基于对社会语言学领域，尤其是语言和身份认同及数字素养的浓厚研究兴趣，我有幸联系到了入选‘斯坦福大学全球首2%顶尖科学家’榜单的语言学领域专家谷明月教授, 探讨在其指导下攻读博士学位的可能性。在申请过程中，谷教授及研究生院鼓励并大力支持我申请极具竞争力的香港博士研究生奖学金计划（HKPFS），对此我深表感激。

我深感荣幸获得香港教资会（UGC）颁发的HKPFS奖学金，并得以在香港教育大学开启博士研究之旅。这项奖学金不仅为我提供了与香港及国际顶尖学者广泛交流的宝贵机会，还支持我在美国丹佛举行的2025年美国应用语言学协会年会（AAAL）以及教大举办的2025年亚洲英语教学研讨会（Asia TEFL）上展示我的研究成果。在研究生院全额资助下，我获选参加2025年由宾夕法尼亚州立大学举办的‘跨语言夏季研修班’,有幸得到顶尖专家的写作指导，让我在研究能力与论文发表技巧上均获益良多。

回望在教大攻读博士的第一年，这段研学之旅令我收获颇丰、倍感充实。校园里每位师生在各类教育及跨学科议题中展现的热忱与激情，始终是我日常学习与科研中源源不断的灵感源泉。
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HKPFS是最负盛名的博士奖学金之一。对我这样的非本地学生来说，它让求学和生活都更加从容，让我们有机会结识世界各地的同侪，开启跨地域合作的可能。

自从来到教大，我在学习之外也得到了成长。比如，我担任了在教大举办的首届‘2024健康、环境教育及研究国际会议’（CHEER2024）的秘书处工作。这场会议汇聚了来自全球超过200名专家学者，互动交流非常热烈，促进了深刻的学术对话，也让我收获满满。

教大的老师和行政团队全力支持学生福祉，这一点从博士申请阶段就能感受到。回想我的申请期其实非常不易——那时我一边要完成硕士学业，一边撰写申请HKPFS需要的极具挑战性的研究计划与愿景陈述，同时还在合著一篇综述文章。好在，我最终成功了。我特别想感谢我的导师曾耀辉博士，他在整个过程中给了我宝贵的支持与指引。

我想对有志申请HKPFS的同学们说，不妨试着培养同时处理多项任务的能力，这不仅是21世纪学术人的重要素养，也是一种可迁移到任何领域的核心技能。请相信，付出终不会被辜负。在申请中尽力而为，不放过每一个细节，也要记得：结果未出之前，你我皆有机会！

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凭借HKPFS提供的差旅津贴，我参加了境内外多场国际学术会议，这些机会不仅带来了奖项，更促成了研究成果的发表。其中最宝贵的收获，离不开导师李蓁博士的携手支持——我与李蓁博士联合发表的报告，在英国应用语言学协会（BAAL）年会上荣获「理查德·彭伯顿最佳研究生论文奖」；我们合作开展的「K-12阶段第二语言/外语课堂合作教学」研究，也成功发表于《语言教学研究》期刊。

同时，特别感谢香港教育大学对学生专业发展的支持。学校提供的 “三分钟学术演讲比赛”、”高等教育教学入门证书课程” 等项目，不仅让我接受了系统的研究方法训练，提升了学术演讲与写作能力，还结识了各行各业的专业人士，获得了宝贵的职业规划指导。

HKPFS申请的核心要点是需要细心打磨两份材料：一是研究计划书，一定要多与导师沟通，寻求详细指导；二是发展规划陈述，每一部分都要对应学术水平、研究能力与潜力、沟通协作能力、领导力四大评审标准，要把个人优势与这些标准精准匹配，并有策略地突出。

虽然HKPFS竞争激烈，但绝非无法实现。这一路最关键的助力来自我的导师李蓁博士，在她的支持与指导下，我把申请变成了一次自我探索——回顾个人经历，将所有有意义的瞬间整合到申请材料中。无论是为了可能获得的奖励，还是这段充实的申请体验，都值得尝试申请HKPFS。期待未来能在香港教育大学校园与你相见！
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我选择教大，不仅因为这里的研究方向与我高度契合，更因为它为研究新生提供的国际平台和有力支持。2025年，我参加了新南威尔士大学的两周学术交流，夯实了我的研究方法与论文发表能力。目前，我也在申请由教大研究生院大力资助的三个月海外研修计划，期待不久便能在海外知名教授的指导下继续推进我的论文研究。

同时让我欣喜的是，我的文章刚被应用语言学顶级会议AAAL 2026接收，我将有机会在教大的资助下，去国际舞台上展示我的研究成果。这不仅表明社交媒体研究在应用语言学中日益受到关注，也充分体现了我在教大所获得的指导质量。

能师从上榜“斯坦福大学全球首2%顶尖科学家”榜单的语言学领域专家谷明月教授，我深感荣幸。她的专业指导、治学严谨且待人温和，都让我在博士路上受益匪浅。在教大的学习不仅激发了我的学术热情，也锻炼了我的人际协作与时间管理能力。未来，我希望能投身学术界，通过持续的研究为应用语言学及香港社会的发展贡献力量。
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拥有全球教育研究领域的领军地位的香港教育大学是我攻读博士学位的理想选择。作为一名教大校友，我长期受益于教大的学术环境和支持。大学对创新教学法的坚持，加上国际学者级的师资，坚定了我在此继续研究深造的决心。

对我来说，香港博士研究生奖学金计划（HKPFS）的申请过程堪称一次蜕变之旅。在与杨伟鹏博士的反复研讨中，我不断完善研究提案，强化其理论基础与方法论严谨性。尽管我并非拥有传统的学术背景，但我的研究课题聚焦于“编程与音乐教育”，这个课题有一定的创新性，也具备实践意义，我想这或许是我能成功申请到该奖学金的原因之一。

致HKPFS申请者及未来教大学子，我的经历带来三点核心启示：

创新思维，务实规划；原创性固然重要，可行性方能确保成功。

寻求导师指导；与导师的定期沟通，日积月累定能实现质的飞跃与蜕变。

保持韧性；教大社群提供支持，助力克服困难。
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My research focuses on feedback studies. I utilize quantitative methods to explore students’ self-feedback behaviors and motivation and how these factors influence their learning outcomes. I have published several papers in SSCI-indexed journals and am currently preparing additional manuscripts for submission to SSCI journals. I am also working on a book titled “The Empowering Role of Students’ Self-Feedback,” which aims to further contribute to the field. The EdD program at EdUHK laid a robust academic foundation for my career development. The program’s rigorous doctoral-level training equipped me with advanced research knowledge and methodologies, while its extensive networking opportunities facilitated valuable collaborations with scholars in Hong Kong, China and beyond. This comprehensive and rigorous training is undoubtedly crucial in shaping my professional journey and research endeavors. If you are starting your doctoral journey, I advise you to define your research focus, master research methods, build a professional network, and publish your work. During your academic journey, discuss ideas with your supervisors, mentors, and peers. Keep your options open by learning quantitative and qualitative research methods. Networking with others allows you to collaborate and share your research with a larger audience.

I am very busy looking after several research projects, provincially and nationally. Most of them focus on the ICT in education competencies of pre-service teachers, especially for minorities. I have also been involved in various projects for the professional development of teachers.

As the contribution of skilled workers increases in China, it is believed the vocational education system will start to play a bigger role in the country’s development. As such, I am researching how to support minority vocational education students in Southwest China.

Reflecting on my PhD journey, you should clearly understand your research interests. Doing a PhD takes time and is sometimes frustrating. You need to believe in yourself no matter how hard your thesis is.

I have been researching teachers’ competencies, especially for children with special education needs (SEN). My current focus is the competencies of SEN teachers in guiding SEN children to access inclusive classrooms. I have published my doctoral research in many journals in Indonesia, and I am still trying to publish internationally. I like teaching pre-service teachers because I can influence them to be better teachers for SEN children, whether working in a special or inclusive school. The Doctor of Education (EdD) program helped me become a better researcher and educator. It improved my research capabilities, academic writing and teaching skills. Working with Hong Kong, China academics has taught me to have more fun in an educational environment. In the future, I want to collaborate with other EdUHK alumni. For example, I plan to work with another graduate with a sports focus.

As the Head of the Research and Development Center (RDC), I manage several research projects, such as the higher education improvement project (HEIP), the educational policy and language policy, and the multilingual education in the Cambodian higher education system. I have published research papers in the International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, The Journal of AsiaTEFL, and the TEFLIN Journal. Further, my book chapters are featured in The Oxford Handbook of Southeast Asian Englishes and the Routledge Handbook of the Sociopolitical Context of Language Learning (forthcoming).

Graduating with a PhD degree from the EDUHK will help me succeed in my personal and professional life. At the personal level, I have developed a maturity of self-control and decision-making that changed my life. The EDUHK has advanced my professional career and academic network, reaching regional and international levels.

My research interest extends from my doctoral dissertation on educational policy to governmental concerns and real-life teaching practice of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and learning in Chinese Mainland. All the projects and subsequent publications I have worked on correlate with the macro and micro considerations of English language education. This area has a strong, meaningful and worthwhile connection to my educational background and the modernization of China. To the up-and-coming academics, my advice is, in Chinese, “顶天立地”, literally meaning, “to stretch up to the heaven and to stand upright on the earth”.