Christy ChanBA (HKU) M.Litt (ANU), MA (U.Sydney)
Senior Tutor, Coordinator - Bespoke Language Services and Scholarship Support
Contact InformationOffice:LI-4252
Phone: (852) 3442 6587
Fax: (852) 3442 0165
Email:christy.chan@cityu.edu.hk


Christy has over twenty years of experience in the English Language Teaching (ELT) profession in Australia and Hong Kong. The experience covers designing and teaching EAP, ESP, applied linguistics, and teacher training courses for undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
She is currently the Coordinator of Bespoke Services and provides curriculum design for self-funded courses and language support. Her other role is supporting the applicants of eminent scholarships and the joint degree program with Columbia U. She has also served as a coach for pitching events such as Innovation and Technology Fund (TSSSU) or CityU Employers' Luncheon.
She is an English subject panelist appointed by the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation and Vocational Qualifications.
Her professional interests include writing across the curriculum, dissertation writing, entrepreneurship education, and quality assurance in higher education.
Administrative AssignmentPeriodNamePosition
2012-Now Bespoke English Services Coordinator 2016-Aug 2020 English Language Support Services Coordinator 2004-Jun 2020 English Language Centre Management Team Member/Manager 2011-2012 GE1401: University English Course Leader 2004-2011 Reading and Writing Team, Language Support for Postgraduate Students Team Leader 1998-2004 Online Resources and English Language Mentoring Scheme Coordinator University Writing Member Research GrantTypes of GrantProject TitleRole
Special Grant for Strategic Development of Virtual Teaching and Learning Jul 2021- Aug 2023 AI-assisted Virtual Presentation Skills Training (Amount: $1,575,000) Co-Investigator (In-kind) UGC Teaching and Learning Grant 2017-2020 Language Enhancement for Capstone Projects Using an Interactive App (Amount: $8,000,000) Co-Leader UGC Teaching and Learning Grant 2017-2020 Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development Hub (HKCPD) (Amount: $3,914,487) Co-Leader Teaching and Learning Grant (CityU) 2017-2018 Entrepreneurship education @ CityU (Amount: $100,000) Principal Investigator Teaching and Learning Grant (CityU) 2015-16 CityU Angel Pitching Training (Amount: $220,000) Principal Investigator UGC Teaching and Learning Grant 2012-2015 Professional development in enhancing English across the curriculum Co-Investigator Outcome based Teaching and learning Fund (CityU), 2008-2009 Evaluation of the English for Academic Proficiency (2008-09) (Amount: $100,000) Principal Investigator Publications Chen, Julia., Chan, Christy., & Ng, Angela. (2021). English across the curriculum: Four journeys of synergy across disciplines and universities in Lee, H. and Spolsky, B. (eds), Localizing Global English. London: Routledge. (https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003082705).
Chen, Julia., Chan, Christy., Man, Vicky., & Tsang, Elza (2021). Helping students from different disciplines with final year/capstone project: Supervisors' and students' needs and requests. English Across the Curriculum: Voices from Around the World. Fort Collins, CO: WAC Clearinghouse and Colorado State University Press. (DOI: 10.37514/INT-B.2021.1220.2.05) (https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/eac2018/chapter5.pdf)
Chan, Christy., Man, V., Chen, J., Davis C. & Tsang, E. (forthcoming). English Across the Curriculum: Helping Students with their Capstone Projects via an Interactive Mobile App. Best Practices in English Teaching and Learning in Hong Kong Higher Education. Routledge.
Wong, Lilian., Chan Christy., Chu, Blanche. & Forrester Adam. (forthcoming). Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development Hub (HKCPD): Building communities of practice of English teacher professional development across universities. Best Practices in English Teaching and Learning in Hong Kong Higher Education. Routledge.
Selected Conference Presentations "WAC Mobile App for ESL learners: Rationale, successes and challenges". Panel Discussion. 15^th IWAC Conference 2021 (Online). Colorado State University. 2-6 August 2021, Colorado, U.S.
"The appeals and challenges of developing a discipline-related writing support mobile app". Panel Discussion. International Conference on English Across the Curriculum (Online), 20-21 May 2021, Hong Kong.
"Writing Practices in Science and Engineering undergraduate research". HKCPD Virtual International Conference: Innovative teaching and research in English Language Education, 8-10 January 2021, Hong Kong.
"How the Hong Kong Language Centres Address the Logistics, Challenges, and Opportunities". The 2nd International Conference on English Across the Curriculum. 4 Dec 2018. Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
"Connecting Students, Faculty and English Teachers via a New Final Year Capstone Project Mobile App". 2018 International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, 4-6 June 2018, Auburn University, Auburn. U.S..
"English Across the Curriculum: Helping students with their capstone projects. Colloquium". 30 May 2018, Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
"Support for Entrepreneurship Education: A Hong Kong Case. Asian Conference on Education and International Development, 26-29 March 2017, Kobe, Japan.
"Disciplinary specificity in teaching dissertation writing: A Hong Kong case
More than Learning to Write: Benefits and Challenges of Write-to-learn Approaches
Teaching Dissertation Writing: Disciplinary Specificity and English in the Discipline
One Size Fits All?: Disciplinary specificity in Teaching Dissertation Writing
A study of faculty's and students' perception towards the writing requirement for undergraduate students
The Evolution and Development of English across the curriculum at a Hong Kong University
How can Genre-based Pedagogy inform Novice Undergraduate English for Academic Purposes Curriculum Development? A Hong Kong Case Study". International Conference of Genre 2012: Rethinking Genre 20 Years Later, 26-31 Jun 2012, Canada.
"How to enhance independent learning in a writing curriculum: A CityU case". 30th HERDSA Annual Conference: Enhancing Higher Education, Theory and Scholarship, 2007, Adelaide
"The Westerners always for their ideas: the Chinese never give up their reasons" – A cross-cultural and cross-linguistic study of the language configuration for reasoning sequence". Sixth International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, 1997, Canada
Awards Finalist – Edtech Cool Tool Award (Resources and Other Helpful Sites/Tools for Education, Edtech Digest 2021, U.S.
Community Award - 2020 Learning Technologist of the Year Awards, Association for Learning Technology, U.K.