The principal aim of the programme is to make a significant contribution to the advanced professional and academic development of those concerned with education and its cognate fields, to the ultimate benefit of the wider educational community.
At the end of the EdDC study, students should be able to:
- Critically evaluate a range of issues of concern to professionals in education and cognate areas, at an advanced level;
- Analyse the complex interplay of theory and practice in education and/or between education and its cognate areas;
- Apply appropriate skills in educational research and enquiry; and
- Carry out independent research which will represent a significant and original contribution to academic and/or professional knowledge in education.
To enter the Doctor of Education (Chinese) programme, a student should:
- Hold a recognized Master’s degree (by research or coursework) in education or a related area
The EdDC programme includes two stages, moving from a broad-based understanding of educational issues in the coursework component to independent investigation of a specific issue of professional concern in the Thesis.
Stage 1: Coursework component
Students admitted to the full programme are required complete at least 24 credit units as follows:
- 9 credit-units of core courses from Table 1; and
- 15 credit-units from Tables 2 and 3 of which at least 3 credit-units must be from Table 2.
Table 1. Core course
Course code | Course title | Credit-unit |
EDU9991ECD | Educational Research 教育研究 | 9 |
Table 2. Prescribed courses
Course code | Course title | Credit-unit |
EDU8891ECF | Quantitative Research Methods in Educational Studies 量化教育研究方法 | 3 |
EDU8892ECF | Qualitative Research Methods in Educational Studies 質化教育研究方法 | 3 |
Table 3. Elective courses
Course code | Course title | Credit-unit |
CHIN8302ECF | Foundations in Chinese Linguistics 漢語語言學導論 | 3 |
CHIN8303ECF | Acquisition of Chinese as a Second Language 漢語第二語言習得 | 3 |
CHIN8304ECF | Research Methods in Language Education 語言教學研究方法 | 3 |
CHIN8402ECF | Contrastive Studies of Chinese and English 漢英語言對比研究 | 3 |
CHIN8405ECF | Chinese Culture and Intercultural Communication 中華文化及跨文化交際 | 3 |
CHIN8809ECF | Modern Chinese Linguistics 現代漢語語言學 | 3 |
CHIN8810ECF | Chinese Sociolinguistics 漢語社會語言學 | 3 |
CHIN8811ECF | Chinese Studies: Stylistics 中文學科研究:文體 | 6 |
CHIN8812ECF | Chinese Studies: Classical Chinese and Culture 中文學科研究:古代漢語及文化 | 6 |
EDU8051ECD | Educational Leadership and Management 教育領導與管理 | 9 |
EDU8301ECF | Teaching Chinese as a Second Language I 漢語作為第二語言教學(一) | 3 |
EDU8306ECF | Teaching Chinese Characters 國際中文漢字與漢字教學 | 3 |
EDU8307ECF | International Chinese Language Curriculum and Instructional Design 國際中文課程與教學設計 | 3 |
EDU8401ECF | Teaching Chinese as a Second Language II 漢語作為第二語言教學(二) | 3 |
EDU8403ECF | Second Language Teaching and Information Technology 第二語言教學與資訊科技 | 3 |
EDU8404ECF | Language Testing and Assessment 語言測試與教學評估 | 3 |
EDU8808ECF | Chinese Language Education 中國語文教育 | 3 |
EDU8813ECD | Understanding Children’s Development: The World of Children and Young People 了解兒童的發展: 兒童和青少年的世界 | 9 |
EDU8817ECF | Learning, Curriculum and Assessment 學習、課程與評估 | 6 |
EDU8821ECF | Investigating Early Childhood Education 幼兒教育探究 | 9 |
EDU8881ECF | Drama in the Curriculum 戲劇與學校課程 | 6 |
or other courses offered by E&L subject to SRDC’s recommendation and University’s approval
Stage 2: EDU9999ECD EdD thesis (40,000 to 50,000 words)
After enrolment in Stage 2, students will develop a revised detailed research proposal which should be an extension of their Project in EDU9991ECD. Normally, they will be required to submit this revised proposal within about four to six months. The proposal should demonstrate:
- A clear formulation of the research question(s) or hypothesis(es);
- Understanding of the theoretical frameworks involved;
- An initial literature review;
- Knowledge of research in related areas; and
- A viable plan for the collection and analysis of data.
Satisfactory development of the detailed research proposal is necessary for further progress in Stage 2. For full-time students, the minimum time for the Thesis is one year and the maximum is two years. For part-time students, the minimum time for the Thesis is two years and the maximum is five years.
The application procedure involves the following stages:
- All applicants should complete the complete set of application paper (Form DAPPL) . The completed form must be returned by end of April 2023 (for full-time) or end of June 2023 (for part-time) to the Research Postgraduate Team of the Registry , Hong Kong Metropolitan University, 30 Good Shepherd Street, Homantin, Kowloon. Please refer to the application website https://admissions.hkmu.edu.hk/rpg/submit-application/
- Along with this form, applicants should send:
- The application fee;
- A detailed of the proposed Thesis;
- Reference forms completed by two referees; and
- Copies of degree certificate(s) and transcript(s).
- Selected candidates will be required to attend interviews as part of the selection process and final offers will be made for places on the programme in late August. Factors which will be taken into account in assessing the suitability of candidates for the programme will include:
- The brief research proposal which all applicants are required to submit;
- Performance in, and the coverage of, their Master’s degrees;
- Other relevant experience mentioned in the application form; and
- Performance in the interview.
Name | Email Address | Research Interests |
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CHEUNG Yin Chu, Edith BA (Hons) (UNE); MA, PGDE (CUHK);
PhD (CCNU) | cheungyc@hkmu.edu.hk | Chinese reading literacy Chinese language education Text linguistics Ci (Poetry) studies Chinese literature and creative writing |
CHONG King Man, Eric BSSc (CUHK); MPhil (CUHK); MBA (public service) (Birmingham); PGDE (HKU);
PhD (York) | kmchong@hkmu.edu.hk | Citizenship education Interdisciplinary curriculum and teaching methods Social studies Global and digital citizenship |
CHOW Mei Yung, Vanliza BPhil, MA, PhD (Birmingham) | vchow@hkmu.edu.hk | Cognitive linguistics Genre analysis Metaphor studies |
GE Haoyan, Emily BA (SISU); MA (HKU); MPhil, PhD (CUHK) | hge@hkmu.edu.hk | Bilingual language acquisition Children with autism spectrum disorder Language and cognitive development in early childhood Second language acquisition |
HO Wing Yee, Wing BSc (Psy) (Hons) (UIU); MSocSc (SW);
MSocSc (Coun), PhD (CityU of HK); CPsychol (BPS); CKP; Member of APA & Div of Edu Psy; ACA (Prof); CPA & Div of Coun Psy | wyho@hkmu.edu.hk | Educational Psychology Clinical Psychology Counselling Psychology Psychodrama |
LAM Man Fong, Cindy BA, MPhil (CUHK);
PhD (HKUST) | cmflam@hkmu.edu.hk | Chinese linguistics Chinese dialectology Phonetics and phonology Chinese language education |
LEE Wai Sum, Amy BA, MPhil, MBS (HKU); PhD (Warwick) | awslee@hkmu.edu.hk | Witchcraft and witchery in literature Autobiographical writing Popular fiction and film Health humanities Wellness and health education |
LEE Po Lun, Peppina BA (Hons) CityU of HK; PhD CityU of HK | pllee@hkmu.edu.hk | Theoretical syntax and semantics Chinese and Cantonese linguistics Dialectal grammar Pedagogical grammar Contrastive studies of Chinese and English grammar |
LEE Sze Wah, Sarah BSc CUHK, MA Leeds, PhD London | sswlee@hkmu.edu.hk | Modernism and the European avant-garde Literature and the visual arts Interdisciplinary studies Poetry Comparative literature and translation studies Literature and quality of life |
LEUNG Chung Hong, Danny BA, MPhil, PhD (CUHK) | chleung@hkmu.edu.hk | Applied cognitive linguistics Metaphor and metonymy theory Second language vocabulary acquisition Second language figurative competence Figurative language pedagogy |
NG Ka Yan, Hilary BA, PhD (PolyU) | hng@hkmu.edu.hk | Psychology of teaching and learning Positive and cross-cultural psychology Information technology in education Big-data learning analytics and data science in education |
SIN Chun Man, Ivan BEd, MPhil, PhD (HKU) | isin@hkmu.edu.hk | Modern Chinese rhetoric Genre analysis Chinese language education Teaching Chinese as a second language |
SHU Chi Yee, Jack BA, PGDE, MPhil (HKBU); MFA (HKAPA) MA, PhD (Warwick) | jshu@hkmu.edu.hk | Drama education Applied theatre Drama teacher education Drama across the curriculum |
TANG Ko Wai, William BSocSc (HKU); PGDE (HKIEd); MA, EdD (CUHK) | wtang@hkmu.edu.hk | Information literacy Applications of information technology in education Curriculum design |
TONG Nga Yui, Dorothy BSocSc, PGDE, PhD (HKU) | dtong@hkmu.edu.hk | Early childhood education Language acquisition Curriculum and instruction |
WONG Hin Yee BA, MPhil, PhD (CUHK) | hiywong@hkmu.edu.hk | Chinese linguistics Corpus linguistics Bilingual/Multilingual language acquisition Comparative Chinese grammar |
WONG Ming Sin, Jessie BA (UCLA); MSW, PhD (HKU); RSW | jmswong@hkmu.edu.hk | Early childhood policies International comparisons of early childhood development and education Professionalism of educators Child studies |
XUAN Wenhui, Winfred BA (Huizhou University); MA (Sun Yat-sen University); PhD (PolyU) | wxuan@hkmu.edu.hk | Applied linguistics Systemic Functional Linguistics Second Language Writing TESOL Research synthesis and meta-analysis Curriculum design and materials development L2/ foreign language Teacher Education |
YIM Pui Yu, Eunice BA (SFU); EdD (Bristol); Cert ABA (FIT) | eyim@hkmu.edu.hk | Early childhood education Special education Applied behaviour analysis Positive psychology |
Modified Date: 27 April, 2023
For general enquiries about the programme, please contact:
Tel: 2768 5878
Email: el_adm@hkmu.edu.hk
For further enquires about the program, please contact the Programme Leader Dr William Tang at wtang@hkmu.edu.hk