B.A. (English), M.S.Ed. (TESOL), Ph.D. (Sociology of Education and Higher Education)
Dr. Raphael Yifeng HONG
Lecturer
- Office:23/F, Tung Wah College Cheung Kung Hai Memorial Building, 90A Shantung Street, Mong Kok
- Telephone:(852) 3725 6158
- Email:raphaelhong@twc.edu.hk
Academic and Professional Qualifications
Author Identifications
ORCID ID: 0009-0002-3103-6922
Biography
Dr. Raphael Yifeng Hong is a Lecturer in English at the School of Arts and Humanities, Tung Wah University of Hong Kong . In addition to teaching and course coordination, he co-designs English language curriculum and materials for a cross-border program at TWC and coordinates the Language Buddy Programme at CAPLE. Prior to joining TWUHK, he spent five years in Tokyo, Japan, teaching as an English Lecturer at Rikkyo University and as an Adjunct English Lecturer at Waseda University.
Before relocating to Japan, he taught English as a Second Language (ESL) courses for three years in Philadelphia, USA. Dr. Hong's primary research interests include the internationalization of higher education (IoHE) policies and practices in East Asia, the nexus of educational and academic mobility and migration, migrant transnationalism, and critical studies of English and English pedagogy.
Academic and Professional Experience
- English Lecturer, Tung Wah College, 2025 to Present; English Lecturer, Rikkyo University, 2013 to 2017
- Adjunct English Lecturer, Waseda University, 2017 to 2017
- ESL instructor, Lutheran Children and Family Services, 2010-2012
Academic and Professional Qualifications
B.A. (English), M.S.Ed. (TESOL), Ph.D. (Sociology of Education and Higher Education)
Author Identifications
ORCID ID: 0009-0002-3103-6922
Biography
Dr. Raphael Yifeng Hong is a Lecturer in English at the School of Arts and Humanities, Tung Wah University of Hong Kong . In addition to teaching and course coordination, he co-designs English language curriculum and materials for a cross-border program at TWC and coordinates the Language Buddy Programme at CAPLE. Prior to joining TWUHK, he spent five years in Tokyo, Japan, teaching as an English Lecturer at Rikkyo University and as an Adjunct English Lecturer at Waseda University.
Before relocating to Japan, he taught English as a Second Language (ESL) courses for three years in Philadelphia, USA. Dr. Hong's primary research interests include the internationalization of higher education (IoHE) policies and practices in East Asia, the nexus of educational and academic mobility and migration, migrant transnationalism, and critical studies of English and English pedagogy.
Academic and Professional Experience
- English Lecturer, Tung Wah College, 2025 to Present; English Lecturer, Rikkyo University, 2013 to 2017
- Adjunct English Lecturer, Waseda University, 2017 to 2017
- ESL instructor, Lutheran Children and Family Services, 2010-2012
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English Language Education
- Courses taught at Tung Wah College, Spring 2024/2025: ENG0100 English Enhancement 1, ENG2011 English for Healthcare Professionals.
- Courses taught at Tung Wah College, Fall 2025/2026: ENG1001 Developing English Language Skills
- Courses coordinated at Tung Wah College, Fall 2025/2026: ENG0001 Foundation English