Dr. CHAN, Chiu-fung Maria Goretti
Senior Lecturer
Common Core English Coordinator (English Writing I & II)
EdD, University of Hong Kong
M.Phil, Literary Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
MA, Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
MA, English, University of Wales, Bangor
Diploma, English, Hong Kong Shue Yan College
Courses Taught
English Drama
English Literature from Renaissance to Neoclassicism
English Usage
Business Communication
English Writing
News Translation
Literary Criticism
Modern and Postmodern Literature
Work Placement
Research Interests
Modern fiction
Drama East and West
Renaissance and Neoclassical literature
Research Grant
2025 (Co-I) Hans Christian Andersen and Worlding in His Tales, The Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS), Research Grants Council (UGC/IIDS14/H03/24), HK$ 227,800.
Publications
Liu, J., Huang, Z. and Chan, M. (2025). Korean Picture Books in Hong Kong: Exploring the Construction of Nurturing Narratives and Mothers’ Image. 《多元表述：文化與歷史》, 馮嘉敏、朱紋緯 編著。香港：中華盛世教育基金會，頁 667 678.
Berlind, W. and Chan, M. (1996). The English Language in Hong Kong: A Student Perspective. Shue Yan Journal of English/Cultural Studies, 2, 36–45.
Invited Talk
Chan, M. (2025). Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Beyond the Childlike Wonder, Department of English, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.
Conference Presentations
Chan, M. (2025). From Sacrifice to Self-Empowerment: Adapting The Little Mermaid for the Disney Age. Presented in the 26th MELOW International Conference (Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, India, 20 September 2025). (online)
Chan, M. (2025). Subtlety vs Critique: Allegories in the Works of Hans Christian Andersen and Lu Xun. Presented in the Hans Christian Andersen: Life and Afterlife International Conference (The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 24 May 2025).
Liu, J. and Chan, M. (2024). Through the Pages of Time: Analyzing the Changing Representation of Women’s Mothering Roles in Korean Picture Books. Presented at the International Association of Maternal Action + Scholarship (IAMAS) Conference (Boston University, USA, 21 June 2024. (online)
Chan, M. (2023). Exploring Tense Treatment in Translating Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway into Chinese. Presented in the 9th International Conference on Narrative and Language Studies (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey, 5 October 2023). (online)
Chan, M. (2019). Comparing the Communicative Language Teaching Approach and the Computer Assisted Pronunciation Teaching Approach in Improving Students’ Motivation in Learning English Pronunciation. Presented in the International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning (IC4E 2019) (Waseda University, Japan, 11 January 2019).
Chan, M. (2018). A Case Study of Enhancing Learner Autonomy in Improving University Students’ English Pronunciation. Presented in JASAL 2018 × SUTLF 5 (Sojo University, Japan, 15 December 2018).
Chan, M. (2018). Students’ Views of the Communicative Language Teaching Approach and the Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Teaching Approach in Improving Their English Pronunciation. Presented in the International Conference on Education, Learning and Training (Ming Chuan University, Taiwan, 14 August 2018).
Chan, M. (2017). Effectiveness of the Communicative Language Teaching Approach and the Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Teaching Approach in Improving Students’ English Pronunciation. Presented in the International Education & Language Conference (Osaka, Japan, 10 March 2017).
