Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai
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Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai
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Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy Education | Co-Director, Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education, The University of Hong Kong
I am delighted to announce that I have been named as the “World's Top 1% Scholar” by Clarivate Analytics in 2025. This list recognises researchers in the top 1% worldwide by citations in at least one of the 22 research fields.

HKU Scholars in the Top 1%: hub.hku.hk/local/top1pc...
October 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I am honoured to be named among the World's Top 2% Most-Cited Scientists in the field of Languages and Linguistics by Stanford University in 2025. A heartfelt thank you to all my collaborators, friends, and colleagues for their unwavering support. ❤️🥰
September 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
l am pleased to introduce the special issue that was edited by myself (Prof. Kevin Tai), Prof. Li Wei and Prof. Elizabeth Ka Yee Loh.

Introduction paper of the SI:
doi.org/10.1016/j.le...

8 Research Papers for the Special Issue can be found here (www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...)
January 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Warmest wishes for a Christmas brimming with love, joy, and happiness from the Special Interest Group for Translanguaging and Inclusive Education, CAISE, The University of Hong Kong 🎊🥳🎉🎄🌲🩷❤️💚🩵 #TheProfessoriate
December 24, 2024 at 9:35 AM
This paper, co-authored with @professorliwei.bsky.social, aims to advance the field of CLIL education by critically reflecting on the implications of adopting translanguaging and transpositioning as analytical lenses in CLIL research.

Link: doi.org/10.1080/0143...

#Translanguaging_Transpositioning
December 16, 2024 at 9:55 AM
In this paper, l introduce the concept of "transprogramming", which expands upon the idea of translanguaging as a theory of language. 👨🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍🏫💻⌨️🖱️

Open Access Link: academic.oup.com/applij/advan...

#Transprogramming
December 11, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Awardee of the “Faculty Outstanding Young Researcher Award”, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong: Professor Kevin W. H. Tai 🥰😍🧑🏻‍🏫👨🏻‍🎓📜
香港大學教育學院傑出青年研究學者奬: 戴維軒教授
史丹福大學2024 全球前 2%頂尖科學家 (語言和語言學)
#TheProfessoriate #World_Leading_Scholar_Linguistics
December 7, 2024 at 9:59 AM
I am honored to partake in the upcoming Multicultural Festival at Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo) in my role as School Manager. This event celebrates the rich tapestry of multilingualism and multiculturalism and marks the occasion of Delia’s 60th Anniversary. 😊🤓🥳🎊🎉🌈
#TheProfessoriate #SchoolManager
December 5, 2024 at 7:21 PM
The next episode of the FHSS podcast series was finally out.
🎧 Apple Podcast: lnkd.in/gCDch76p
📺 YouTube: lnkd.in/gXvBqFGi
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1hvS...
🧑🏻‍💻Faculty website: www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/humanitie...
December 5, 2024 at 7:19 PM
*Deadline has been extended to December 16, 2024*

The Full Time Research Assistant 1 position at HKU is perfect for researcher who has expertise in Conversation Analysis. Proficiency in both Cantonese and English is required.

Link: jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53066...
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December 5, 2024 at 7:17 PM
December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM