Eric Cheung

Ignite your research curiosity on Mon, 27 April! 🚀 Join the online CPR Ignite Showcase to explore (Scan the QR code): 🗣️ Discourse Analysis (Dr. Eric Cheung) 🥽 Virtual Simulations in class (Dr. Joseph Lau) 🤖 AI in Language Learning (Dr. Cindy Lau)

🔬✨ Scan the poster QR to join 👇 Two sessions of live teaching & learning research from CPCE academics: 📅 22 Apr (Wed) & 27 Apr (Mon) | Online | 10:30am–~12:45pm Topics: comics pedagogy, AI-assisted language learning, qualitative discourse analysis & more 🎓

The hottest new programming language is English

I analyzed 100 student essays and interviewed the teachers who marked them. What teachers THINK they're doing vs. what they ACTUALLY do will shock you 🧵

@alexframegreen Asked @Littlebird to map my research interests. Explained nothing - it already knew my projects, my publications, my theoretical grounding. It came back with: "It's not too many interests. It's a framing problem." That's mentor-level. Didn't have to schedule anything.

Teacher feedback dilemmas and the use of GenAI: Challenges or opportunities? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… My sincere thanks to my primary supervisor’s continuous support and encouragement over the last two years. @CarlessDavid This could never happen without his patient guidance.

Feedback dilemmas are not just problems to tackle but opportunities to innovate, including with GenAI

Unexpected ways snack writing makes your academic life better: • Your brain works between sessions • No more paragraph rewrites • You stop dreading writing • You show up with clarity • Stress levels drop Every academic should abandon binge writing.

- 🏫 **Digital Education Funding**: $2 billion from the Quality Education Fund for AI education in primary and secondary schools, including teacher training and student participation subsidies.

- 💻 **Vocational Training Enhancement**: VTC to include AI application in compulsory IT modules for Higher Diploma programs, boosting workforce skills.

From the Gov't 2026-7 Budget - 🤖 **AI Awareness Initiatives**: $50 million allocated for public organizations to collaborate with tech firms and universities to enhance AI skills among students and the public. budget.gov.hk/2026/eng/budge…

SALALS CONFERENCE: 31 August 2026- 2 September 2026

Large language models (LLMs) in corpus linguistics – a new #SydneyCorpusLab resource sydneycorpuslab.com/large-language…

There are a zillion ways to waste time waiting for the perfect writing day. (Everyone knows how to do that.) But if you want to save time and publish 10x more, here are 3 systems that will make your writing time actually productive: • Time-blocking your sacred hours • Building accountability loops • Setting up a warm start Deep dive here:

You are warmly invited to the next online seminar organised by the Forum on Language Learning Motivation (FOLLM). Visit this page to register: follmresearch.wordpress.com

After rewatching Home Alone, I couldn’t stop wondering: how plausible is the oversleep that leaves Kevin behind? So I wrote a tiny paper and ran the numbers. Merry Christmas! 🎄

Our findings point to the potential of AI tools and AI training to scaffold self-directed learning and strengthen students’ academic confidence in higher education. Paper link here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New study with 302 Hong Kong undergrads: Students who feel more capable with generative AI also report stronger independent learning dispositions and higher academic self-efficacy (continues below 👇)