Dr Chik's main research areas are language learning histories, English in popular music and popular culture in second language education. She is interested in the life-long experience of learning a second/foreign language, particularly in the areas of identity construction and out-of-class learning. She is collaborating with colleagues from Japan and Europe on the cross-cultural comparison of language learning histories and experiences. Other than narrative-based research, Dr. Chik is also engaged in research on popular culture. She is currently co-authoring a book which reports on a 3-year project exploring the historical and linguistic development of the Hong Kong pop music scene. Her passion for popular culture has also led her to explore the role of popular culture in second language learning and education. She was recently awarded a funded research project on video gaming and foreign language learning. This project looks at out-of-class English and foreign language learning through the eyes of Hong Kong video gamers. Dr. Chik's current teaching includes multiliteracies studies, popular culture, and creative communication at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Research Grant
- Digital Archive of English Language Learning Histories, UGC/QAC, Amount: HKD $1,232,000, 1 Sep 2014 - 31 Aug 2016, Alice Chik (PI), Andy X. Gao (HKU, Co-I), John Trent (HKIEd, Co-I).
- Digital gaming and out-of-class language learning, GRF, RGC, Amount: HKD $232,000, 2014 - 2016, Alice Chik (PI), Phil Benson (Co-I).
Journal
- Chik, Alice. (2014). Digital gaming and language learning: Autonomy and community. Language Learning & Technology. 18/2.
- Chik, Alice. (2014). ELT apps for young learners: Positioning parents and learners. Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education.
- Besser, Sharon. & Chik, Alice. (2014). Narratives of second language identity amongst young English learners. ELT Journal. 68(3).
- Peirson-Smith, Anne. , Chik, Alice. & Miller, Lindsay. (2014). Teaching popular culture in a second language university context. Pedagogies: An International Journal.
- Chik, Alice. (2013). Becoming English teachers in China: Identities at the crossroads. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL. 1(3).
- Hafner, C. , Chik, A. & Jones, R. (2013). Engaging with digital literacies in TESOL. TESOL Quarterly. 47(4). 812 - 815.
- Chik, Alice. (2013). Naturalistic CALL and digital gaming. TESOL Quarterly. 47(4). 834 - 839.
- Chik, Alice. & Besser, S. (2011). International language test taking among young learners: A Hong Kong case study. Language Assessment Quarterly. 8/1. 73 - 91.
- Chik, Alice. (2011). Learner autonomy development through digital gameplay. Digital Culture and Education. 3/1. 50 - 64.
- Chik, Alice. & Breidbach, S. (2011). Online language learning histories exchange: Hong Kong and German perspectives. TESOL Quarterly. 45/3.
- Chik, Alice. (2011). Video gaming and social networking as professional development: English teachers' perception, attitudes and experience. Pedagogies. 6/2.
- Chik, Alice. (2010). Creative multilingualism in Hong Kong popular music. World Englishes. 29/4. 507 - 521.
- Chik, Alice. , Benson, Phil. , Gao, Xuesong. , Huang, Jing. & Wang, Wenfeng. (2009). Qualitative research in language teaching and learning journals, 1997-2006. Modern Language Journal. 93/1. 79 - 90.
- Chik, Alice. (2008). Native Engish-speaking students in Hong Kong EFL classrooms: A case study. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 2/1. 18 - 32.
Book
- Chik, Alice. , Barkhuizen, G. & Benson, P. (2014). Narrative inquiry in language teaching and learning research. Londen: Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415509343.
- Chik, Alice. & Benson, P. (2014). Popular culture, pedagogy and teacher education: International perspectives. London: Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415822077.
Book Chapter
- Chik, Alice. (2014). Constructing German learner identities in online and offline environments. D. Abendroth-Timmer & E.-M. Hennig (Eds.), Plurilingualism and multiliteracies: International research on identity construction in language education. (pp. 161 - 176). Berlin. Peter Lang.
- Chik, Alice. (2014). The Cantonese of Cantopop: Voices of the citizens (in Chinese). E.K.T. Man (Ed.), The politic of language: Heterogeneity and diversity. (pp. 93 - 110). Hong Kong. Chinese University Press.
- Benson, Phil. & Chik, Alice. (2014). Popular culture in informal and formal education. P. Benson & A. Chik (Eds.), Popular culture, pedagogy and teacher education: International perspectives. (pp. 1 - 8). London. Routledge.
- Chik, Alice. (2014). Using social media in popular culture education. P. Benson & A. Chik (Eds.), Popular culture, pedagogy and teacher education: International perspectives. (pp. 69 - 83). London. Routledge.
- Brown, S. , Chik, A. & O'Leary, C. (2013). Becoming autonomous individuals in communities: Triumphs and struggles. A. Barfield & N. Delgado (Eds.), Stories of practices in autonomy. Tokyo. Japanese Association for Language Teaching.
- Chik, Alice. & Benson, P. (2010). New literacies and autonomy in foreign language learning. Genre theory and new literacies and autonomy in language learning. (pp. 63 - 80). Edited by J. Luzon, N. Ruiz, and L. Villanueva. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Chik, Alice. (2010). Nonghao, I am a Shanghai noenoe: How do I claim my Shanghaineseness?. Language and Culture: Reflective Narratives and the Emergence of Identity. Edited by David Nunan and Julie Choi. New York. Routledge.
- Chik, Alice. & Benson, Phil. (2008). Frequent flyer: A narrative of overseas study in English. Narratives of Learning and Teaching EFL. (pp. 155 - 168). Edited by P. Kalaja, V. Menezes, and A. M. Barcelos. London. Palgrave Macmillan.
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01 Jul 2014
