Professional Services
INTERNATIONAL
Organization of International Conferences
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Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, The 5th International on Chinese as a Second Language Research. Jointly organised with Chinese as a Second Language Research Association (CASLAR), University of New York, Albany, US; Hong Kong; 14-16 June 2018.
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Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, The 3rd International School Chinese Language Education Conference and Workshop. Jointly organised with National Kaohsiung Normal University and I-Shou University, Taiwan; Hong Kong; 3-5 December 2015.
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Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, When East Meets West: The Teaching and Learning of Reading and Writing in the Multilingual and Multicultural Context. Jointly organised with IAIMTE (re-named as ARLE is since 2014 the continuation of International Association for the Improvement of Mother Tongue Education); Hong Kong; June 12-14, 2014.
Service Responsibilities (to the International Profession)
2018-present Deputy Secretary-General
International Chinese Practical Writing Research Association (Headquartered in Mainland China and registered in Singapore and Hong Kong SAR)
2016-present Founding Member
International School Chinese Language Education Conference Organizing Committee (Headquartered in Taiwan China)
Service Responsibilities (to Overseas Government)
2010-2011 Consultant
Direccao dos Servicos de Educacao e Juventude (青年暨教育局), Macao Government
Service Responsibilities (to Overseas Tertiary Institute)
2013-present Consultant
Chili: Teaching Chinese as a second language for American students. US: United States Department of Defense and the California Federal Government. (PI: Dr. Christy Lao, San Francisco State University)
2019-present Coordinator
ARLE: International Association for Research in L1 Education - Special Interest Group: Teacher Education (Headquartered in Germany)