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The Department of Language Science and Technology (LST), established in 1988 and formerly known as the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, is an academic unit within the Faculty of Humanities dedicated to the scientific study of language in all its facets. Our work spans from investigating the biological and cognitive foundations of language to its societal function in multilingual environments and its transformation through technology. The Department pursues interdisciplinary research that integrates core domains of linguistics with computational methods such as artificial intelligence and big data analytics, seeking to generate outcomes with applications in communication, education and healthcare. Alongside research activities, the Department engages in translating scholarly insights into practical contexts, offering clinical services, educational outreach and technology development that serve local and international communities. The Department houses several specialised units, including the Speech Therapy Unit, the Research Centre for Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, and the Centre for Translation Studies, which serve as vital hubs for both research and practical application.  | Read more |

 

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Dr. Cymie Ng Wing-yee, Assistant Professor of Practice at the Department of Language Science and Technology, appeared on Now TV’s programme “Wealth Management”, where she explained the causes and symptoms of dysphagia, as well as management of patients’ quality of life. Click HERE to watch the full feature on Now TV (4:58–6:28).

2026年6月22日

Dr Cymie Ng

Dr. Wu Wing li, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Language Science and Technology and Programme Leader of the BSc (Hons) in Language Science and Technology, was featured in an interview with Dot Dot News to introduce the aims and key features of the new programme. The programme combines language science and AI technologies to prepare students for the era of human–AI collaboration, equipping them with the skills to use and develop AI-enabled la

2026年6月4日

Dr Wu Wing li

The Department of Language Science and Technology is proud to announce that Yuan Yao, Yiwen Sun, Siyu Zhu, and Xinhua Zhu have been recognized by Wiley for a Top Viewed Article. Their research, “A Qualitative Inquiry Into Metacognitive Strategies of Postgraduate Students in Employing ChatGPT for English Academic Writing,” published in the European Journal of Education, ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published by the journal in 20

2026年5月19日

Prof Zhu Xinhua and Team Earn Wiley Recognition for HighImpact GenAI Research

Prof. Zhu Xinhua, Professor in the Department of Language Science and Technology, was invited as an expert advisor for the multimodal reading activities in the 2026 National Reading Week – “Reading Across Horizons Shared Reading Session cum Joint Primary and Secondary School 30-minute Read” event organised by the Education Bureau (EDB) on 23 April 2026. The event engaged over 1,100 students and teachers onsite and 30,000 participants online acros

2026年5月13日

Prof Zhu Xinhua Invited as Expert Advisor for the

Prof. Sun Xin, Assistant Professor in the Department of Language Science and Technology, won the Early Career Research Excellence Award in the 10th Annual Conference for the Association for Reading and Writing in Asia (ARWA 2026). This award aims to recognise a talented early-career researcher who shows outstanding research potential in an area of reading and writing research that is related to Asia. The ARWA, registered as a society in 2016, is

2026年4月30日

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The First Symposium on "Chinese and Multilingual Education" was successfully held at PolyU on 28 April 2026, bringing together more than 180 distinguished scholars and participants to explore the future of Chinese language pedagogy. Themes discussed ranged from applied Chinese studies to comparative studies on how native Japanese and alphabetic language speakers recognize Chinese characters. Innovative classroom practices, such as utilizing AI to

2026年4月29日

The 1st Symposium on Chinese and Multilingual Education

The Department of Language Science and Technology is proud to announce that Prof. Echo Sihui Ke has been recognized by Wiley with a Top Cited Article Award. Her research, "Sign language in d/Deaf students’ spoken/written language development: A research synthesis and meta-analysis of cross-linguistic correlation coefficients," published in Review of Education (2024), has been identified as a highly impactful work in the field. This award celebrat

2026年4月13日

Prof Echo Sihui Ke Receives Top Cited Article Award

The cultural exchange session with Hokkaido University on Tuesday, 10 March, was a resounding success, running smoothly thanks to the dedicated support and cooperation of all involved. We are pleased to report that the event provided a deeply meaningful learning experience for PolyU participants, who enjoyed the rare opportunity to build genuine friendships with Japanese students. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, highlighting the se

2026年3月16日

LST Cultural Exchange with Hokkaido University

The LST Seminar "Workshop Series for Enhancing the Big Six Competencies in Chinese Language Proficiency for Non-Chinese Speaking Students (I): Case studies and common issues in vocabulary teaching," supported by the General Research Fund (GRF) of the University Grants Committee and led by Prof. Ke Sihui’s team, was successfully held on February 4, 2026 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Around 130 participants—including university students

2026年2月16日

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The Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU LST recognizes the professional excellence of our distinguished LST graduates and their significant contributions to both the community and their alma mater. We are proud to announce the recipients of the LST Outstanding Alumni Award 2026: Ms Jody LAM - Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Professional Achievement Master of Speech Therapy, The Department of Language Science and Technology, 2016 Read more about

2026年7月15日

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