Graham England is an English Language Instructor who originally joined the Center for Language Education at HKUST in 2006 and since rejoined in 2010, after spending a year and a half learning Putonghua in Beijing. Originally from Sussex in England, Graham first moved to Hong Kong in 1990 before moving back to the U.K. a few years later. However it made a lasting impression as he returned to Hong Kong in 2001 and with the exception of the time spent in Beijing has lived here ever since. As well as teaching at HKUST Graham has also taught ESL in the corporate sector and at Tsinghua University, Beijing.
Professional Interests
Graham is interested in the pedagogical and language learning benefits of film, which was the focus of his Master’s degree dissertation. He is also interested in the use and implementation of technology in the language classroom such as social networks and wikis. Graham is a project manager for the iLang team (the informal language curriculum) and is responsible for coordinating English writing workshops and language advising services.
Scholarship
2022
Working Paper
Funny how? Investigation into the perceptions and usage of film in the CLE classroom
ENGLAND, Graham
Short Descriptions
This semester I gave a scholarship talk on the benefits of using film in the classroom which include but are not limited to improving speaking and listening skills, acquiring vocabulary (especially colloquial vocabulary), stimulating thought and discussion on a wide variety of subjects, and promoting awareness of other cultures and people. In that talk I stated that with the ubiquity of the screen, films are easier than ever to watch and to utilise in the classroom. To follow up on my talk, I would like to investigate to what extent film is being used in the CLE and whether our courses could make better use of it to engage our students.
Possible Benefits
To better inform our teaching by investigating how film could be better used to engage with learners and to successfully promote learning outcomes.
Deliverables
A short talk or workshop at the Summer EYE