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Chinese Name
何雅文
Biography
Janet Ho joined the Department of English at Lingnan University in 2014. Prior to that she worked for several years at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The Open University of Hong Kong. She was a Visiting Study Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Research in English, University of Birmingham, in 2010. She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2013. The same year, she completed her Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) in Krakow.
Her current research interests lie in metaphor studies, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and English language teaching. Her recent publications have appeared in reputed journals including English for Specific Purposes, Journal of Pragmatics and Text & Talk.
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Projects 2018 2019
- 1 Finished
A Corpus-based Approach to Identifying Grammatical Lapses in L2 Writing
1/04/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Grant Research
Research Output 2014 2019
An earthquake or a category 4 financial storm? A corpus study of disaster metaphors in the media framing of the 2008 financial crisis
HO, J., Mar 2019, In : Text and Talk: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Language, Discourse and Communication Studies. 39, 2, p. 191-212 22 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed)
Disasters
financial crisis
metaphor
disaster
Earthquakes
Comparing the editorial stance of BBC and CNN on Brexit
HO, J. & CHENG, W., 10 Jun 2019.Research output: Other Conference Contributions › Presentation › Presentation
CNN
BBC
referendum
search engine
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Discursive representations of domestic helpers in cyberspace
HO, J., 10 Nov 2019, In : Discourse Studies.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed)
helper
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virtual reality
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Food
Activities 2018 2019
16th International Pragmatics Conference
Janet HO (Member of programme committee)9 Jun 2019 → 14 Jun 2019
Activity: Involvement in Conferences / Events (Research-related) › Organising / Participating in Conference or Event
'Sensible protesters began leaving the protest': The representation of social actors in the Hong Kong political movement
Nga Man HO (Speaker)6 Dec 2018
Activity: Seminar / Talk / Other Presentation
2018 International Conference on Bilingual Learning and Teaching
Janet HO (Member of programme committee)25 Oct 2018 → 27 Oct 2018
Activity: Involvement in Conferences / Events (Research-related) › Organising / Participating in Conference or Event