STAFF PROFILE
Dr WANG Ho, Simon
Lecturer I
Qualifications:
Ph. D. in English studies City University of Hong Kong
Master of Science in education University of Oxford
Bachelor of Arts in history, Washington University in St. Louis
Telephone: 3411 7044
Email: simonwang@hkbu.edu.hk
Office: OEE902(E)
BIO
With his Ph.D. from English Department of City University of Hong Kong focusing on GRE writing test preparation, Simon is privileged to join the Language Center to help HKBU students develop their academic literacies and critical thinking skills in a world now shaped by digital technologies. His research interests include discourse analysis and computer assisted language learning. Inspired by Richard Stallman, Lawrence Lessig and Aaron Swartz, Simon is committed to Free Culture Movement and believes that the world will be a better place if all creative works and scholarship are freely shared in digital forms.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Discourse analysis, computer assisted language learning
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
- Part-time tutor, Language Centre, City University of Hong Kong
- EFL Instructor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
GRANTS, AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- Develop an online course on FutureLearn Writing Your Way to Academic and Professional Success: a course on writing personal statements and cover letters (HKD 100,000)
- TDG grant: Teaching Oral Presentation Skills with Natural Language Processing Technologies (HKD 300,000)
Services at HKBU
- PMC member, MA in Language Studies programme (since Fall 2018)
- Staff Representative to Staff Consultative Committee for Academic/Teaching Staff (June 2019 to March 2021)
- Course coordinator, MCCP 7020 Advanced English for Academic purposes for Postgraduate Students (From Fall 2017 to Spring 2020)
PUBLICATIONS
Journal articles
- Wang, S. (2019, January 30). How to write effectively for international journals. Retrieved from Nature Career Column website: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00359-8 (co-author with Yongyan Li)
- Wang, S. H. (2018). Hong Kong Learner Corpus of Legal Academic Writing in English: A Study of Boosters as a Marked Language Form in an English-Medium Instruction Context. TESOL Quarterly, 52(3), 680–691. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.451 (co-author with Christoph Hafner) [SSCI]
- Wang, S. H. (2016). Author’s Editor revisions to manuscripts published in international journals. Journal of Second Language Writing, 32, 39–52. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2016.03.004. (Co-author with John Flowerdew) [SSCI]
- Wang, S. H. (2015). Identity in Academic Discourse. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 35, 81–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S026719051400021X. (Co-author with John Flowerdew) [SSCI]
Newspaper articles
For an updated list of Simon’s newspaper articles and letters to the editor please visit https://sites.google.com/a/hkbu.edu.hk/write4public/home
- 王浩 （2019年8月31日）升學求職申請文書的寫作策略 信報財經新聞
- 王浩（2018年8月24日）本港小學生英語聆聽訓練 缺失與應對策略 信報財經新聞
- 王浩（2018年6月8日）大數據時代下英語寫作教學新思維 信報財經新聞
- 王浩 （2019年4月26日）自然語言處理技術 在英語口語教學中的運用 信報財經新聞
- 王浩 （2018年1月25日）浸大學生質疑學校語文政策應合理合法 信報財經新聞
- Wang, S (2018, Aug 25). Hong Kong must allocate PhD research funds on academic merit, not residency status. South China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2018, Aug 18). Hong Kong Space Museum should push the frontiers with online ticketing. South China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2018, Jun 20). Want Hong Kong children to speak better English? Get them to listen for it. South China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2018, Jan 18). Hong Kong schools could do more to promote flu shots. South China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2017, Oct 13). Library lending could be boosted by relaxing the HK residency rule. South China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2016, April 28). Hong Kong should phase out Octopus cards to make way for truly competitive e-payment appsSouth China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2016, May 22). Action needed to curb misuse of antibiotics that creates superbugs. South China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2016, July 6). Time to take secondary education in Hong Kong into the digital age. South China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2016, April 28). Hong Kong should phase out Octopus cards to make way for truly competitive e-payment apps. South China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2016, May 22). Action needed to curb misuse of antibiotics that creates superbugs. South China Morning Post.
- Wang, S. (2016, July 6). Time to take secondary education in Hong Kong into the digital age. South China Morning Post.
COURSES TAUGHT
Credit-bearing courses
- University English I
- University English II
- Advanced English for Academic purposes for Postgraduate Students
- Writing Enhancement Course
Supplementary courses
- Intensive preparation course for IELTS writing task II
- Data-driven Manuscript Editing for Research Postgraduate Students
- Personal Statement Workshop for Graduate School Applicants
- Argumentative Writing for TOEFL and GRE tests