Meet our Lab memebers
Research Staff
If you are interested in joining our research team as a FT/PT research assistant, Postdoc, visiting student, or prospective PhD applicant, feel free to get in touch with me to discuss potential opportunities. We welcome motivated individuals with an interest in applied linguistics, English-medium instruction, and professional communication. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any enquiries or to explore possible collaborations.
Please email for enquiry: jackpun@cuhk.edu.hk
Ran Liao Cecily
[Part-Time RA, current PhD student at CUHK English]
Former Research staff
Bonnie Fu
[Full-Time RA, current PhD student at University of Auckland]
Kenneth Li
[Full-Time RA, now PhD student in the U.S.]
Maggie Mai
[Full-Time RA, now PhD student in the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong]
Casey Tan
[Full-Time RA, now PhD student at the Department of English and Communication, Hong Kong Polytechnic University]
Aoran Tan (Viola)
[Full-Time RA, now MSc Student National at the University of Singapore]
Jackie Xu
[Full-time RA, now PhD student in the Ohio State university]
Jolly Wong
[Full-time RA, audiologist in training, Australia]
Jiaxin SUN (Victoria)
Wenrui Zhang (Rachel)
[Part-Time RA, now PhD student at CUHK English]
Xiang Li
[Full-time RA, now PhD student at Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong]
Dr. Kason Cheung
[Part-time RA, Now Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Education University of Hong Kong
Dr. Karoline Anderson
[Part-time Research Fellow, Now Research Assistant Professor, Education University of Hong Kong, Department of Literature and Culture Studies]
Dr. Tang Sheng
[Full-time RA, Now Postdoc Fellow at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of English and Communication
Full-Time^/ Part-Time RA*/Part-Time Postdoc#
Audrey Chan^*
Rufina Chan#
Rainie Chau^
Linxuan Cheng*
Freya Cheung*
Holly Cheung*
Emily Chow
Caroline Driscol*
Jacqueline Leus Guico*
Xiaobing Gan*
Yuanyuan Guo*
Amanda Hsu
Wenyun Jia*
Michael A. Khan*
Allen Law*
WangYin Li*
JunLong Li*
Katie Ng^*
Kenny Ng*
Angie Tam*
Melody Tang*
Current PhD students
Affiliated PhD students
Dr. Sunny HUANG Qing (PhD)
Lecturer at the School of Foreign Languages, Huizhou University, China (Link) (News 1) (News 2)
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Graduated, Department of English, CityU​
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After graduation
Dr. Qing Huang, Sunny is a lecturer at the School of Foreign Languages, Huizhou University, in Guangdong, China. She holds a PhD in English Studies from City University of Hong Kong. She has been teaching an ESP nursing course and an ESP medical course for more than 6 years. Her research interests include ESP (English for Specific Purposes), English language education, health communication, and discourse analysis. Her recent research has appeared in journals such as RELC Journal.
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Biography
HUANG Qing, Sunny got her Master degree (with Distinction) in English Studies from CityU, and Bachelor degree in English Teaching (a key teacher- training major in China & Guangdong Province) from South China Normal University. She worked as an English teacher in Huizhou Health Sciences Polytechnic in Guangdong after graduation, and her courses included College English, Nursing English and Medical English.
She is pursuing her Ph.D. degree in the fields of English for Specific Purposes and health communication. Her Ph.D. research explores the perceptions of engagement practices in nursing clinical communication with a focus on nursing college students in Mainland China.
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Research interests
English for Specific Purposes, descriptive discourse analysis, health communication and corpus linguistics.
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Title of thesis
The Perceptions of Engagement Practices in Clinical Communication: A Case Study of Nursing College Students in Mainland China
Short abstract of thesis
Qing's proposed thesis aims to explore college nursing students' perceptions of engagement practices in clinical communication in an ESP course in Mainland China. She investigates nursing students’ perceptions of engagement in nursing communication, identifies features of the spoken language and communication skills in their current engagement practice(s) by video-recording their role-play communication, and develops related teaching pedagogy that is intended to inform ESP pedagogy on engagement in Mainland China. .
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​Dr. Joyce YU Qianwen (PhD)​
Lecturer at the Soochow University, China (Link)
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Graduated, Department of English, CityU​
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Biography
YU Qianwen, Joyce got her Bachelor degree in Finance from the University of International Business and Economics, and Master degree in Applied English Linguistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree in the fields of discourse analysis and health communication. Her Ph.D. research explores the nature of cardiologist-patient relationship in the primary care consultation, with a focus on the linguistic resources and communication strategies employed by the cardiologist for the delivery of patient-centered care.
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Research Interests/Areas
discourse analysis, multimodality, health communication and corpus linguistics
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​​JIA Wenyun (PhD), supervision until 2024 (Department of English, CityU)
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Biography
JIA Wenyun got her Bachelor degree in English from the Northwest A&F University in China, and Master degree in English Language Learners from Vanderbilt University in the US.
She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree with Dr. Jack PUN in the fields of translanguaging, English reading education, and EMI in the Chinese context.
Research Interests/Areas
Translanguaging, EMI (English Medium Instruction), English reading education, second language acquisition
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Title of thesis
An Exploratory Study of High Schools Students’ Disciplinary Reading Performance in English Medium Instruction Context: Students’ Self-Directed Reading Strategies in China
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Short abstract of thesis
In the light of reading theory and self-directed learning theory, Wenyun’s study explores high school students’ self-directed reading strategies when engaging in disciplinary texts in EMI (English medium instruction) classrooms in mainland China. Drawing on multiple sources of data (i.e., surveys, semi-structured interviews, reading journals, think aloud method, and stimulated recalls), this study aims to reveal what kinds of self-directed strategies these Chinese students use for disciplinary reading, why they choose these strategies, and how they feel about these reading strategies useful or not.
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​​Jason LU Dunming (PhD), supervision until 2024 (Department of English, CityU)
Biography
LU Dunming holds a Bachelor degree in Linguistics and Sociology (Distinction) from the University of Manchester, and a Master of Science in TESOL from the University of Edinburgh. He is CELTA-certified and worked as an English teacher in Guangdong after graduation. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree with Prof.Jack PUN in the fields of translanguaging and English language eduction. His Ph.D. research aims to design a genre-based EAP course incorporating pedagogical translanguaging and assess its effectiveness on the development of tertiary level second language learners’ mastery of rhetorical organisation and use lexical bundles in the target discipline.
Research Interests/Areas
Translanguaging, English language education, English as Medium of Instruction (EMI), second language acquisition
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Title of thesis
The effectiveness of implementing translanguaging pedagogy in genre-based EAP course in English medium instruction Chinese universities
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Short abstract of thesis
In English as Medium of Instruction (EMI) context, students generally have difficulties in academic writing. Additional support such as English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course is therefore needed to develop students’ academic literacy to meet the demand of the academic community. Inspired by the concept of translanguaging pedagogy, Dunming's study seeks to investigate the effectiveness of implementing pedagogical translanguaging in a genre-based EAP course on the development of Chinese students’ academic literacy in the target discipline. Adopting a design-based research methodology, this study aims to understand L2 students’ needs for academic writing support, develop a genre-based EAP course with the implementation of pedagogical translanguaging and evaluate its effectiveness on academic literacy improvement by analysing students’ performance and understanding beliefs from teachers and students.
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Spencer SUN Xiaohui (PhD), supervision until 2024 (Department of English, CityU)
Biography
Sun Xiaohui got her Bachelor degree in English from the Northeast Normal University, and Master degree in Linguistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She worked as an English teacher in a senior high school in Qingdao after graduation. Now she takes the responsibility to teach sections as a lecturer in a university in Jinan. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. degree in the fields of language learning motivation, investment, identity and EMI in mainland China and Hong Kong.
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Research Interests/Areas
EMI(English Medium Instruction), second language acquisition, English language education, motivation and investment
Jack would welcome informal contacts from prospective doctoral students interested in the following topics:
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Health communication (e.g. doctor-patient/ nurse-patient/ clinician-to-clinician)
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English as a medium of instruction; Language across the curriculum; Academic literacy development for school students (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking); Students’ language challenges/ coping strategies for studying EMI
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The impact of English Medium Instruction in Higher/Secondary/Primary/Early-childhood Education
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English language education; Second/foreign language learning or teaching; Language Learning motivations and strategies; Codes-switching patterns in either oral or written discourse
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Classroom discourse (spoken or written); Classroom Interaction between teachers and students
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Sociolinguistics; Communication at different professional settings;
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Multimodal discourse analysis; Social semiotics; New media
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Systemic Functional Linguistics/Grammar
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Discourse analysis/ Text analysis
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Mixed-method approach
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Please email for enquiry: jackpun@cuhk.edu.hk