Ken Lau

469 total citations
25 papers, 302 citations indexed

About

Ken Lau is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Education and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Lau has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 302 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 9 papers in Education and 7 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Ken Lau's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (7 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (6 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (4 papers). Ken Lau is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (7 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (6 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (4 papers). Ken Lau collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia. Ken Lau's co-authors include Ian Phau, David C. Gardner, Hui Pan, Gary J. Browne, Chandra Nair, Eric Leung, Douglas W. Yu, Davide Proserpio, Yeung Yam and Carmen C. Y. Poon and has published in prestigious journals such as Archives of Disease in Childhood, Higher Education and System.

In The Last Decade

Ken Lau

25 papers receiving 282 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ken Lau Hong Kong	8	114	70	68	67	56	25	302
Chih-Ping Chen Taiwan	10	93 0.8×	34 0.5×	74 1.1×	247 3.7×	8 0.1×	25	424
Sugeng Purwanto Indonesia	9	47 0.4×	61 0.9×	20 0.3×	28 0.4×	9 0.2×	107	232
Janis Forman United States	8	42 0.4×	60 0.9×	78 1.1×	41 0.6×	19 0.3×	22	312
Pekka Pälli Finland	7	12 0.1×	15 0.2×	54 0.8×	61 0.9×	54 1.0×	12	297
Erika Darics United Kingdom	10	8 0.1×	30 0.4×	95 1.4×	68 1.0×	114 2.0×	14	339
Lucy L. Henke United States	11	104 0.9×	40 0.6×	41 0.6×	113 1.7×	7 0.1×	19	270
Jennifer Goldberg United States	6	13 0.1×	217 3.1×	26 0.4×	47 0.7×	19 0.3×	9	285
Ephraim Okoro United States	10	26 0.2×	61 0.9×	13 0.2×	59 0.9×	11 0.2×	33	247
Renzhong Peng China	8	6 0.1×	115 1.6×	32 0.5×	49 0.7×	34 0.6×	18	256

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Lau

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20 of 20 papers shown

Proserpio, Davide, et al.. (2025). The impact of sustainability programs on consumer purchase behavior: Evidence from Amazon. International Journal of Research in Marketing. 1 indexed citations

Lau, Ken, et al.. (2021). “I found it very special and interesting”: Evaluative language in Master's thesis defenses in Taiwan universities. Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 53. 101035–101035. 2 indexed citations

Lau, Ken, et al.. (2020). ‘I am just saying maybe …’: Engagement in dissertation defenses. Language and Education. 35(1). 1–21. 5 indexed citations

Lau, Ken, et al.. (2020). Engaging senior-year admitted students’ academic literacies across the discipline: A language practitioner’s perspectives. Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 58(3). 294–304. 2 indexed citations

Gardner, David C., et al.. (2019). The effects of L2 motivational strategies: within and beyond the L2 classroom. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 14(5). 451–465. 14 indexed citations

Lau, Ken, et al.. (2019). Pragmatic functions ofI thinkin computer-mediated, cross-cultural communication between Taiwanese and Japanese undergraduate students. Pragmatics Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA). 30(4). 509–531. 1 indexed citations

Lau, Ken & David C. Gardner. (2018). Disciplinary variations in learning styles and preferences: Implications for the provision of academic English. System. 80. 257–268. 18 indexed citations

Gardner, David C. & Ken Lau. (2018). Learning and using English: what experience and expectations do non-local Asian international students bring to their university studies in Hong Kong?. Oxford Review of Education. 44(6). 755–770. 4 indexed citations

Lau, Ken, Eric Leung, Carmen C. Y. Poon, et al.. (2017). Development of an Endoscopic Surgical Robotic System – from Bench to Animal Studies. 1–2. 2 indexed citations

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Lau, Ken. (2017). To be or not to be: Understanding university academic English teachers’ perceptions of assessing self-directed learning. Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 55(2). 201–211. 3 indexed citations

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Gardner, David C. & Ken Lau. (2017). One international university, two perspectives: the role of English as a lingua franca as perceived by Mainland and Hong Kong Chinese students. Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 49(2). 192–210. 5 indexed citations

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Lau, Ken. (2015). ‘The most important thing is to learn the way to learn’: evaluating the effectiveness of independent learning by perceptual changes. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 42(3). 415–430. 20 indexed citations

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Lau, Ken. (2015). Assessing reflection in English enhancement courses: teachers’ views and development of a holistic framework. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 41(6). 854–868. 6 indexed citations

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Lau, Ken, et al.. (2014). The Role of English as a Lingua Franca in Social Integration: The Case of the International Students of a University in Taiwan. 1(1). 36–49. 9 indexed citations

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Lau, Ken. (2013). Evaluating the effectiveness of an out-of-class reflection component in a technical English course by tracing participants’ perceptual changes. Reflective Practice. 14(6). 691–704. 4 indexed citations

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Lau, Ken. (2012). Self-Access & Reflection in an ESP Course. Academic exchange quarterly. 16(1). 155. 2 indexed citations

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Lau, Ken. (2012). Learning to Become a Professional in a Textually-Mediated World. 4 indexed citations

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Lau, Ken. (2012). Learning to Become a Professional in a Textually-Mediated World: A Text-Oriented Study of Placement Practices. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 1 indexed citations

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Browne, Gary J., et al.. (2002). Pericardial effusions in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care. 18(4). 285–289. 3 indexed citations

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Phau, Ian & Ken Lau. (2001). Brand personality and consumer self-expression: Single or dual carriageway?. Journal of Brand Management. 8(6). 428–444. 123 indexed citations

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