Objectives:

This project aims to apply new research in the field of phraseology to the subject areas of lexical studies, discourse analysis. pragmatics and english for specific purposes; and it intends to develop an innovative learning and teaching methodology template, alongside replicable innovative learning and teaching activities, which will enable learners and teachers to study phraseology in a critical and creative manner.

The objectives are to:

• enhance teachers' and students' critical awareness of the nature and role of phraseology in language;
• design an innovative computer-mediated and corpus-driven learning and teaching methodology that facilitates the study of phraseology in English texts;
• design and implement innovative learning and teaching activities that highlight key elements in the understanding and production of phraseology in English texts and which can be replicated in the most relevant and appropriate applied language studies and English proficiency subjects;
• enhance students' critical and creative thinking through the understanding, analysis, comparison and application of phraseology that is specific to individual text types;
• further develop students' trilingual and biliterate competencies; and
• further develop student's life-long learning skills.

Remarks:

Outcomes & Deliverables:

• Profession-specific Corpora, Research Centre for Professional Communication in English
• An innovative English phraseology software program: ConcGram
• Computer-Mediated and Corpus-Driven Learning and Teaching Methodology
• Replicable Learning and Teaching Activities and Materials
• Replicable Learning and Teaching Activities - English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
• Greaves. C., & Warren, M. (2007). Uncovering the extent of the idiom principle. Paper presented at International Conference on Corpus Linguistics, 27-30 July, University of Birmingham, UK.
• Greaves, C., & Warren, M. (2007). A corpus-driven approach to learning and teaching the communicative role of discourse intonation. Paper presented at Third International Symposium on Teaching English at Tertiary Level, 9-10 June, Hong Kong.
• Consultancy work, Professional Writing, ICAC, Hong Kong, April-August 2008.
• 'Knowledge on .. or knowledge of ...?': Using corpus evidence in language learning. Hong Kong Professional Teachers Union, 7 June 2008.
• Discourse Analysis. Official Languages Officers, Civil Service Bureau. Hong Kong Government SAR, 30 April 2008 and 7 May 2008.
• Enhancing English language proficiency and achieving communicative competence for surveyors in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Hong Kong, and Surveying and Geo-informatics Department, Research Centre for Professional Communication in English, Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 19 March 2008.
• Professional Communicative Competencies for Accountants. The Association of Charted Certified Accounts, 23 January 2008.
• Enhancing communicative competencies for insurance broking professionals. Hong Kong Federation of Insurance Brokers. 11 October, 2007, Hong Kong.