Aditi JHAVERI

Aditi JHAVERI

Dr. Aditi JHAVERI

Senior Lecturer
Phone
(852) 23587863
Office
Room 3310
Language: English

Biography

Qualifications:

PhD (English Language Education), The University of Hong Kong

MA (International Journalism – Broadcasting (Distinction)), University of Westminster, London

PGDE (Postgraduate Diploma in Education, English Major), The University of Hong Kong

Diploma in Journalism (Honours), London School of Journalism, London

Certificate in Public Relations, Hong Kong Management Association, Hong Kong

B.Sc (First Class Honours), Delhi University

Certificate of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education I & II, The University of Hong Kong.

Teaching Experience:

Over 21 years of teaching experience in the higher education sector
- Courses designed, developed, revised and taught:

1) EAP and ESP courses at the undergraduate level (for Engg,, Science and Business students) 

2) research writing and communication courses for research postgraduate students, and

3) Master's courses in Applied Linguistics and Language Education (e.g., Advanced Research Methods, Intercultural Communication, and Functional / Pedagogical Grammar)

Leadership Roles and Managerial Positions held: 

Programme Coordinator of Graduate School Courses: Centre for Applied English Studies, The University of Hong Kong

Member of the Centre Management Committee; Centre for Applied English Studies, The University of Hong Kong

Coordinator for Scholarship Advancement: Center for Language Education,The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

BALEAP (The British Association of Lecturers of English for Academic Purposes) Representative, CLE, HKUST. 

2026 Publications

Chen, J., Chan, C., Lai, P., & Jhaveri, A. (accepted). English Across the Curriculum in Hong Kong: From Local Innovation to Global Relevance in the Age of Generative AI and Multimodality. In C.Gonzalez, A. Halseth, & A. Amiccucci (Eds.). Perspectives on writing series.  Colorado: WAC Clearinghouse. 

Jhaveri, A., Hussin, N.B., & Zhou, S. (2026). Be the conductor of your own GenAI orchestra for academic writing. Campus, Times Higher Education. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/be-conductor-your-own-genai-orchestra-academic-writing 

2025 Publications

Jhaveri, A., Gaskell, D., Sampson, N., Sin, K., & Chan, S. (2025). Enhancing large class language teaching: Co-teaching strategies, technology integration, and student engagement. ELT Classroom Research Journal

Jhaveri, A. (2025), Peer observation of teaching: Understanding issues of choice and control. International Journal of Teacher Education and Professional Development (IJTEPD). ESCI Journal - Web of Science Core Collection. 

Jhaveri, A. (July, 2025). Bite-sized learning: when less is more. Times Higher Education (Campus). https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/bitesized-learning-when-less-can-be-more  

Jhaveri, A. (2025). Assessing the potential challenges of paid LLMs and Inequities in language classrooms: Assessments and academic integrity in higher education . Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning25(3). https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/josotl/article/view/40689/43725 

Chen, J., Lim, G., Chan, C., & Jhaveri, A. (accepted). Embedding academic literacy in the disciplines: Three approaches to English Across the Curriculum in Higher Education. In N. Murray (Ed.). Embedding academic literacies in university curricula: Perspectives and Case Studies. UK: Cambridge University Press. 

Wang, S., Jhaveri, A., Law, L., & Cheung, L. (2025). Seven principles for effectively partnering with Generative AI for teaching and learning. STiLE - Scholarship of Teaching in Language Education, 4(1). https://www.stile.hk/osp/article/view/173 

Funded Projects 

TDLEG IICA (2025-2028). Funded amount: 1,750,000. Role: Co-Project Leader with Eunice Tang from CLE and Adam Forrester from Hong Kong Polytechnic University as PI. Title: AI Feedback and Grading for Tertiary Level Language Subjects. 

TDLEG IICA (2025-2028). Funded amount: 1,350,000. Role: Co-Project Leader with Melinda Karen Whong and Nora Binte Hussin from HKUST. Title: VoicED - The Oral Communication Platform for Academic, Social and Professional Success. 

SCOLAR Project (2024-2026). Funded amount: > 1,10000. Role: Co-Investigator. Title: Integrating a technology-driven ChatGPT pedagogical approach into teaching academic English for students transitioning from senior secondary school to university: An interinstitutional collaboration. (Project Reference No.: 1047-2050-8080-9020-00051). 

Teaching and Learning Innovation Project (TLIP) Grant HKUST (Jan 2025-Dec 2025). Funded amount: HK$ 220,000, Role: Principal Investigator, Title: Critical Reading and Writing Skills with GenAI. (Project no. 182S-2425).

UGC - English Across the Curriculum (EAC) project (joined Dec 2024) with Julia Chen (PI, Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Grace Lim (Co-I, Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Christy Chan (Co-I, City University of Hong Kong) and Eunice Tang and Aditi Jhaveri (Co-Is, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 

UGC – Virtual Teaching and Learning (VTL) Grant (2021-2022), Funded amount: HK$ 1,000,000, Role: Co-investigator, Title: Expanding student-teacher engagement to support digital media production needs of teachers in virtual teaching and learning environments.

Teaching Development Grant, HKU (2019-2020), Funded amount: HK$ 263,299, Role: Co-Investigator, Title: Online Self-paced Courseware for the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) and employability assessment. (Project no. 749).

Teaching Development Grant, HKU (2018 – 2020), Funded amount: HK$ 225,388, Role: Principal Investigator, Title: Identification and Implementation of Effective Language Advising Practices to Enhance Teaching and Learning at the CAES and Beyond (18/695).

QESS (Quality Enhancement Subsidy Scheme) Project funded by EDB (2015 - 2018), Funded amount: HK$ 1,568,000, Role: Principal Investigator, Title: Enhancing Students’ Communicative Competence in Academic Contexts: Adopting a Blended Approach to teaching and learning of English for Academic Purposes (EAP).

Knowledge Exchange Project: ProwriteHK (2015 – 2016), Funded amount: HK$ 12,000, Role: Co-investigator, Title: A CAES project supported by the UGC Knowledge Exchange Fund (KE-IP-2014/15-9), 

Centennial College, Language Enhancement Research Project (2014 – 2016), Funded amount: HK$ 65, 000, Role: Co-investigator Title: Analysing the Role of an ESP Course in Promoting Critical Thinking and Interdisciplinary Writing. 

Contribution to CLE Events 

  • Organizing team member of the following conferences/symposiums with international invited speakers:
    • Winter EYE at CLE (2023)
    • AHKLC (Association of Hong Kong Language Centres) - Inauguration of STiLE Symposium (2023)
    • CLE-TCA (Global China Assembly) Conference on Language Education - Dissolving the Theory-Practice Divide (2024). Website: https://bit.ly/cletca2024 

 Contribution to University Committees

  • Served as a committee member of the University's Human Research and Ethics Committee (HAREC) (2022-2024).

Recognition, Roles and Awards:

  1. Outstanding Teacher Award, HKU SPACE CC (2008)
  2. Bronze Teaching Team Award, HKU SPACE CC (2007)
  3. Postgraduate Scholarship, HKU (2008)
  4. Recipient of HKU's top-up fellowship: University's Postgraduate Fellowship Scheme (2009)
  5. Awarded award as Pennant for a Teacher Training Workshop, David Li Kwok Po College (2012)
  6. Awarded plaque of recognition for a talk on inclusive language by the Equal Opportunities Unit, HKU (2017)
  7. AHKLC (Association of Hong Kong Language Centre)'s Best Paper Award (2024). 
  8. STiLE (Scholarship of Teaching in Language Education) - Commissioning Editor (2025)
  9. Association of Hong Kong Language Centres (AHKLC) Executive Committee Member, Events Officer (2025)
  10. BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers of English for Academic Purposes) Representative, CLE, HKUST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Areas of Expertise

Sociolinguistics
Discourse analysis
Genre studies
EAP pedagogy and scholarship
GenAI use in language teaching and learning

Teaching

CORE 1402 English Language for University Studies
CORE 1403A Academic English for University Studies
LANG 5001 Postgraduate English for Engineering Research Studies
LANG 5005C Communicating Research in English
LANG 5005E Communicating Research in English
LANG 5081 Research Writing Skills
MILE 5210 Functional Linguistics

Scholarship

Publications

Conference Presentations