Dr. Michael Laptuen WONG

• Teaching Excellence Award (2024-2025), Tung Wah College, Hong Kong. Teaching Excellence Award (2017), Centennial College, Hong Kong.
• Teaching Excellence Award (2016), Centennial College, Hong Kong.
• Teaching Excellence Award (2015), Centennial College, Hong Kong.
• Outstanding Teacher Award (2006), HKU SPACE Community College.
• Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship (2001–2002), Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Council, Hong Kong.
• Executive Dean’s Commendation For High Achievement (2000), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
• Executive Dean’s Commendation For High Achievement (1999), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

• English for Academic Purposes
• English for Specific Purposes Courses
• English Enhancement Courses
• Courses on Applied Linguistics/ TESOL.

• Language Teaching Methodology
• Needs Analysis of Second Language Learners
• English Language Education in a Global World

• Project Leader (September 2015 – August 2018), Enhancing Students’ Communicative Competence in Academic Contexts: Adopting a Blended Approach to teaching and learning of English for Academic Purposes. Quality Enhancement Grant Scheme Project. Grant: HK$1,568,000.
• Co-Project Leader (September 2009 – August 2011), Development of a Self-access Reading and Listening Package for Enhancing English Learning Effectiveness for Community College Students in Hong Kong. Quality Enhancement Grant Scheme Project. Grant: HK$1,680,000.
• Co-investigator (May 2019 – September 2020), A Collaborative Instructional Approach to English Across the Curriculum. Teaching Development Grants funded by Hong Kong Baptist University. HK$200,000.

Scholarly Books and Book Chapters:

• Wong, L.T., & Wong, W.L.H. (Eds.). (2018). Teaching and learning English for academic purposes: Current research and practices. New York, NY: Nova Science. [Research Book]
• Wong, L.T., & Wong, W.L.H. (2018). The development of students’ critical thinking in EAP classrooms in Hong Kong. In L. T. Wong & W. L. H. Wong (Eds.), Teaching and learning English for academic purposes: Current research and practices (pp. 199-218). NY: Nova Science.
• Wong, L.T., & Dubey-Jhaveri, A. (2015). English language education in a global world: Practices, issues and challenges. NY: Nova Science Publishers. [Research Book]
• Wong, W.L.H., Dubey-Jhaveri, A., & Wong, L.T. (2015). The dilemma of matching learning styles and teaching styles in English language classrooms. In L.T. Wong & A. Dubey-Jhaveri (Eds.), English language education in a global world: Practices, issues and challenges. NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Journal Articles

• Wong, L. T., & Toraskar, H. B. (2009). A review of community college education in Hong Kong and India. International Journal of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, 1(2), 69-81.
• Wong, L. T. (2006). An analysis of two speech acts: Agreement and disagreement and the classroom implications. The Hong Kong Linguist, 26, 29-37.
• Wong, L.T. (2005). Strengthening English and research skills through project work. TESL Reporter, 38(2), 59-62.
• Wong, L.T. (2004). Can communicative language teaching be used effectively in Chinese middle schools? The Hong Kong Linguist, 23/24, 59-65.
• Wong, L.T. (2002). An ESL learner in a native English environment. IATEFL, 165, 5-6.
• 黃立端 (2002)。淺談毅進課程英文科的語言教學法。《語言教學》，第十五期。
• Wong, L.T. (2001). The needs analysis and characteristics of Chinese-speaking adult ESL learners. Language, Society and Culture, 9.

Conference Papers/Presentations

• Wong, L.T. (2021). Served as a Panellist to speak in one of the panel discussions at the 3rd International Conference on English Across the Curriculum which was held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in May 2021.
• Wong, L.T. (2011). Presented a paper on “The development of community college education in Hong Kong” at The Ninth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, organised by College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Conference was held at the Universidad de Granada, Spain on 8th – 11th June 2011.
• 陳張美美、劉康龍、黃立端和麥可欣 (2010) : 香港社區學院學生學術英語閱讀策略研究，輯於《第十一屆海峽兩岸繼續教育論壇論文集 – 高等教育普及化下的繼續教育：理念、發展、改革》，(頁106-119)，香港，香港浸會大學。
• Wong, L.T. (2001). Presented a paper on “The needs analysis and characteristics of Chinese-speaking adult ESL learners” at a conference on “Bilingualism in Chinese-Speaking Communities – The 2nd International Symposium on Bilingual Studies”, organised by The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The Central University for the Nationalities, China on 27th – 28th December 2001.

Newspaper Articles

• 黃立端 (2011.6.3)。再談寫議論文常見謬誤，文匯報，A30頁。
• 黃立端 (2011.5.20)。議論文常見語法謬誤，文匯報，A24頁。
• Wong, L. T. (2007, May 5). Research and effective vehicle for developing well-rounded skills. South China Morning Post, p. EDU4.
• Wong, L. T. (2006, November 21). Community colleges gain a foothold in Hong Kong. Community College Times, p. 9.
• Community/ Professional Contributions (Selected)
• Specialist in Education and Languages (2023 – Present), Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.
• External Moderator (2019 – Present), School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University.
• Co-supervisor of a PhD student (2011 – 2015), appointed by the College of Education, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.