Heng Hartse, Joel
Research
Teaching English as a second language
I'm doing research about the teaching of English writing in China and what happens when students trained there go on to use English writing in international contexts.
I hope I can contribute to furthering understanding between those involved in education in North America and in China; we are seeing more and more exchanges and cooperation, and I see a real need for both sides to both better understand each other and to understand the role that English plays in today's world—not as a language that only belongs to one group of people, but that has potential to be used in a number of different ways for a number of different purposes.
UBC is a world-class university in a beautiful place, and the faculty in my department are internationally recognized as some of the best. Plus, there are so many opportunities in my field (ESL) at UBC and in Vancouver.
Listening to music, playing the drums, writing about music
I hope to build more bridges between English teaching professionals in China and North America.
