A professor, director, head of department,
and teacher educator
ABOUT
Sin-Wang (Ph.D., PFHEA, FRSA) is Director of Impact and Innovation and Director of Research at the International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute, University of St Andrews. Sin-Wang founded the Centre for International, Language, and Teacher Education Research (CILTER) at the University of St Andrews and is the Inaugural Centre Director. Concurrently, he is Visiting Full Professor in Education at King’s College London and the Education University of Hong Kong. Sin-Wang has over 100 publications and has been involved in research projects worth over £3 million. He is also the lead of a research contract with the Department for Education in England worth £2 million, conducting government-commissioned, high-impact evidence syntheses on teacher education. Sin-Wang is named a Top 2% Scientist in Education in 2023, 2024, and 2025, according to the “Elsevier-Stanford List”.
Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics
Editor-in-Chief
Review of Education
Editor
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching
Associate Editor
NEWS
I am pleased to share the upcoming webinar of BAAL’s research synthesis special interest group.
I am pleased to invite you to our upcoming St Andrews Professorial Masterclass on AI in Language Learning and Teaching, led by Professor Hayo Reinders, a leading scholar in technology-enhanced language education.
CILTER Edu-X Seminar Series: Teaching with Purpose: Cultivating Civic-Minded English Educators through Community Engagement – 6th Nov 2025
This is a list of early career researchers (ECRs) (including doctoral students) who are interested in peer reviewing for journals in education & applied linguistics.
BAAL Research Synthesis SIG
Become a member of the Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics SIG of BAAL.
Synthesis Methods and Reporting Tool (SMART) for research syntheses in applied linguistics
Access this article to use a 22-item checklist to guide your research synthesis project
New BERA Research Ethics Case Studies
BERA’s Research Ethics Case Studies, edited by Sin Wang Chong and Alison Fox, provide examples of how ethical principles can be applied during the research process.
Top 2% Scientist in Education!
Sin Wang is named a Top 2% Scientist in Education, according to the “Stanford List” released in 2023 and 2024.
TESOLgraphics has a new website
Visit our new website for new infographics, podcast recordings, event news, and more!
New EEF report published
A review of practice on recruitment and retention strategies in England, funded by the Education Endowment Foundation is published.
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
Chong & Plonsky (2024) in International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 4th edition
Chong & Reinders (2022) in Language Teaching Research
Chong & Plonsky (2023) in Applied Linguistics Review
Chong & Plonsky (2021) in TESOL Quarterly
Chong (2026) in TESOL Quarterly
SELECTED
PRESENTATIONS
A professor, director, head of department,
and teacher educator
ABOUT
Sin-Wang (Ph.D., PFHEA, FRSA) is Director of Impact and Innovation and Director of Research at the International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute, University of St Andrews. Sin-Wang founded the Centre for International, Language, and Teacher Education Research (CILTER) at the University of St Andrews and is the Inaugural Centre Director. Concurrently, he is Visiting Full Professor in Education at King’s College London and the Education University of Hong Kong. Sin-Wang has over 100 publications and has been involved in research projects worth over £3 million. He is also the lead of a research contract with the Department for Education in England worth £2 million, conducting government-commissioned, high-impact evidence syntheses on teacher education. Sin-Wang is named a Top 2% Scientist in Education in 2023, 2024, and 2025, according to the “Elsevier-Stanford List”.
Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics
Editor-in-Chief
Review of Education
Editor
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching
Associate Editor
LATEST
NEWS
Upcoming Event: Collaboration in Research Syntheses
I am pleased to share the upcoming webinar of BAAL’s research synthesis special interest group.
Masterclass on AI in language learning and teaching
I am pleased to invite you to our upcoming St Andrews Professorial Masterclass on AI in Language Learning and Teaching, led by Professor Hayo Reinders, a leading scholar in technology-enhanced language education.
CILTER Edu-X Seminar Series: Teaching with Purpose: Cultivating Civic-Minded English Educators through Community Engagement – 6th Nov 2025
Live Repository of Early Career Researcher Peer Reviewers
This is a list of early career researchers (ECRs) (including doctoral students) who are interested in peer reviewing for journals in education & applied linguistics.
BAAL Research Synthesis SIG
Become a member of the Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics SIG of BAAL.
Synthesis Methods and Reporting Tool (SMART) for research syntheses in applied linguistics
Access this article to use a 22-item checklist to guide your research synthesis project
New BERA Research Ethics Case Studies
BERA’s Research Ethics Case Studies, edited by Sin Wang Chong and Alison Fox, provide examples of how ethical principles can be applied during the research process.
Top 2% Scientist in Education!
Sin Wang is named a Top 2% Scientist in Education, according to the “Stanford List” released in 2023 and 2024.
TESOLgraphics has a new website
Visit our new website for new infographics, podcast recordings, event news, and more!
New EEF report published
A review of practice on recruitment and retention strategies in England, funded by the Education Endowment Foundation is published.
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
Chong (2026) in TESOL Quarterly
Chong & Plonsky (2021) in TESOL Quarterly
Chong & Plonsky (2023) in Applied Linguistics Review
Chong & Reinders (2022) in Language Teaching Research
Chong & Plonsky (2024) in International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 4th edition