Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Language and Identity
Translanguaging
Social Identity
Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Identity
Hybridity
Ethnic Minorities In Hong Kong
English Language Education
Code-Switching
Code-Mixing
Personal profile
Dr Geeta Bhavnani has been in the field of education since 1997. Born and brought up in Hong Kong and being of Indian descent, she is a fluent speaker of Sindhi, Hindi, English and Cantonese. Her research interests revolve around identity and how identity and language are linked. She is keen to use her knowledge to further the understanding of the various Ethnic Minority communities in Hong Kong and overseas.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, Language and Identity among the Hindu Sindhi Diaspora of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Award Date: 1 Jun 2021
Master, Masters of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Award Date: 30 Jun 2007
Professional Certificate, Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers - LPAT
Award Date: 1 Mar 2005
Postgraduate Certificate, Post Graduate Certificate in Education Pass with Distinction, The University of Hong Kong
Award Date: 27 Jun 2001
External positions
Oral Examiner - HKAS Level English , Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
1997 → 2005
Oral Examiner - HKCEE English, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
1997 → 2005
Examiner-Cambridge BULATS Test
Examiner - OET Cambridge Occupational English Test
Examiner - TPhYL Teaching Phonics to Young Learners Certificate
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Language and Ethnic Identity among the Hindu Sindhi Diaspora of Hong Kong
1/09/16 → 31/05/21
Project: Research
Research output
- 1 Conference contribution
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Hong Kong Students’ Attitudes towards Teachers Code Switching in the University Context
Bhavnani, G., 15 Jun 2016, III International Conference on Applied Linguistics to Language Teaching – University of Nebrija, Madrid, Spain. .Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Prizes
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Distinction in Doctoral of Applied Language Sciences
Bhavnani, Geeta Gobindram (Recipient), 30 Jun 2021
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Distinction in Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Bhavnani, Geeta Gobindram (Recipient), 27 Jun 2001
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LCS3318 Fiction and Life
Huiwen Shi (Subject Leader), Geeta Gobindram Bhavnani (Subject Leader), Ada Young (Subject Proposer), Po Kan Noble Lo (Reviewer) & Weng Kit Danny Chan (Reviewer)
Jan 2023 → May 2023Activity: Other
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Course Leader and Lecturer, GA72 SPDQ4004 Certificate in Phonics Teaching to Young learners
Geeta Gobindram Bhavnani (Other)
Jun 2022 → Aug 2022Activity: Other
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LC Research Seminar - The Systemic Functional Research Potential: General Options in Methodology and Text-based Research
Geeta Gobindram Bhavnani (Participant)
17 Jan 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Embracing the New Normal of Education: Blending Technology into Pedagogical Design
Geeta Gobindram Bhavnani (Participant)
13 Jan 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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PolyU’s Excellent Teachers on Teaching Excellence (ETTE) Symposium
Geeta Gobindram Bhavnani (Participant)
7 Jan 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...