Jackie Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 6478665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jackie Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jackie |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Education University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7391-2022 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 93 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The acceptability of non-standard usages in four postcolonial Asian Englishes
While structural variation in postcolonial World Englishes is extensively documented, empirical studies exploring speaker attitudes toward non-standard grammar remain scarce. This paper investigates the linguistic acceptability of 21 salient morphosyntactic features across four Outer Circle East Asian communities: Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Drawing on a 5-point Likert scale elicitation questionnaire administered to unive…
Constructing gender using visual imagery -a study of early readers
Gender Representation in Instructional Materials: A Study of Iranian English Language Textbooks and Teachers’ Voices
In the pursuit of a gender-equal society: Do Japanese EFL textbooks play a role
‘Womenomics’, a signature programme promoted by the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, aims to boost the country’s economy by attracting women, an under-utilized resource, to join the workforce. To achieve this aim, the Japanese Government has been promoting a gender-equal society in various areas, including education. This paper seeks to investigate whether the government’s endeavour to promote a gender-equal society is reflected in contemporar…
Gender representation in Japanese EFL textbooks – a corpus study
This paper seeks to investigate whether the Japanese government’s attempt to promote a ‘gender-equal’ society in recent decades and the improved status of women are reflected in patterns of gender representation in Japanese English as a foreign language textbooks. The study made an analysis of four popular series of English language textbooks published in 2011 for local Japanese students with corpus linguistic tools (e.g. concordancing, keyword i…
Enriching short stories through processes – A functional approach
Chinese proverbs: How are women and men represented
Chinese proverbs, a mode of language that children encounter in their early stage of learning, are important tools with which to instil values and transform the social order. Any biases hidden in them may affect children’s self-images and their perceptions of others. The present study examines the images of men and women represented in Chinese proverbs as found in a dictionary published in Hong Kong. Despite the absence of the under-representatio…
Gender representation in Hong Kong primary school ELT textbooks – a comparative study
This article seeks to investigate whether the improvement of the status of women in Hong Kong in recent decades, effected through various efforts to promote the values of equal opportunity concepts, is reflected in patterns of gender representation in primary school textbooks used in Hong Kong. A comparison of a popular series of primary school English-language textbooks that was published in 2005 with the same series published in 1988 (12 books …
Construction of gender: A comparison of Australian and Hong Kong English language textbooks
This article examines whether the later development of awareness of gender issues in Hong Kong compared to Australia is reflected in patterns of gender representation in the English language textbooks published in these two places. A comparison of 10 currently-used Australian books with 10 Hong Kong books revealed that such awareness has impacted most on the use of gender-inclusive terms and symmetrical phrases in both places. The Australian writ…
ESL student teachers' perceptions of a short-term overseas immersion programme
“Correct” Usages — Views of Australian Teachers and Students
This paper reports the findings of a survey of the acceptability of 28 debatable English usages, which figure prominently in Australian usage guides and whose acceptability and propriety are open to debate. Data were collected from Australian teachers and students via several elicitation methods: a judgement test, a slot-filling test and a proofreading test. Respondents’ acceptability judgements were found to be dependent on a number of socioling…
Australian English‐language textbooks: The gender issues
This paper examines the nature and extent of gender stereotyping, both linguistic and pictorial, in a set of 10 Australian English‐language textbooks for intermediate learners. In order to determine how accurately the books reflect the status of women in contemporary Australian society a content and linguistic analysis was conducted, focusing on, amongst other things, the ratio of male to female characters, the portrayal of women and men in socia…
Gender Voices in Hong Kong English Textbooks—Some Past and Current Practices
A Hong Kong case of lesson study—Benefits and concerns
Acceptability of Sexist Language among Young People in Hong Kong
Linguistic Acceptability in Hong Kong English
This paper reports the findings of a study of 28 debatable English usages — items whose acceptability is the subject of community debate — which figure prominently in usage guides in Hong Kong. Data were collected from Hong Kong informants via several elicitation methods: a judgment test, a slot-filling test and a proofreading test. Respondents’ acceptability judgments were noted to be sensitive to a number of sociolinguistic variables. Informant…
On the usage of have, dare, need, ought and used to in Australian English and Hong Kong English
This study uses data derived from a set of elicitation tests to examine the relative popularity of the lexical and auxiliary variants of the verbs have, dare, need, ought and used to among teachers and students in Hong Kong and Australia. Australian English, it was found, favours the lexical variants, and shares patterning with American English. By contrast Hong Kong English was found to be more tolerant of the auxiliary variants (possibly a refl…
Functions of need in Australian English and Hong Kong English
Some previous studies (e.g. Quirk and Svartvik, 1966; Greenbaum, 1974) were conducted on the divided usage of need in non‐assertive contexts so as to collect information about the use of and attitudes towards its variants. The present survey seeks to yield current information about this usage in contemporary Australian English and Hong Kong English. Data were collected via two elicitation tests with Australian and Hong Kong English teachers and h…
Gender Voices in Hong Kong English Textbooks—Some Past and Current Practices
Australian English‐language textbooks: The gender issues
This paper examines the nature and extent of gender stereotyping, both linguistic and pictorial, in a set of 10 Australian English‐language textbooks for intermediate learners. In order to determine how accurately the books reflect the status of women in contemporary Australian society a content and linguistic analysis was conducted, focusing on, amongst other things, the ratio of male to female characters, the portrayal of women and men in socia…
Gender representation in Hong Kong primary school ELT textbooks – a comparative study
This article seeks to investigate whether the improvement of the status of women in Hong Kong in recent decades, effected through various efforts to promote the values of equal opportunity concepts, is reflected in patterns of gender representation in primary school textbooks used in Hong Kong. A comparison of a popular series of primary school English-language textbooks that was published in 2005 with the same series published in 1988 (12 books …
ESL student teachers' perceptions of a short-term overseas immersion programme
A Hong Kong case of lesson study—Benefits and concerns
Gender representation in Japanese EFL textbooks – a corpus study
This paper seeks to investigate whether the Japanese government’s attempt to promote a ‘gender-equal’ society in recent decades and the improved status of women are reflected in patterns of gender representation in Japanese English as a foreign language textbooks. The study made an analysis of four popular series of English language textbooks published in 2011 for local Japanese students with corpus linguistic tools (e.g. concordancing, keyword i…
Gender Representation in Instructional Materials: A Study of Iranian English Language Textbooks and Teachers’ Voices
Construction of gender: A comparison of Australian and Hong Kong English language textbooks
This article examines whether the later development of awareness of gender issues in Hong Kong compared to Australia is reflected in patterns of gender representation in the English language textbooks published in these two places. A comparison of 10 currently-used Australian books with 10 Hong Kong books revealed that such awareness has impacted most on the use of gender-inclusive terms and symmetrical phrases in both places. The Australian writ…
Constructing gender using visual imagery -a study of early readers
In the pursuit of a gender-equal society: Do Japanese EFL textbooks play a role
‘Womenomics’, a signature programme promoted by the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, aims to boost the country’s economy by attracting women, an under-utilized resource, to join the workforce. To achieve this aim, the Japanese Government has been promoting a gender-equal society in various areas, including education. This paper seeks to investigate whether the government’s endeavour to promote a gender-equal society is reflected in contemporar…
Chinese proverbs: How are women and men represented
Chinese proverbs, a mode of language that children encounter in their early stage of learning, are important tools with which to instil values and transform the social order. Any biases hidden in them may affect children’s self-images and their perceptions of others. The present study examines the images of men and women represented in Chinese proverbs as found in a dictionary published in Hong Kong. Despite the absence of the under-representatio…
Acceptability of Sexist Language among Young People in Hong Kong
Functions of need in Australian English and Hong Kong English
Some previous studies (e.g. Quirk and Svartvik, 1966; Greenbaum, 1974) were conducted on the divided usage of need in non‐assertive contexts so as to collect information about the use of and attitudes towards its variants. The present survey seeks to yield current information about this usage in contemporary Australian English and Hong Kong English. Data were collected via two elicitation tests with Australian and Hong Kong English teachers and h…
On the usage of have, dare, need, ought and used to in Australian English and Hong Kong English
This study uses data derived from a set of elicitation tests to examine the relative popularity of the lexical and auxiliary variants of the verbs have, dare, need, ought and used to among teachers and students in Hong Kong and Australia. Australian English, it was found, favours the lexical variants, and shares patterning with American English. By contrast Hong Kong English was found to be more tolerant of the auxiliary variants (possibly a refl…
Linguistic Acceptability in Hong Kong English
This paper reports the findings of a study of 28 debatable English usages — items whose acceptability is the subject of community debate — which figure prominently in usage guides in Hong Kong. Data were collected from Hong Kong informants via several elicitation methods: a judgment test, a slot-filling test and a proofreading test. Respondents’ acceptability judgments were noted to be sensitive to a number of sociolinguistic variables. Informant…
A Hong Kong case of lesson study—Benefits and concerns
Acceptability of Sexist Language among Young People in Hong Kong
“Correct” Usages — Views of Australian Teachers and Students
This paper reports the findings of a survey of the acceptability of 28 debatable English usages, which figure prominently in Australian usage guides and whose acceptability and propriety are open to debate. Data were collected from Australian teachers and students via several elicitation methods: a judgement test, a slot-filling test and a proofreading test. Respondents’ acceptability judgements were found to be dependent on a number of socioling…
Australian English‐language textbooks: The gender issues
This paper examines the nature and extent of gender stereotyping, both linguistic and pictorial, in a set of 10 Australian English‐language textbooks for intermediate learners. In order to determine how accurately the books reflect the status of women in contemporary Australian society a content and linguistic analysis was conducted, focusing on, amongst other things, the ratio of male to female characters, the portrayal of women and men in socia…
Gender Voices in Hong Kong English Textbooks—Some Past and Current Practices
ESL student teachers' perceptions of a short-term overseas immersion programme
Construction of gender: A comparison of Australian and Hong Kong English language textbooks
This article examines whether the later development of awareness of gender issues in Hong Kong compared to Australia is reflected in patterns of gender representation in the English language textbooks published in these two places. A comparison of 10 currently-used Australian books with 10 Hong Kong books revealed that such awareness has impacted most on the use of gender-inclusive terms and symmetrical phrases in both places. The Australian writ…
Gender representation in Hong Kong primary school ELT textbooks – a comparative study
This article seeks to investigate whether the improvement of the status of women in Hong Kong in recent decades, effected through various efforts to promote the values of equal opportunity concepts, is reflected in patterns of gender representation in primary school textbooks used in Hong Kong. A comparison of a popular series of primary school English-language textbooks that was published in 2005 with the same series published in 1988 (12 books …
Chinese proverbs: How are women and men represented
Chinese proverbs, a mode of language that children encounter in their early stage of learning, are important tools with which to instil values and transform the social order. Any biases hidden in them may affect children’s self-images and their perceptions of others. The present study examines the images of men and women represented in Chinese proverbs as found in a dictionary published in Hong Kong. Despite the absence of the under-representatio…
Gender representation in Japanese EFL textbooks – a corpus study
This paper seeks to investigate whether the Japanese government’s attempt to promote a ‘gender-equal’ society in recent decades and the improved status of women are reflected in patterns of gender representation in Japanese English as a foreign language textbooks. The study made an analysis of four popular series of English language textbooks published in 2011 for local Japanese students with corpus linguistic tools (e.g. concordancing, keyword i…
Enriching short stories through processes – A functional approach
In the pursuit of a gender-equal society: Do Japanese EFL textbooks play a role
‘Womenomics’, a signature programme promoted by the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, aims to boost the country’s economy by attracting women, an under-utilized resource, to join the workforce. To achieve this aim, the Japanese Government has been promoting a gender-equal society in various areas, including education. This paper seeks to investigate whether the government’s endeavour to promote a gender-equal society is reflected in contemporar…
Gender Representation in Instructional Materials: A Study of Iranian English Language Textbooks and Teachers’ Voices
Constructing gender using visual imagery -a study of early readers
The acceptability of non-standard usages in four postcolonial Asian Englishes
While structural variation in postcolonial World Englishes is extensively documented, empirical studies exploring speaker attitudes toward non-standard grammar remain scarce. This paper investigates the linguistic acceptability of 21 salient morphosyntactic features across four Outer Circle East Asian communities: Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Drawing on a 5-point Likert scale elicitation questionnaire administered to unive…
Psychology (17 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Gender Studies in Language (10 works) · Linguistics (10 works) · Gender Studies (9 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Mathematics education (7 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (7 works)