Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai

I am delighted to announce that I have been named as the “World's Top 1% Scholar” by Clarivate Analytics in 2025. I am truly grateful for this acknowledgement of my contributions to research. 🥰❤️🧑🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🎓 HKU Scholars in the Top 1%: hub.hku.hk/local/top1pc/t…

New article out in the International Journal of Applied Linguistics. Many thanks to guest editor @ProfKevinWHTai and Editor-in-Chief Andy Gao for their guidance and support during the review process.

It is with great pleasure that I take on the role of Faculty Host to welcome Professor Rita Elaine Silver to @hku_education as a Faculty Visitor for a 5-day visit. Professor Silver will be conducting two in-person seminars during her visit. ~ All are welcome ~

Wishing Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales a very Happy Birthday

The Mother Nature series has been a deeply personal, creative reflection on how nature has helped me heal. But it is also a story about the power of nature and creativity in collective healing. There is so much we can learn from mother nature, as we look to build a happier, healthier world. C

✨Just unlocked The Language Learning Journal!✨ My latest research on LLJ — exploring how teachers orient to learner initiatives and co-construct learning spaces from CA perspective ❤️ Huge thanks to the reviewers for their valuable suggestions! ❤️ #EMCA #HK #classroom

A huge thank you to everyone who joined our #BAAL LLT SIG webinar this morning with @ProfKevinWHTai & Karen C. K. Choi 🌟 Here are a few snapshots from today 📸 Slides are now available on our website: 🔗 lltsigbaal.weebly.com Stay tuned for our next Talk! #translanguaging

📢 Upcoming #BAAL LLT Talk – 12 Dec 2025, 09:00 GMT Join @ProfKevinWHTai & Karen C. K. Choi (HKU) as they explore how to conceptualise #Multilingual Classrooms as a Digital Gamified #Translanguaging Space 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/3XjGrxCg5k #Linguistics #LanguageEducation

My chapter “Literacy and Language Revitalization” is now published in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. doi.org/10.1002/978140… Access the full text here: researchgate.net/publication/39…

.@ProfKevinWHTai and Seongyong Lee show GenAI has great potential for supporting multilingual learners in contexts around the world but struggles with translanguaging as AI responds based on statistical probability which can reinforce standardised (dominant) language.

Conceptualising Multilingual Classrooms as a Digital Gamified Translanguaging Space: Fostering Language Learning Motivation and Reducing Foreign Language Anxiety in Content and Language Learning. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. doi.org/10.1080/014346…

29 scholars from the Faculty have been named on Stanford’s 2025 Top 2% Scientists List, recognising their research influence in 2024. Among them, 19 are also honoured for their career-long scholarly achievements. Details: web.edu.hku.hk/news/stanford-… Congratulations to our scholars!

@RamonaGnczl Thank you so much!!!

@ProfKevinWHTai Congratulations! An amazing achievement!

I am delighted to announce that I have been named as the “World's Top 1% Scholar” by Clarivate Analytics in 2025. I am truly grateful for this acknowledgement of my contributions to research. 🥰❤️🧑🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🎓 HKU Scholars in the Top 1%: hub.hku.hk/local/top1pc/t…

Congratulations to St Cross alum Professor Kevin Tai, named among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists. Recognition in Languages and Linguistics comes from a global database by Stanford University and Elsevier. Read more: stx.ox.ac.uk/article/st-cro… #stcrosscollege #alumni

✨ Meet Our Keynote Speaker for Our TAAL International Conference 2025 ✨ We are delighted to welcome @ProfKevinWHTai from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) as our keynote speaker! 🎤 🗓️ Early-bird period: September 3–30, 2025 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/98csz27kLneHx9…

I am honoured to be named among the World's Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists in the field of Languages and Linguistics by Stanford University in 2025 (Single-Year Impact). A heartfelt thank you to all my mentors, collaborators, friends, and colleagues for their unwavering support.

@russelljyap Thank you!

@ProfKevinWHTai Congrats Kevin!

Announcing the Senior Editorial Leadership Team of the “International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism” (Routledge; SSCI-indexed Journal; 2024 Impact Factor 2.5; Ranking: 37/303 in Linguistics) Link: #editorial-board" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/journals/rbeb2…

✨Just unlocked my dream journal!✨ My latest research on Applied Linguistics — exploring how CAL students master Sinography (Honzi) through classroom interactions from CA perspective 📝 Huge thanks to the reviewers for their valuable suggestions! ❤️ #EMCA #OUP #HK #classroom

@cherrymp Please feel free to contact Karen Choi (Corresponding Author) via email. She will be able to send you a copy of the paper.

@ProfKevinWHTai I missed the bus. 😭 Can you help? BTW congratulations to both of you.

Proud moment as a PhD Supervisor. I’m delighted to share this paper co-authored with my first PhD Candidate (Karen C. K. Choi). You can download 50 free online copies here: tandfonline.com/eprint/SJKS7XI…