Forrest Gump: That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going. When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go... you know... I went.

Selected academic essays

Background:

The following are assignments and dissertations submitted to universities in my post-graduate studies. Though not well written, they remind me of the importance of modesty, patience, and resilience.

A. Master of Arts in English Language Teaching Dissertation (2004-2006)
  1. "I Agree (With You)" - A Corpus-based Study of Agreement in Naturally Occurring Spoken English and Textbook English
B. Master of Arts in English Language Teaching (2004-2006)
  1. Research Proposal
  2. A Literature Review on the Roles of Native-speaking English Language Teachers in Hong Kong Secondary Schools
  3. Compare and Analyze Texts vis-a-vis Topic Development, Turn-taking Organization, and Moves in Exchange Structure
  4. An Analysis of Cohesive Features in a Written Text
  5. A Small-scale Classroom-based Research on Teaching English as a Foreign Language Writing
  6. A Literature Review on Enhancing Candidates Performance in Oral English in Hong Kong Certificate of English Language (Syllabus A) Examination
  7. A Traditional Grammar Analysis on the Use of Tense and Aspect in a Newspaper Article
  8. A Functional Grammar Analysis on David Mertraux's Travelogue
  9. An Analysis of Learner Speech
  10. Phonological Analysis
C. Master of Science in Information Technology in Education Dissertation (2002-2004)
  1. Information and Communication Techonology-Supported Pedagogical Practices in a Local Secondary School
D. Master of Science in Information Technology in Education (2002-2004)
  1. A small-scale evaluative study on the implementation of Writing under TeleTeach in TeleNex in English as a second language (ESL) teaching
  2. The impact of information and communication technology in supporting student learning effectively: a personal reflective account
  3. The effect of on-line forum on collaborative learning
  4. Compare and contrast the policies of ICT in education between Hong Kong with Singapore
  5. A study on the roles of teachers in reaching a pedagogical practice paradigm shift in the implementation of information and communication technology in education
  6. A reflective account of information technology in Hong Kong curriculum reform
  7. A study on the roles of teachers in reaching pedagogical practice paradigm shift in the implementation of ICT in a local secondary subsidized school
  8. The application of the notions of knowledge management to a local secondary school: a personal reflective account
  9. What professional development plan will you develop for your school to encourage staff development and school change?
E. Postgraduate Diploma in Education (2000-2002)
  1. Effective teaching
  2. Communicative language teaching
  3. Experiential learning
  4. Self-efficacy and learning motivation
  5. Metacognition and academic achievement
  6. Self-reflection
  7. On becoming a teacher
  8. School effectiveness and principal's leadership
  9. A critical review of selected readings
  10. Sexual intimacy in adolescence
  11. A critique on the aims of education with reference to my educational thoughts, the school that I am currently teaching, and the society
  12. Individual presentation: playing harmonica
  13. Effective communication in classroom teaching and personal interactions: a study on nonverbal behavior
  14. The relevancy of the CDC's proposal to my own secondary school's curriculum
  15. Compare and contrast two counseling theories with reference to the Hong Kong context
  16. Action research report
F. Master of Philosophy Thesis (1995-2000)- Reinhold Niebuhr as a Christian realist: An Essay on Interpreting His Thought
  1. Abstract
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Chapter one
  5. Chapter two
  6. Chapter three
  7. Chapter four
  8. Chapter five
  9. Chapter six
  10. Chapter seven
  11. Chapter eight
  12. Bibliography

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