ORCID IDResearch Overview
My main research interests are in academic writing, vocabulary learning, corpus analysis and applications of concordancing in teaching and learning. I developed the Corpus of Chinese Learners of English, which was accepted into the bank of ICLE (International Corpus of Learner English), the world-wide data bank of learner English coordinated by Prof. Sylviane Granger in Belgium. I have been the project leader (or co-project leader) of a number of large-scale projects including a joint project with Stanford University. I was also a co-investigator of a UGC funded inter-university project with City University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong.
Education and Academic Qualifications
Academic and Professional Experiences
- Coordinator, 4YC Language & Communication Requirement English language subjects
- Coordinator, subjects the ELC offers for RPg (Research Postgraduate) students
- Subject leader, English for University Studies, a subject taken by around 3,000 students per academic year
Teaching Areas
I mainly teach subjects for RPg students (Thesis Writing, Presentation Skills for Research Students) and will also teach Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics, a subject in the Professional Doctorate programme, Doctor of Applied Language Sciences, offered by the Faculty of Humanities.
Research Interests
Research Output
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Lin, L. H. F. (2019). The NMET impact on the English writing of mainland Chinese students. ERL Journal. 1, 122-131.
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Lin, L. H. F., & Morrison, B. (2010). The impact of the medium of instruction in Hong Kong secondary schools on tertiary students' vocabulary. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 9, 255-266.
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Lin, L. H. F. (2003). Corpus Evidence: Existential Constructions by Chinese Learners of English. The English Teacher - An International Journal, 6, (3), 279-280.
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Foung, D., Chen, J., & Lin, L. H. F. (2020). Unveiling the Inconvenient Truth: The Innovation Process in Implementing a University Dashboard. In S. Palahicky (Ed.), Enhancing Learning Design for Innovative Teaching in Higher Education (pp. 162-181). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
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Qian, D. D. & Lin, H. L. F. (2020). The relationship between vocabulary knowledge and language proficiency. In S. Webb (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of vocabulary studies. Oxford, UK: Taylor & Francis.
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Morrison, M., Chen, J., Urmston, A., & Lin, L. H. F. (Eds.) (forthcoming). EAC Volume. Fort Collins, Colorado: WAC Clearinghouse.
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Lin, L. H. F. (2009). Status of English in Hong Kong. In S. Granger et al (eds.), International Corpus of Learner English Version 2. Louvain-la-Neuve: Universite de Louvain Press, 180-185.
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Lin, L. H. F. (2002). Overuse, underuse and misuse: using concordancing to analyze the use of it in the writing of Chinese Learners of English. In M. Tan (ed.), Corpus Studies in Language Education. Bangkok: IELS Press, 63-80.
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Lin, L. H. F. (1999). Applying Information Technology to a Corpus of Student Report Writing Help Students Write Better Reports. In B. Morrison et al (eds.), Information Technology & Multimedia in English Language Teaching, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 69-79.
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Developing an Interactive Academic Vocabulary Learning Tool. TDG Institutional Fund, $20,000.
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Developing a PolyU-Stanford adaptive learning online platform for English and exploratory adaptive assessment for Science subjects. Principle Investigator (together with Dr. Julia Chen). TDG Institutional Fund, $15,000,000.
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Online Support for Academic Writing for the Engineering Curriculum. Co-investigator, UGC funded, $4,977,880.
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Preparation for International Collaboration with Stanford University. Principal investigator. Dean’s Research Grant, $119,492.
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Improving the vocabulary knowledge of PhD and MPhil Candidates in the PolyU. Principal investigator. Dean’s Research Grant.
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An Investigation into Academic Vocabulary Input in the English LCR Courses in the Four-year Curriculum. Principal investigator. Dean’s Research Grant.
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Identifying Major Challenges that Mainland Students Studying in Hong Kong Face in Academic Writing. Principal Investigator. PolyU Learning and Teaching Grant.
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An investigation into the academic vocabulary knowledge of PolyU students. (PI: Dr Bruce Morrison). Faculty-Wide/Cross-Department Learning & Teaching Development Grants.
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Build a PolyU Learner Corpus. Principal Investigator. PolyU Learning and Teaching Grant. Dean’s Research Grant, Faculty of Humanities.
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Developing an Annotated PolyU Learner Corpus. Principal Investigator. Dean’s Research Grant, Faculty of Humanities.
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Make Invisible Errors Visible. Principal Investigator. Dean’s Research Grant. Faculty of Humanities.
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Developing Learning and Teaching Resources for the Writing Assistance Programme. (PI: Dr Julia Chen). PolyU Central Research Grants.
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Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence – received in 2018
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President Award for Teaching Excellence – nominated in 2018
- Editorial board member, ERL Journal (an international journal published in Europe)