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Jun 2018
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The "FUN"damentals of English Using Children's Literature
- Event of
- Open SPACE 2018
- Subject
- English
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- Date & time
- 02Jun 2018 (Sat)16:00 - 17:00 Free
- Venue
- Room 312, 3/F, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong (access via the shopping arcade escalators through Exit A, Admiralty MTR Station)
- Speaker
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- Mr Tommy Lui, Adjunct Lecturer of HKU SPACE ;
- Dr Mandy Otsuki, Part-time teacher of HKU SPACE
Mr Tommy Lui, Adjunct Lecturer of HKU SPACE
Mr Tommy T T Lui is an adjunct lecturer at HKU SPACE. He has joined the School since 2004 teaching general, business and academic English courses. Tommy graduated from both London and Hong Kong Universities majoring in Applied Linguistics, Creative Writing and Finance. Apart from HKU SPACE, he has also taught courses for HKU, City University, Chinese University Shenzhen and Sun Yat-sen University in mainland China. He was an examiner for HKEAA and several Chinese Government-funded study schemes. Tommy has also offered other professional community services such as adjudicating for the Sing Tao Inter-school English Debating Competition and training school teachers on the mainland.
Dr Mandy Otsuki, Part-time teacher of HKU SPACE
Dr Mandy Otsuki earned her Doctoral Degree in Education specializing in curriculum development from the University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She worked as an ESL teacher in Japan and has taught pre-K through 8th grade students in an American public school system. Before moving to Hong Kong, she taught literacy courses and supervised student teachers.
- Enquiry
- 3762 0930
- Remarks
Language - English
Reading is vital to children's language acquisiton. This talk explores the impact of children's literature on second language learning. At the talk, the speakers will:
- share their expertise in children's literature in English
- give tips on how to develop a nourishing reading environment for their children
- deliberate ways to help children read effectively
- make suggestions on the selection of suitable literature that contributes to their children's language acquisition in Hong Kong
