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Biography
Dr Helen Hou is a member of the Institute for Research in Social Sciences. She has been working at Ulster University since her appointment to the lectureship in MA TESOL in the School of Education in 2010. Prior to joining the University, she holds a first class honours degree in English Language Teaching from Guizhou Normal University, China (1999), a PgDip in Applied Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching in Fudan University, China (2003) and an MEd in Educational Technology and TESOL from the University of Manchester (2005). She received her PhD in Education from the University of Manchester in 2012. She became a fellow of Higher Education Academy in 2015.Her major research interests include online communities of practice and student teachers learning, ELT methodology, e-pedagogy and teacher education, educational technologies in the language classroom, Chinese learners, and qualitative research methodology and design.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Perezhivanie and Multilingual Adolescents’ Development of School Belonging in Northern Ireland
Kelly, R., Hou, H., Skinner, B. & Stewart, M., 19 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Language, Identity and Education. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From gatekeeper to proto-online tutor: The role of parents in digital education
Austin, R., Angeli-Valanides, C., Brown, M. & Taggart, S., 22 Dec 2023, (Published online) In: Issue 3.3 Parents/guardians, education and digital technologies. 3, 3, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Working parents home-schooling children with special educational needs during a pandemic: How best can mainstream schools help through digital technologies?
Skinner, B., Abbott, L., Taggart, S. & Hou, H., 22 Dec 2023, In: Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning. 3, 3, p. 1-21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A systematic literature review of home-school partnership for learners with English as an Additional Language (EAL): a way forward for the UK and Ireland
Stewart, M., Skinner, B., Hou, H. & Kelly, R., 29 May 2022, (Published online) In: Irish Educational Studies. p. 1-27 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Empowering learners of English as an additional language: translanguaging with machine translation
Kelly, R. & Hou, H., 31 Dec 2022, In: Language and Education. 36, 6, p. 544-559 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile45 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)153 Downloads (Pure)
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Working parents’ experiences of home-schooling during school closures in Northern Ireland: what lessons can be learnt?
Skinner, B. (Participant), Hou, H. (Participant) & Taggart, S. (Participant)
2021Activity: Other
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Supporting Learners with English as an Additional Language (EAL) in Northern Ireland
Skinner, B. (Speaker), Hou, H. (Speaker), Stewart, M. (Speaker) & Kelly, R. (Speaker)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Profiles
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Teacher Training Programme for Teachers at HGU
Hou, H. (PI) & Skinner, B. (CoI)
25/06/17 → 30/09/21
Project: Research