Angela Chan is an associate professor in the MA TESOL programme at Wenzhou-Kean University. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her research and publications focus on two key areas: (1) Examining and exploring the use of language in workplace settings, and (2) exploring effective teaching strategies for academic writing. She is particularly interested in how workplace practices such as meetings, directive giving, decision-making, and professional identity construction are accomplished in different contexts through the use of language. She also explores approaches and strategies to facilitate EFL students' acquisition of English academic writing conventions and their development of discipline-specific academic literacy. She currently teaches courses on general linguistics, action research, and academic writing at WKU. 

PhD in Linguistics – Victoria University of Wellington

MPhil in Linguistics – The University of Hong Kong

BA (hons) in English for Professional Communication – City University of Hong Kong

2017-2024 – Associate Professor – Shantou University

2012–2015 – Assistant Professor – The University of Hong Kong

Workplace interaction

English for academic purposes

Artificial intelligence and academic writing

1. Du-Babcock, B., & Chan, A.C.K. (2022). A commentary on the use of simulated settings in business communication research. International Journal of Business Communication, 59(4), 641-652. (SSCI)
2. Du-Babcock, B., & Chan, A. C. K. (2019). Can simulated data be comparable to authentic data?: A comparative analysis of meeting chairing activities. Business Communication Research and Practice, 2(2), 62-77. 
3. Chan, A. & Du-Babcock, B. (2019). Leadership in action: An analysis of leadership behaviour in intercultural business meetings. Language and Intercultural Communication, 19(2), 201-216. (SSCI)
4. Du-Babcock, B. & Chan, A. (2018). Negotiating consensus in simulated decision-making meetings without designated chairs: A study of participants’ discourse roles. Discourse & Communication, 12(5), 497-516. (SSCI)
5. Chan, A., Schnurr, S., & Zayts, O. (2018). Exploring face, identity, and relationship management in disagreements in business meetings in Hong Kong. Journal of Politeness Research: Language, Behaviour, Culture, 14(2), 233-260. (SSCI)
6. Schnurr, S., & Chan, A. (2017). Leadership and self-denigrating humour: An oxymoron?. In M. Marra & P. Warren (Eds.), Linguist at work: Festschrift for Janet Holmes (pp. 243-262). Victoria University Press.
7. Schnurr, S., Chan, A., Loew, J., & Zayts, O. (2017). Leadership and culture: When stereotypes meet actual workplace practice. In C. Ilie & S. Schnurr (Eds.), Challenging leadership stereotypes: Discourse and power management (pp. 95-117). Springer.
8. Chan, A. (2017). Constructing a “competent” meeting chair: A study of the discourse of meeting chairing in a Hong Kong workplace. In D. Van de Mieroop & S. Schnurr (Eds.), Identity struggles: Evidence from workplaces around the world (pp. 39-55). John Benjamins.
9. Chan, A., Zhang, W., Zayts, O., Tang, M., & Tam, W. K. (2015). Directive-giving and grammatical forms: Mitigation devices in a medical laboratory setting. Chinese Language and Discourse, 6(2), 133-161. (ESCI)