Public Lecture Series 2024-The Education University of Hong Kong (EDUHK)

Description

Seminar 8: Using the Multimodalities-Entextualization Cycle (MEC) in Self-Directed Learning of Academic Literacies

Speaker(s): Prof Angel M. Y. Lin, The Education University of Hong Kong

Qinghua Chen, The Education University of Hong Kong

Phoebe Siu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

The Multimodalities-Entextualization Cycle (MEC) was first introduced as a flexible curriculum planning tool to facilitate teachers and students at different institutional levels, ranging from primary, secondary to tertiary education, to co-create multimodal teaching and learning resources and experience through engaging in translingual, multimodal, and multisensory meaning making actions in different stages of a lesson or unit of work (Lin 2015a, 2016, 2019). In this public seminar, we will illustrate the use of the MEC as a tool to engage students in self-directed learning of academic English. Some useful digital apps will also be introduced to illustrate how the MEC can enhance students’ reading and note-taking experiences in their development of academic literacies in English.



About the Speaker(s):

Dr. Angel M. Y. Lin is Chair Professor of Language, Literacy and Social Semiotics in Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lin has been at the forefront of English language education and critical literacies since the late 1990s when she started working on classroom research projects in schools in Hong Kong. She has published widely on second language education, discourse analysis, translanguaging (TL), trans-semiotizing (TS), Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), and critical media literacies.



Qinghua Chen is a postdoctoral fellow at the English Language Education Department of the Education University of Hong Kong. His current research interests include subjectivity, emotions, and identity of pre-service teachers and English language learners. He is particularly interested in exploring how these factors shape teaching and learning experiences in multicultural and multilingual contexts.

Phoebe Siu is a content specialist and lecturer specialising in Corporate Communication, Public Relations, Languages and Communication. She has been providing EAP, ESP and CLIL training to tertiary students in Hong Kong for over 10 years. Siu is a doctoral candidate (English Language Education) at The University of Hong Kong. Her research projects focus on multimodalities, translanguaging, trans-semiotizing and creativity in EMI higher education. She has presented over 30 international conference papers, co-authored academic book chapters with international researchers, and served as a reviewer for disciplinary textbooks, international conferences, and journal papers. She is also a registered member of different international applied linguistics and educational linguistics associations, including the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA).

Period	23 Mar 2024
Held at	The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Degree of Recognition	International