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Name in Chinese
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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Research output
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Media portrayals of the Hong Kong Occupy Central Movement’s social actors : Multilevel and critical discourse analysis
HO, J. & CHIU, M. M., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Language and Politics. 21, 1, p. 81-116Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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'Those Lunatic Zombies' : The Discursive Framing of Wuhan Lockdown Escapees in Digital Space
HO, J. & CHIANG, E., Feb 2022, (Accepted/In press) Pandemic and Crisis Discourse : Communicating COVID-19 and Public Health Strategy. MUSOLFF, A., BREEZE, R., KONDO, K. & VILAR-LLUCH, S. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing PlcResearch output: Book Chapters | Papers in Conference Proceedings › Book Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Heroes or criminals: discursive representation of cancer patients in health awareness advertisements
HO, J., 1 May 2021, In: Visual Communication. 20, 2, p. 159-183 25 p., 147035721988752.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2021 (RGC/PICO Grant)
HO, Janet (Recipient), Apr 2021
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Fleeing lockdown in the time of Corona: Animal metaphors and dehumanisation in virtual space
Janet HO (Speaker)
22 Oct 2021Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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No Gain Without Pain? Discursive Representation of Foreign Domestic Helpers in Online Discourse
Janet HO (Speaker) & Chunmei DU (Moderator)
26 Apr 2021Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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16th International Pragmatics Conference
Janet HO (Organizing Committee Member)
9 Jun 2019 → 14 Jun 2019Activity: Involvement in Scholarly Events › Organize Conferences or other events