Acknowledgements

This project would not be a success without the cooperation and professional support of the South China Morning Post (SCMP), Hong Kong Education City (HKedCity) and the Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. SCMP provided 50 copyright-cleared articles for use as source material; HKedCity set up the platform for hosting WEBLA; and ITSC turned the production team’s dreams into reality.


Advisors

Professor Lyle Bachman, expert in assessment, is Professor and Chair of Applied Linguistics, UCLA.

Professor Peter Skehan, expert in second language acquisition, is professor in the English Department, CUHK.

Mr. C. K. Lau, is Executive Editor (Policy) of the SCMP.

Dr. Arthur McNeill, expert in second language acquisition, is Director of the English Language Teaching Unit, CUHK.

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PR Support

Mr. Kenny Chan, SCMP
Ms. Victoria Chan, SCMP
Ms. So-ha Poon, HKedCity
Ms. Octavia Chan, HKedCity

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Focus Group

A group of English teachers and Panel Chairpersons were invited to provide critical feedback on our production:

Mr. Alan Wai Shing Chiu, TWGHs Li Ka Shing College
Ms. Selena Y.K. Sum, Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College
Mr. Ricky Lau Chun Kit, Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
Ms. Daisy Liu Shuk Wan, Methodist College
Ms. Louisa Yau Shui Ling, Methodist College

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Editorial Support

Teaching staff from the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) of CUHK provided editorial support:

Dr. Peter Clarke
Ms. Ellen Solomon-Ching

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Technical Team

Mr. Nicky Leung, HKedCity
Mr. Raphael Lee, HKedCity

Ms. Christina Keing, ITSC, CUHK
Ms. Eva Cheung, ITSC, CUHK

Ms. Chiu Ka Lee, Kari, student helper, CUHK
Mr. Mok Ka Pui, Ricky, student helper, CUHK
Ms. Ng Man Ting, Candy, student helper, CUHK
Mr. To Man Hon, student helper, CUHK
Mr. Yung Chi Man, Michael, student helper, CUHK

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Production Team

Dr. Jose Lai, principal investigator, ELTU, CUHK
Ms. Pauline Tam, production team member, ELTU, CUHK
Ms. Lin Ruffell, production team member, ELTU, CUHK
Ms. Misty Wai-Cook, production team member, ELTU, CUHK

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Funding

WEBLA would not be possible without a grant from the Quality Education Fund (QEF).

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Information last updated on : Nov 13, 2006.