Areas of responsibility
1. Leadership in applied research
- Projects
- Publications
2. Facilitation of Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
- Coordination of various groups
- Dissemination of research
3. Advising on research
- Project design
- Proposal writing
- Ethics clearance
- Grant applications
- Presenting
- Publishing
- Integration of research into professional practice
4. Advising on professional development
- Peer-mentor observation of and reflection on teaching and research
- Self-initiated professional development initiatives (e.g. action research)
- Critical and reflective review of own practices
- Collaborative development (e.g. materials development sharing group)
- Networking (e.g. professional groups such as HAAL, TESOL, etc.)
5. Organizing research and professional development activities
- Seminars
- Workshops
- Sharing and discussion sessions
- Symposia
- Conferences
- Retreats
6. Informing Centre staff of relevant research and professional development opportunities
- Funding
- Conferences, seminars and workshops
- Journals
- Professional groups and associations
- Book recommendations
- Courses
- Electronic discussion lists / forums (e.g. TESL-L)
7. Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics (HKJAL)
