PhD (CUHK)
BA (Guangdong University of Foreign Studies)
Associate Head and Associate Professor
MA-ELTA Programme Director
Tel : (852) 3963 5440
Email : gavinbui@hsu.edu.hk
Dr Bui holds a BA (with Distinction) in English and a PhD in Applied Linguistics. His research focuses on task-based language teaching and L3 learning motivation. A recipient of the HSUHK Teaching Excellence Award, he has also served as the principal investigator for two RGC-funded projects. Dr. Bui was President of the Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (2021–2023) and Co-Editor of the Asian Journal of English Language Teaching(2019–2025). Currently, he also holds an adjunct research fellow position at Curtin University, Australia.
Journal Editorial Board Memberships
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Editorial Board Member, Language Teaching for Young Learners (John Benjamins Publishing) (ESCI & SCOPUS-indexed, Q1) (2026 – present)
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Editorial Board Member, International Journal of TESOL Studies (SCOPUS-indexed, Q1) (2026-present)
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Editorial Board Member, Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (CUHK Press) (SCOPUS-indexed) (2026- present)
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Co-editor, Asian Journal of English Language Teaching (CUHK Press) (SCOPUS-indexed) (2019 Jan -2025 Aug)
Research Tool: CALF
CALF is an automatic analytical tool for spoken (and written, if coded properly) data analyses. Developed with the generous support from RGC Hong Kong (UGC/FDS14/H01/14), CALF processes coded files and outputs a wide range of results for measures in complexity, accuracy, fluency, and lexis. Detailed coding scheme and methods are provided in the website too. It is freely available.
Community Services
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2025-2030, ExCo Member, Foreign Language Education Committee, Chinese Society of Education（中國教育學會外語教學專業委員會理事）
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2021- present, External Academic Advisor for Lingnan Institute for Further Education, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
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2021-2023 President, Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics
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2014-2016, Treasurer, Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics
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2013-present Executive Committee Member, Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics