Presentations

Clarice S. C. Chan


Selected Conference Presentations / Plenaries / Lectures / Seminars

Chan, C. S. C. (2026, January). Applying an ESP needs analysis framework to the teaching of professional English. Invited Lecture, Leicester Applied Linguistics Guest Speakers Series, University of Leicester, UK.

Chan, C. S. C. (2025, November). BELF insights from the business world. Paper presented at the 38th IATEFL BESIG Annual Conference, Athens, Greece. 

Chan, C. S. C. (2025, April). A new slant on ESP teaching: Incorporating learners’ perspectives. Paper presented at the 58th IATEFL Annual Conference, Edinburgh, UK.

Chan, C. S. C. (2024, September). How can ESP practitioners get inspirations to innovate courses and assessment methods? Plenary, IATEFL TEASIG/ESPSIG Joint Conference - Moving ahead: Change, challenges and innovation in language assessment and ESP, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland.

Chan, C. S. C. (2024, April). Using insights from research to inform ESP teaching. Paper presented at the ESPSIG Showcase, The 57th IATEFL Annual Conference, Brighton, UK.

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.