FAYE Dorcas Yung Schwendeman

Affiliation
Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
Official title
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
ORCID
0000-0002-0392-5397
Research fields
Education on school subjects and activities
English linguistics
Literature in English
Research keywords
English Language Education
Children's Literature Criticism
Career history
2009-08 -- 2010-08Hong Kong Community CollegeLecturer
2016-09 -- 2017-04Hong Kong Community CollegeVisiting Lecturer
2017-05 -- 2022-03Hong Kong Metropolitan University (previously The Open University of Hong Kong)School of Education and LanguagesAssistant Professor
Academic background
2000-09 -- 2004-08The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education Bachelor of Education in Language Education (English)
2008-10 -- 2009-07University of Cambridge Faculty of Education Master of Philosophy (Critical Approaches to Children's Literature)
2010-10 -- 2011-07University of Cambridge Faculty of Education Master of Philosophy (Educational Research)
2011-10 -- 2016-01University of Cambridge Faculty of Education Doctor of Philosophy
Degree
2004-12Bachelor of Education in Language EducationThe University of Hong Kong
2009-10Master of PhilosophyUniversity of Cambridge
2016-07Doctor of PhilosophyUniversity of Cambridge
Academic societies
2025-03 -- 2027-03International Research Society for Children's Literature (IRSCL)
Articles
Books
  • The Silencing of Children's Literature Publishing in Hong Kong cum Post Scriptum
    Yung Schwendeman Faye Dorcas
    Silence and Silencing in Children's Literature/Makadam Publishing/pp.276-296, 2021-12
  • English language and literature education in the biliterate and trilingual Hong Kong: A walk through the post-war era
    Yung Schwendeman Faye Dorcas
    Charting an Asian Trajectory for Literacy Education/Routledge/pp.171-186, 2021-10
Conference, etc.
  • On both sides of the border: the war messages and the readers’ response in 1940s Hong Kong and Japan children’s magazine during WWII
    FAYE Dorcas Yung Schwendeman
    27th Biennial International Research Society for Children’s Literature (IRSCL) Conference/2025-06-21--2025-06-25
  • Do characters in children's books talk like us? - Children's literature and language
    FAYE Dorcas Yung Schwendeman
    Children's Literature Seminar: Children's Literature, Language and City/2022-11-05--2022-11-05
  • Poetic imageries: from metaphoric to visualized – A comparison of five illustrated poems
    FAYE Dorcas Yung Schwendeman
    TAIWAN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION SYMPOSIUM-CONFERENCE VISUAL TEXTS – A DANCE OF WORDS AND PICTURES/2023-11-25
  • Academic Writing Support Desk: First Anniversary Event.
    Madarbakus Naheen; Yung Schwendeman Faye Dorcas
    AWSD/CEGLOC, 5th CEGLOC Conference 2022/2023-02-21--2023-02-21
  • Academic Writing Support Desk: First Year Reflections
    Madarbakus Naheen; Yung Schwendeman Faye Dorcas
    JALT PanSIG 2023/2023-05-13--2023-05-14
  • Experience sharing by a. newly established academic writing support service at the University of Tsukuba
    Madarbakus Naheen; Yung Schwendeman Faye Dorcas; Suemor...
    WCAJ 13th Symposium on Writing Centers in Asia/2023-02-18--2023-02-18
Teaching
2024-04 -- 2025-03Listening and Speaking 1, 2, 3, 4Tokyo University of Science
2025-04 -- 2026-03British and American Children's LiteratureDaito Bunka University
2025-04 -- 2026-03Introduction to British CultureDaito Bunka University
2023-04 -- 2025-03Listening and Speaking 1, 2, 3, 4Tokyo University of Science
2024-04 -- 2025-03Academic Reading Skills I & IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-04 -- 2026-03English Presentation Skills I & IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-04 -- 2026-03English Reading Skills I & IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
Other educational activities
2024-04 -- 2025-03Academic Writing Support Desk - TutorCEGLOC, University of Tsukuba
2024-04 -- 2025-03Studies in Foreign Language Education - Editorial BoardCEGLOC, University of Tsukuba
2024-04 -- 2025-03Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) - EditorMalaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA)
Talks
  • Do characters in children's books talk like us? Children's literature and Language
    Yung Schwendeman Faye Dorcas
    Children's Literature Seminar: Children's Literature, Language and City/2022-11-05--2022-11-05

(Last updated: 2025-09-01)