Collaboration with Professional Communities

 

The RCPCE is actively seeking opportunities to collaborate with the professional communities to carry out professional communication-related projects and provide consultancy to professional practitioners.

Interested parties can refer to the list of RCPCE collaborative seminars and projects to explore potential collaboration with the RCPCE.

Collaborative Partners

	Hong Kong Customer Contact Association (HKCCA)
	Future Perfect
	Foreign Language Center, Feng Chia University
	The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
	Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI)
	Hong Kong Institute of Utility Specialists (HKIUS)
	Hong Kong Utility Research Center (HKURC)

 

Collaborative Research Projects

• Determining the Lexical-grammatical Specificity of Texts, Genres and Specialised Corpora through the Systematic Analysis of 'Concgrams'
• The Learning and Use of English for Professional Purposes in Hong Kong
• The Discourse Processes and Products of Professionals in Hong Kong
• Linguistic Globalisation in Asia: Call Centre Discourse
• A Description of the Linguistic Features of Professional Oral Presentations in English
  (In collaboration with Hong Kong Securities Institute)
• Constructing a Taxonomy of Professional Communicative
  Competencies derived from the Four Key Industries in Hong Kong
• Call Centre Communication Research

 

Consultancy

• Professional English Writing Development Course for the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
• Education Technologist for the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)

 

CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Seminars

Date Seminar title Co-organiser(s) 2013 21 Jun 2013 Effective CV and Job Application Letter Writing Skills Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) 2011 23 Mar 2011 Risk Communication Seminar on "Lessons Learnt from the Japan Nuclear Crisis - A Safety Practitioner's Perspective" Hong Kong Association of Risk Management & Safety (HKARMS) 22 Feb 2011 Risk Management of Mega Construction Projects Hong Kong Association of Risk Management & Safety (HKARMS) 15 Feb 2011 Politeness versus impoliteness: How to communicate effectively and achieve your communicative goals Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) 2010 7 Dec 2010 "Sixty for communication skills...and forty for technical knowledge": Understanding professional communicative competences of professionals in engineering Hong Kong Institute of Utility Specialists (HKIUS) 17 Sep 2010 Politeness versus impoliteness: How to communicate effectively and achieve your communicative goals Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) 28 Jan 2010 Enhancing communicative competencies for securities & investment professionals: Delivering effective oral presentations The Hong Kong Securities Institute (HKSI) 16 Jan 2010 Profession-specific corpora: New language resources to assist writers and speakers in professional contexts The Hong Kong Securities Institute (HKSI) 2009 18 Dec 2009 Politeness vs. impoliteness: How to communicate effectively to maintain face Hong Kong Institute of Utility Specialists (HKIUS) 10 Dec 2009 “I don’t suppose you could……: how to communicate effectively to achieve your desired goals’ Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) 17 Nov 2009 - 7 Dec 2009 Communicative Competences in English for Accountancy Professionals Seminar Series Professional Development Sub-committee, ACCA Hong Kong 11 Nov 2009 Health, Safety and the Art of War Hong Kong Association of Risk Management and Safety (HKARMS) Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) 16 Oct 2009 "Service disruptions ...": Professional communication in crisis-related press releases MTR Corporation Limited (China & International Business Division) 3 Sep 2009 Applying Business Analytics for Sound Stress Testing Practices and Operational Risk Management Hong Kong Association of Risk Management and Safety (HKARMS) Hong Kong Institute of Utility Specialists (HKIUS) 17 Jun 2009 Technical Meeting on Managing Corporate Risk in Asia Hong Kong Association of Risk Management and Safety (HKARMS) Hong Kong Institute of Utility Specialists (HKIUS) 21 Mar 2009 - 13 Jun 2009 Language and Communicative Competencies in English for Court Interpreters The Hong Kong Securities Institute (HKSI) 13 Mar 2009 Crisis Communication Hong Kong Association of Risk Management and Safety (HKARMS) Hong Kong Institute of Utility Specialists (HKIUS) 18 Feb 2009 Applications of Electrical Infrared Thermography Technology Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) 10 Jan 2009 Genuine and authentic: Discourse analysis for language teachers Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union 2008 11 Dec 2008 Professional Written Communication for Engineers and Utility Specialists The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Hong Kong Institute of Utility Specialists (HKIUS) 25 Oct 2008 'Commit' and 'committed to': Making language choices with corpus evidence Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union 29 Aug 2008 Professional English Writing for Engineers and Utility Specialists Hong Kong Association of Risk Management and Safety Safety Specialist Committee, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Hong Kong Institute of Utility Specialists (HKIUS) 25,28,30 Jun 2008 Communicative Competences in English for Accountancy Professionals Seminar Series Professional Development Sub-committee, ACCA Hong Kong 7 Jun 2008 'Knowledge on ... or knowledge of ...?': Using corpus evidence in language learning Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union English Group 30 Apr 2008 7 May 2008 Talks on discourse analysis for Official Languages Officers, Hong Kong Government SAR Hong Kong Government SAR 19 Mar 2008 Enhancing English Language Proficiency and Achieving Communicative Competence for Surveyors in Hong Kong Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Hong Kong Land Surveying and Geo-informatics Department, PolyU 23,26,29 Jan 2008 Communicative Competences in English for Accountancy Professionals Seminar Series Professional Development Sub-committee, ACCA Hong Kong 2007 14 Nov 2007 The professional communication process of surveyors in Hong Kong Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Hong Kong Land Surveying and Geo-informatics Department, PolyU 11 Oct 2007 Enhancing Communicative Competencies for Insurance Broking Professionals The Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers 20 Jun 2007 27 Jun 7 Jul Communicative Competences in English for Accountancy Professionals Seminar Series Professional Development Sub-committee, ACCA Hong Kong 5 May 2007 Enhancing Communicative Competencies for Securities & Investment Professionals: Delivering Effective Oral Presentations The Hong Kong Securities Institute (HKSI) 30 Apr 2007 Professional Communicative Competencies for Electrical Engineers The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers 2006 2 Dec 2006 Enhancing Professional Communicative Competencies of Accountants and Legal Professionals Association of International Accountants (AIA) Hong Kong Branch Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADP) Alumni Association, City University of Hong Kong 13 Sep 2006 Communicative Competence for Accountancy Professionals Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants