Fw: Tomorrow's seminar: Ways forward in classroom research: Topics, methods, tips & tricks
Kevin W. H. Tai (Prof.)
Professor Kevin W. H. Tai
PhD (UCL), FHEA, FRSA
Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy Education
Co-Director, Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education
Faculty of Education
The University of Hong Kong
Honorary Research Fellow, UCL Institute of Education, University College London
Editor, The Language Learning Journal (Routledge)
Associate Editor, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (Routledge)
Executive Guest Editor, International Journal of Applied Linguistics (Wiley)
The World's Top 1% Scholar and HKU Scholar in the Top 1%, Clarivate Analytics, 2025
The World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientist (Languages and Linguistics), Stanford University, 2024 and 2025 (Elsevier)
Email (HKU): kevi...@hku.hk
Email (UCL): kevi...@ucl.ac.uk
Telephone: (852) 3917 6107
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Subject: Tomorrow's seminar: Ways forward in classroom research: Topics, methods, tips & tricks
Professor Rita Elaine Silver
Emeritus Associate Professor
National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University
February 24, 2026 (Tuesday)
14:30 - 15:30
Room 401-402, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Chair: Professor Kevin Tai
Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y
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Abstract:
Classroom research has been a fundamental part of language education
research since the 1970's. It is an area which draws on scholarship in
education, teacher professional learning, and language as well as policy
linked to each of these. In this talk, I will briefly recap some of the main
areas of classroom research (e.g., classroom interaction, classroom
practices, student outcomes, teacher beliefs, policy enactment) and what is
'known'. I will then discuss some areas which need further investigation
(e.g. changing classroom practices, supporting student engagement for
learning, understanding classroom ecologies) to continue to develop our
scholarly knowledge and improve education. At the same time, I will address
some commonly used and newer methodologies which might support classroom
research. I will close with a few practice tips and tricks for those who are
engaging in classroom research or hope to do so.
About the speaker:
Rita Elaine Silver is an Emeritus Associate Professor at National Institute
of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her
research interests are in classroom language learning, literacy, and
discourse; linguistic landscapes and multilingualism; research ethics and
open science for applied linguistics. She is Co-Editor of Language and
Education and was previously a Co-editor of Pedagogies: An International
Journal (2013-2015). She serves on the Editorial Board for Language Policy,
Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (JICB), and
Educational Linguistics and is on the Editorial Review Board for Australian
Journal of Language and Literacy and for Research Synthesis in Applied
Linguistics. She has published widely in journal such as Research Methods in
Applied Linguistics; Journal of Multilingualism and Multilingual
Development; International Journal of Multilingualism; Language Awareness;
Journal of Language, Identity & Education; Journal of Teacher Education;
RELC Journal.
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