Grants

The other side of the desk: understanding the motivational trajectories of non-specialist primary school language teachers (PI). Funded by Spencer Foundation, $69,000 (2022-2024).
Fudan New Academic Research Project. Funded by Fudan University Press, AU$17,800 (2021-2022).
Surveying Language attitudes in Tasmania (PI). Funded by the Modern Languages Teachers Association of Tasmania:AU$2,000 (2022-2024).
Impact study of the Chatteris Native English Teacher Scheme in Hong Kong Primary and Secondary Schools (Co-I). Funded by Chatteris Educational Foundation, HK$800,000 (2022-2025).
A social network analysis of Language teachers' motivation (PI). Funded by HKU Seed Fund for Basic Research, HK$93,200 (2020-2023).
The motivational dynamics of young language learners as they transition from primary to secondary (PI). Funded by Hong Kong Universities' Grants Committee General Research Fund: HK$613,323 (2020).
The understanding of teachers' oral explanations of science concepts by students for whom English is not the first language (Co-I). Funded by the Faculty Research Fund, Faculty of Education, HKU: HK$29, 940 (2018-2019).
Understanding Interactions between Language Learning Motivation and Medium of Instruction (PI). Funded by Hong Kong Standing Committee on Language Education and Research: HK$2,117,753 (2016-2019).
Investigating relationships between theory and practice in language teaching: a longitudinal study (PI). Funded by HKU Seed Fund for Basic Research: HK$104,765 (2016-2018).
Scot or not?' Investigating understandings of citizenship and identity (PI). Funded by HKU Faculty Research Fund: HK$29,535 (2014-2016).
Addressing students' experience of transition into higher degree study through evaluation of the impact of a critical reading intervention (PI). Funded by the University of Edinburgh, Institute for Academic Development and the Principal's Teaching Award Scheme:1500 (2013-2014).
Investigating the experiences and developing professional identities of MSc TESOL students (PI).Funded through the University of Edinburgh Institutional Professional Development Fund:3000 (2012-2014).

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Mairin Hennebry-Leung

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