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ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1362-087X
Scopus Author ID: 26036070800
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Biography
Champa Detaramani is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at the City University of Hong Kong. She designs, develops, coordinates and teaches a variety of courses at the undergraduate level. In the department's undergraduate programs, she teaches courses in English for corporate and professional communication. In the area of discipline-specific teaching, she is responsible for the following courses: 'English Communication Skills for Business I' and 'English Communication Skills for Business II'. Her main research areas include: anxiety in language learning, attitudes and motivation towards learning English, English for Specific Purposes, independent language learning, language and identity, learning strategies, and learning styles. Her work has been presented at international conferences and published in such leading international journals as Asian Ethnicity, the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Asian Journal of English Language Teaching, English Teaching and Learning and the RELC journal. She is currently a reviewer for the Asian Journal of English Language Teaching. Champa's leadership-cum-administrative roles include being area leader for discipline-specific English in Business Communication as well as sitting on a number of Departmental committees, including the Departmental Executive Committee, the BAEPC Program Committee and the BAEP Program Committee. In addition, she also serves as the Student Mentoring Coordinator and Scholarships Officer.
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A Comparison of Language Anxiety in English and Mandarin Learning in Hong Kong
YAN, X. & DETARAMANI, C., 2008, In: English Teaching and Learning. 32, 1, p. 45 - 86Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Being Indian in post-colonial Hong Kong: Models of ethnicity, culture and language among Sindhis and Sikhs in Hong Kong
LOCK, G. & DETARAMANI, C., Oct 2006, In: Asian Ethnicity. 7, 3, p. 267-284Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Multilingualism in decline: Language repertoire, use and shift in two Hong Kong Indian communities
Detaramani, C. & Lock, G., 2003, In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 24, 4, p. 249-273Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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LANGUAGE USE AND LANGUAGE SHIFT IN TWO HONG KONG INDIAN COMMUNITIES
Detaramani, C. & Lock, G., 2002, In: Perspectives. 14, 2, p. 52-73Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Learners' needs, attitudes and motivation towards the self-access mode of language learning
Detaramani, C. & Shuk Im Chan, I., 1999, In: RELC Journal. 30, 1, p. 124-150Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 22 - Publication in policy or professional journal
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Activities
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The Chinese Cultural Perspective of Silence in a Classroom
DETARAMANI, C. (Speaker)
26 May 2014 → 30 May 2014Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
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Using practice and models to improve students' negotiation skills in business communication classes
DETARAMANI, C. (Speaker)
26 May 2013 → 30 May 2013Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
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“A Comparative View of the Language and Identity of Majority and Minority Communities in a Multilingual, Postcolonial Urban Context: Hong Kong Cantonese, Sindhis, and Sikhs
DETARAMANI, C. (Speaker)
17 Feb 2012 → 18 Feb 2012Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
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The interaction of motivation, instructional preferences and language learning strategies in learning English
DETARAMANI, C. (Speaker)
1 Jun 2010 → 3 Jun 2010Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation
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The interrelationship of motivation, instructional preferences and language learning strategies in learning English
DETARAMANI, C. (Speaker)
29 Mar 2008 → 1 Apr 2008Activity: Talk/lecture or presentation › Presentation