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Our Department's mission is "Linguistic Excellence in Professional Contexts". We are an interdisciplinary department composed of linguistics and communication experts worldwide. We aim to provide first-class English language education with a focus on the skills and expertise needed in today’s fast-changing world to succeed in the global and local workplace.

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The New Frontier in our Teaching and Research: AI at the Heart of Department of English and Communication

AI@ENGL, Message from Prof. Eric Friginal, Head of the Department

Impact of AI on public speaking skills - Teaching insights by Prof. Kathleen Ahrens

Empowering Migrant Domestic Workers through AI Chatbots and Digital Literacy - A Research Initiative by Prof. Jeffry Oktavianus

Opinion Article by Dr Max Dunn on the Human Touch in Digital Care

Transforming Language Teaching in the Age of Generative AI - An Upcoming Book by Prof. Eric Friginal and Prof. Jenifer Ho

Interview with Prof. Daisy Zou on AI and Chatbot-Assisted Learning in Humanities

Engaging critically with AI-generated content – A Fund for Innovative Technology-In-education Project on AI Led by Prof. Renia Lopez

Interview with Prof. Phoebe Lin on GenAI-Enhanced L2 Writing Pedagogy

New Book

Individual Differences and Task-Based Language Teaching

A new book by our Prof. Shaofeng Li explores the associations between individual difference factors and task-based language teaching.

Newly published anthology on aviation English language research

New Book

Secondary Major in AIDA

AI in our BA programme

PolyU Department of English and Communication’s Outstanding Alumni Award 2025

Announcement of Awardess

PolyU Department of English and Communication’s Outstanding Alumni Award 2025

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