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18
Jan 2025
(Sat)

Self-correction and Correcting Others in Interactions in English

Event of
Humanities and Law Open Day (January 2025)
Subject
English
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Date & time
18Jan 2025 (Sat)11:00 - 12:00 Free
Type of Event
Hybrid (In-person & Online Attendance)
Venue
Room 207, 2/F., Admiralty Centre
Online Platform
Zoom
Speaker
  • Prof Winnie Cheng (Professor, Department of English The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (retired in 2020) )

Prof Winnie Cheng

Professor Winnie Cheng is a devoted academic and researcher who has contributed to English language education, including business English and professional communication, in Hong Kong and global for decades.

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3762 0930 (english-info@hkuspace.hku.hk)
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Certificate in Business English Usage Certificate in Advanced Business English Advanced Diploma in General English Diploma in General English Introductory Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Advanced Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Basic Speaking and Listening Speaking and Listening 1 Speaking and Listening 2
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The talk compares examples of self-correction and correcting others in English language textbooks in Hong Kong and in real-life business interactions in Hong Kong. The examples are compared in terms of how often they occur, the language structure, and how they are used in communication.

Examples of self-correction and correcting others were extracted from fifteen upper secondary English textbooks in Hong Kong and 30 hours of audio recordings from different business settings in Hong Kong Corpus of Spoken English (HKCSE).

The talk aims to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses observed in the English textbooks and discuss implications for enhancing speakers’ communicative competence in the workplace in Hong Kong. 

Language: English

 

 

𝗪𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 • 𝗪𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 • 𝗪𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 《活學英語 創展未來》

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