Ms KEMPSTON, Tanya

Ms KEMPSTON, Tanya

Senior Lecturer
Academic Unit of Teacher Education and Learning Leadership

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Qualification
M.A (with Distinction) Drama and Theatre Education, University of Warwick, UK
PGDE English and Drama, Queen’s University of Belfast, UK
BA Hons (2.i) English Language and Literature, Queens University of Belfast, UK
Email
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Phone
(852) 3917 5425
Location
Room 651, Meng Wah Complex


Prospective PhD/ EdD/ MPhil Applications
Not applicable.

Areas of Expertise

Teaching Areas:

ELT Methodology; Drama in Language Learning; Literature in Language Learning; Children’s Literature; Child Development

Research Interests:

Drama in Language Learning; Process Drama and Education; Play and Child Development.


Publications

Books

Cooley, S,Kempston, T, and Wu, D. (eds.)NETworking: Using Social Issues in the English Classroom. (Hong Kong: Native-speaking English Teacher Section, Education Bureau: Hong Kong Government printer, 2009).
Kempston, Tand Wu, D. (eds.)NETworking: Using Drama in the English Classroom. (Hong Kong: Native-speaking English Teacher Section, Education Bureau, Hong Kong Government Printer, 2008).

Journal articles and book chapters

Kempston, Tand Thomas, N. (2014) (forthcoming: revised and re-submitted) ‘The Drama of the South China Sea: an International Studies simulation’.International Studies Perspectives. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Kempston, T(2011) ‘Using Drama to enrich School Based Assessment in the Hong Kong secondary school English classroom.’ In J. Winston (Ed):Second Language Learning through Drama: Practical Techniques and Applications. London: David Fulton.


Professional Community Services
Co-taught professional development workshops on Promoting Reading Across the Curriculum commissioned by the Education Bureau with Dr Cheri Chan (January, November and December 2012).
Adjudicated Open Verse (Primary and Secondary) sections of the annual Hong Kong Speech and Music Festival (November 2010 - 2012)
Chaired the Hong Kong Examination Authority Basic Competency Assessment review committee for Key Stage 2 (March 2011 - July 2012)
Adjudicated the semi-finals and final of the Native English-speaking Teacher Association territory-wide debating contest (March 2009).