吳美莉博士
教學助理教授 (Fractional appointment)
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mlng@eduhk.hk

PhD HKU
MA(ECE) London
AdvDipChDev
MA(TESL)
BA HKU;
DipEd CUHK

Research Areas
Early English for kindergarteners
Early literacy
Parental involvement and parent education
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Selected Funded Projects
2018-2019 Co-investigator ( 50%)
“Supporting Kindergarteners’ Learning English at Home through a Literacy Play Kit (Ref : KT-2018-2019-0009) Committee on Research and Development.. HK$100,000

2017-2018 Co-investigator(40%) “A School-Based Project of Using Drama for Curriculum Enhancement (The Education University Early Childhood Learning Centre).” Ref no. EDB/QEF/2015/0473. Quality Education Fund HK $ 148,600

2017-2018 Chief Investigator “ Developing a Survey Instrument on the Perceived Effectiveness of Transition Strategies Adopted by Primary School Teachers and Parents” Strategic Research Fund. HK $150,000.

2017-2018 Co-investigator(20%) Designing and Developing On-line Learning Materials for HD(ECE) Students.” EdUHK Teaching Development Grant, at HK $ $295,500

2016-2018 Co-investigator(50%)”Teaching approaches and English literacy skills : An investigation into young Hong Kong Chinese ESL children.” Ref no. 2015-0008. Research and Development Projects by Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) HK $1,421,800.

2015-2016 Co-investigator(20%)” “Engaging learners with Flipped classroom.” EdUHK Teaching Development Grants, at HK $ 391,200.

2014-2015 Co-investigator(50%)””Parental teaching through play and emergent literacy skills in English among Hong Kong Chinese ESL children: A pilot study. HKIED Departmental research grant. HK $99,600.
2014-2016 Co-investigator(25%)”Repositioning ECE Department to strengthen our leading role in ECE in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific Region. Central Preserve Allocation Committee. (HK$ 2,448,000.)

2013-2014 Co-investigator(50%)”Parental teaching through play and emergent literacy skills in English among Hong Kong Chinese ESL children: A pilot study. HKIED Departmental research grant. HK $99,600.

2013-2014

Chief Investigator,“Parents’ Conceptions of early English learning and home support.” CCRI Professional Development Research Project Fund.HK $ 5,000.

2013-2014

Co-investigator(40%) ,“Effects of a language-rich phonological awareness intervention on English language and literacy among Hong Kong Chinese kindergarteners.” Ref no. 2012/0316 Quality Education Fund, HK $606200.

2012-2013

Chief investigator,“ Choosing native English speakers as English teachers in kindergartens : do principals and parents share the same perspectives ?” Ref no. 03580, HKIED Departmental Research Grant, HK $ 50,000.

2012

Co-investigator(50%) ,“Pilot project on Effects of vocabulary instructions for kindergarteners who learn English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL).” HSBC ECLC Research Grant. HK $30,000.

2011-2012

Co-investigator (10%)of QEF project entitled “ Teaching for creativity : Promoting creative practices in preschool classrooms and the process of change.”Ref. no. 2009/0549, Quality Education Fund. HK $ 679500.

2009-2010

Chief investigator ,“ Teaching and learning of English in Hong Kong kindergartens : Patterns and Practices.” HKIED Internal Research Grant HKIED Internal Research Grant for applications relating to applicants doctoral studies, HK $ 30,000.

2007-2008

Co-investigator(15%),“ Shaping Forces of Early Childhood Education in Hong Kong : Choice and Quality of Service from Parents Perspectives. HKIED Internal Research Grant ,Hk$ 131,080.00.

2005-2009

Co-investigator (10%) ”Zippy’s Friends Program in Kindergartens and Primary Schools in Hong Kong. HK Private Fund – Charities/Foundation $2,885,000.

2005-2006

Co-investigator(50%)“ Promoting Students’ Learning through Self-assessment in Teaching practice” HKIED Internal Research Grant. $54,100.

2001-2002

Co-investigator(30%)of IRG project entitled “ Potential Effects of Enriched Classroom Environments, Provision of and Training in the Use of Teaching Materials on Preschoolers Language Proficiency. HKIEd - Research Committee (from RGC Direct Allocation. HK$150,000.

Selected Outputs
Journal Publications
Refereed Journal Article

2019 Yeung, S.S.S., NG, M.L., Qiao, S. & Tsang, A. ( 2019). Effects of explicit L2 vocabulary instruction on developing kindergarten children’s target and general vocabulary and phonological awareness. Reading and Writing.
DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-019-09982-3

2019 Lau, Y.H.E. & Ng, M.L.( 2019) Are they ready for home-school partnership ? Perspectives of kindergarten principals, teachers and parents. Children and Youth Services Review. 99 pp. 10-17:

2017 Ren, L., Zhang, X., Zhou, N., & Ng, M.L. (2017) Interactive Effects of Parentingand Negative Emotionality on Social Functioning among Very Young ChineseChildren. Early Education and Development.28 (1) 21-40.

2016

Yeung, S. S., Ng, M. L., & King, R. B. (2016). English vocabulary instruction through storybook reading for Chinese EFL Kindergarteners: Comparing rich, embedded, and incidental approaches.Asian EFL Journal, 18, 81-104.

2015 Ng, M.L. (2015). Difficulties with team teaching in Hong Kong kindergartens.ELT Journal, 69, 188-197.

2013

Ng, M.L. (2013) Pedagogical Conditions for the Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign Language in Hong Kong Kindergartens. 英語教學English Teaching & Learning37(3) (2013 Special Issue): 1-35

2013

Ng, M. L.& Rao, N. (2013). Teaching English in Hong Kong Kindergartens: A Survey of Practices.The International Journal of Literacies, Volume 19, Issue 3, pp.25-47.

2010

NG, M.L. (2010). Dissonant voices of kindergarteners in an English immersion experience. Hong Kong Journal of Early Childhood 9 (2)52-57.


2007

Cheung, H. P. R., & Ng, M. L. (2007). The use of self-assessment to promote active and independent learning in teacher education - An exploratory study. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 16 (2), (215-222) .


2006

Mok, M. M. C., Lung, C. L., Cheng, D. P. W., Cheung, R. H. P., & Ng, M. L. (2006). Self-assessment in higher education: Experience in using a metacognitive approach in five case studies. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 31 (4), (415-433) .



Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters
Chapter in an edited book

2019 Ng, M.L.(2019). Second Language Literacy Instruction for Pre-Primary Learners in Hong Kong : Using Stories, songs and games . In B.L. Reynolds & M.F/ Teng (Eds). English Literacy Instruction for Chinese speakers (pp.57-73). Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan.

2016 Zhou, Y., & Ng, M. L. (2016). English as a foreign language (EFL) and Englishmedium instruction (EMI) for three- to seven-year-old children in East Asiancontexts. In V. A. Murphy, & M. Evangelou (Eds.), Early childhood education inEnglish for speakers of other languages (pp. 137-158). London: British Council.

2015

Zhou, Y. L. & Ng, M.L. (2015). English as a foreign language (EFL) & English immersion (EMI) for three to seven years old children in East Asian countries. In V. A. Murphy & M. Evangelou (ed.),Early Childhood Education in English for speakers of other languages.London: British Council.

2007

Wong, M., & Ng, M. L. (2007). Zippy's Friends-Teachers' Training and its Effectiveness. Hong Kong Journal of Early Childhood, (65-73 pp.) . Hong Kong.


2003

吳美莉、阮麗霞和胡婉姍(2003)：協作篇，輯於黃蕙吟、鄭美蓮編《幼兒教育之旅》（香港，教育出版社），頁235- 263。



Conference Papers
Refereed Conference Paper

2013

Yeung, S. S., Ng, M. L., King, R. B. (2013, Oct). Effects of vocabulary instructions for kindergarteners who learn English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL). The Fifth Asian Conference on Education, Osaka, Japan.

2013

Ng, M.L., Lau, C., & Lee D. (2013, July). Teaching English to Young Learners in a Trilingual Context. Symposium presentation at the 65^thOMEP World Conference, Shanghai, PRC.

2012

Ng, M.L. (2012, Nov). Pedagogical Conditions and Resources for the Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign Language in Hong Kong Kindergartens. Paper presented at 2012 IATEFL Young Learners and Teenagers (SIG) Conference and Asian literacy Conference, Taipei, Taiwan.

2011

Ng, M.L. & N. Rao (2011, Aug). The Teaching and learning of English in Hong Kong kindergartens ; Practices of three English teachers. Paper presented at the 16th World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Beijing, China.


2010

Ng, M.L. & N. Rao (2010, Aug). Teaching English to Kindergarteners in Hong Kong : the availability of quality provision ? Paper presented at the OMEP XXVI World Congress, Goteborg, Sweden.


2010

Ng, M.L. & N. Rao (2010, Aug). Teaching English to Kindergarteners in Hong Kong : the availability of quality provision ? Paper presented at the OMEP XXVI World Congress, Goteborg, Sweden.


2009

Yuen, G.., Lam, M.., Ng M.L. & Lee I.F. (2009, Aug). “ Choices of early childhood service : issues of class and equity in the recently implemented voucher scheme in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the 19th EECERA Annual Conference, Strasbourg, France.


2008

Ng, M. L. (2008). What do Hong Kong preschoolers say about the English immersion expereince?. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness, Hong Kong: 2008.6.


2008

Ng, M. L., Yu Chan, W. L., Wong, K. M. B., & Yuen, W. K. G. (2008). English immersion experience for Hong Kong preschoolers: What can we hear from the children's voices?. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference on Education, Athens, Greece: 2008.5.


2007

Cheung, R. H. P., & Ng, M. L. (2007). Developing self-assessment as a tool to foster student learning in teaching practice. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, USA: 2007.4.


2006

Yuen, G. W. K., Ng, M. L., Wong, B. K. M., & Yu Chan, W. L. (2006). Enhancing English learning in ESL young children through immersion creative activities: Hong Kong experiences. Paper presented at the 4th Korean Society for Early Childhood Education International Conference, Seoul, South Korea: 2006.10.


2005

Cheung, H. P. R., & Ng, M.L. (2005). The use of self-assessment in teaching practice for in-service teacher education. Paper presented at the Learning Oriented Assessment Conference, Hong Kong.


2004

Lung C.L., Mok M.C. M., Cheng P.W. D., Cheung H.P. R. & Ng M. L. (2004, June). How to promote Self-assessment in Higher Education: Experience in Using the KWL approach in Teacher Education programme. Paper presented at LOAP invited seminar, Hong Kong.


2002

Ng, M.L., Lim, S.E., & Li, Y.L. (2002, August). Enriching Hong Kong Preschoolers’ Early Experiences in English through the Provision of Learning Resources and Teaching Strategies, presented at United Kingdom Reading Association 38th International Conference.


2002

Lim, S. E., Ng, M.L., & Li, Y.L. (2002, August). Providing Learning Resources and Early Experiences in English to Enhance Preschoolers’ English Language Proficiency, presented at 12th European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA), Lefkosia, Cyprus.


2002

Lim, S. E., Li, Y.L.,& Ng, M.L. (2002, July). Early Experience in English: Potential Effects on Preschools’ Language Proficiency, presented at PECERA, Shanghai, July 2002.


2001

Ng, M. L. (2001). Parental involvement in early education: Influences of culture and class in the Chinese immigrant community and its implications on the Hong Kong setting. Paper presented at Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association 2nd Conference 2001: "Growing Together". New Zealand: Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association.




Selected Output Categories
High-level public or professional service

2019-2020 Principal Investigator (Commissioned programme). English Language Enhancement Programme for Kindergarten Principal. (Ref. No. EDB(LE)/P&R/KP/09(17-18). Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR).16/10/2017- 31/08/2018. HK $724,900.

2018-2021
School Manager of TKO Methodist Kindergarten

2018-2021
School Manager of Tai Po Methodist Kindergarten

2018-2021
School Manager of Kowloon Methodist School

2017-2018 Principal Investigator. (Commissioned programme English Language Enhancement Programme for Kindergarten Teachers. (Ref. No. EDB(LE)/P&R/KP/09(17-18). Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR).16/10/2017- 31/08/2018. HK $724,900.

2017 Invited speaker : Two seminars on English language education for kindergarteners by Faculty of Education of Macau University ( 20, 21 Nov., 2017)(Audience : about 60 undergraduate students and local practitioners)

2017 Two press release on phone interviews by radio channel AM 730
Topic :Advice on selection of extra-curricular English classes & effective games for parents to teach children English at home.

2015 Invited speaker : QEF professional development seminar on QEF project (project number 2011/0316) entitled ‘Effects of a language-rich phonological awareness intervention on English language and literacy among Hong Kong Chinese kindergarteners. ( 17 Nov 2015) (Audience : about 150 ECE local principals and teachers)

2015 Invited speaker : International Round Table organized by SCOLAR and presented on round table exchange/Sharing Session III on Language learning at different learning Stages (22-24 April 2015)( Audience : about 30 local and international academics & government officials)

2014-2017 Supervisor of EdUHK Early Childhood Learning Centre

2014

Publish Newspaper article on Weekly column entitled “HKIED Perspectives”(教院觀點) run in SingTao Daily on the topic “NET and early English at kindergartens : opportunities or challenges?”

2013-2022 Appointed as Specialist of the HK Council of Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) (6/2013 –6/2016, 6/2016-6/2019, 6/2019-6/2022)

2013-2014

Appointed as Panel member of TWO program validation exercises by HK Council of
Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) (12/2013-2/2014, 3/2013-6/2013)

2013-2014

Appointed as Advisor for Professional Association of Masters of Education Early
Childhood Education of Hong Kong Institute of Education. (5/2013-4/2014)

2013

Phone interviewed by Ming Pao on “Assessing Young learners English proficiency.” Interview article in press on Ming Pao Weekly on 27 April, 2013.

2012

Invited member to Panel Discussion at a large scale sharing seminar on Experience Sharing Session on Early Childhood English Language education by Standing Committee on Language education and Research (SCOLAR).(12/ 2012) (No. of participants : around 400 KG teachers and principals)

2012

Phone interviewed by Sing Tao Newspaper Group Ltd on “Enhancing early English learning.”

2010-2012

Professional Consultant for the project “ Quality Improvement Scheme of Learning and Teaching for Po Leung Kuk Kindergartens’(22 kindergartens) (Centre for Childhood Research Innovation)(3/2010-3/ 2012).

2009-2011

Member of Management and Development Subgroup of SMC of Lei Yu Mun Methodist Kindergarten Management Board (2009-2011)

2006-2019

Member of School Management Board :
(i) Lei Yu Mun Methodist Kindergarten Management Board (2007-2012)
(ii) HSBC ECLC Management Board (2006-2019)


Public committee

2018-2019 Member of the Steering Committee on the QEF Project named “Joint-School Sponsoring Bodies Kindergartens’ Middle Managers Training Project: Effective Management and Leadership and Building A Professional Learning Community”. ( Beneficiaries : 140 teachers of about 10 KGs) (1/2018-1/2019)

2013

Invited as Focus Group Member for Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) of Sub-committee on Communication Strategy, Committee on Free Kindergarten Education (12/2013).

2011-2021

Member of The Pre-primary Education Development Concern Sub-Committee of
School Education Division, Methodist Church , Hong Kong. 2011-2014, 2014-2021



Other Outputs
Reviewer of journals/articles, external examiner, academic services

2017-2020 Consultant of the storybook set “The Progressing Together Cheering Team” developed by Jockey Club.

2015-2017 Consultant of a Pre-school English textbook series : Pre-School Longman Elect (2^nd edition ) by a local publisher Pearson Hong Kong.

2012-2014

Appointed as External Course Assessor of Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education to review course materials of the Capacity Building Mileage Program (CBMP) entitled “Children Education” jointly organised with the Women’s Commission(8/ 2012-1/2014)

2012-2013

Invited as Associate Assessor for the Integrated Evaluation of Schools (Kindergartens) by the Director of Services for Education and Juvenile, Macau. (26/3/2012 -30/3/2013)

2004

Journal Reviewer,Review of Paper Submitted to the Hong Kong Journal of Early Childhood. (Vol.3 No.1, Vol.3 No.2, Vol.5 No.2 and Vol7. No.1)



Awards
2019

Co-PI (50%) Silver medal won at the International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada 2019 on “A Literacy Play Kit for Supporting Young Children’s English Learning”