Esther Ka-man Tong

Research Themes:  Language, Sustainability and Transnationalism

Dr. Esther Tong earned an MA in Literacy Education and Diploma in Education (TESL) from The University of British Columbia. She is currently the Head of Division of Languages and Communication and Director of CPCE Centre for Pedagogic Research at College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She is the Co-Principal Investigator and Coordinator of a govemment-funded project on Al-assisted academic English writing and the lead researcher for a SCOLAR-funded project exploring an adjunct English-across-the curriculum instructional model. Her research interests lie in the areas of bilingual education, multimodal pedagogy, technology-mediated language learning, and content and language integrated learning. Her commitment to advancing language educational practices has earned her prestigious teaching awards, including the CPCE Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching Performance/Achievement 2014/15, the FSTE General Education Outstanding Teaching Award 2017 and the HKCC Outstanding Teaching Awards 2003/04 and 2006/07. 

 

 

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Esther Ka-man Tong

esther.tong@cpce-polyu.edu.hk

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