Dr. CHOI Tae Hee is an Associate Professor at the Department of Policy and Leadership and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. She had also served as the President of the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (2016-2018). She received her MA degree in Second Language Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa, US, and her PhD in Education from King’s College London, UK.

Her current research focuses on the process and impact of educational policies/reforms in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly concerning English language education/language-in-education and those responding to neoliberal trends. She is currently teaching on BEd, MA and MTeach programmes, and supervising EdD/PhD students. Prospective EdD/PhD students who share research interests are welcome to contact her. Her scholarship and expertise in the field is recognised through international awards (e.g., Young Scholar Best Paper Awards, The Asia Pacific Educational Research Association), advisory-seeking (e.g., Asia Productivity Organisation of The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; Cambridge University Press), and Visiting Scholarship (e.g., University of Queensland, Australia; Strathclyde University, Scotland). 

Previously she was a Visiting Lecturer (2010 – 2013), and a Visiting Senior Lecturer (2019) at King’s College London, UK; was a teacher educator and policy advisor (2005-2009) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher (1995-2009) in South Korea. She published about thirty EFL learning and teaching resources with Korean and international publishers, in addition to academic publications.

Policy process and Language

- Interrelationship between policy/reform processes and languages

- English language education or language-in-education

- Policy design, implementation and impact

Teacher development and change in a reform context

Comparative Education

I am currently teaching on BA/BEd, MA/MEd/MTeach, EdD/PhD degree programmes:

Modules I am currently teaching:

Teachers and Teaching in Context (BEd, co-course coordinator)

Teacher Leadership and School Improvement (MTeach, course coordinator)

Introduction to Research Methods (MEd)

Education Policy Studies: Approaches, analysis and implications (EdD, course coordinator)

 

Courses I have written or revised:

Courses developed:

BEd (Celebrating success and exploring issues of Hong Kong education: A comparative perspective)

MEd (Policy Planning and Change in Education)

EdD (Education Policy Studies: Approaches, analysis and implications)

A monthly research workshop for postgraduate students (MPhil/PhD/EdD) https://www.eduhk.hk/epl/en/research.php?s=rwr_meeting

Course revised:

BEd/Non-BEd (Teachers and Teaching in Context)

Mteach (Teacher Leadership and School Improvement)

 

Current doctoral students:

Principal Supervisor:

POUDEL Prem Prasad (PhD): Medium of Instruction Policy: Its Driving Factors and Associated Complexities in Multilingual Secondary School Contexts of Nepal

KIM Jessica (PhD): English kindergartens in South Korea: Practices and impact on children’s learning

Associate Supervisor:

BELOVA Xeniya (PhD): Multilingual Education and Intercultural Communication: Lessons from Kazakhstan and Hong Kong

OANH Thieu Thi Hoang (PhD): The Effect of Integrating Cross-Cultural Knowledge and English Skills into Tertiary Education on Enhancing Students’ Intercultural Communication Competence

LUK Ho Lun (EdD): The Motivation and Challenges of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) on Chinese Private Education: A Stakeholder Analytical Approach

 

Previous doctoral students:

ZHENG Cun (EdD): English-medium Instruction Policy on Undergraduate Programs in a Chinese University: Teachers’ Perspective

KIGOZI Edward (PhD): Quality Assurance practices applied in Primary Teacher Training Colleges (PTTCs) in Uganda

Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters

  Chapter in an edited book (author)

• Choi, T.-H. & Adamson, B. (2020). (forthcoming) Towards effective transition to adopting English as the medium of instruction: A case from Hong Kong. Cheung, H. & Su, L. I-W., The practice of EMI in Chinese communities (xx-xx). Taiwan: Routledge.
• Choi, T.-H. & Kan, V. (2020). (forthcoming) Language Ecology in Hong Kong and Macau: History, Context and Language Policy. Adamson, B. & Feng, A., Multilingual China (xx-xx). China: Routledge.
• Choi, T.-H. & Adamson, B. (2020). (forthcoming) China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities and linguistic challenges for Hong Kong. In K. Strani (Ed.), Multilingualism in Politics (XX-XX). UK, Australia and US: Palgrave MacMillan.
• Choi, T.-H. (2019). Education in partnership with third parties: Lessons from Hong Kong. Asian Productivity Organisation, Education reform for the future of work: The shift to a knowledge society (11-17). Japan: Asian Productivity Organization.
• Choi, T.-H. (2019). Structure, agency, and the “Teaching English in English” policy: The case of South Korea. In G. P. Glasgow & J. Bouchard (Eds.), Agency in language policy and planning: Critical inquiries (pp. 214-236). Oxon: Routledge.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018). English education in partnership with third parties: A case of equity in Hong Kong. In S.-O. Kweon & B. Spolsky (Eds.), The Asian EFL classroom: Issues, challenges and future expectations (pp. 169-188). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018). Implementation and impact of language-in-education policies: Insights from South Korea and Hong Kong. In K. J. Kennedy & J. C.-K. Lee (Eds.), Routledge international handbook for schools and schooling in Asia (pp. 518-524). London: Routledge.
• Choi, T.-H. (2017). Identity, transnationalism and bilingual education. In O. García, A. Lin & S. May (Eds.), Encyclopedia of language and education (Vol. 5, Bilingual education) (pp. 175-189). Sham: Springer International Publishing.
• Choi, T.-H. (2016). Glocalization of English language education: Comparison of three contexts in East Asia. In C. M. Lam & J. H. Park (Eds.), Sociological and philosophical perspectives on education in the Asia-Pacific region (pp. 147-164). Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York: Springer.
• Chung, J., & Choi, T.-H. (2016). English education policy in Korea: Planned and enacted. In R. Kirkpatrick (Ed.), English education policy in Asia (pp. 281-299). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
• Choi, T.-H. (2010). Reconceptualisation of English language teaching expertise. In M. H. Yoon, C. J. In, H. J. Cho, M. S. Shin, Y. S. Kim, E. H. Kim, & M. Y. Choi (Eds.), 중등 영어과 1,2급 정교사 자격연수 [2010 Certification of secondary school teachers: Levels 1 and 2] (pp. xx-xx). Seoul: Seoul Education Training Institute.
• Choi, T.-H. (2001). 중등영어교수법 개선에의 장애요인과 대안 [Barriers to pedagogic improvement in secondary school English education and some solutions]. Park, K.-J. (Ed.), 영어교육입문 개정판 [Introduction to English education 2nd Ed.] (352-370). Seoul: Pakyongsa.
• Choi, T.-H. (1998). 우리나라 교수법의 현황 [Current English teaching methodology in Korea]. In K. J. Park (Ed.), 영어교육입문 [Introduction to English education] (pp. xx-xx). Seoul: Pakyongsa.

  Textbook (author)

• Hwang, J. H., Choi, T.-H., Yi, Y. G., Gu, M. S., Yi, H. J., & Yi, H. E. (2018). Reading choice I, II, and III. Seoul: Seoul: YBM Solution.
• Adamson, B., & Choi, T.-H. (2015). Teaching with English as a medium of instruction. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.
• Hwang, J. H., Choi, T.-H., Yi, Y. G., Gu, M. S., Yi, H. J., & Yi, H. E. (2010). Reading's cool (Vols. I, II, and III). Seoul: YBM.
• Choi, T.-H., & Other Teachers Commissioned By Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE TEAM). (2009). How to test speaking in class. Seoul: Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.
• Choi, T.-H., & Others Commissioned By Educational Broadcasting System (EBS). (2009). TV middle school English 1. Seoul: EBS.
• Kim, C. B., Choi, T.-H., Moon, J. Y., Park, D. N., Yi, Y. J., & Haas, C. (2008). Middle school English 1. Seoul: PMG.
• Choi, T.-H., & Jeong, S. H. (2007). 서술형 논술형: 로댕 중학 영어 [Essay writing: Rodin middle school English]. Seoul: 창의교육 글산.
• Hong, S. H., Kim, S. C., Choi, T.-H., & Shin, S. J. (2006). Longman Tada middle school English reading (Vols. I, II, and III). Seoul: Pearson & Longman Education Ltd.
• Choi, T.-H. (2005). Touch of haiku. In R. Day & J. Bamford (Eds.), Extensive reading activities for teaching language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Choi, T.-H., & SMOE TEAM. (2005). Developing English essay tests. Seoul: Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.
• Choi, T.-H., & SMOE TEAM. (2005). Reading instruction. Seoul: Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.
• Yi, K. W., & Choi, T.-H. (2002). High in the sky (Vol. 1 and 2). Seoul: Kyohaksa Rainbow English Language Teaching Programmes.

  Edited book (editor)

• Choi, T.-H., & Yi, H. S. (Eds.) (2006). 중등 영어과 1.2급 정교사 자격연수 [Licensure training for 1st and 2nd level secondary English language teachers]. Seoul: Seoul Education Training Institute.
• Choi, T.-H. (Ed.) (2005). 중등 영어교사를 위한 실용영어회화과정 [Practical English for secondary English language teachers]. Seoul: Seoul Education Training Institute.

Journal Publications

  Publication in refereed journal

• Chan H., & Choi, T.-H. (2020). Language-in-education policy formation through a consultation-based system: The case of multilingual curricula in Cambodian universities. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 17 (2), 463-478.
• Poudel, P. P., & Choi, T. H. (2020). Policymakers’ agency and the structure: the case of medium of instruction policy in multilingual Nepal. Current Issues in Language Planning, 21, xx-xx.
• Bates, A., Choi, T.-H., & Kim, Y. (2019). Outsourcing education services in South Korea, England and Hong Kong: A discursive institutionalist analysis. Compare - A Journal of Comparative Education. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/03057925.2019.1614431, xx, xx-xx.
• Choi, T.-H., & Walker, A. D. (2018). A heuristic model for tailoring teacher development to educational reforms: Focusing on ambiguity and conflict generation. Teaching and Teacher Education, 74, 72-84.
• Choi, T.-H. (2017). Teacher change from a short-term certification programme and its comparison with that of a comparable long-term programme: Cases from South Korea and the USA. International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, 19(4), 207-218.
• Choi, T.-H., & Leung, C. (2017). Uses of first and foreign languages as learning resources in a foreign language classroom. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 14(4), 686-703.
• Choi, T.-H. (2017). Analyzing the context which affects the implementation and impact of educational reforms: Insights from Hong Kong and South Korean cases. World Voices Nexus: The WCCES Chronicle, 1(1), article-4.
• Choi, T.-H. (2017). Hidden transcripts of teacher resistance: A case from South Korea. Journal of Education Policy, 32(4), 480-502.
• Choi, T.-H. (2016). Book review: Transforming education: Global perspectives, experiences, and implications. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 46(3), 503-505.
• Choi, T.-H. (2015). The impact of the “Teaching English through English” policy on teachers and teaching in South Korea. Current Issues in Language Planning, 16(3), 201-220.
• Choi, T.-H., & Andon, N. (2014). Can a teacher certification scheme change ELT classroom practice?. ELT Journal, 68(1), 12-21.
• Choi, T.-H. (2006). Asian international students' academic adjustment in a U.S. graduate school and Stanton-Salazar's framework. Pacific Asian Education Journal, 18(2), 51-68.
• Choi, T.-H. (2001). Educational efficacy of weekly movie class. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 4(2), 306-315.

  Publication in policy or professional journal

• Choi, T.-H. (2020). Learning of linguistic minorities in the pandemic: Lessons from Hong Kong. BAAL News, 117 (2), 9-10.
• Choi, T.-H. (2019). Rethinking ESOL/EAL Professionalism with the growth in Educational Outsourcing. English as an Additional Language (EAL) Journal, 10, 27-29.

Conference Papers

  Invited conference paper

• Choi, T.-H. (2020, April). Effective communication in the post-truth era: Managing educational reform and change [Keynote canceled due to Covid-19 induced lock down]. International Scientific Conference, Heraklion.
• Choi, T.H. (2019, November). Equitable Education Reforms in the Context of Glocalisation. Global HR Forum, Seoul.
• Choi, T.H., & Adamson, B. (2019, September). Adopting English as the Medium of Instruction: Lessons from Hong Kong. 11th Symposium on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education in China, Nanning, P.R. China.
• Choi, T.-H. (2019, March). Public-private partnerships in education for sustainability: Its risks and new questions. Keynote speech presented at Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Annual Conference 2019, Hong Kong, China.
• Tsatsaroni, A., & Choi, T.-H. (2018, September). Promoting Inclusive Collaboration on Education Policy Research: A Modest Step with a Joint-project ‘Privatisations in Education: Exploratory Cases in Australia, Greece and Hong Kong’. Invited Seminar for the Capacity Building Workshop of Network 23, European Conference of Educational Research, Bolzano, Italy.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018, August). Impactful education policies: Incorporating contextual factors in their design and implementation. Invited speech presented at Forum on the Impact of Education Policies on National Productivity Growth, Manila, Philippines.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018, August). Re-conceptualizing teacher expertise in the 21st century and its evaluation. Invited speech presented at Forum on the Impact of Education Policies on National Productivity Growth, Manila, Philippines.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018, August). The future of public education in partnership with the private sector: Issues and possible policy solutions. Invited speech presented at Forum on the Impact of Education Policies on National Productivity Growth, Manila, Philippines.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018, March). Meaning and role of education amid global changes and local challenges. Opening address presented at Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Annual Conference 2018, Hong Kong, China.
• Choi, T.-H. (2017, November). Comparative education in the 21st century. Opening address presented at Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Autumn Forum, Hong Kong, China.
• Choi, T.-H. (2016, November). Hong Kong in comparative perspectives: Theoretical and practical implications. Opening address presented at Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Autumn Forum, Hong Kong, China.
• Choi, T.-H. (2016, June). Multilingual Education, identity, and educational reforms. Keynote speech presented at International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China, Xi'an, China.
• Choi, T.-H. (2015, December). Hong Kong's English language education policies: The changing role and pedagogy of English in different times. Invited Colloquium presented at Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2015, Seoul, South Korea.
• Leung, C., & Choi, T.-H. (2011, March). Formative assessment: Unchartered territories for applied linguistics. Invited Colloquium presented at American Association for Applied Linguistics, Chicago, USA.

  Refereed conference paper

• Choi, T.-H. & Chan, H. (2020, November). Language-in-education policy formation through a consultation-based system: The case of multilingual curricula in Cambodian universities. Asia TEFL annual conference, Seoul.
• Choi, T.-H. (2020, September). Drivers, Shapers and Practices of New Education Privatisations: Cases in Greece, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong [Conference cancelled due to Covid-19]. European Conference of Educational Research, University of Edinburgh.
• Choi, T.-H. & Poudel, P. (2020, May). Linguistic identity of migrant students and their parents in multilingual Nepal: Implications for mobility and sustainability of languages [Conference cancelled due to Covid-19 induced lock down]. British Association of Applied Linguistics Language Policy SIG annual conference, University of Cambridge.
• Tsatsaroni, A., Koutsiouris, S., Vogopoulou, A., & Choi, T.-H. (2020, May). New forms of privatization in Greek public education [Conference cancelled due to Covid-19 induced lock down]. Panhellenic Conference of Sociology of Education, University of Ioannina, Greece.
• Choi, T.-H. (2019, September). The Neoliberal Governmentality and Equity: Voices from the Educational Outsourcing Providers. European Conference of Educational Research, Hamburg.
• Choi, T.-H. (2019, June). Pedagogical aftermath of a politically driven medium of instruction (MOI) policy. Paper presented at 15th Annual Conference of the BAAL Language Learning And Teaching Special Interest Group, Bath, U.K.
• Choi, T.-H. (2019, May). China's Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities and linguistic challenges for Hong Kong. Paper presented at The British Association for Applied Linguistics Language Policy Forum 2019, Edinburgh, U.K.
• Choi, T.-H., & Yamato, Y. (2019, March). Public private partnership in English education in Hong Kong and Japan: The governance and its shaping factors. Paper presented at Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Annual Conference 2019, Hong Kong, China.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018, September). Equity of outsourced public education: A case of Hong Kong secondary schools. Paper presented at European Conference of Educational Research, Bolzano, Italy.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018, August). English education in a neoliberal era: Its history and implications for educational equity. Paper presented at International Standing Conference for the History of Education 40, Berlin, Germany.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018, June). Implementation and impact of languages-in-education policies: Presentation of a comparative analytical framework. Paper presented at The 16th Asia TEFL 1st MAAL & 6th HAAL 2018 International Conference, Macau, China.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018, June). Structure, agency and the “Teaching English in English” policy: The case of South Korea. Paper presented at The British Association for Applied Linguistics Language Policy Forum 2018, Sheffield, UK.
• Choi, T.-H. (2018, March). Hidden privatisation of education in Hong Kong: Teachers’ and school leaders’ view of the practice and implications of education outsourcing. Paper presented at Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Annual Conference 2018, Hong Kong, China.
• Choi, T.-H. (2017, November). State-funded outsourcing of English education: Practice in Hong Kong secondary schools and its implications for quality and equity of education. Paper presented at Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Autumn Forum, Hong Kong, China.
• Choi, T.-H. (2017, August). Mapping the outsourcing of English language education in Hong Kong: What education for whom?. In Bates, A. (Chair). Standardizing education policy and practice in the global age: cases from England, China and South Korea. Symposium conducted at the European Conference of Educational Research, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Choi, T.-H. (2016, August). Practice and issues of outsourcing of education: Cases from South Korea and Hong Kong. Paper presented at 2016 European Education Research Association Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
• Choi, T.-H. (2016, April). Learning to live together: Working together with the private sector for better student learning: Cases from Hong Kong and South Korea. Paper presented at Comparative Education Society Hong Kong Annual Conference 2016, Hong Kong.
• Choi, T.-H. (2015, July). L1 & L2 in formative assessment: Bilingual repertoires in language classrooms in South Korea. Paper presented at British Association of Applied Linguistics Language Learning and Teaching SIG, Edinburgh, UK.
• Choi, T.-H. (2015, February). The new education privatization in Hong Kong: Underlying concerns of educational quality and equity. Paper presented at Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Annual Conference 2015, Hong Kong.
• Choi, T.-H. (2014, November). Translation of a national foreign language literacy policy through a teacher certification: Writerliness within a readerly policy. In T.-H. Choi (Chair), Educational policy: Its formation, translation, and enactment. Symposium conducted at the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association Conference, Hong Kong.
• Choi, T.-H. (2014, March). The complexity involved in measuring teachers’ effectiveness: The case of the Teaching English in English scheme in South Korea. Paper presented at Oxford Education Research Symposium, Oxford, UK.
• Choi, T.-H. (2012, September). Policy enactment research: A critical evaluation of teacher development through certification. Paper presented at British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Manchester, UK.
• Choi, T.-H. (2011, July). Teacher evaluation: Perceptions, impacts and conflicting demands. Paper presented at British Association of Applied Linguistics Language Learning and Teaching SIG, Birmingham, UK.
• Choi, T.-H. (2010, August). The impact of an English language teaching certification scheme on language teacher expertise and identity. Paper presented at European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Educational Effectiveness SIG, Leuven, Belgium.
• Choi, T.-H. (2010, July). Dual standards for ELT expertise and its evaluation: A case of the Korean context. Paper presented at British Association of Applied Linguistics Language Learning and Teaching SIG, London, UK.
• Choi, T.-H. (2009, August). Assessment of teaching practice of an EFL teacher: A working model of a practical scheme. Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, Tokyo, Japan.
• Choi, T.-H. (2004, August). Incorporating writing instruction into Korean secondary English education. Paper presented at The 9th PAAL Conference, Cheonan, Korea.
• Choi, T.-H. (2003, July). The effects of semantic and thematic grouping on learning efficiency and retention of the L2 vocabulary. Paper presented at Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, Tokyo, Japan.
• Choi, T.-H. (2002, April). Organizing and managing an extensive reading program. Paper presented at Hawaii TESOL Conference, Salt Lake City, US.

  Other conference paper

• Choi, T.-H. (2021, September). Symposium: Revisiting educational equity informed by practice. Re/framing Educational Equity: An international collaboration, University of Strathclyde.
• Choi, T.-H. (2019, May). Writing a monograph. Workshop organized at The British Association for Applied Linguistics Language Policy Forum 2019, Edinburgh, U.K.
• Choi, T.-H. (co-organized with Chiu Chi Shing). (2019, May). Towards better English language teaching: Success strategies for partnership in educational outsourcing & teaching English in a multilingual context. Forum organized at The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
• Choi, T.-H. (co-organized with Diana Camps). (2019, May). Rapid networking: A carefully choreographed opportunity for all delegates to meet each other!. Workshop organized at The British Association for Applied Linguistics Language Policy Forum 2019, Edinburgh, U.K.

Creative and Literary Works, Consulting Reports and Case Studies

• Choi, Tae-Hee (2020). Collaboration between schools and third parties against the pandemic and beyond. Hong Kong: Leading School Innovation in Times of Emergency.
• Lee, T. H., Yuen, G., & Choi, T. H. (2020). Introduction to the contexts that impact teacher professionalism. Hong Kong: Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong.
• Choi, T.-H., Walker, A., Tang, S. Y. F., Ko, J., & Chiu, C. S. (2018). Outsourcing of education in Hong Kong: Practice, issues and recommendations. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong: Education University of Hong Kong.
• Jin, K.-A., Lee, S.-H., Cho, B.-K., Choi, H.-K., Choi, S.-H., Choi, T.-H., & Park, Y.-M. (2009). Development of TEE diagnostic tests. Seoul: Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation.

All Other Outputs

• Choi, T.-H. (2015). Transforming education: Global perspectives, experiences, and implications. UK: Taylor & Francis.
• Choi, T.-H. (2014). Leading educational changes [Review of the book Language program leadership in a changing world: An ecological model, by M. C. Pennington & B. J. Hoekje]. London, UK: British Association of Applied Linguistics.
• Choi, Tae-Hee (2013). Curriculum innovation through teacher certification: Evaluation of a government intervention and its effects on teacher development and English language pedagogy in South Korea. London: King's College London.
• 崔太僖（2019）：認真看待外判教育：問題剖析及實用策略，《教育專業》，頁14-15。
• 崔太僖（2019）：「外判教育」用得其所？，信報財經新聞。
• Choi, T.-H. (with Li, W.) (2017). Toward a better partnership between schools and educational companies (I): What schools think. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.
• Choi, T.-H., & Cheung, K. L. (2014). Enhancement of student learning with English as the medium of instruction: Introduction. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.
• Choi, T.-H., Yuen, G., & Cheung, K. L. (2014). Enhancement of student learning with English as the medium of instruction: Students interview findings. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.
• Yuen, G., Choi, T.-H., & Cheung, K. L. (2014). Enhancement of student learning with English as the medium of instruction: Survey results. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Doctoral Students' Engagement in Teaching at Higher Education: A Case Study

This project aims to identify and address the difficulties post-graduate/Doctoral students and instructors face, while engaging in the initiative of the RPG and EdD Students for Engagement in Teaching Activities (RPG/EdD Teaching Initiative hereafer) . . . Project Start Year : 2020  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

New Education Privatisation (NEP) in English Education for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): A Four-Nation Comparative Study

The study explores the shapers and impacts of privatisation in the area of English education for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and identifies ways to enhance the quality of education without compromising equity. Many governments, including Hong . . . Project Start Year : 2020  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Policy support for academic development of students from low income families: Cases from Hong Kong and Beijing

The policy provision to support academic development of students from low income families will be compared across the two contexts of Hong Kong and Beijing. The comparison of policy discourses, the drivers and shapers of the policy, student experienc . . . Project Start Year : 2020  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Policy support for academic development of students from low income families: Cases from Hong Kong and Korea

The policy provision to support academic development of students from low income families will be compared across the two contexts of Hong Kong and Beijing. The comparison of policy discourses, the drivers and shapers of the policy, student experienc . . . Project Start Year : 2020  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

How Educational Policy Supports Low SES Students' Academic Achievement: Students' Experiences

The project is an exploratory case study that aims to understand whether and how education policy has supported low SES students’ academic achievement, drawing on the learning and teaching experiences of stakeholders in schools in Hong Kong. In explo . . . Project Start Year : 2019  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Language-in-education Policy on the Go: How Policy is "Written" in Universities in Cambodia

This study aims to identify the diverse actors and contextual features which have shaped the language-in-education policy in Cambodian universities, and the issues that have risen thereof. Drawing on a qualitative case study using in-depth interviews . . . Project Start Year : 2019  Chief Investigator(s) : CHAN, Hum  (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Co-Principal Investigator)

CRAC FEHD Project: Developing digital resources

To develop digital resources for core courses (e.g., Teachers and Teaching in Context) Project Start Year : 2018  Chief Investigator(s) : TANG, Yee Fan Sylvia 鄧怡勳   (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Team Member)

Pilot Study of Public-Private Partnership in Education in Japan

Through this small-scale pilot study, the PI, in collaboration with Dr. Choi as a Co-PI, has been exploring the private public partnership in education in Japan to inform the development of the proposed GRF project. Related policy documents have been . . . Project Start Year : 2018  Chief Investigator(s) : Yamato, Yoko  (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Co-Principal Investigator)

Policy Trajectories, Policy Types, and a Theoretical Model of Policy Processes

The project, an expansion of an ongoing project titled 'Historical development of educational policies in Hong Kong' (PI: Lo, Wai Yin, Co-PI: Choi, Tae-Hee, Co-I: Hui, Hon Wing Joe), will investigate the historical development of key educational pol . . . Project Start Year : 2018  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Privatisations in Education: Exploratory Cases in Australia, Greece and Hong Kong

This is an exploratory study to develop a future proposal for a GRF grant bid. Drawing on the PI’s and Co-I’ previous and current research on education privatisations in their respective countries and territories, this study aims to firstly ascertain . . . Project Start Year : 2018  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Re/framing Educational Equity: An international collaboration

This two-year parallel conference organised in collaboration with University of Strathclyde, Scotland, explores the meaning of educational equity and its practice, in the changing global context. Project Start Year : 2018  Chief Investigator(s) : ADAMS, Paul  (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Co-Principal Investigator)

Case-based Blended Learning Pedagogies for Pre-service Teachers: Building a Community of Practice in Higher Education Settings

This project aims to (a) explore and examine innovative blended learning (BL) pedagogies that effectively integrate case-based learning (CBL) to enhance student engagement and learning of pre-service teachers, and (b) build professional capacity of B . . . Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : LEE, Tai Hoi Theodore 李泰開 ; YUEN, Wai Kwan Gail 袁慧筠   (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Co-Investigator)

Developing Preservice Teachers’ Reflective Teaching Through Professional Dialogues with Overseas Peers

Reflection is defined as “deliberate thinking about action with a view to its improvement” (Hatton & Smith, 1995, p.40). Reflection is a valued emphasis in the current field experience requirements of the EDUHK. We will explore whether preservice tea . . . Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : KO, Yue On James 高裕安   (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Co-Investigator)

Experiences with and views of outsourcing of education in Hong Kong secondary schools

This is a pilot study of privatisation of secondary education in Hong Kong, in particular, focusing on the government-funded outsourcing practice in recent years. The study aims to identify the gap between the planning and the enactment, by drawing o . . . Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Historical development of educational policies in Hong Kong: A public interactive archive

Hong Kong is now preparing a wholescale educational reform. At this juncture, therefore, it is meaningful to review past educational reforms. Through this project we will document and analyse the historical development of key educational policies in . . . Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : LO, Wai Yin 羅慧燕   (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Co-Principal Investigator)

State-funded Outsourcing of English Language Education: Does New Education Privatisation Ensure “Quality Education for All” in Hong Kong Secondary Schools?

The study aims to examine and theorize the practice of state-funded outsourcing of English language education (ELE) focusing on its quality and equity, with reference to the Hong Kong context. Many governments have turned to state-funded outsourcing . . . Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Transforming English language education in South Korea: Its process and impact

English language education reforms in South Korea for the past two decades have shared two goals, at least in official discourses: using English as the medium of instruction and developing students' ability to communicate in English rather than build . . . Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

What we want for Hong Kong education: Challenges and possible solutions

The project has the following objectives: (1) understanding the opinion and idea of stakeholders in preparation of the upcoming educational reform; (2) sharing generated knowledge with the public; (3) conducting impactful policy research Project Start Year : 2017  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Localizing the curriculum of the Education Studies course (Teachers and Teaching in Context) through building ICT support

The project is to evaluate and explore ways to improve a LTTC-funded pilot project which aims at producing locally relevant resources and blended learning strategies for use in the targeted course, as well as to expand the pilot project with further . . . Project Start Year : 2016  Chief Investigator(s) : YUEN, Wai Kwan Gail 袁慧筠   (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Co-Investigator)

Standardizing Education Policy and Practice in the Global Age: Cases from England, China and South Korea

We are living in an era when governments and small institutes alike are obsessed with the imperative of constant change. These reforms are addressing local issues, but may also be talking to the global, as they are informed by reforms in other societ . . . Project Start Year : 2016  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Utilising students' mother tongue to enhance students' learning in EMI courses: Phase III

Utilizing students’ mother tongue as learning resources enhances students’ cognitive and affective engagement with learning and induces deeper level of learning. Accordingly, the PI wants to provide mother tongue support through translating the Power . . . Project Start Year : 2016  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Designing systematic blended learning strategies with locally relevant resources to support teaching and learning of a core Education Studies course

The overall purpose of the proposed project is to make use of systematic blended learning strategies to facilitate the contextualization of teaching and learning in multi-lingual classrooms. This, in turn, would help promote student engagement and ad . . . Project Start Year : 2015  Chief Investigator(s) : YUEN, Wai Kwan Gail 袁慧筠   (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Team Member)

Privatisation of education in South Korea: Case study of the “free-semester programme” initiative

This is a case study of privatisation of secondary education in South Korea as manifest in the design and implementation of the “Free-Semester Programme” initiative. The private sector has long participated in, if not intruded, public secondary educa . . . Project Start Year : 2015  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Towards "a quality education system for all": The new education privatization in Hong Kong secondary schools

In this pilot, the focus is on refining the research methodology of the research submitted to the Research Grant Council grant bid, through collecting part of data and analyzing the preliminary findings. Project Start Year : 2015  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

A pilot study of the new education privatization in Hong Kong secondary schools: The design, implementation and impact of an outsourced English phonics program

Governments in different parts of the world promote private participation in public education by delegating functions traditionally conducted by the state to third-party organizations. However, research has shown that the planning, implementation and . . . Project Start Year : 2014  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Effectiveness of English language education reform process: A comparative study of four territories in East Asia

This project aims to develop a preliminary framework to evaluate the effectiveness of educational reform regarding English language education in four territories in East Asia, namely, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan, through document researc . . . Project Start Year : 2014  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Enactment of medium of instruction policy: Enhancement of student learning in courses with English as a medium of instruction (教學語言政策的推行：提升學生以英文作為教學語言的學習)

This project aims to understand the implementation of medium of instruction policy at the institute and identify the ways to support staff and students to enhance students’ learning in courses with English as the medium of instruction. Project Start Year : 2014  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Issues with provision of teacher education in reform context

This pilot study aims to understand current CPD (continuous professional development) provisions provided in two case schools in relation to significant educational reforms in the Hong Kong context. It also aims to identify issues related and areas f . . . Project Start Year : 2014  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Promoting pre-service teachers agency beliefs, pedagogical awareness and lesson quality through prior classroom observation training for reflective practice

The present study is aimed to enhance sense of agency and pedagogical awareness and subsequent lesson quality during teaching practicum. A digital course on classroom observation training with e-learning activities that require reflective engagement . . . Project Start Year : 2014  Chief Investigator(s) : KO, Yue On James 高裕安   (Dr CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖 as Co-Investigator)

Utilizing students' mother tongue to enhance learning in EMI courses

It is well documented that utilizing students’ mother tongue as learning resources enhance students’ cognitive and affective engagement with learning and induce deeper level of learning. This project aims to search for effective ways to integrate stu . . . Project Start Year : 2014  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Neo-liberalist education policy formation and translation: The case of South Korea and Hong Kong

Many educational researchers have observed that neo-liberalism has had a significant presence in most educational contexts (e.g., Ball, 2012; Ward, 2012), and it reconceptualises education and stakeholders differently from the traditional way using b . . . Project Start Year : 2013  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

A multimedia platform to self-assess the ability to write in English as a second language

This project aims to develop a platform to self-assess proficiency in writing in English as a second language. Through this, the author aims to promote student autonomy in learning a second language Project Start Year : 2006  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Developing students’ proficiency in EFL writing and reading

This project aims to identify ways to develop students’ proficiency in EFL writing and reading through a year-long extensive reading programme Project Start Year : 2006  Chief Investigator(s) : CHOI, Tae Hee 崔太僖

Dean's Research Award

This award recognizes the staff's research engagement and impact. Dr. Choi's research contributed to improving educational policy processes to ensure equitable quality education. Date of receipt: 2/6/2020 Conferred by: the Faculty of Education and Human Development, EdUHK

International Connection Award

This award recognises staff's contribution to forging research and teaching networks between the faculty and educational institutions outside of Hong Kong Date of receipt: 1/3/2019 Conferred by: Faculty of Education and Human Development, EdUHK

Faculty Quality Journal Article Award

The award recognizes journal articles of outstanding quality in terms of originality, rigour, and significance. Date of receipt: 15/6/2017 Conferred by: Faculty of Education and Human Development

Early Career Award 2016/17

Granted by the Research Grants Council in recognition of the exceptional quality of the research submitted to the Early Career Scheme (ECS) grant bid. Date of receipt: 11/2016 Conferred by: University Grants Committee, Hong Kong

Top 10% Publication Award 2014/15

Award given to faculty members who rank within the top 10% for quantity and quality of their publication Date of receipt: 9/9/2015 Conferred by: Faculty of Education and Human Development

Young Scholar Best Paper Awards

The Young Scholar Best Paper Awards is established to encourage and recognize quality contributions to academic research and writing among young scholars by The Asia Pacific Educational Research Association. Date of receipt: 21/11/2014 Conferred by: The Asia Pacific Educational Research Association

2013 Christopher Brumfit Thesis Award (Highly Commended Runner-up)

To recognize doctoral thesis research that makes a significant and original contribution to the field of second language acquisition (SLA) and/or foreign/second language teaching and learning. Date of receipt: 4/7/2014 Conferred by: The Editor and Board of Language Teaching and Cambridge University Press

Award for Innovation of Teaching and Learning

Date of receipt: 1/7/2007 Conferred by: Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Human Resources.

Best Action Research.

Date of receipt: 1/7/2005 Conferred by: Korean Secondary English Teachers’ Association

Award for Innovation of Teaching and Learning

Date of receipt: 1/12/2004 Conferred by: Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education

Academic Services

Immediate Past President Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (2017 - 2019)  http://ceshk.edu.hku.hk/about-us/

Membership Secretary (2016-2018) British Association of Applied Linguistics, Language Policy SIG  

The International Academic Committee The Korean Educational Administration Society

Visiting scholarship

The University of the Peloponnese, Greece  April, 2020, Visiting Scholar [Postponed due to the pandemic]

King's College London, England July -August 2019, Visiting Senior Lecturer 

University of Strathclyde, Scotland June 2019, Visiting Scholar

University of Queensland, Australia February 2019, Visiting Scholar

 

Editorship

Critical Studies in Education (Guest Editor)

International Journal of Comparative Education and Development (Associate Editor)

Editorial committee member

Educational Research Journal (Hong Kong Educational Research Association)

Pan-pacific Association of Applied Linguistics Journal

World Voices Nexus (World Council of Comparative Education Societies)

The Journal of Asia TEFL (Asia TEFL)

Beijing International Education Review

Harran Education Journal

 

Advisory Board

The Oxford/London Symposia 

Korea English Language Testing Association

 

Reviewer for international peer refereed journals, including:

-Journal of Education Policy, Taylor & Francis ISSN: 0268-0939;

-Language Policy, Springer ISSN: 1568-4555;

-Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, ISSN:  0159-6306 

-Journal of Educational Administration, Emerald,  ISSN: 0957-8234;

-System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, Elsevier ISSN: 0346-251X;

-The Journal of Asia TEFL, The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, ISSN: 1738-3102;

- Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, ISSN: 1464-9373.  

 

Other Services

Advisory

Asian Productivity Organisation (The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) Educational policy processes and reforms

Cambridge University Press English language teaching for South Korean learners

Hong Kong College of Technology English & Korean Disciplines

University of Battambang (Cambodia) Research and Development Center Research Policy