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Teacher Education/Teacher Professional Development
Reflective practice through lived experience, in-service and pre-service teacher education, pedagogical thoughtfulness/tact, enhancement of teaching and learning through Learning Study/Lesson Study, professional development through action research
Phenomenological Pedagogy
Always wonder about this question: "What is the experience like for this child at this place at this particular moment?" I am interested in doing phenomenology in education, more specifically, lived experience based inquiry
Education Research Methodologies;
Among various types of research methodologies, I am more interested in Human Science Research Methodology systematically developed by Dr. Max van Manen, the world leading scholar in phenomenological inquiry in human science including education, and health science.
Classroom-based Lesson Studies
Interested in examining the impact of producing one research lesson with the efforts of a group of teachers, such as Teaching study in Mainland China, Lesson Study in Japan and Learning Study in HK SAR. Besides, I am interested in what the various types of Lesson Study can do to help understand the dynamics and hidden dimensions of classroom teaching and learning.
Outcome of Multi-Cultural Integration;
Interested in examining the cultural impact on ESL/EFL learners and multi-cultural identity studies
ESL Teaching and Teacher Education;
Curriculum development for various English courses of undergraduate and graduate levels; Interested in applying human science research methodology and hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry in ESL/EFL teacher education;
Translatology/Translation Theory and Practice;
Translation Theories and Practice. Recently I realized that there is a shift in my interest from translation methods to methodologies, and from methodologies to translation philosophy (this includes translation vs hermeneutics, reader response theory and untranslatability issues in translation.)
Computer-mediated Education
Instead of looking into how to use artificial intelligence to replace human resources, I am more interested in how we can use computer technology as an efficient tool to support our instruction in different subjects. Another area in this regard that I am interested in is to look into different ways to integrate computer technology into school curriculum.

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@ 1999, Shuying (Sean) Li, Email: shuying@ied.edu.hk Tele: 1-780-432-4340(home); 432-4924 (fax); 1-780-492-8284 (office)