
Prior to teaching in tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, Elaine spent a couple of years working as a translator at WPP plc. upon the completion of her master degree in Interpreting and Translation Studies in the United Kingdom. She teaches a number of undergraduate courses in the English curriculum, including both English for Academic Purposes and English for Specific Purposes. Her research interests include English for academic purposes, academic literacy, critical discourse analysis, and materials development.
Scholarship
Challenges for teachers-to-be: Insights from MAILE internship programme
WONG, Elaine SY
Short Descriptions
Being a mentor of a teacher-to-be, I realized that a mentee needs so much more than what is being taught in class or from lesson observations. It is interesting to find out from the mentees' reflective writings that they do have some worries or issues that refrain them from feeling comfortable and confident standing in a classroom and teaching in front of students. If we can identify these issues, it would be helpful for us to better design teaching materials for the mentees' specific needs and we could improve the way we coach our mentees in conducting teaching practice.
Possible Benefits
MAILE is a relatively new developed programme; it is obvious that it can be expanded further as we see a need for teacher training in the market. If we could provide more than theories from textbooks and offer customized help/coaching to our mentees, they will have more confidence in us. It will be good to see that our Center is not only a center that teaches Languages; but also a center that trains good language teachers.
Deliverables
Deliverable 1: Provide feedback to the coordinator by analyzing the reflective writing of four mentees (Three from Teaching English stream+ One from Teaching Chinese stream) Deliverable 2: Make suggestions on the implementation of the MAILE internship programme. Deliverable 3: Present the results in EYE programme.
Faculty and Staff Testimonials
Tsai, Kellee Sing; Bai, Lian; Chow, King; Ko, Wai Ping; Wong, Elaine SY; Mak, Po Lung
Source: Promoting Student Mental Health: A State of Well-being: A Guide for HKUST Faculty and Staff / Counseling and Wellness Center, HKUST. Hong Kong : Counseling and Wellness Center, HKUST, 2018, p. 155-169, ch. 8