Anita Tsang
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1571369 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Anita Tsang |
| PRENOMES | Anita |
| SOBRENOME | Tsang |
| ASSINATURA | TSANG A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2507-157X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 35 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2017 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
How do different dimensions of enjoyment and out-of-class engagements relate to writing proficiency? A longitudinal investigation of young EFL learners
Enjoyment, as a positive emotion, and out-of-class learning have only rarely been combined in research designs on FL teaching and learning. This longitudinal study examined how five dimensions of FL enjoyment (FLE; in the classroom: Private, teacher, and atmosphere; outside the classroom: homework; non-academic out-of-class target-language activities) and three types of out-of-class engagements (self-study; supplementary education; non-academic a…
Life capital and motivational trajectories in Lote learning
Relationships between formal and informal input, listening motivation, and listening proficiency among young EFL learners in Hong Kong
Increasing attention has recently been given to extramural exposure in foreign language (FL) learning. The study examined the relationships between input (extramural informal; instructional formal), listening motivation, and listening proficiency (test scores; self-rated scores) among 94 Grade-5 English-as-a-foreign-language learners in Hong Kong. Formal input was not found to be related to any of the variables investigated while informal input p…
A study of FL children’s exposure, family backgrounds, and vocabulary learning
It is well known that a major impediment to the successful mastery of a target foreign language (FL) is a lack of exposure outside the classroom. The present one-year longitudinal study set out to examine (1) the amounts and kinds of exposure to English outside class experienced by young learners in an EFL context, (2) the relationships between their exposure and socioeconomic status (both parents’ education levels and household incomes), and (3)…
Becoming caring and understanding through intercultural contact
Junior secondary EFL learners’ enjoyment of homework
Positive emotions such as enjoyment have recently come to the fore in FL research and education. However, very few studies to date have focused on learners' emotions associated with doing homework, a common practice institutionalized in many FL education settings. In this comparative study, we examined 327 Grade 7 EFL learners' levels of enjoyment of homework in a high-, an average-, and a low-achieving school in Hong Kong. We elicited, through a…
Out‐of‐Class Exposure Through Audiovisual Materials, Enjoyment, and Language Proficiency
The current study set out to contribute to the burgeoning research area of out‐of‐class L2/FL learning by examining, specifically, English learners’ extramural engagement with watching movies/videos and/or listening to songs (i.e., exposure to audiovisuals). We examined 435 Grade‐7 EFL participants’ amounts of exposure, enjoyment of English learning through these platforms, and their listening and reading proficiency across 1.5 academic years. Fo…
Young Language Learners’ Perceptions of Homework
Homework is a widely institutionalized practice in education settings across the globe. However, little research has been conducted about homework associated with language learning. As homework is often set by teachers and its submission is mostly mandatory, an investigation into learners’ perceptions is important against the advocacy of learner‐centeredness and learner well‐being in education. The study examined language learners’ perceptions of…
Empathy development through intercultural engagements
The relationships between young FL learners’ classroom emotions (anxiety, boredom, & enjoyment), engagement, and FL proficiency
The last decade has seen a proliferation of studies about emotions in FL teaching and learning. The present study examined three of the most researched and well-known FL emotions to date, namely anxiety, boredom, and enjoyment, and their relationships with learners’ engagement in English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) classes and their EFL proficiency. One hundred and eleven Grade 3–4 EFL children completed a questionnaire and English tests. Various…
The Interrelationships Between Young English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) Learners’ Perceived Value in Reading Storybooks, Reading Self-efficacy, and Proficiency
Despite much attention having been paid to foreign language (FL) reading and related variables such as self-efficacy, relatively few studies have focused on young learners, and even fewer on storybooks, arguably the commonest genre read by children worldwide for language learning. As FL learning commences at a young age in many contexts globally, it is of importance to examine how FL children’s perceptions of storybooks and reading self-efficacy …
Within- and out-of-school FL exposure and learning
The relationships between participation in intercultural activities on campus, whole-person development, and academic achievement
Against the backdrop of the worldwide prevalence and importance of internationalisation in higher education, the mixed-methods study examined the relationships between tertiary-level learners’ on-campus intercultural activity participation (e.g. intercultural talks and workshops), seven aspects of whole-person development (civic responsibility, cultural engagement, intellectual capacity, peer relationship, community care, leadership, and self-app…
Holomua Marine Initiative
Marine managers commonly use ecological indicators in planning and evaluations; however, few programs monitor social and cultural impacts of management. Practical approaches to identifying and monitoring social and cultural aspects of communities’ relationships with their environment could assist many agencies in understanding the impacts of their efforts to achieve conservation goals. The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, Divisio…
Probing curriculum coherence in pre-service teacher education
Despite extensive research on student teachers’ engagement with university coursework, teaching practicums, and research projects in teacher education curriculums, empirical studies on the coherenc
Capitalizing on international students to promote cross-cultural learning in an English language education program
The present study investigated 69 local Hong Kong English language education students' cross-cultural learning as a result of an Internationalization at Home (IaH) initiative that made use of international students' knowledge of English language education in contexts outside of Hong Kong. An analysis of written responses to open-ended questionnaire items revealed that most students reported acquiring superficial cultural facts related to teaching…
Striking a Balance Between Researchers’ and Learners’ Voices in L2/FL Empirical Studies
Against the backdrop of greater emphasis on learner centredness and growing attention to learners’ voices in recent decades, concerns have been raised over researchers’ dominance in shaping research scope and findings. Whether it be quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods research, learners’ voices are mostly absent at the methodological design stage. In this article, we discuss the imbalance between researchers’ and learners’ voices in L2/FL…
Multiculturalism and multilingualism in higher education
Against the backdrop of internationalisation and growing attention to intercultural experiences in tertiary education, this mixed-methods study examined, in part I, language learning benefits reaped by active participants in intercultural activities. As English is widely used for communication among multilinguals, part II of the study focused specifically on English. We set out to investigate the relationship between individuals’ language backgro…
The making of proficient young FL speakers
Maternal education, classroom emotions, and literacy outcomes among grade 3/4 EFL learners
Against the backdrop of rapidly growing attention to FL learners’ emotions, the present study investigated learners’ classroom emotions (anxiety, boredom, and enjoyment), literacy outcomes (reading and writing proficiency), and a largely neglected factor in FL emotions research to date – maternal education as a proxy for socio-economic status. One hundred and ninety-one Grade-three/four EFL learners from Hong Kong participated in this study. Thes…
The Best Way to Learn a Language is Not to Learn it!”
Input is indispensable for language learning. Although opportunities for listening and reading, the two only channels of language input, can be scarce outside class in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts, highly proficient learners often expose themselves to input aplenty. Their experiences of immersing themselves in input and their perceptions of these experiences have received very little attention, yet they bear significant theoretica…
Examining Home and International Students’ Awareness of, Attitudes Towards and Participation in Intercultural Activities on Campus
Internationalization in higher education and the promotion of intercultural interaction are becoming increasingly prevalent globally. Conducted in Hong Kong, this mixed-methods study investigated one facet of these initiatives, namely intercultural activities on campus. Both home ( n = 305) and international ( n = 127) students’ awareness of, attitudes toward, and participation in these activities were examined. The results showed that these thre…
Use and understanding of connectives
Appropriate use of cohesive devices is an important writing skill. Recently, there has been growing research on cohesiveness in ESL students’ texts at university level. However, research into secondary school students’ writing and learners’ perceptions of cohesive devices has remained underexplored. This case study investigated the use of connectives, a particular type of cohesive device, by nine ESL secondary school learners. In this study, qual…
Comparing and contrasting intra- and inter-cultural relations and perceptions among mainstream and minority students in multicultural classrooms in higher education
This study was set against the backdrop of a common worldwide phenomenon of internationalisation and multiculturality on campuses, the prevalence of cross-cultural communication in the epoch of globalisation, and a paucity of studies investigating both mainstream and minority students’ intra- and cross-cultural interaction and attitudes. As the first step towards maximising students’ benefits reaped from intercultural interaction, this article re…
FL listening motivation, interest, linguistic self-confidence, and overall proficiency
The making of proficient young FL speakers
FL listening motivation, interest, linguistic self-confidence, and overall proficiency
Are learners ready for Englishes in the EFL classroom? A large-scale survey of learners’ views of non-standard accents and teachers’ accents
Why English accents and pronunciation ‘still’ matter for teachers nowadays
This mixed-methods study explored learners’ perceptions of ten L1 and L2 English accents. These participants (n = 97) were bilinguals who spoke English as a first/second language. From the experiments, the findings showed that the L1 accents, although overall viewed more positively than the L2 ones, were not perceived consistently in: suitability for English teachers (suitability), models for learning, and maintaining learners’ attention. Also, n…
Examining the relationship between language and cross-cultural encounters
In the context of the exponential growth of multicultural campuses worldwide and the consequent need for students to engage in intercultural interaction, this article reports on parts of the findings of a study examining the relationships between learners’ backgrounds (language and intercultural experiences) and their intercultural views and behaviour. 155 students studying in a multicultural tertiary-level setting were administered a questionnai…
Within- and out-of-school FL exposure and learning
The relationships between participation in intercultural activities on campus, whole-person development, and academic achievement
Against the backdrop of the worldwide prevalence and importance of internationalisation in higher education, the mixed-methods study examined the relationships between tertiary-level learners’ on-campus intercultural activity participation (e.g. intercultural talks and workshops), seven aspects of whole-person development (civic responsibility, cultural engagement, intellectual capacity, peer relationship, community care, leadership, and self-app…
The synergistic effect of phonology and songs on enhancing second/foreign language listening abilities
Phonology in second/foreign (L2/FL) listening has not received much attention from scholars and teachers. This article reports on a mixed‐methods study which set out to fill this gap by exploring the effectiveness of explicit instruction in phonology and the use of songs to enhance English‐as‐a‐L2 (ESL) learners' listening abilities in Hong Kong. ESL learners ( n = 92) aged 17–20 participated in a three‐month experiment. Data from pre‐, post‐list…
Multiculturalism and multilingualism in higher education
Against the backdrop of internationalisation and growing attention to intercultural experiences in tertiary education, this mixed-methods study examined, in part I, language learning benefits reaped by active participants in intercultural activities. As English is widely used for communication among multilinguals, part II of the study focused specifically on English. We set out to investigate the relationship between individuals’ language backgro…
The Best Way to Learn a Language is Not to Learn it!”
Input is indispensable for language learning. Although opportunities for listening and reading, the two only channels of language input, can be scarce outside class in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts, highly proficient learners often expose themselves to input aplenty. Their experiences of immersing themselves in input and their perceptions of these experiences have received very little attention, yet they bear significant theoretica…
Comparing and contrasting intra- and inter-cultural relations and perceptions among mainstream and minority students in multicultural classrooms in higher education
This study was set against the backdrop of a common worldwide phenomenon of internationalisation and multiculturality on campuses, the prevalence of cross-cultural communication in the epoch of globalisation, and a paucity of studies investigating both mainstream and minority students’ intra- and cross-cultural interaction and attitudes. As the first step towards maximising students’ benefits reaped from intercultural interaction, this article re…
Reconceptualizing Speaking, Listening, and Pronunciation
Judgement of countability and plural marking in English by native and non-native English speakers
Learning whether English nouns are countable or not is a source of great difficulty for many ESL/EFL learners. In the present study, a grammaticality judgement task comprised of a range of nouns representative of the different facets of the countability system in English was distributed to 82 native speakers of English (NSs) and 98 non-native speakers (NNSs). Participant responses provided both quantitative and qualitative data for analysis. The …
Positive effects of a programme on oral presentation skills
The study set out to facilitate tertiary learners’ development of oral presentation skills within the self-regulated-learning framework. A published, relatively comprehensive inventory of presentation (delivery) skills was adopted in this mixed methods study, which comprised pre- and post-programme self-evaluation questionnaires, post-programme interviews and field notes. The results demonstrated that the learners generally perceived both the thr…
Evaluating supplementary and mainstream ESL/EFL education
The synergistic effect of phonology and songs on enhancing second/foreign language listening abilities
Phonology in second/foreign (L2/FL) listening has not received much attention from scholars and teachers. This article reports on a mixed‐methods study which set out to fill this gap by exploring the effectiveness of explicit instruction in phonology and the use of songs to enhance English‐as‐a‐L2 (ESL) learners' listening abilities in Hong Kong. ESL learners ( n = 92) aged 17–20 participated in a three‐month experiment. Data from pre‐, post‐list…
Reconceptualizing Speaking, Listening, and Pronunciation
Bilingual education through a pluri-centric approach
The relationship between tertiary-level students’ self-perceived presentation delivery and public speaking anxiety
Oral presentations are common in higher education worldwide. There is no shortage of evidence substantiating the association between oral presentations and anxiety. In the light of the close connection between self-perception and anxiety, and the under-researched nature of the delivery aspect of presentations (e.g. use of voice and body language), this study explored the relationship between tertiary-level learners’ (n = 211) perceived delivery c…
Are learners ready for Englishes in the EFL classroom? A large-scale survey of learners’ views of non-standard accents and teachers’ accents
Why English accents and pronunciation ‘still’ matter for teachers nowadays
This mixed-methods study explored learners’ perceptions of ten L1 and L2 English accents. These participants (n = 97) were bilinguals who spoke English as a first/second language. From the experiments, the findings showed that the L1 accents, although overall viewed more positively than the L2 ones, were not perceived consistently in: suitability for English teachers (suitability), models for learning, and maintaining learners’ attention. Also, n…
Examining Home and International Students’ Awareness of, Attitudes Towards and Participation in Intercultural Activities on Campus
Internationalization in higher education and the promotion of intercultural interaction are becoming increasingly prevalent globally. Conducted in Hong Kong, this mixed-methods study investigated one facet of these initiatives, namely intercultural activities on campus. Both home ( n = 305) and international ( n = 127) students’ awareness of, attitudes toward, and participation in these activities were examined. The results showed that these thre…
Use and understanding of connectives
Appropriate use of cohesive devices is an important writing skill. Recently, there has been growing research on cohesiveness in ESL students’ texts at university level. However, research into secondary school students’ writing and learners’ perceptions of cohesive devices has remained underexplored. This case study investigated the use of connectives, a particular type of cohesive device, by nine ESL secondary school learners. In this study, qual…
Comparing and contrasting intra- and inter-cultural relations and perceptions among mainstream and minority students in multicultural classrooms in higher education
This study was set against the backdrop of a common worldwide phenomenon of internationalisation and multiculturality on campuses, the prevalence of cross-cultural communication in the epoch of globalisation, and a paucity of studies investigating both mainstream and minority students’ intra- and cross-cultural interaction and attitudes. As the first step towards maximising students’ benefits reaped from intercultural interaction, this article re…
FL listening motivation, interest, linguistic self-confidence, and overall proficiency
Examining the relationship between language and cross-cultural encounters
In the context of the exponential growth of multicultural campuses worldwide and the consequent need for students to engage in intercultural interaction, this article reports on parts of the findings of a study examining the relationships between learners’ backgrounds (language and intercultural experiences) and their intercultural views and behaviour. 155 students studying in a multicultural tertiary-level setting were administered a questionnai…
Probing curriculum coherence in pre-service teacher education
Despite extensive research on student teachers’ engagement with university coursework, teaching practicums, and research projects in teacher education curriculums, empirical studies on the coherenc
Capitalizing on international students to promote cross-cultural learning in an English language education program
The present study investigated 69 local Hong Kong English language education students' cross-cultural learning as a result of an Internationalization at Home (IaH) initiative that made use of international students' knowledge of English language education in contexts outside of Hong Kong. An analysis of written responses to open-ended questionnaire items revealed that most students reported acquiring superficial cultural facts related to teaching…
Striking a Balance Between Researchers’ and Learners’ Voices in L2/FL Empirical Studies
Against the backdrop of greater emphasis on learner centredness and growing attention to learners’ voices in recent decades, concerns have been raised over researchers’ dominance in shaping research scope and findings. Whether it be quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods research, learners’ voices are mostly absent at the methodological design stage. In this article, we discuss the imbalance between researchers’ and learners’ voices in L2/FL…
Multiculturalism and multilingualism in higher education
Against the backdrop of internationalisation and growing attention to intercultural experiences in tertiary education, this mixed-methods study examined, in part I, language learning benefits reaped by active participants in intercultural activities. As English is widely used for communication among multilinguals, part II of the study focused specifically on English. We set out to investigate the relationship between individuals’ language backgro…
The making of proficient young FL speakers
Maternal education, classroom emotions, and literacy outcomes among grade 3/4 EFL learners
Against the backdrop of rapidly growing attention to FL learners’ emotions, the present study investigated learners’ classroom emotions (anxiety, boredom, and enjoyment), literacy outcomes (reading and writing proficiency), and a largely neglected factor in FL emotions research to date – maternal education as a proxy for socio-economic status. One hundred and ninety-one Grade-three/four EFL learners from Hong Kong participated in this study. Thes…
The Best Way to Learn a Language is Not to Learn it!”
Input is indispensable for language learning. Although opportunities for listening and reading, the two only channels of language input, can be scarce outside class in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts, highly proficient learners often expose themselves to input aplenty. Their experiences of immersing themselves in input and their perceptions of these experiences have received very little attention, yet they bear significant theoretica…
The relationships between young FL learners’ classroom emotions (anxiety, boredom, & enjoyment), engagement, and FL proficiency
The last decade has seen a proliferation of studies about emotions in FL teaching and learning. The present study examined three of the most researched and well-known FL emotions to date, namely anxiety, boredom, and enjoyment, and their relationships with learners’ engagement in English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) classes and their EFL proficiency. One hundred and eleven Grade 3–4 EFL children completed a questionnaire and English tests. Various…
The Interrelationships Between Young English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) Learners’ Perceived Value in Reading Storybooks, Reading Self-efficacy, and Proficiency
Despite much attention having been paid to foreign language (FL) reading and related variables such as self-efficacy, relatively few studies have focused on young learners, and even fewer on storybooks, arguably the commonest genre read by children worldwide for language learning. As FL learning commences at a young age in many contexts globally, it is of importance to examine how FL children’s perceptions of storybooks and reading self-efficacy …
Within- and out-of-school FL exposure and learning
The relationships between participation in intercultural activities on campus, whole-person development, and academic achievement
Against the backdrop of the worldwide prevalence and importance of internationalisation in higher education, the mixed-methods study examined the relationships between tertiary-level learners’ on-campus intercultural activity participation (e.g. intercultural talks and workshops), seven aspects of whole-person development (civic responsibility, cultural engagement, intellectual capacity, peer relationship, community care, leadership, and self-app…
Psychology (28 obras) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (22 obras) · Mathematics education (19 obras) · Pedagogy (17 obras) · Social Psychology (15 obras) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (14 obras) · Linguistics (11 obras) · Sociology (11 obras) · Multilingual Education and Policy (9 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras)