2025年10月22日中午，由教师教学发展中心（CTL）主办的“纵横立方”教与学系列讲座迎来本学期首场活动。本次讲座特邀香港浸会大学著名语言学家、跨学科本科课程委员会主席黄良喜教授担任主讲。黄教授以“教学‘普世’主题的想象与实践”为题，为在场师生带来了一场思想深刻、富有启发的学术分享，吸引了约40名师生积极参与，现场气氛热烈。

黄良喜教授现任香港浸会大学语言学教授、跨学科本科课程委员会主席。作为音系学专家，他的研究涵盖音系学、语音学、优选论及新加坡与香港英语变体等领域，同时在汉语方言、语言接触及语言-音乐界面等跨学科方向具有深厚造诣。

活动开场和嘉宾介绍 Opening Remarks & Speaker Introduction

讲座伊始，教师教学发展中心的教育发展顾问甄美仪教授担任主持人，对黄良喜教授的到来表示热烈欢迎。

黄良喜教授以高等教育中面临的学科壁垒与通识教育困境为切入点，分享了他多年来在跨学科教学中的实践与反思。他提出，通过引入“节奏”“身份与变形”“美”“冲突”等具有人类普遍意义的主题，能够帮助学生在专业学习与通识教育之间建立深层次联结，培养勇于探索未知领域的学术勇气。

在讲座的核心环节，黄教授以语言学中的“韵律结构”“形态变化”“句法关系”等概念为例，生动演示了如何将这些专业内容与音乐、生物、伦理、艺术等不同学科相贯通。他特别展示了如何设计能够激发学生跨学科思维的课程任务，如探讨道德规范与生物物理原则之间的潜在关联，引导学生在专业深度与思维广度之间找到平衡。

黄良喜讲座现场 Prof. Lian-Hee WEE Speaking at the Lecture

黄教授强调，实现真正的“智性教育”需要教师成为跨学科的思考者与引导者，同时在课程设计中注重层层递进的专业训练与哲学反思。他呼吁高等教育应回归对知识本质与思维结构的深层关注，避免将大学教育简化为技能训练或过度泛化的通识学习。

在随后的问答环节中，现场师生围绕“普世”主题的教学边界、跨学科课程的具体实践等话题踊跃提问，黄良喜教授逐一给予了深入且富有启发性的回应。

问答环节 Q&A Session

讲座尾声，教师教学发展中心特别准备了精美的校园文创礼品。陈惠云主任代表中心将此份寓意深远的礼物赠予黄良喜教授，对他充满启发的精彩分享致以诚挚谢意。

陈惠云博士向黄良喜教授赠送纪念礼品 Dr. Vivien Wai Wan CHAN Presented a Sovenir to Prof. Lian-Hee WEE

本次讲座作为一场思想盛宴，为“纵横立方”系列写下了精彩的序章，也预示着一场关于教学创新的广阔征程就此启航。

On the afternoon of October 22, 2025, the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) successfully launched the new academic year's "Beyond Boundaries" T&L Lecture Series. The event featured Prof. Lian-Hee WEE, a renowned Professor of Linguistics and Board Chair of the Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Programme at Hong Kong Baptist University, as the distinguished speaker. In his lecture, titled "An Imaginary on Teaching ‘Universal’ Themes," Prof. WEE delivered a thought-provoking academic presentation that attracted approximately 40 faculty and students.

As a leading scholar in phonology, Prof. Lian-Hee WEE’s research spans Phonological Theory, Phonetics and Optimality Theory. He also possesses profound expertise in transdisciplinary domains including Chinese dialects, language contact, and the language-music interface.

Prof. Edith Mei-Yee YAN, CTL Educational Developer, gave an opening remark and warmly welcomed Prof. Lian-Hee WEE.

Prof. WEE began by addressing the challenges of rigid disciplinary boundaries and the complexities of general education in higher education. He shared insights and reflections from years of transdisciplinary teaching experience. He proposed that by incorporating universal themes such as “Rhythm,” “Identity & Metamorphosis,” “Beauty,” and “Conflict,” educators can help students build meaningful connections between specialized knowledge and broader learning, fostering the courage to explore the unknown.

Prof. WEE also presented sample class activities designed to foster transdisciplinary thinking, such as exploring the relationship between ethical norms and biophysical principles, thereby guiding students to strike a balance between depth and breadth in learning.

Prof. WEE emphasized that achieving a truly “intellectual” education requires teachers to become transdisciplinary thinkers and mentors. He stressed the importance of progressive skill-building paired with philosophical reflection in curriculum design. He urged the need for higher education to refocus on the essence of knowledge and the architecture of thinking, rather than reducing university learning to mere skills training or overly generalized education.

The lecture was followed by an enthusiastic Q&A session, where faculty and students raised thoughtful questions about the scope of teaching “universal” themes and the practical implementation of transdisciplinary courses. Prof. WEE addressed each query with thoughtful and illuminating responses.

To conclude the event, CTL presented Prof. WEE with a selection of exquisite campus-themed gifts.

This lecture served as a remarkable opening chapter for the "Beyond Boundaries" lecture series, marking the beginning of a journey toward pedagogical innovation.