Language Education projects for 2012-15 Triennium
No. Project Title Principal Supervisor(s)
/Department/Faculty
Co-supervisor(s)/ Department/ Faculty Duration Approved Budget (HK$)
1 Effective visualization of articulatory processes using visual speech synthesis technologies for corrective feedback generation in computer-aided pronunciation training for Chinese learners of English
Professor Helen Meng,
Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
Professor Virginia Yip,
Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages

-- 3 years 200,000
2 Quality assurance of the 334 ELTU curriculum – First Year English Dr. Jose Lai,
English Language Teaching Unit

-- 2 years and 8 months 201,000
3 Online learning platform for University Chinese Grammar in Use Dr. Felix L.Y. Chao,
Independent Learning Centre

Dr. Tan Mei Ah,
Independent Learning Centre
Dr. Vivian Y.H. Chan,
Independent Learning Centre
Dr. Hung Yeuk Chun,
Department of Chinese Language and Literature

3 years 150,000
4 Development of a flash animation programme for English vowel training: A high variability approach Professor Jette Hansen Edwards,
Department of English
-- 2 years and 3 months 200,000
5 Strategies to improve vocabulary size of university students Professor Eunice L.Y. Tang,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Miss Edsoulla H.Y. Chung,
English Language Teaching Unit
Mr. Eddy K.W. Li,
English Language Teaching Unit
Mr. Steven P.H. Yeung,
English Language Teaching Unit

1 year and 3 months 149,666