1. Research Projects

Principle Investigator:

2021 - 2023: Integrating Genre Approach and TED Talks to Enhance Students’ Presentation Skills (Teaching Innovative Grant) (76,000 RMB)

Co-Investigator:

2023 - 2025: Effects of visual reality on improving students' English presentation performances and anxiety level: a quasi-experimental study (Teaching Innovative Grant) (80,000 RMB)

Research Assistant:

2016: Online Project for the Improvement of University Speaking (OPTIMUS) , HKU

2. Keynote Speech

The Art of Sand Mixing: Huawei’s Translation, Localization and Globalization Practices, Talking Across the World Symposium 2025, Hong Kong, May 2025

3. Conference Presentations

Navigating Affordances and Limitations of AI-Assisted Language Learning: A Multiple-Case Study on College Students’ Experiences with an AI Debate Training Platform, JALTCALL 2025 Conference, Japan, July 2025

Journey to the West - Building Intercultural Competence in a Chinese Telecom Company, Talking Across the World Symposium 2025, Hong Kong, May 2025

Integrating AI into EAP Courses, CELE-AI 2025

The Paradox of VR Engagement: Student Attitudes vs. Usage in Presentation Skill Development, Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference 2024, Singapore, May 2024

Enhancing Students' English Debate Proficiency through Virtual Reality: A Quasi-experimental Study, JALTCALL 2024 Conference, Japan, May 2024

The Effects of Virtual Reality on Improving Students’ English Presentation Performances and Anxiety Level: a Quasi-experimental Study, HKERA-APERA International Conference 2023, Hong Kong, December 2023

The Missing Voice in the AI-Generated Speech Scripts for IELTS Speaking Questions, AsiaTEFL 2023, Korea, August 2023

Games and Activities in a Self-Access Language Learning Centre, HKCPD Hub Virtual International Conference 2021, Hong Kong, January 2021

4. Conference Proceedings

Kang, Z.L., & Pang, H. (2024). Discovering the Missing Voice: Evaluative Language Differences Between Human Speakers and AI in Their Response to IELTS Part 3 Questions. AsiaTEFL Proceedings 2023