S. D. CHAN 陳瑞端 (Fellow)
Fields of study:
Chinese language (including Putonghua) teaching and assessment
language-in-education policy
teaching Chinese as a second language
Chinese register study
bilingual communication
sociolinguistics
Profile:
Prof. S. D. CHAN (陳瑞端) is Professor of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She has taken up several key administrative duties during her past thirty years of service at PolyU, including Head of the Chinese Language Centre, Head of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
Prof. Chan’s main research area is in Chinese language teaching and assessment for both native and non-native learners. She has also been very active in serving the Hong Kong education sector by sitting on numerous government committees in relation to language education, including serving as member of the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (an advisory body on language policy to the HKSAR government). In July 2015, Prof. Chan was awarded the Medal of Honour by the HKSAR government for her valuable contribution made to the HK education sector, especially on language education and research.