Conference Keynote, Plenary and Featured Speeches - January to June 2026

Prof. HU Guangwei, Department of English and Communication

A quest for productive teacher questioning in Hong Kong EMI classrooms. The International Symposium on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Teacher Education. Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong, 20-21 January 2026.

Prof. TAO Ran, Department of Language Science and Technology

Neural Mechanisms of Cantonese Lexical Tone: From Feature Representation to Cognitive Flexibility. UBSN Neuroscience Conference and Workshops 2026. University Research Facility in Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 27 & 28 June 2026.

Prof. YU Wenting, Department of Language Science and Technology
The Impact of AI's Self-Disclosure of Limitations on Human-AI Trust and User Experience. Symposium for Young Scholars on Human-Machine Communication. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 16 May 2026.

Science Communication in the Post-Truth Era. USRN Online Forum (7): Post-Truth and the Role of Science. University Social Responsibility Network (USRN), Online, 20 May 2026.

Prof. ZHANG Caicai, Department of Language Science and Technology
Neurocognitive mechanisms of developmental language disorders. The 8th International Symposium of the Chinese Association for Psycholinguistics. The Chinese Association for Psycholinguistics (CAP) and Xi’an Jiaotong University, School of Foreign Studies, Xian, 12-14 June 2006.

Prof. ZHU Xinhua, Department of Language Science and Technology
Multimodal reading in Chinese in the digital era: Concepts, competency components, and instructional material design. Chinese Language Education and Assessment Centre, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 22 May 2026.

From Awareness to Action: Strengthening Teachers’ Feedback and Pedagogical Readiness. AIinLT 2026 International Summit on the Use of AI in Language Learning and Teaching. Department of English and Communication, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Education Bureau (EDB), and the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR), Hong Kong, 21-24 June 2026.

How to equip our children with online multimodal reading skills: Report on the results of the Multimodal Reading Research Project for Primary School Students in Chinese Language. Learning & Teaching Expo 2026. Education Bureau, Hong Kong Education City, and Smart City Consortium, Hong Kong, 25-27 June 2026.