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Affiliation

Faculty of Education
University of Macau

Email

matildaw@um.edu.mo

 

Tel

(853) 8822 8713

Fax

(853) 8822 2402

Office

Room 2015, Faculty of Education,

University of Macau, E33,

Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China

Matilda Ming Wai WONG 黃明蕙

Associate Professor
Faculty of Education, University of Macau

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD in Teacher Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
  • MA in English Language Teaching, University of Warwick
  • BA in English and American Literature, University of Warwick

Teaching Area

  • English language teaching; English language teacher education (secondary level)

Research Area

  • Second language teacher education; qualitative research in language teaching; teacher development

  • Wong, M. (2021). Teaching pronunciation to Cantonese-speaking learners of English: Practices and strategies. In Y. Leung, W. Shieh, & D. S. Villarreal (Eds.), Reflections on English language teaching and learning in the global diversified world (pp. 408-418). Taipei: Crane Publishing Co. Ltd.
  • Wong, M. (2019). Teaching reading in the Macau secondary English classroom: Some critical issues to consider. In B. L. Reynolds, & M. F. Teng (Eds.). English literacy instruction for Chinese speakers (pp. 195-208). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Wong, M. (2018). Revisiting what it means to be a communicative teacher: The Macau context. In Y. Leung, J. Katchen, S. Hwang, & Y. Chen (Eds.), Reconceptualising English language teaching and learning in the 21st century: A special monograph in memory of Professor Kai-Chong Cheung (pp. 513- 525). Taipei: Crane Publishing Co. Ltd.
  • Sze, T. M., Wong, M. W. M., & Vong, S.K. (2017). Macau Administrative Special Region. In M. L. Wehmeyer, & J. R. Patton (Eds.), The Praeger International Handbook of Special Education (pp. 44-52). Santa Barbara, CA: The Praeger.
  • Wong, M., & Sze, T. M. (2016). Classroom management for English language teachers: A course model in pre-service teacher preparation. In E. Doman & J. Bidal (Eds.), Departing from traditions: Innovations in English language teaching and learning (pp. 6-14). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars.
  • Vong, S. K., & Wong, M. (2015). Is the silent mode on? Re-searching teachers’ voices in Macao through narrative research. In F. M. W. Yu & S. Trahar (Eds.), Using narrative inquiry for educational research in the Asia Pacific (pp.100-119). London: Rouledge.
  • Wong, M. (2015). Some misconceptions about communicative teaching practice in Macao secondary English classrooms. In E. Doman (Ed.), Reframing English Education in Asia (pp. 35-47). Salt Lake City: American Academic Press.
  • Vong, S. K., & Wong, M. (2014). Lost in translation? – A case study of Macao in fabricating a European education space in Asia. European Educational Research Journal, 13, 350-359.
  • Vong, S. K., & Wong, M. (2010). Made in Macao: How history, politics and teachers frame curriculum practice. Curriculum and Instruction Quarterly, 13, 61-109.
  • Vong, S.K., & Wong, M. (2009). Towards a formalised teacher induction system: The Macau experience. Research in Comparative and International Education, 4, 34-41.
  • Wong, M. (2008). Can consciousness-raising and imitation improve pronunciation? The International Journal of Learning, 15, 43-47.
  • Tsang, W.K., & Wong, M. (2004). Constructing a shared ‘Hong Kong identity’ in comic discourses. Discourse and Society, 15, 767 – 785.
  • Tsang, W.K., & Wong, M. (2002). Conversational English: An interactive, collaborative and reflective approach. In J. C. Richards & W. Renandya (Eds.), Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice (pp. 212-224). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Lo, R., Tsang, W.K., & Wong, M. (2000). The communicative approach: The reality. TESL Reporter, 33, 14-22.
  • Tsang, W.K., & Wong, M. (2000). Giving grammar the place it deserves in process writing. Prospect, 15 , 34-45.
  • Tsang, W.K., Wong, M., & Yuen, H.K. (2000). Feedback to writing: Focusing on grammar, or content, or both. In D.C.S. Li, Lin, A., & Tsang, W.K. (Eds.), Language and Education in Postcolonial Hong Kong (pp. 317-332). Hong Kong: Linguistic Society of Hong Kong.

  • (1993 – present) Member of TESOL
  • (1997 – present) Member of IATEFL

  1. Subject Based Teaching Methods I – English (EDEB211)
  2. Subject Based Teaching Methods II – English (EDEB221)
  3. Teaching Reading & Writing (EDEB266)
  4. Creative Ideas in the ESL/EFL Classroom (EDEB321)
  5. Practical Classroom English (EDEB411)
  6. Supervised Teaching and School Experience (EDEB420)
  7. Language Testing (EDEB452)
  8. Classroom Management (EDUC386)
  9. Honours Project (HONR400)
  10. Classroom Instruction in English (PYEB451)

  1. English Linguistics and Literature as Resources for Teachers (EDEN219)
  2. Focused English Skills: Speaking (EDEN004)
  3. Dissertation (IMCN999)