Research Centre for Professional Communication in English
Department of English and Communication
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professional Communication is an area which attracts a considerable amount of interest, both in Hong Kong and internationally. Corporations, associations and professional bodies already exist and attempt to apply available research findings in practical ways, through the design and provision of language training programmes
Research Excellence
We facilitate joint research and related activities between academics and practitioners in professional communities
RCPCE Profession-specific Corpora
The collection contains real-life texts, discourses and genres collected from different professional communities and contexts in Hong Kong. Professionals, researchers, teachers, students and other language users can leverage these language resources to enhance their English language proficiency and professional communicative competencies.
List of publications by users of RCPCE Profession-specific Corpora
Current research projects of our members
Our members are working on wide range of research projects related to communication and training.
Digital and Virtual Business Communication
On the final day of the Global Advances in Business & Communication (GABC)-the 9th Tricontinental Conference at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, the panel convened to recommend the drafting of a manifesto to sets out an agenda for a systemic line of enquiry in this field and it was agreed the Research Centre for Professional Communication in English (RCPCE) could spearhead and house this initiative.