Jette HANSEN EDWARDS

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Professor

B.A. (Wisconsin-Milwaukee), M.A. (Purdue),
Ph.D. (Ohio State)

Administrative Post

Associate Dean of Arts (Education)

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Office

Fung King Hey 329

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Email

jhansen@cuhk.edu.hk

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Tel

3943 7023

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Research Interests

Second language phonology, World Englishes (Asian Englishes), impact of mass media on English language learning and use, sociolinguistic variation and change, peer response in second language writing.

Publications
Teaching
Service
Grants and Awards

Books / Monographs Authored

2024	Social Factors and L2 Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge University Press Elements in Phonetics Series. Cambridge University Press.
2024	The Sounds of English around the World: An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge University Press.
2018	The Politics of English in Hong Kong: Attitudes, identity, and use. Routledge Series on World Englishes.
2018	Peer Response in Second Language Writing Classrooms, 2^nd Edition. University of Michigan Press. Co-authored with J. Liu.
2009	Acquiring a Non-Native Phonology: Linguistic Constraints and Social Barriers. London: Continuum Publishers Limited. Softcover.
2006	Acquiring a Non-Native Phonology: Linguistic Constraints and Social Barriers. London: Continuum Publishers Limited. Hardcover.
2002	Peer Response in Second Language Writing Classrooms. University of Michigan Press. Co-authored with J. Liu.

Edited Volumes

2011	Phonology and Second Language Acquisition. Co-edited with M. L. Zampini. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Softcover/eBook.
2008	Phonology and Second Language Acquisition. Co-edited with M. L. Zampini. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Hardcover.

Chapters in Books

2024	Copula deletion in world Englishes. Invited chapter in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes.Wiley. In press.
2024	Speech analysis software for world Englishes. Invited chapter in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes.Wiley. In press.
2024	TH-stopping. Invited chapter in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes. Wiley. In press.
2024	Speech transcription. Invited chapter in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes. Wiley. In Press.
2023	Youth identity as linguistic identity: Political engagement and language acquisition and use in Hong Kong.” In M. Schmaltz, M. Vida-Mannl, S. Buschfeld, & T. Brato (Eds.), Acquisition and Variation in World Englishes: Bridging Paradigms and Rethinking Approaches (pps. 227-254). Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter.
2022	A linguistic history of Hong Kong. Telling Stories: Linguistic Diversity in Hong Kong.
2021	The acquisition of English L2 sociolinguistic variation. In K. Geeslin (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics. (pp. 383-394). New York: Routledge.
2018	Pronunciation and individual differences. In O. Kang, R. Thomson, & J. Murphy (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary English Pronunciation. (pp. 385-398). New York: Routledge.
2014	Developmental sequences and constraints in second language phonological acquisition: Balancing language-internal and language-external factors. In J. Levis and A. Moyer (Eds.), Social Dynamics in Second Language Accent (p. 53-73). Boston/Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
2014	The role of input frequency, universals, and L1 transfer in the acquisition of English L2 onsets by native speakers of Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, and Vietnamese. In M. Yavas (Ed.), Unusual Productions in Phonology: Universals and Language-Specific Considerations. (p. 206-225). Psychology Press/Taylor Francis.
2013	Peer assessment in the classroom. In A. J. Kunnan (Ed.), The Companion to Language Assessment. Wiley, Blackwell.
2012	Social influences on second language speech acquisition. In C. Chapelle (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Wiley, Blackwell.
2008/2011	Social factors and variation in production in L2 phonology. In J. G. Hansen Edwards and M. L. Zampini (Eds.), Phonology and Second Language Acquisition (p. 251-279). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. (Hard cover 2008; Softcover 2011).
2008/2011	Introduction. In J. G. Hansen Edwards and M. L. Zampini (Eds.), Phonology and Second Language Acquisition (p. 1-11). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. (Hardcover 2008; Softcover 2011).
2008	The immigrant wo(man) and gendered access to second language use and development: The case of a Vietnamese couple in the States. In A. Lin (Ed.), Problematizing Identity: Everyday Struggles in Language, Culture, and Education. (p. 155-169). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
2008	Teaching pronunciation in China in the 21st century: Models and methods. In J. Liu (Ed.), English Language Teaching Approaches: New Approaches, Perspectives, and Standards (p. 270-284). London: Continuum Publishers Limited.
2004	Invisible minorities and the nonnative English-speaking professional. In L. Kamhi-Stein (Ed.), Learning and Teaching from Experience: Perspectives on Nonnative English-Speaking Professionals. (p. 40-55). University of Michigan Press.

Articles in Journals

2021	“‘I have to save this language, it's on the edge like an endangered animal’: Perceptions of language threat and linguistic mainlandization in Hong Kong.” Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 42(4), 307-326.
2021	Social factors and the teaching of pronunciation: What the research tells us. Co-authored with Chan, R., Lam, T., & Wang, Q. RELC Journal Special Topic Issue on Pronunciation Teaching, M. Pennington (Ed.). 52(1), 35-47.
2020	Borders and bridges: The politics of language and identity in Hong Kong. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication Special 30th Anniversary Edition 30(1/2), 115-138.
2019	Listener proficiency and shared background effects on the accentedness, comprehensibility, and intelligibility of four varieties of English. Co-authored with M. L. Zampini and C. Cunningham. Journal of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech 1(2), 333-356.
2019	Sounding native: Rating speakers of English from Asia. Asian Englishes 21(3), 243-263.
2019	TH variation in Hong Kong English. English Language and Linguistics 23(2), 439-468.
2018	Listener judgments of speaker and speech traits of Asian Englishes. Co-authored with M. L. Zampini and C. Cunningham. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 40(8), 691-706.
2018	The accentedness, comprehensibility, and intelligibility of different varieties of Asian Englishes. Co-authored with M. L. Zampini and C. Cunningham. World Englishes 7(4), 538-557.
2017	English language schooling, linguistic realities, and the native speaker of English in Hong Kong. Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication. 37(3), 275-304.
2017	Defining 'native speaker' in multilingual settings: English as a native language in Asia. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 38(9), 757-771.<
2017	China English: Attitudes, legitimacy, and the native speaker construct. English Today 33(2), 38-45.
2016	Accent preferences and the use of American English features in Hong Kong: A preliminary study. Asian Englishes 18(3), 197-215.
2016	The politics of language and identity: Attitudes towards Hong Kong English pre- and post- the Umbrella Movement. Asian Englishes 18(2), 157-164.
2016	Postcolonial Englishes and lexical diffusion: /t,d/ deletion in Hong Kong English. World Englishes 35(1), 60-77.
2016	Sociolinguistic variation in Asian Englishes: The case of /t,d/ deletion. English World-Wide 37(2), 138-167.
2015	Hong Kong English: Attitudes, identity, and use. Asian Englishes 17(3), 184-208.
2011	Deletion of /t,d/ and the acquisition of linguistic variation by second language learners of English. Language Learning 61(4), 1256-1301.
2008	Does computer-mediated communication facilitate peer response in L2 writing classrooms? A critical review. The Review of Applied Linguistics in China, 3, 6-29.
2005	Pronunciation teaching in China in the 21st century: Models and methods. The Review of Applied Linguistics in China 1(1), 81-98.
2005	Cooperative learning methods and the teaching of English writing: Peer response. STETS Language and Communication Review 4(1), 9-14.
2005	Guiding principles for effective peer response (co-authored with J. Liu). English Language Teaching Journal 59(1), 31-38.
2004	Developmental sequences in the acquisition of L2 syllable codas: A preliminary study. Studies in Second Language Acquisition 26(1), 85-124.
2001	Linguistic constraints on the acquisition of syllable codas by native speakers of Mandarin Chinese. Applied Linguistics 22(3), 338-365.
2000	Interactional conflicts among audience, purpose, and content knowledge in the acquisition of academic literacy in an EAP class. Written Communication 17(1), 27-52.
1997	Social identity and language: Theoretical and methodological issues (co-authored with J. Liu). TESOL Quarterly 31(3), 567-576.

Conference Papers

2005	Teaching English pronunciation in Asia in the 21st century. Paper published in the proceedings of the First Hsiang-Shan Area Intercollegiate International Conference on English Language Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, May 21, 2005.
2004	Does computer-mediated communication facilitate peer response in L2 writing classrooms? Paper published in the proceedings of the 3rd ASIA CALL International Conference, Penang, Malaysia, November 24-25, 2004.

Others

International Media
2022	Judge for English finalists in this year’s SOTY Awards discusses how language brings people together. South China Morning Post. 6 April 2022.
2021	Sounding ‘native’: The impact of gender, identity, and peer groups on second language pronunciation. Invited blog and Editor’s Pick, SAGE Perspectives. May 12, 2021.
2020	South China Morning Post Student of the Year 2019: Linguist judges want candidates to spread the word about their love of language. South China Morning Post
2017	'I want to speak American': Jette Hansen Edwards investigates the rising popularity of American English in Hong Kong. Babel: The Language Magazine. Published May, 2017.
2017	Language, identity, and politics in Hong Kong. Invited article for Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. Published. 4 April 2017.
2017	The rise of English in China: A threat to China’s national unity?; Invited article for Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. Published. July 31, 2017.
2016	Let not a billion tongues bloom. The Economist (October 15, 2016).
Invited Talks, Colloquia, Workshops and Conference Papers
2024	Is English an Asian Language (Andy Kirkpatrick & Wang Linux). Invited book review published in Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 34(1), 119-126.
2003	Portraits of the L2 User. (Vivian Cook). Book review published on LinguistList, May 11, 2003.
1997	Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching. (Sandra McKay and Nancy Hornberger). Book review published in TESOL Journal 7(1), 51-52.
1992	Adventures in Conversation: Exercises in Achieving Oral Fluency and Developing Vocabulary in English. (Lynne Hunter and Cynthia Swanson Hofbauer). Book notice published in TESOL Quarterly 26(1), Spring 1992, p. 156-157.

Grants

Internal
2020-2021	Principal Investigator, A multimodal approach to speech intelligibility. CUHK Faculty of Arts Direct Grant (2019-2020). Funded. HK$83,907.
2019-2020	CUHK-Waseda Short Term Faculty Exchange Programme.
2016-2018	Principal Investigator, A flipped classroom approach to the teaching of English phonetics and phonology. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Teaching Development Grants 2016-2019 Triennium. Funded. HK$290,000.
2016-2017	Principal Investigator, The politics of English in Hong Kong: Attitudes, identity, and use. R-Portion Grant for Research, Faculty of Arts, CUHK. Funded. HK$60,000.
2015–2016	Principal Investigator, Interactive map of the history and spread of English worldwide. CUHK Courseware Development Scheme Grant (2015-2016). Funded. HK$75,000.
2015–2016	Faculty Outbound Mobility Scheme Grant. Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, Nanyang Technological University. Funded.
2015–2016	Principal Investigator, China English or China Englishes: The influence of regional dialects on accents of English in China. Faculty of Arts Pilot Study Grant. Funded. HK$40,000.
2012–2014	Principal Investigator, Development of a flash animation programme for English vowel training: A high variability approach. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Teaching Development Grants for 2012-2015 Triennium. Funded. HK$200,000.
External
2024–2026	Principal Investigator. Family multilingualism and language policy of Nepali ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. RGC General Research Fund 2023-2024. Funded. HK$478,392.
2024–2026	Co-PI, Cross-Cultural Analytics: Fast-tracking Data Science into the Faculty of Arts Curriculum. UGC Fund for Innovative Technology-in-Education (FITE)). Funded. HK$800,000.
2023 – 2026	Co-PI. Hyperscanning to Explore the Human Mind in Ensemble. RGC Collaborative Research Fund 2022-2023. Funded. HK$16,660,300.
2023 – 2026	Co-PI, Hyperscanning to Explore the Human Mind in Ensemble. Research Committee Group Research Scheme. Funded. HK$50,000.
2021 – 2025	International Advisory Board Member, English and Globalisation in Denmark: A Changing Sociolinguistic Landscape. Co-PIs: D. Loensman, K. Kraft, J. Mortensen, & J. Thoegersen. Funded by Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond. DKK 6,175,076 (HK$7,840,377.04).
2020-2023	Co-PI, Language use and attitudes in the Greater Bay area and their potential effects on phonetic cross-linguistic interactions in trilingual speakers. Ministry of Education Grant, The People’s Republic of China (20YJC740037). Funded. RMB 80,000.
2018-2021	Principal Investigator, Telling stories: A digital humanities approach to documenting linguistic diversity in Hong Kong. Knowledge Transfer Fund Social Innovation and Enterprise Development Fund, Government of HKSAR. Funded. HK$399,962.
2017-2018	Mainland and Taiwan Strategic Partnership Development Programme Grant. National Taiwan University.
2013-2015	Principal Investigator, Systematicity and variability in the phonology of Hong Kong English: An exploratory study. Research Grants Council (Hong Kong) General Research Fund. Funded.
2003	Principal Investigator, College of Humanities Career Development Fund, University of Arizona. Funded.
2000-2001	Principal Investigator, Testing the effects of computerized instruction on adult L2 pronunciation, Office of the Vice President of Research, University of Arizona. Funded.

Awards

External
2020 – present	Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities (HKAH)

ENGE2510	English Phonetics and Phonology
ENGE2530	Hong Kong English
ENGE3850	Acquisition of English Phonology

Editorship
2024-2025	Member, Vetting Committee, SCOLAR’s Research and Development Projects, HKSAR Government
2023-present	Associate Editor, Lingua
2023-2025	President, Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities (HKAH)
2022-present	Editorial Board, RELC Journal
2022-present	Series Editor, Routledge Advances in Teaching English as an International Language, Routledge
2020–present	Elected Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities (HKAH)
2020–present	Editorial Board Member, Cambridge Elements in Phonetics Series, Cambridge University Press
2019-2021	Humanities Panel Member, Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2020, University Grants Council (UGC), HKSAR
2021-2022	Member, Vetting Committee, SCOLAR’s Research and Development Projects, HKSAR Government
2018 - present	Co-Editor, Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (AJELT)
2018 - present	Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied English
2021-2022	Adjudicator, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Standard Chartered Hong Kong English Public Speaking Contest
2018-2024	Judge, Campus Newspaper Awards, China Daily
2018-2024	Judge, South China Morning Post and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Student of the Year Awards