STAFF PROFILE

Dr LEUNG Man Fong (梁文芳)

Director, HKBU Putonghua Training and Testing Centre
(香港浸會大學普通話培訓測試中心主任)

高級講師

Qualifications:
Ph.D. (JNU)
M.A. in Linguistics (CUHK)
M.A. in Chi. Lang. & Lit. (CUHK)
B.A. (JNU)
國家級普通話水平測試測試員 
Holder of the Administration Certificate (Grade B) – HSK考試管理員B級

Email: mfleung@hkbu.edu.hk
Telephone: 3411 7592
Office:OEE1208

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Language Teaching
  • Language Assessment
  • Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
  • Teaching Chinese to Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong

GRANTS, AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Grants and Projects 

  • UGC Special Grant for Strategic Development of Virtual Teaching and Learning, The Implementation of a Flipped Classroom in the Putonghua Core Course: LANG1026 Practical Putonghua, (Leung MF & Li XX, 2021-2023)
  • Student Engagement Project, A Study of Background Factors Influencing the Putonghua Oral Proficiency of HKBU Students, (Li XX & Leung MF, 2021-23)
  • HKBU TDG Grant, Mandarin for Beginners – 漢字認讀教材 2007


Awards 

  • Nomination for the President’s Award in Teaching 2016-2017
  • Faculty Performance Award – Teaching 2016-2017


Professional Service

  • Head of the Putonghua Section 2008-2023
  • Associate Head of the Language Centre 2018-2022
  • Chair, Putonghua Section Curriculum Committee
  • HKEAA Subject Committee Member, CE Putonghua Subject Committee, 2004-2007, 2007-2010, 2010-2011
  • HKEAA Subject Committee Member, Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (Putonghua) Subject Committee 2005-2008, 2008-2011, 2011-2014, 2014-17
  • Course Coordinator, Language Proficiency Courses for Teachers of Putonghua, 2000-2006
  • Exam Moderator for AD Programme, CIE, HKBU 2012-2018
  • Consultant, Putonghua Langsong Instructor Training Course, SCE, HKBU 2014-2016
  • Exam Moderator, Elementory Chinese, CIE, HKBU, 2018-
  • Consultant, Putonghua in use, Fundamental Putonghua, OUHK, 2019-2022

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

  • Li X.X., Leung M.F. & Wang S.Q. (2021). A Study of Background Factors Influencing the Putonghua Oral Proficiency of HKBU Students. 10th International Chinese Language Teaching Conference, EdUHK, HK
  • Li X.X., & Leung, M.F. (2020). The Development of Online Mandarin/Putonghua Courses and the Strategy of Virtual Classroom Management. The International Forum of Textbook Development and Virtual Conference on Teaching Chinese as an International Language. HKUEd, HK
  • Leung, M. F., & Wang, Y. (2019). An Oral Proficiency Test for Putonghua Learners. ICLLS 2019: Fifth International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies. HK
  • Chen Wu Y.J., Leung M.F., Liu Guan Z.Y., Liu H.L., Xie Q.L. (1998, 2002) Xiandai Xiaoxue Putonghua (《現代小學普通話》), Hong Kong Modern Educational Research Society, HK

COURSES TAUGHT

Credit-bearing Courses

  • LANG1005 – Elementary Putonghua 
  • LANG1006 – Intermediate Putonghua 
  • LANG1026 – Practical Putonghua 
  • LANG2610 – Advanced Putonghua 2004-2005, 2005-2006
  • LANG1480 – University Chinese 大學中文 2004-2005, 2005-2006
 

Supplementary Courses & Services

  • SES – Putonghua Speaking Enhancement Service
  • DET Workshop
  • PUTO0100 – Mandarin for Beginners I
  • PUTO1100 – Mandarin for Beginners II
  • PUTO2100 – Mandarin for Beginners III
  • PUTO3230 – Advanced Mandarin
  • PUTO2270 – Preparation Course for COPA
  • PUTO1010 – Elementary Putonghua 1999-2006
  • PUTO2010 – Intermediate Putonghua 1999-2006
 

Course Coordination

  • UCLC/GCLA 1015 Chinese I
  • UCLC/GCLA 1017 Chinese II
  • LANG1105 Introductory Mandarin for Non-Chinese Speakers (Part I)
  • LANG1106 Introductory Mandarin for Non-Chinese Speakers (Part II)
  • LANG1107 Introductory Cantonese for Non-Chinese Speakers
  • SUPE1031 Learning Cantonese the Easy Way (Eating Out & Shopping)
  • SUPE1032 Learning Cantonese the Easy Way (Getting Around & Survival)
  • LANG 1610/1005 Elementary Putonghua
  • LANG 1620/1006 Intermediate Putonghua
  • LANG 2610 Advanced Putonghua
  • LANG 3610 Advanced-Plus Putonghua
 

Course/Material Development (Contributed)

  • UCLC/GCLA 1015 Chinese I
  • UCLC/GCLA 1017 Chinese II
  • LANG1026 Practical Putonghua
  • LANG1005 Elementary Putonghua
  • LANG1006 Intermediate Putonghua
  • LANG2055 Advanced Putonghua