visiting researcher at the universities of Cambridge and Reading.
PAST
EVENTS
From Idea to Publishing on STiLE: A Workshop for Language Education Practitioners
MMC, Centre for Applied English Studies, 6/F Run Run Shaw Tower, University of Hong Kong
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 1:15pm-2:15pm
This workshop will be delivered by Professor Melinda Whong, the Chief Editor of STiLE, Head of AHKLC, Centre Director of the Centre for Language Education at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
From Idea to Publishing on STiLE: A Workshop for Language Education Practitioners
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Rm3301
Friday, 06 October 2023, 12:05pm-1:20pm
STiLE Reviewer Induction and Training
Online
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 16 Aug 4:00-4:45pm, 17 Aug 4:00-5:00pm
Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics: The 8th HAAL Conference (2023)
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Saturday, 15 July 2023, Time TBC
AHKLC Annual Symposium: The Launch of STiLE