Prior to earning her doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Second Language Education from Texas Tech University, Chiu-Yin (Cathy) Wong, Ph.D., had taught in Hong Kong, Korea, Hawaii, and Texas. Her enthusiasm and passion in teaching make her courses enjoyable to students. Wong’s students often comment that she is a talented instructor and that her courses are well organized and rich with content and learning opportunities. Her research focuses on effective pedagogies and second language teachers’ perspectives as they support students’ learning in various aspects. Currently, her research interests lie primarily in the area of teachers’ learning and implementation of pedagogical translanguaging in ESL as well as Chinese immersion settings. Her recent work appears in Applied Linguistics, System, Language and Education Journal, ELT Journal, among others.  

Education

Doctor of Philosophy degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Texas Tech University

Masters degree in Applied Linguistics, Texas Tech University

Bachelor’s degree in TESOL, Brigham Young University-Hawaii

Selected Scholarly Publications

(*Collaboration with graduate students)

Referred Journal Publications

Wong, C. Y., & *Gallagher, M. (2025). From uncertainty to advocacy: A teacher’s journey in translanguaging pedagogy. System, 134, 103827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2025.103827

Wong, C. Y., & *Lee, V.Y.W. (2025). Translanguaging in practice: A mother-scholar’s journey to nurture Cantonese heritage language development. Applied Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amaf038

Wong, C.Y. & Tian, Z. (2025). Maximizing students’ learning of content and language through pedagogical potential translanguaging in a Chinese immersion setting. Learning and Instruction, 95, 102023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2024.102023

Wong, C. Y. & Du, X. (2025). “Using students’ L1 would become a problem”: Practical discrepancies and ideological challenges in teacher candidates’ translanguaging pedagogy. Journal of Language, Identity & Education.

Wong, C. Y., & *Lee, V.W.Y. (2025). This is valuable professional development for me”: Integrating the multimodalities-entextualization cycle (MEC) in a Chinese DLBE classroom via teacher-researcher collaboration. Language Culture and Curriculum. 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2024.2440402

Wong, C. Y. (2024). Creating a meaningful summative assessment in a Chinese immersion context: a translanguaging perspective. Applied Linguistic Review. https://doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2023-0248

Wong, C. Y., & Harriott, W. (2024). “I remind myself I’m operating in a broken system and push forward”: Exploring new second-career ESL teachers’ identities through sociocultural theory. Journal of Education for Multilingualism, 1, 1, 7-30.

Wong, C. Y. (2024). Integrating translanguaging into formative assessment: experiences from a Chinese immersion contest. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 27(8), 1053-1068. https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2024.2324856

Wong, C. Y. (2024). Centring on students’ needs by engaging in translanguaging shifts. ELT Journal, 78 (2). https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccae004

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

Wong, C.Y. & Tian, Z. (2024). Integration of content and language instruction in an immersion setting through Chinese and English teacher collaboration. In K. Y. Sung (Ed). Chinese-English Dual Language Immersion Programs: Content Area Instruction, Learners, and Evaluations.  Lexington Books.

*Guarino, A. R., & Wong, C.Y. (2024). Meeting the need of emergent bi/multilinguals through translanguaging: A professional development for teachers. In T. Mulvaney, W. G., J. F., & W. Morales (Eds.). Transformative leadership and change initiative implementation for P-12 and higher education (pp. 231-250). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Awards

• Distinguished Teaching Award, Monmouth University (2024)
• Research Output Prize, University of Hong Kong (2023)

Selected Grants Awarded

2024-2025. STARTALK Chinese Language Program for Students – Principal Investigator. External federal grant awarded by the National Security Agency, $137,400.

Selected Scholarly Conference Presentations

Wong, C. Y. (2025, April). Integrating MEC (Multimodalities entextualization cycle) for teaching content and language in a Chinese immersion classroom via teacher collaboration. Round table presentation at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, April 23–April 27, 2025. 

Wong, C. Y. (2025, April). Creating a meaningful summative assessment in a Chinese immersion context: A translanguaging perspective. Round table presentation at the 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, April 23–April 27, 2025. 

Wong, C. Y. (2024, April). Translanguaging Shifts in an ESOL Classroom: Fostering Co-Learning and Student Empowerment. Paper presentation at the 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, April 11–April 14, 2024.

Wong, C. Y., Tian, Z. (2024, April). Content and Language Integrated Instruction in an immersion Setting through Chinese and English Teacher Collaboration. Paper presentation at the 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, April 11–April 14, 2024.

Wong, C. Y. (2024, April). Translanguaging pedagogy: Impact on teacher identity construction and equitable education for multilingual learners. Roundtable presentation at the 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, April 11–April 14, 2024.

Wong, C. Y., Tian, Z. (2024, March). Maximizing Students’ Content and Language Development: Pedagogical Translanguaging in a Chinese Immersion Setting. Paper presentation at the 2024 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference. Houston, TX, March 16–March 19 2024.

Wong, C. Y. (2024, March). Translanguaging shifts: Enhancing emergent multilinguals’ learning through co-learning. Poster presentation at the 2024 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference. Houston, TX, March 16–March 19 2024.

Wong, C. Y. (2023, March). “I made many discoveries for myself”: The development of a teacher candidate’s pedagogical knowledge of translanguaging. Individual paper presentation at the 2023 TESOL Annual Convention. Portland, OR. March 22–March 24, 2023.

Wong, C. Y., & Tai, K. W. H. (2023, March). Developing students’ appreciation of linguistic diversity through creating a translanguaging space in a monolingual classroom. Individual paper presentation at the 2023 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference. Portland, OR, March 17–March 21, 2023.

Estudillo, A. G., & Wong, C. Y. (2023,March). “I’ve grown so much more confidence in my actual instruction”: Examining teacher candidates’ pedagogical knowledge growth in translanguaging. Individual paper presentation at the 2023 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference. Portland, OR, March 17–March 21, 2023.