Projects as Principal Investigator
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Chinese Enrichment Project for Non-Chinese Speaking Student (2020-2023); Principal investigator; BOCHK Centenary Charity; HKD11,124,055; in progress.
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Harmony in language diversity: Innovative pedagogy to enable second language learning for underprivileged students (2019-2020); Principal investigator; Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE) Fund, UBS Optimus Foundation, and Kadoorie Charitable Foundation; HK$2,448,275; completed.
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Start from the beginning II – Supporting non-Chinese speaking K1 to K3 kindergartners to learn Chinese as a second language: Research and practice (Extension) (2019-2020); Principal investigator; Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE) Fund, Oxfam Hong Kong, Credit Suisse Trust, Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation, Lee Hysan Foundation, Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation; HK$3,404,708; completed.
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Start from the beginning II – Supporting non-Chinese speaking K1 to K3 kindergartners to learn Chinese as a second language: Research and practice (2017-2019); Principal investigator; Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE) Fund, Oxfam Hong Kong, and Credit Suisse Trust; HK$7,688,445; completed.
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m-Chinese Solution Ltd (2018-2019); Principal investigator; Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU)@HKU and Innovation and Technology Fund, Hong Kong SAR Government; HK$150,000; completed.
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Start from the beginning II – Supporting non-Chinese speaking K1 to K3 kindergartners to learn Chinese as a second language: Research and practice (2017-2019); Principal investigator; Collective Impact Working Committee, Hong Kong SAR Government, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE) Fund, Oxfam Hong Kong, Credit Suisse Trust; HK$7,688,445; completed.
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Evaluation Survey of Oxfam's "Start from the Beginning" Supporting Scheme in Helping Non-Chinese Speaking Students in Learning Chinese (2017-2018); Principal investigator; Oxfam Hong Kong; HK$511,955; completed.
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Research on the transition of kindergarten to the primary school of non-Chinese speaking students (2017-2018); Principal investigator; Oxfam Hong Kong; HK$548,500; completed.
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Supporting the learning and teaching of Chinese language for non-Chinese speaking students in secondary schools (2016-2018); Principal investigator; Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR); HK$8,780,000; completed.
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The role of orthographic knowledge in Chinese character learning amongst Hong Kong ethnic minority students (2015-2017); Principal investigator; General Research Fund (GRF) University Grants Committee; HK$610,988; completed.
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Start from the beginning – Supporting non-Chinese speaking kindergarteners to learn Chinese as a second language (2015-2017); Principal investigator; Oxfam Hong Kong, and Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (SIE) Fund, Hong Kong SAR Government: HK$3,10,2441; completed.
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mChinese - Simple, mobile platform for collaborative and authentic learning of Chinese vocabulary to assist non-Chinese speaking students in learning Chinese characters (2015-2017); Principal investigator; Quality Education Fund (QEF), Hong Kong SAR Government; HK$548,500; completed.
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Tradition and innovation: Supporting the learning and teaching of Chinese language for non-Chinese speaking students in secondary schools (2013-2015); Principal investigator; Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government; HK$8,293,500; completed.
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Evaluation of the“Storytelling activities” in enhancing low SES students’ reading interests and developing parent volunteers’ storytelling ability (2014-2015); Principal investigator; Bring Me a Book (Hong Kong) Foundation; HK$50,000; completed.