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Education

  • Oct 2011–
    Jul 2015
    University College London
    Linguistics · MPhil/PhD in Linguistics
    United Kingdom · London
  • Sep 2010–
    Jul 2011
    University College London
    Linguistics · MA in Linguistics
    United Kingdom · London
  • Sep 2009–
    Jul 2010
    University of Cambridge
    Engineering · MEng. in Engineering (Cantab)
    United Kingdom · Cambridge
  • Sep 2006–
    Jul 2009
    University of Cambridge
    Engineering · BA in Engineering (Cantab)
    United Kingdom · Cambridge

Awards & achievements

  • Oct 2011
    Scholarship: Arts and Humanities Research Council. M.Phil./Ph.D. Studentship: M.Phil./Ph.D. in Linguistics at University College London
  • Feb 2011
    Grant: Teaching Innovation Grant, University College London, London. As part of a small interdisciplinary university-wide team, secured a small grant of £2,377.50 to develop and implement the use of the peer-assisted learning package, PeerWise.
  • Jul 2009
    Grant: 2009. £500. Cambridge University Language Centre. Bursaries for Science and Medical Students for Language Courses Abroad: Summer Intensive Course for Modern Greek at University of Cyprus
  • Jan 2009
    Award: The Institution of Engineering and Technology. The IET Innovation Award, Finalist: Gap year project: Automatic Testing of Novel High Resolution X-ray Optics Using Matlab (worth £20000 p.a.)
  • Feb 2006
    Award: The Year In Industry Contribution to Business Award, Finalist: Gap year project
  • Sep 2005
    Scholarship: £4000. The Institution of Engineering and Technology. The IET Fuse Scholarship: University

Other

  • Languages
    Cantonese (Native)
    English (Fluent)
    Mandarin (Fluent)
    Modern Greek (Intermediate)
    Spanish (Beginner)
  • Scientific Memberships
    IEEE

Questions and Answers (1) View all

  • Answer added in Applied Linguistics
    301 Are there any languages that appear to have no grammar?
    By Frank Bandach · Chief Scientist, Intrullect
    Kevin Tang · University College London
    I don't think so, but you could get languages that have "poor/unstable" grammar such as pidgins, due to the fact that the speakers' L1 could well be v... [more]

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