Presentations

Clarice S. C. Chan


Selected Conference Presentations/Lectures  

Chan, C. S. C. (2024, February). An initiative to bring research and pedagogy closer together. Seminar, International Education Institute, University of St Andrews, UK.

Chan, C. S. C. (2023, November). How can existing research help business English practitioners with needs analysis and course design? Plenary, The 36th IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference, Stuttgart, Germany.

Nickerson, C., & Chan, C. S. C. (2023, February). A conversation on research and practice in English for business purposes. Invited webinar, Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication Association, Online. 

Chan, C. S. C. (2021, November). Facilitating interns’ on-the-job language learning. Paper presented at the 34th  IATEFL BESIG Conference, Online. 

Chan, C. S. C. (2020, November). Challenges novice professionals in Hong Kong face. Paper presented at the 33rd IATEFL BESIG Conference, Online.

Chan, C. S. C. (2018, May). Genres in today’s workplace: Implications for business English teaching. Paper presented at the IATEFL Business English Event, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.  

Chan, C. S. C. (2017, July). Strategies for incorporating findings from corpus linguistics studies into the teaching of spoken English for business. The 9th International Corpus Linguistics Conference, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, U.K. 

Chan, C. S. C. (2017, March). Conducting pedagogically-oriented research in the business English classroom: A case study. Department of English Seminar, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. 

Chan, C. S. C. (2016, May). Communication demands faced by experienced Hong Kong professionals: Implications for higher education. Paper presented at the CELC Symposium 2016, National University of Singapore, Singapore. 

Chan, C. S. C. (2015, June). Using transcripts of authentic workplace talk in business English teaching. Paper presented at the IATEFL Business English Symposium, Budapest, Hungary.

Chan, C. S. C. (2015, May). The art and economics of persuasion. Invited Lecture, Toastmasters International 2015 Conference, Hong Kong.

Chan, C. S. C. (2014, June). What can we learn from learners’ interaction in role-plays? Paper presented at the IATEFL Business English Symposium, Graz, Austria.  

Chan, C. S. C. (2013, September). The interface between research and pedagogy in English for health professionals in an Australian context. Paper presented at the Free Linguistics Conference 2013, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.  

Chan, C. S. C. (2012, December). English for health professionals in multicultural contexts. The Joint International Conference “Mapping ESP Frontiers: Bridging Teaching, Research and Practice”, the 1st International Conference of the Chinese Association for ESP and the 4th International Conference on ESP in Asia, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

Chan, C. S. C. (2011, November). Issues in the teaching and learning of English for health professionals in Australia. Public Lecture, School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.  

Chan, C. S. C. (2011, November). Cross-cultural communication skills training for migrant professionals in Australia. Paper presented at the International Conference on Multiculturalism, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.  

Chan, C. S. C. (2011, August). Applying discourse analysis and pragmatics to materials evaluation and adaptation. Paper presented at the 16th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA, 2011), Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée, Beijing, China.  

Chan, C. S. C. (2011, July). EAP pedagogy: Theory, practice and action research. Invited Presentation, Professional Development Workshop, University of New South Wales Institute of Languages, Sydney, Australia.

Chan, C. S. C. (2011, April). Understanding learning in the context of English for Specific Purposes from the perspective of third generation activity theory. Public Lecture, School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.  

Chan, C. S. C. (2011, March). Teaching applications of spoken discourse analysis. Paper presented at the 45th Annual TESOL Convention, New Orleans, USA.