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
‘Can you talk me through your argument’? Fostering dialogic interaction in academic writing tutorials
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Room A607
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 2:30-3:30pm
From Practitioner Question to Scholarly Reflection: Workshop on Scholarship and Publishing a Reflection on STiLE
Hong Kong Baptist University, LMC509, Ho Sin Hang Campus
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 5:30-7:00pm
Publishing Your Scholarly Activity Results on STiLE
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, CD302
Friday, 03 February 2023, 3:30pm
The State of Self-Access Learning Centres in Hong Kong
HASALD (the Hong Kong Association for Self-Access Learning and Development) & AHKLC
Monday, 22 March 2021
Developing a Personal Approach to Teaching Language for Communication