STAFF PROFILE
Dr. COOPER Craig
Lecturer II
Qualifications:
PhD, Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
MA Fine Art (Distinction), Central Saint Martins, UK
BA Fine Art, Coventry University, UK
Email: cooper@hkbu.edu.hk
Telephone: 3411 8207
Office: OEE1013
BIO
Dr Craig Cooper is a Lecturer in the Language Centre at Hong Kong Baptist University. He holds a PhD in Visual Arts and has taught across language and art programmes in the UK, Hong Kong and mainland China.
His teaching focuses on how students develop and present academic work, with attention to academic writing and communication. He is interested in how interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches can support this process, especially in contexts shaped by artificial intelligence and related technologies.
With a background in visual arts, Dr Cooper is also interested in academic communication across disciplines, including how students engage with practice-based forms of knowledge production.
Research Interests
- English for Academic Purposes
- Art and language as intersecting forms of knowledge
- Interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning
Courses Taught
- UCLC1008 University English I
- UCPN1005 The Art of Persuasion
- UCLC1033 English for Academic Purposes III (BNBU)
- ENG3803 Listen and Speak Up (BNBU)
- GDCV1056 Art Appreciation
Previous Positions
- Language Centre, Beijing Normal–Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU)
- School of Art and Design, Coventry University, UK
- Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Selected Conference Presentations and Publications
- Cooper, C. (2026, June). AI as Invisible Architecture in EAP Pedagogy. Paper presented at the Innovations in Language Education conference, the University of Hong Kong.
- Cooper, C. (2024, April). Navigating and Negotiating Academic Texts. Paper presented at the English for Academic Purposes Conference, Beijing Normal–Hong Kong Baptist University, Zhuhai, China.
- Cooper, C. (2017, March). Resilience: Art as Sustainable Change. Panel presentation at Art, Placemaking and Resilient Cities, Hong Kong Baptist University.
- Panel discussion, Paper Voices: Artists’ Books and Independent Publishing in Greater China, Asia Art Archive Open Platform, Art Basel, Hong Kong, March 2016.
- Participation in The Editorial, Taipei Biennial, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan, December 2016.
- Cooper, C. (2026, forthcoming). Reflections on Practice: AI and Speculative Pedagogy in English for Academic Purposes. Innovative Teaching and Learning.
Grants, Awards and Professional Services
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), Research Grants Council