Leo Francis Hoye

Leo Francis Hoye was educated in Britain, France and Romania and is a versatile educator, researcher and writer with broad international experience. He has worked with governmental, public and other agencies in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and, most recently, Hong Kong SAR. Formerly Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong and now an Honorary Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts (School of Humanities, Linguistics), Leo divides his time between teaching, editing, writing, and public speaking. Recent presentations at home or overseas include: ‘Engaging Across Cultures: Developing Effective Communication Strategies’ (Romania); ‘Corporate Happiness [sic] Responsibility’ (HK), and ‘Whose English? The “English Effect” in a Global World and a Global Market’ (HK).

Leo’s current academic research interests include semantics and pragmatics (notably modality and evidentiality) and visual pragmatics / multimodality.

Leo teaches in semantics and pragmatics.

Education

• MA University of Reading (1983 — 1984)
• PGCE Bangor University (1978 — 1979)
• BA University of Wales Trinity Saint David (1972 — 1976)

Companies

• Honorary Associate Professor The University of Hong Kong (2010)
• Associate Professor Centennial College (An Independent College Established by HKU) (2013 — 2018)
• Associate Professor The University of Hong Kong (2002 — 2010)
• Founding Head of Department/Director of Studies University of Southern Denmark (1999 — 2002)
• Associate Professor University of Southern Denmark (1993 — 1999)
• Reader in English (Visiting Appointment) Babeș-Bolyai University (1988 — 1999)
• Director/Director of Studies/Senior Lecturer various univiersities/colleges (1978 — 1993)