Mark Shiu Kee Shum

Dr. Mark Shiu Kee Shum is an Honorary Associate Professor in the University of Hong Kong where he has served for more than two decades. He was the Founding Head of Division of Chinese Language and Literature (2009-2015) in the University. He has also been an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education in the University of Melbourne. His introduction of applying Systemic Functional Linguistics to researching Chinese language education is pioneer in Hong Kong. His research areas include Chinese language (in) education, subject-specific genres, text analysis, second language Chinese pedagogy etc. His major publications include The Functions of Language and the Teaching of Chinese, Teaching Writing in Chinese Speaking Areas, Integrating IB Philosophy and Pedagogy into Chinese Language Teaching, Appliable Linguistics in Chinese Speaking Regions: Language (in) Education in China, Hong Kong and Singapore, etc.