Responding to Student Writing in EFL Classrooms

Date & Time:
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2015

Venue:
Library Hall, Central Library

Public Lecturer by
Professor Icy Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong with Professor Miyuki Sasaki as the invited commentator

Outline:
Icy Lee is a Professor in the Department Curriculum and Instruction of the Faculty of Education at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her main research interests are in second language writing and second language teacher education. She was formerly President of Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics and Chair of the Non-native English Speakers in TESOL (NNEST) Interest Section of TESOL International Association. Her publications have appeared in numerous international journals such as Journal of Second Language Writing, Language Teaching, ELT Journal, Canadian Modern Language Review and System. She was a recipient of the 2013 TESOL Award for an Outstanding Paper on NNEST Issues (with Wong & Gao), the 2010 TESOL Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the 1999 TESOL Award for Excellence in the Development of Pedagogical Materials. She was also a recipient of the 2008 Journal of Second Language Writing Best Paper Award for her article “Understanding teachers’ written feedback practices in Hong Kong secondary classrooms”.