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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
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Exploring the online empowerment: a linguistic analysis
HO, J. (PI)
1/05/24 → 30/04/25
Project: Grant Research
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The Discursive Representation of Africans in Chinese Social Media Contexts
HO, J. (PI)
1/11/22 → 31/10/23
Project: Grant Research
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Reducing the linguistic prejudice towards migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong
HO, J. (PI)
1/06/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Other Knowledge Transfer
Research output
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Exploring the media representation of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong: a mixed-methods analysis
HO, J. & CHIU, M. M., 2025, In: Review of Communication. 25, 3, p. 149-163 15 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Linguistic hostility, social exclusion, and the agency of African migrants in Hong Kong
GU, J. & HO, J., Sept 2025, In: Language in Society. 54, 4, p. 707-730 24 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Anti-Black sentiments in Chinese Weibo discourse: a critical discourse historical analysis
GU, J. & HO, J., 2024, In: Social Semiotics. 34, 5, p. 846-869 24 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2021 (RGC/PICO Grant)
HO, J. (Recipient), Apr 2021
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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Are Hong Kong people bad employers? Evidence from social and news media
SEWELL, A. (Speaker) & HO, J. (Speaker)
24 May 2024Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Fleeing lockdown in the time of Corona: Animal metaphors and dehumanisation in virtual space
HO, J. (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
HO, J. (Speaker) & DU, C. (Moderator)
26 Apr 2021Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
Press/Media
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近三成港人指社媒不尊重外傭 嶺大團隊撰雙語指引 冀減偏見 Lingnan University survey shows over 25% respondents say social media has the least respect for migrant domestic helpers
16/08/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer