Keith Sai-tao TONG (唐世陶)
Date and Place of birth9th July, 1955;Hong Kong
Telephone numbers23587845; 62578202
Academic qualifications
1977BA (Hons) in Translation
University of Hong Kong
1979Certificate in Education (Teaching English as a Second Language)
University of Hong Kong
1985Advanced Diploma in Education (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
University of Hong Kong
1986MA in Applied Linguistics
University of Reading, U.K.
2010PhD in Educational Management
University of Saint Joseph, Macau
Award
1985British Council Scholarship
Teaching and Administrative Experience
Secondary level
1977-1979Teacher of English up to O level, Mu Kuang English School.
1979-1983Teacher of English up to A level, St. Stephen’s College, Stanley.
Tertiary level
1983-1985Lecturer, English Division, Institute of Language in Education, Hong Kong.
1986-1990Language Instructor, Language Centre, University of Hong Kong.
1991-1995Senior Instructor, Language Centre, Hong Kong University of Scienceand Technology.
1995-1996Principal Instructor, Language Centre, Hong KongUniversity of Science and Technology.
1996-presentAssociate Director, Language Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, with responsibilities for curriculum development and course implementation and evaluationfor all levels and for different languages.
Examination Work Experience
1986-1989Setter, A-Level Use of English Examination, Hong Kong Examinations Authority
1992-1996Chief Examiner, A-Level Use of English Examination, Hong Kong Examinations Authority
Publications
Coursebooks
With G. James (1994)Colloquial Cantonese. London and New York: Routledge. 248 pp.
With D. Scott Bougerie and G. James (2010) Colloquial Cantonese (2nd Edition). London and New York: Taylor and Francis. 296 pp.
With I. Smallwood and C. Green (1995) Mastering English Practice Papers (Sixth Edition). Hong Kong: Macmillan.
With I. Smallwood and C. Green (1997) Mastering English Practice Papers (Seventh Edition). Hong Kong: Macmillan.
With I. Smallwood, C. Green and P.L. Li (1999) Mastering English Practice Papers (Eighth Edition). Hong Kong: Macmillan.
Edited books
1991 (With J. Milton) Text Analysis in Computer Assisted Language Learning: Applications, Qualifications, Developments. Language Centre, Hong KongUniversity of Science and Technology. ix + 179 pp.
2000 (與邵敬敏合編)《滬港商務普通話教學探索》，浙江教育出版社，共219頁.
Journal articles
1988 (With W. Crewe) Cultural considerations in the selection of ESL reading text. Working Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching (University of Hong Kong), 11: 54–68.
1991 (With R. Chan and J. Lewkowicz) To test or not to test, that is the question. Hong Kong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching (University of Hong Kong), 14: 15–23.
Articles in edited books
1988 (With W. Crewe) Handling the cultural component of ESL reading texts. In V. Bickley (ed.) Languages in Education in a Bi-lingual or Multi-lingual Setting, (pp. 369–85). Hong Kong: Education Department.
1992(With R. Chan and J. Lewkowicz) A comparison of the predictive validity of two measures of student abilities in academic writing. In N. Bird and J. Harris (eds.) QUILT & QUILL – Achieving and Maintaining Quality in Language Teaching and Learning, (pp. 458–70). Hong Kong: Institute of Language in Education.
1993From ‘single parent’ to ‘bound pairs’: the secret life of computerese. In R. Pemberton and E.S.C. Tsang (eds.), Studies in Lexis, (pp. 196–214). Language Centre, Hong KongUniversity of Science and Technology.
1999From the Horse’s Mouth: the power of the business visit on the HKUST Business Communication course. In J. Dvorarkova (Ed.) Alternatives 1998: The proceedings of ATECR 1st International and 5th National Conference, pp. 110–17. Prague: Asociace ucitelu anglictny CR – AUACR/ATECR.
2000 “「不入虎穴，焉得虎子」—細說一個香港人在上海工作的經驗”. 邵敬敏、唐世陶編《滬港商務普通話教學探索》，146–158頁，浙江教育出版社.
2000Nothing ventured, nothing gained: shadowing a Hong Kong person’s work in Shanghai. In L.Y.O. Mak and M.M.L. Keung (eds.), Changing Languages: Language Education in the Era of Transition, (pp. 172–93). Language Centre, Hong KongUniversity of Science and Technology.
2000(與馮竹迪、孫蓉麗合著) “普通話‘聽、說、讀、寫’需求分析”,《第六屆世界華語文教學研討會論文集第四冊》. 284–302 頁. 台灣世界華語文教育學會.
2002“因時制宜、因材施教的大學中文課程” A summary versionin Proceedings of the First Teaching and Learning Symposium (p. 219). Centre for Enhanced Learning and Teaching, Hong KongUniversity of Science and Technology.
2004(與馮竹迪、孫蓉麗合著) “三個臭皮匠: 網上拼圖聆聽活動”,《漢語教學新理念》(New Perspectives on Teaching Chinese). 128–139頁. 北京大學出版社.
2004(與莫華合著) “「中文傳意」課程的學與教”,Proceedings of the Second Teaching and Learning
Symposium(p. 234–239). Centre for Enhanced Learning and Teaching, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
2006“The external agent as a creator of complex conditions for change”, paper published in the proceedings of the International Conference of the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association (APERA) held at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
Recent Conference Presentations
2014Conducted a series of lectures and workshops on “Content Language Integrated Learning” at the Dalian University of Foreign Languages, Dalian,, 28th to 30th May, 2014
2013“ESP in Context: A Perennial Balancing Act”, a public lecture given at Dalian University of Foreign Languages, Dalian, June, 2013
2012Conducted a series of lectures and workshops on “Content Language Integrated Learning” for the College for the College of Foreign Languages, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, 28th to 30th March, 2012
2012“Post-method pedagogies:Lessons from CLIL courses implemented at a Hong Kong university”, paper presented at the North-Eastern Asian Region Language Education Conference, Niigata, May, 2012
2012Participated in the English Language Leadership Symposium hosted by the English Language Centre, University of Macau, 15th-16th June, 2012
2011“Communication for International Management:An organic approach to integrating language education and management education”, paper presented at the 2010 Asian Conference on Education, Osaka, December, 2011
Academic accreditation work
2010-presentServed on the Panel of Experts, conducted academic accreditation exercises and occasional workshops for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications
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