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Staff Data:
FOK, HIO FONG   (HILDA)
MA, BSc
Title:LECTURER
Email:
Tel:8598 1361
Biography

    Hilda holds various roles in the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies. She is currently the convener of the Year 1 English courses of the Chinese Degree Programme. For the English Degree Programme, Hilda is one of the lecturers who teaches business and academic English courses.

    Aside from teaching in the classrooms, Hilda is part of the Writing Centre faculty team who provide academic writing support for students' research projects. From 2015-2021, she also provided English Centre services to help student prepare for their assessments, CV and cover letters, job interviews and international standardised English tests. Her research interests include English language and education, cultural tourism and sustainable tourism development.

    Hilda loves music and art. In 2014, she established the IFTM Chamber Music Club and had taken the club to various locations including the Chengdu International Cities Youth Music Festival to give performances. She had also led students to other cultural exchange programmes in Beijing and Tianjin. Furthermore, she uses the name “be__stills” and published photographs in newspapers, magazines and a book.

    Academic Qualification
    • MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES, CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM
    • BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS, UNIVERSITY OF KENT, UNITED KINGDOM
    Journal
    • Ly, T. P., Yi, K. Q., Fok, H. H. F. (2021). Returning to a scamming destination: Insights from Vung Tau, Vietnam. International Journal of Tourism Cities, DOI 10.1108/IJTC-06-2021-0099.
    Conference
    • Philips, J.,& Fok, H. (2017). Armies of two: Effective one-to-one writing tutorials. Online Proceedings of the International Conference: DRAL. 3, 19th ESEA 2017.
    • Fok, H.F., Ip, K.I. (2017) "Hear! Hear!": Effective Business Language Practices to Stimulate Lively Classroom Discussion. Educating for Change. The European Conference on Education & The European Conference on Language Learning on 30 June - 2nd July 2017, in Brighton, United Kingdom. International Academic Forum.
    • Fok, H.F. & Phillip, J.(2017). One to one writing conference: room for innovation. Paper presentation at AsiaTEFL conference, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
    • Fok, H.F. (2016). Extra-curricular involvement: How string orchestra can be a complete task-based learning experience. Paper presentation at Teaching and Learning Symposium: Measuring the Un-Measurable, University of Macau, Macau.
    • Fok, H.F. (2015). Investigating young bilingual children: Mismatching of the two worlds.  Paper presented at English Language Teaching International Conference, Macau.
    Book
    • 詩影拾濠 (2016) ISBN number: 978-99965-674-1-4.
    Award and Recognition
    • Best paper award (2nd Place) in the Korea America Hospitality & Tourism Educators Association conference. Leung, Y.L., Fok, H.F., & Choi, S.H. (2017) Dimensionality of Excellence in Tour Guiding of Heritage sites: A case of Macao. KAHTEA Conference 2017.
    Newspaper Article
    • Managing Food Waste in the Food and Beverage Industry (2021, June) Macau Business.  Industryhttps://www.macaubusiness.com/managing-food-waste-in-the-food-and-beverage-industry/
    Professional Qualification/Training
    • Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA). Cambridge ESOL Examinations. United Kingdom

    URL of profile:     http://www.ift.edu.mo/AcademicStaff/Hilda


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