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ELTU Symposium 2024

Towards a Sustainable and Transferable Model of English Across the Curriculum (EAC)
7 – 8 June 2024
Lecture Theater 2, G/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), CUHK

The English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is delighted to announce the upcoming ELTU Symposium to be held in June 2024 with the theme “Towards a Sustainable and Transferable Model of English Across the Curriculum (EAC).” This symposium will take place over 1.5 days on 7 and 8 June 2024 (Friday and Saturday) at the Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA) at CUHK.

This symposium aims to provide a platform for interested parties to engage in professional exchange and dialogue, with the hope of implementing EAC in their own settings. Participants will learn from the expertise and experience of seven guest speakers from universities in Australia, Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United Kingdom, and the United States. There will also be two roundtable discussions in which the invited panelists, who are content teachers from various disciplines and collaborators of CUHK’s EAC Project, will share their experiences of and insights into “EAC in Science, Engineering and Medicine” and “EAC in Arts, Education and Social Science” respectively. Over the course of the symposium, all attendees will also have the opportunity to connect with one another during the scheduled networking breaks.

By gathering like-minded researchers, English Language Teaching (ELT) practitioners, and content teachers to share their insights into the implementation and sustainability of EAC, participants can reflect on their current practices while exploring alternate ways to enrich and complement the language support provided in their settings.

Featured Speakers

School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science
Griffith University

Department of English
Florida Atlantic University

English Language Teaching Unit
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

School of Education, Communication and Society
King’s College London

Department of English
George Mason University

College of Foreign Studies
Jinan University

Roundtable Panelists

 

Roundtable Discussion 1: EAC in the Field of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Dr. Jose Lai

English Language Teaching Unit
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr. Ronald Li

Earth and Environmental Sciences Programme
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Daniel Ong

Department of Physics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Pascal Vontobel

Department of Information Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 
Roundtable Discussion 2: EAC in the Field of Arts, Education and Social Science
Dr. Joseph Cho

Gender Studies Programme
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Peichi Chung
Department of Cultural and Religious Studies
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Adam Fingrut

School of Architecture
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Wengao Gong

School of Humanities and Social Science
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Dr. John O’Reilly

Department of Sports Science and Physical Education
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Programme
Day 1 (7 June 2024, Friday)

 

8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am Opening Ceremony

9:30 am – 10:15 am

Featured Speech 1:
Connecting Our Paths (接軌): Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), English Across the Curriculum (EAC)

Dr Terry Zawacki (Emeritus Professor)
Department of English
George Mason University

10:15 am – 10:45 am Networking Break

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Featured Speech 2:
Building Sustainable Writing Programs Across the University

Professor Jeffrey Galin
Department of English
Florida Atlantic University

11:30 am – 12:15 pm

Featured Speech 3:
The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Practitioner as Teacher Educator: Facilitating a Sustainable Model of Academic Literacy Instruction

Professor Ursula Wingate
School of Education, Communication and Society
King’s College London

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Lunch Time

2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

Featured Speech 4:
Moving with the Trend of EAC: Challenges and Implementation

Professor Diana Zhao
College of Foreign Studies
Jinan University

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm

Featured Speech 5:
English Across the Curriculum (EAC) at CUHK: Advancing an Institutional Culture for Enhancing Academic Literacies Across Disciplines

Dr Jose Lai
English Language Teaching Unit
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Networking Break

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Roundtable Discussion 1:
EAC in the Field of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Social Time

Day 2 (8 June 2024, Saturday)

 

8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Featured Speech 6:
Designing and Implementing Writing Components in STEM Courses

Professor Anthony So
Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

9:45 am – 10:30 am

Featured Speech 7:
Implementing, Evaluating and Sustaining a University-wide English Language Enhancement Strategy

Professor Ben Fenton-Smith
School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science
Griffith University

10:30 am – 11:00 am Networking Break
11:00 am – 12:00 nn Roundtable Discussion 2:
EAC in the Field of Arts, Education and Social Science
12:00 nn – 12:20 pm Closing Ceremony
12:20 pm – 1:00 pm Social Time
Venue and Time

Date and time:
7 June 2024 (Fri), 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Registration starts at 8:30 am)
8 June 2024 (Sat), 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (Registration starts at 8:30 am)

Venue:
Lecture Theater 2, G/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park (YIA), CUHK

Event Photos
Contact Us

Email: eltu.secretariat@cuhk.edu.hk
Phone: (852) 3943 9480

 

Organized by
English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU), The Chinese University of Hong Kong