"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. "
Inspired by Galatians 6:9, my research philosophy embraces perseverance and passion. The research process, much like writing, can be challenging. However, when we pursue what we love, our excitement and talent shine through. Let's not grow weary in doing good; instead, let's continue our efforts, using our research to serve the world and its Creator.
Research Grant
2025-2026
PI. Kindergarten Early English Project (KEEP) Phase 2, YCCECE Externally Funded Project, Hong Kong. HK$ 800,000. June 2025- March 2026.
2022-2024
Co-I. Kindergarten Early English Project (KEEP), Research Matching Grant Scheme (Processing Cycle: 1 October to 31 December 2021, Item No. 2), University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong. HK$1,200,000. March 2022- February 2024.
Publications
Peer-reviewed Journals
Forthcoming
Wang, X., & Liu, Q. (2024). KEEPing the Spark: Enhancing English Language Education in Hong Kong Local Kindergartens, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.
Accepted
Wang, X., & Webster, J. (2024). The TeXture and “ArchiteXture” of online philanthropic fundraising discourse: A Systemic-Functional analysis of charity websites, Linguistics and the Human Sciences Special Issue. [Forthcoming]
2016
Xie, A. A., Wang, X., Li, M. Y., and Zhu, Y. (2016). Constructing an evaluation index system of teaching in colleges for finance (in Chinese). Modern Economic Information, 33(4), 133.
2016
Wang, X., Li, M. Y., and Meng, C. Y. (2016). Report on voluntary teaching at Taipingzhuang village school (in Chinese). Blooming Season, 37 (16), 444.
2015
Wang, X., Gao, J., and Liu, L. J. (2015). Improving cross-cultural communication skills through films and television appreciation (in Chinese). Kaoshi Zhoukan, 12(1), 32-33.
Publications
Books / Edited Books
2025
Wang, X. (Ed.). (2025). K3 English Activity Book: Learning Through Play: Developing Functional Language Skills. New Territories Women & Juveniles Welfare Association and Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education.
2025
Wang, X. (Ed.). (2025). K3 English Workbook. New Territories Women & Juveniles Welfare Association and Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education.
Publications
Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations
2025
Huang, W. N., & Wang, X. (2025, July 9–11). Can caregivers and teachers alleviate children's anxiety by providing support verbally, non-verbally, or with pictures? A pilot study on multimodal support strategies [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE 2025), Hong Kong, China.
2025
Wang, X., Liu, Q., Hsieh, W.-Y., & Mansukani, P. (2025, May 1–3). Enhancing EFL teaching quality through storytelling discourse analysis: A case study in Hong Kong kindergartens [Poster presentation]. 2025 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
2025
Wang, X., Liu, Q., & Mansukani, P. (2025, April 23–27). Empowering local English teachers for enhanced early childhood English education in Hong Kong [Paper presentation]. 2025 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Denver, Colorado, USA.
2025
Wang, X. (2025, March 29–30). Analyzing images on online philanthropic fundraising discourse from a systemic functional perspective [Paper presentation]. Conference on Multimodality & Social Semiotics in the Age of Digital Intelligence, Fuzhou, China.
2025
Wang, X. (2025, January 11). A Preliminary Exploration of Learning English as a Second Language at Home [Paper presentation]. Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) - Hong Kong 2024-2025 Annual Meeting cum Young Scholars Conference, Hong Kong, China.
2024
Pan, X. Q., Wang, X., Lau, Y. M., Chan, P. C., & Hung, O. Y. (2024, August 2-4). What will children do when hearing praises of others: the effect of overhearing praises on young children’s persistence? [Paper presentation]. 24th Conference Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA), Tokyo, Japan.
2024
Wang, X., Liu, Q., Mansukani, P. M., Chan, S. K. (2024, August 2-4). Examining Classroom Discourse in Hong Kong ESL Kindergarten Settings through Storytelling [Poster presentation]. 24th Conference Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA), Tokyo, Japan.
2024
Wang, X., Liu, Q., Mansukani, P. M., Kong, W. Y. (2024, August 2-4). KEEPing the Spark: Nurturing English Language Proficiency in Hong Kong Local Kindergartens [Poster presentation]. 24th Conference of Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA), Tokyo, Japan.
2024
Wang, X. & Liu, Q. (2024, July 15-19). Advancing Early Childhood English Education in Hong Kong Local Setting [Paper presentation]. The 76th World Organization for Early Childhood Education World Assembly and Conference (OMEP), Bangkok, Thailand.
2023
Wang, X., & Webster, J. (2023, November 13-16). The TeXture and “ArchiteXture” of online philanthropic fundraising discourse: A Systemic-Functional analysis of charity websites [Paper presentation]. The 2nd International Online Systemic Functional Linguistics Interest Group Conference (SFLIG), Hong Kong, China
2023
Wang, X., Liu, Q., Mansukani, P. M., Chan, P. C., & M., Wong, S. M. (2023, July 7-9). Strengthening Hong Kong local kindergarten English teacher’s competence in teaching English as a second language [Paper presentation]. The 23rd Conference of Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA), Bali, Indonesia.
2023
Wang, X., Liu, Q., Mansukani, P. M., Chan, P. C., Ng, S. H., Chan, B., Wong, S. M. (2023, May 4-5). Exploring Hong Kong local kindergarten teachers’ practices of teaching English as a second language [Virtual Paper session]. 2023 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL, United States.
2019
Wang, X. (2019, December 8-11). A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis on website design change [Poster session]. Multimodal Research 2019 International Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
2019
Wang, X. (2019, August 9-11). Language and multimodal system: A Functional interpretation [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Appliable Linguistics and Multimodality, Shanghai, China.
2019
Wang, X. (2019, July 3-5). Comparing English and Chinese texts at the level of clause: A Systemic Functional analysis [Paper presentation]. International Postgraduate Roundtable and Research Forum, Hong Kong, China.
Invited Colloquia & Talks
2025
[Knowledge Transfer series] YCCECE Teaching Award Sharing Session, Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education (May 9)
2024
Effective Home-School Collaboration: Parents play a vital role in their children's second language acquisition process. Suzhou RISE & Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education Study Tour (November 3~8)
2022
Systemic Functional Linguistics in the interdisciplinary application and development. The Linguistics Doctoral Symposium, Hebei Finance University (September 8) [online]
2019
Link & Tell, Department of Linguistics and Translation, City University of Hong Kong (March 9)