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Journal articles (in recent years)

Special Issues

1. Guest Editor (with Yuan R.E.), Special Issue of the International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL): Literacy Teaching and Teacher Education in English-Medium Education (EME) Contexts, 2025. [Link]

2. Guest Editor (with Hafner, C.), RELC Journal Special Issue: English for Academic and Professional Purposes in the Digital Era, 2020. [Link]

2025

Jia, W., *Pun, J. (2025). Exploring EMI teachers’ agency in addressing language-related challenges with ChatGPT: A multiple case study. Computer Assisted Language Learning.

*Pun, J.
, Cheung, K.K.C. & Kenneth-Li, W. (2025). Secondary Students’ Reading of Socio-Scientific Image-Texts on Climate Change in a GPT-4 Scenario. Research in Science Educationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-025-10258-w.

Cheung, K.K.C., 
*Pun, J., Kenneth-Li, W., Mai, J. (2025). Exploring Students’ Multimodal Representations of Ideas About Epistemic Reading of Scientific Texts in Generative AI Tools. Journal of Science and Technology, 34, 284–297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-024-10182-0.

2024

Pun, J. & Li, W.K. (2024). A structural equation investigation of linguistic features as indices of writing quality in assessed secondary-level EMI learners’ scientific reports. Assessing Writing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2024.100897

 

Pun, J. & Jia, W. (2024). Meaning-making in English-medium instruction science classroom interaction: From the systemic functional linguistics perspective. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teachinghttps://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2024-0109

 

Cheung, K.K.C., *Pun, J., Li., W.K. & Mai., J. (2024). Exploring Students’ Multimodal Representations of Ideas about Epistemic Reading of Scientific Texts in Generative AI tools. Journal of Science Education and Technologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-024-10182-0

Pun, J. (2024). Commentary to the special issue ‘English-medium instruction teachers’ lived experiences and continuing development in multilingual and multicultural contexts’. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2024.2402490

Pun, J., Tan, S., Li, X. (2024). Discourse competence in Hong Kong secondary students’ disciplinary research writing. Assessing Writing61, 100872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2024.100872

Pun, J., Flowerdew, J., & Jia, W. (2024). Navigating academic language in English medium instruction (EMI) science classrooms in Hong Kong. RELC Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/00336882241261041


Cheung, K.K.C., Pun, J., Li, W. (2024). Students’ holistic reading of socio-scientific texts in a ChatGPT scenario. Research in Science Education, 54, 957–976. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-024-10177-2

2023

                                        

Pun, J. (2023). Commentary for “The emotional landscape of English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education.” Linguistics and Education, 75, 101180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.linged.2023.101180

 

Pun, J. (2023). Developing an ESP workshop to promote handover practices in nursing communication: A case study of nurses in a bilingual hospital in Hong Kong. English for Specific Purposes, 71, 123–138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2023.04.002

Pun, J., & Cheung, K. K. C. (2023). Developing and validating a genre awareness questionnaire for writing scientific reports. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1210240. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1210240

Pun, J. (2023). Nurses’ perceptions of the ISBAR handover protocol and its relationship to the quality of handover: A case study of bilingual nurses. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1021110. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1021110

Pun, J. (2023). Using a simulation-based approach to promote structured and interactive nursing clinical handover: a pre- and post-evaluation pilot study in bilingual Hong Kong. BMC Nursing, 22(1), 38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01189-w

Pun, J., & Cheung, K. K. C. (2023). Meaning making in collaborative practical work: A case study of multimodal challenges in a Year 10 chemistry classroom. Research in Science & Technological Education, 41(1), 271–288. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2021.1895101

Pun, J., & Cheung, K. K. C. (2023). Developing and validating a genre awareness questionnaire for writing scientific reports. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1210240. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1210240

Pun, J., Fu, X., & Cheung, K. K. C. (2023). Language challenges and coping strategies in English Medium Instruction (EMI) science classrooms: a critical review of literature. Studies in Science Education, 60(1), 121-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057267.2023.2188704

Pun, J., & Gao, X. (2023). Teachers’ metacognitive understanding of teaching science in English as a medium of instruction classes. Language Awareness, 33(2), 284-303. 

https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2023.2173216

Pun, J., & Kong, B. (2023). An exploratory study of communication training for Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong to integrate patients’ conventional medical history. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 23(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03811-x

Pun, J., & Onder-Ozdemir, N. (2023). Exploring students’ perceptions in sustainable disciplinary language learning in an English-medium instruction university: A case study of Hong Kong veterinary medical students. Sustainability, 15(2), 1279. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021279

Pun, J., Tsang, C. M., Wong, J., & Kong, B. C. K. (2023). Experience of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study of a nurse-led clinic. Clinical Nursing Research, 32(4), 840–849. https://doi.org/10.1177/10547738231164395

Pun, J., & Yu, Q. J. (2023). Sharing peer advice: A case study of Chinese patients’ narratives in an online support group for mental health. Language and Health, 1(2), 79-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laheal.2023.10.002

Cheung, K. K. C., & Pun, J. (2023). The use of epistemic network analysis in analysing classroom discourse in EMI-science classrooms. In Curle, S. M., & Pun, J. K. (Eds.), Qualitative Research Methods in English Medium Instruction for Emerging Researchers (pp. 33-44). Routledge.

Richards, J. C., & Pun, J. (2023). A typology of English-medium instruction. RELC Journal, 54(1), 216–240. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033688220968584

Yu, Q. J., & Pun, J. (2023). Promoting patient engagement in medical informed consent: A qualitative study of Chinese doctors’ communication strategiesHealth Communication, 38(1), 71–79. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1932287

Pun, J. (2022). Communication about advance directives and advance care planning in an east asian cultural context: A systematic review. Oncology Nursing Forum, 49(1), 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1188/22.ONF.58-70

Pun, J. (2022) Effects of prior English exposure on Hong Kong tertiary science students’ experiences in EMI learning. RELC Journal, 55(1), 144-161. https://doi.org/10.1177/00336882221079057

Pun, J. (2022). The active participation of elderly patients in traditional Chinese medicine consultations as means to creating a community of practice: A case study in Hong Kong. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 948988. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.948988

Pun, J. (2022). The priorities, challenges, and scope of clinical communication teaching perceived by clinicians from different disciplines: A Hong Kong case study. BMC Primary Care23(1), 

158. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01770-3

Pun, J. K., Cheung, K. M., & Chow, C. H. J. (2022). Teaching end-of-life communication: Priorities, challenges, scope—systematic review. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 12(4), 368-375.

Pun, J., & Chor, W. (2022). Use of questioning between traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and patients to realize TCM philosophy: Holism, Five Elements and Yin-Yang in the context of doctor-patient communication. Health Communication, 37(2), 163–176. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1828533

Pun, J., & Jin, X. (2022). English medium of instruction in science learning: A path analysis. System, 109, 102867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2022.102867

Pun, J., Thomas, N. and Bowen, N.E.J.A. (2022). Questioning the sustainability of English-medium instruction policy in science classrooms: Teachers’ and students’ experiences at a Hong Kong secondary school. Sustainability, 14(4), 2168; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042168

Pun, J. & Wong, W. (2022). Navigating communication between conventional medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: A case study of patients with cancer in Hong Kong. Supportive Care in Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-06986-8

 

Pun, J., Yu, Q. J., & Lee, M. K. C. (2022). An ethnographic discourse approach to explore GP-counsellor communication in primary health care settings in Hong Kong. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 943840. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.943840

Pun, J., Yu, Q., Sicuan, T.K., Macaraeg, M.A., Cia, J.M. (2022). An exploratory study of Cantonese learning strategies amongst non-Chinese English-speaking ethnic minority university students in Hong Kong. Frontiers in Psychology

Chan, W., Pun, J., Dong, D., Siminoff, L., & Dumenci, L. (2022). Reliability and validity of the Cancer Health Literacy Test – Chinese versions: CHLT‐30‐Chinese and CHLT‐6‐Chinese. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18(3), 279–286. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13621

Huang, Q., & Pun, J. (2022). Views of hospital nurses and nursing students on nursing engagement—Bridging the gap through communication courses. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 915147. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915147

Huang, Q., Pun, J., & Huang, S. (2022). Using a mixed-methods needs analysis to ensure the sustainability and success of English for nursing communication courses: Improving nurse-patient engagement practices in globalized health care. Sustainability , 14(21), 14077. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114077

Richards, J., & Pun, J. (2022). Teacher strategies in implementing English medium instruction. ELT

Journal76(2), 227-237.  https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccab081

 

 

Pun, J., Cheung K.M. & Chow, C.H.J. (2021). A Systematic Review of Teaching End of Life Communication: the Priorities, the Challenges and the Scope. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Carehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002725 

Pun, J. (2021). Clinical handover in a bilingual setting: Interpretative phenomenological analysis to exploring translanguaging practices for effective communication among hospital staff. BMJ Openhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046494

Thomas, N., Bowen, N., Reynolds, B., Osment, C., Pun, J. and Mikolajewska, A. (2021). A systematic review of the core components of language learning strategy research in Taiwan. English Teaching & Learninghttps://doi.org/10.1007/s42321-021-00095-1

Chan, W.L., Pun, J., Dong, D., Siminoff, L. & Dumenci, L. (2021). Reliability and validity of the cancer health literacy test-Chinese versions: CHLT-30-Chinese and CHLT-6-Chinese. Asia-Paciifc Journal of Clinical Oncologyhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13621

Yu, Q., & Pun, J. (2021). The Secret Life of English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education: Examining Microphenomena in Context, David Block, Sarah Khan (Eds). Routledge, London/New York. (2020). 148 pages.  Journal of English for Academic Purposeshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2021.101023 

Pun, J. (2021). Comparing veterinary students’ and practitioners’ perceptions of communication in a bilingual context. Veterinary Record. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.587

Pun, J. (2021). Factors associated with nurses’ perceptions, their communication skills and the quality of clinical handover in the Hong Kong context. BMC Nursing20(1), 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00624-0

Pun, J., & Xina, J. (2021). Student challenges and learning strategies at Hong Kong EMI universities, PLOS One16(5), e0251564. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251564

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