DHSS Lecture Series: How U.S. Literary Culture Sees China

What is the stereotype of China and Chinese people in Western literature? Dr. James I. McDougall, Associate Professor of American Studies from the Centre for International Studies of Shantou Universit...

2013/12/18

DHSS Lecture Series: Creativity in Language Teaching

Creativity is a buzzword in advertisements, in the workplace and even in the classroom. But what is “creativity”? How can we estimate whether teachers or students are “creative”? Dr Rodney H. Jone...

2013/12/18

DHSS Lecture Series: Ogilvy Public Relations VP on Brand Stewardship

Vice President of Ogilvy Public Relations, Guangzhou, Ms Frangelica Liang, explained her understanding of brand communication in her lecture “The New Era of Brand Stewardship” at UIC on 24 October. ...

2013/12/18

DHSS Lecture Series: Joy all around the Festival of Cultures

Staff and students savour delicious food The Festival of Cultures programme enthralled staff and students on 4 December. Besides delicious cultural treats, traditional costumes and colourful posters, ...

2013/12/18

External advisors counsel DHSS

The DHSS Advisory Board Committee The Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (DHSS) at UIC held the first meeting of its Advisory Board Committee on 12 September. Prof. Leo Ou-Fan Lee, Sin Wai Kin...

2013/10/08

The 4th International Conference on English, Discourse and Intercultural Communication witnesses UIC’s talents

A group of UIC students, teachers and a graduate presented their research results to academics from all around the world at the 4th International Conference on English, Discourse and Intercultural Com...

2013/10/08

UIC experiences the exotic culture of Spain

Spanish flags, postcards, calendars, hand-painted art pieces, travel journals; these items were seen all over campus as the cultural sensation of Spain filled UIC at the third Spanish Culture Week at ...

2013/10/08

DHSS Lecture Series: Is encountering foreign words when speaking a native language inevitable?

When having a Chinese conversation with a friend about the presentation that you have the next day, have you ever used the English word “presentation”? Dr. Dan Lu from the Language Centre of Hong Ko...

2013/05/10