CHAN, Wai Sum Kardia
The Best Presentation Award at the Annual Presentation of B.Sc. (Speech and Hearing Science) Final Year Dissertation
Kardia Chan graduated from the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, HKU in 2017. Her dissertation project focused on high- functioning autism spectrum disorder children’s theory of mind, executive functions, language comprehension, and reading comprehension. Since she is interested in visual art, she would like to develop visual aids and other materials for the assessment and treatment of children with various needs.
CHAN, Yuk Ying Yoyo
Yoyo Chan graduated from the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences with a minor in Psychology in 2017. During the summer of 2016, she went to Zhongnan Hospital at Wuhan University and Hubei Disabled Persons’ Federation for her clinical placement, assisting children with autism, cerebral palsy, and global delay. Her research interests include language acquisition and music therapy for children.
FONG, Tsz Ho Marco
Marco Fong graduated from the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, HKU in 2017. Under the supervision of Dr. Shelley Tong, he worked on a final-year dissertation project on statistical learning and Chinese developmental dyslexia, the aim of which was to investigate the role of statistical learning in Chinese orthographic learning. This research aimed to provide a comprehensive understanding of Chinese orthographic learning and suggest a plausible direction of learning program for children learning Chinese characters in an effective and efficient way. He also has a wide range of extra-curricular interests, including music, sports, and visual art.
KAN, Ki Fung Alvis
Alvis Kan graduated from the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, HKU in 2017. His dissertation project focused on prosodic reading development and reading comprehension in Chinese and English among Cantonese-English bilingual children.