Contacts

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Academic Qualifications 

PhD, The University of Hong Kong

MSc, University of Oxford

BA, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Work Experience

Post-doctoral Fellow, The University of Hong Kong 

Professional Services

Reviewer: 

• Computer Assisted Language Learning
• Language Teaching Research
• The Language Learning Journal

Research Interests

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL); English medium instruction (EMI); Language across the curriculum (LAC); Technology-enhanced language learning (TELL); Curriculum development

Publications

Journal Articles

5. Lan, Y. J., Gupta, K. C.-L., Huang, T.-Y., Chelliah, S., & Spector, J. M. (2021). Organizing and hosting virtual PPTELL 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Educational Technology & Society, 24(1), 64-74. (SSCI)

4. Lan, Y. J., & Gupta, K. C.-L. (2020). Taiwan pedagogy and practice in Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Association and PPTELL 2021. IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology. (ESCI)

3. Gupta, K. C.-L. (2020). Researcher-teacher collaboration in adopting critical Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): Processes, challenges and outcomes. Trabalhos em Linguística Aplicada, 59(1), 42-77.

2. Wang, C. P., Lan, Y. J., Tseng, W. T., Lin, Y. T., & Gupta, K. C.-L. (2020). On the effects of 3D virtual worlds in language learning—A meta-analysis. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 33(8), 891-915. (SSCI)

1. Hsiao, I. Y. T., Lan, Y. J., Kao, C.-L., & Li, P. (2017). Visualization analytics for second language vocabulary learning in virtual worlds. Educational Technology & Society, 20(2), 161-175. (SSCI)

Book Chapters

3. Kao, C.-L., & Lin, A. M. Y. (2024). A critical pragmatic approach to Language Across the Curriculum (LAC). In H. Nesi & P. Milin (Eds.), International encyclopedia of language and linguistics (3^rd ed.).

2. Gupta, K. C.-L., & Lin, A. M. Y. (2023). English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education in Taiwan: A review and critical reflection on why, how, and for whom. In P. K. Sah & F. Fang (Eds.), Policies, politics, and ideologies of English-medium instruction in Asian universities: Unsettling critical edges (pp. 63-76). New York, NY: Routledge.

1. Gupta, K. C.-L., & Lin, A. M. Y. (2023). Adopting translanguaging pedagogies in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) lessons to foster students’ critical awareness: a researcher-teacher collaborative approach. In L. Shepard-Carey & Z. Tian (Eds.), (Re)imagining the future of translanguaging pedagogies in classrooms through teacher-researcher collaboration (pp. 187-205). London: Multilingual Matters.

Conference Presentations 

6. Kao, C.-L. (2024, August). Bridging soft CLIL and hard CLIL: A case of integrating English into Social Studies lessons. The International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

5. Gupta, K. C.-L. (2023, July). Examining research literature on English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education in Taiwan through a critical lens. The 5th DiscourseNet Congress (DNC5ALED), Valencia, Spain.

4. Gupta, K. C.-L. (2022, July). Engaging emerging bilinguals in critical discussion of social issues: A critical CLIL approach. World CLIL 2022 (Online).

3. Gupta, K. C.-L. (2021, August). Exploring the challenges faced by language teachers adopting CLIL in an EFL context. The International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) World Congress (Online).

2. Gupta, K. C.-L. (2021, April). Researcher-teacher collaboration through critical Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) for social studies. The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Virtual Annual Meeting.

1. Gupta, K. C.-L. (2020, May). Designing and implementing content and language integrated learning (CLIL) materials in an EFL context: How and what happens. The Postgraduate Research Conference. The University of Hong Kong (Online).

Courses Taught

Introduction to English Grammar

Pedagogy