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Academic Qualifications 學歷:
PhD in Linguistics, City University of Hong Kong
Postgraduate Diploma in English Language Teaching, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
MA in English Language and Literature, Nanjing Normal University
BA in English Education, Nanjing Normal University
Professional Memberships 專業會員資格:
Member of Asia TEFL Association
Member of BAAL
Academic Experience 學術經歷:
Reviewer for over a dozen international academic journals
Courses Taught 任教科目:
Introduction to English Teaching
English Speaking and Listening Practice
English Academic Writing
English Writing
English Pronunciation
English Phonetics and Phonology
Phonetics
Research Area / Research Interests 研究方向:
L2 acquisition, L2 pedagogy, L2 learning
Recent Major Publications (recent 5 years) 主要成果與著作 (近五年):
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Selected Articles: Hua, C. C. (in press). Understanding the nuances: The quantity and quality of learner feedback in second-language pronunciation. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. SSCI indexed. Hua, C. C. (in press). Developing peer feedback literacy and practice in second-language pronunciation through regular multi-stage training. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. SSCI indexed. Hua, C. C., & Liu, Y. L. (in press). Process vs. product: Divergent translanguaging practices and perceptions in emergent bilinguals’ digital multimodal composing. Applied Language Sciences. Hua, C. C., & Mei, Y. (2025). The impact of areal environment on Chinese learners’ English pronunciation learning. Asia-Pacific Journal of Education. Online first. SSCI indexed. Hua, C. C. (2025). Teaching pronunciation. In E. Solak (ed.), Teaching language skills in the postmethod era (pp. 96-116). Vizetek. Hua, C. C. (2025). Production of prominence by Mandarin-speaking EFL learners: The role of prominence position, focus type and proficiency. Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, 11(1), 4-25. ESCI indexed. Hua, C. C. (2023). Pronunciation assessment of learners, by learners, and for learners: Effectiveness, validity and reliability, and learners’ perception. Language Teaching Research, 1-19. SSCI indexed. Hua, C. C., Li, B., & Lee, Y. N. (2023). Multilingual proficiencies and L1 attitudes of ethnic minority students in Hong Kong. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 44(7), 589-607. SSCI & AHCI indexed. Hua, C. C., & Wang, J. (2023). Virtual reality-assisted language learning: A follow-up review (2018-2022). Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1153642. SSCI indexed. Hua, C. C. (2022). Pronoun prosody in English and Mandarin and its acquisition by Mandarin-speaking English learners. Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies, 14, 73-93. Hua, C. C. (2022). Acquisition of prosody of given information by Mandarin-speaking EFL learners. In J. Levis & A. Guskaroska (eds.), Proceedings of the 12th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference. Hua, C. C. (2022). Effects of mixed instruction on Chinese EFL learners’ perception of phonemic contrasts. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 60(2), 315-337. SSCI indexed. Li., B., Lee, Y. N., & Hua, C. C. (2022). Early experience and later attainment in major languages by ethnic minority students in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 42(2), 196-210. SSCI indexed.
Selected Talks: |
Hua, C. C. (2025, November). Challenges and innovation in teaching academic writing in university settings. Invited talk at City University of Hong Kong.
Hua, C. C. (2025, May). Practice makes perfect: Meta-AI literacy of Chinese students. Paper presented at the NATESOL conference, Manchester, U.K./online.
Hua, C. C. (2024, October). The impact of areal environment on second-language English pronunciation learning. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual ELINET Conference, Bragança, Brazil/online.
Hua, C. C. (2024, July). Research methods and data analysis in technology-enhanced translation and interpreting teaching. Invited talk at the Summer School for Postgraduates on Digital Literacy, Translation, and Communication, Xiangtan, China.
Hua, C. C., & Liu, Y. L. (2023, August). Practices and perceptions of translanguaging in multimodal composing in a CLIL context. Paper presented at the 21st Asia TEFL International Conference, Daejeon, South Korea/online.
Hua, C. C. (2023, July). Phonetic realisation of pronoun prosody by L2 Mandarin speakers. Paper presented at Pacific Second Language Research Forum 2023, Bangkok, Thailand.
Hua, C. C. (2023, July). Developing EFL learners’ peer feedback literacy in pronunciation teaching. Paper presented at the 8th Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Hong Kong, China.
Hua, C. C. (2022, October). Evaluations in L2 English pronunciation teaching. Paper presented at the 4th Conference on Language Education and Research, Thessaloniki, Greece/online.
Hua, C. C. (2022, August). Raising Mandarin-speaking English learners’ awareness of stress through different types of evaluation. Paper presented at Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics Asia Pacific Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/online.
Hua, C. C. (2022, March). Prosody of pronouns in English and Mandarin and its acquisition. Paper presented at the 6th Belgrade International Meeting of English Phoneticians 2022, Belgrade, Serbia/online.
Hua, C. C. (2021, December). Prominence for focus produced by Mandarin-speaking EFL learners. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English, Lordz, Poland/online.
Hua, C. C. (2021, June). Acquisition of prosody of given information by Mandarin-speaking EFL learners. Paper presented at the 12th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) Conference, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada/online.
Hua, C. C. (2020, November). Acquisition of prominence perception by Mandarin-speaking EFL learners. Paper presented at the 18th Asia TEFL International Conference, Goyang, South Korea/online.
Hua, C. C. (2020, May). Acquisition of prosody for information status by Mandarin-speaking English learners. Paper presented at the Experimental Linguistics Saloon, online.
Selected Research Projects (recent 5 years) 研究項目(近五年):
City University of Hong Kong Teaching Development Grant Project (2026-2027): AI literacy for critical inquiry: Empowering undergraduate students with low-barrier tools via linguistic inquiries. CI.
National Social Science Foundation Project (2025-2027): A contrastive study of the diachronic evolution and typological features of telicity in English and Chinese. CI.
Jiangsu Provincial Social Science Foundation Project (2023-2025): Interaction of interfaces: A study on the processing of Chinese negation scope by L2 learners. CI.
Shenzhen Technology University Teaching Reform Grant Project (2022-2024): English pronunciation course for learners with different learning goals. PI.