Dr. KO Wing Shum (高穎森)

Belinda Ko received her PhD in February 2023. In her PhD thesis, she developed a novel, integrated analytical framework – a psycho-narratological approach to political discourse analysis – to deconstruct the speeches of Donald Trump in his 2016 US presidential campaign. Her thesis demonstrated how Trump represented different socio-political actors as archetypal characters in narratives by positioning them, and how he positioned himself to his audience in the MAGA campaign so as to legitimise his campaign and advance his political goals.

Belinda is currently Consultant (Teaching) at the Department of English, where she teaches courses on applied linguistics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She supervises MA dissertations and capstone projects. Before joining CityU, Belinda had taught courses on English for academic purposes and English for professional communication at different tertiary institutions. She also had substantial experience in teaching English in secondary schools.

Belinda’s research interests lie in discourse studies, particularly in taking a narrative approach to the analysis of social and political discourses. Besides, she also has a personal interest in public speaking.