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Dr. CHOW Wing Yin (周詠姸博士)

D.Phil. (University of Oxford)
M.Phil. (CUHK)
B.SSc. (CUHK)

Associate Professor

Contact Information

Office: Y7417 AC1
Phone: 34428954
Fax: 34420283
Email: wychow@cityu.edu.hk

Research Interests

  • My main research interest lies in the field of developmental psychology, with an emphasis on language and literacy .... Please refer to my personal website for details.
My main research interest lies in the field of developmental psychology, with an emphasis on language and literacy acquisition and psychological well-being in students. I have examined their development through various levels, taking special account of factors including genetic contribution (with twin designs), parenting (with family studies), and underlying mechanisms (with correlational research studying the concurrent and longitudinal links).


Awards and Achievements

  • 2020 “Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award Certificate of Merit 2019/20” College of Literal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong.
  • 2015 “New Reseacher Award” College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong.
  • 2011 “The United Kingdom Literacy Association/ Wiley-Blackwell Research in Literacy Education Award” The United Kingdom Literacy Association.


Research Grants

  • Anxiety in learning English as a foreign language among Chinese children: The roles of parental literacy beliefs and practices, General Research Fund (GRF), Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $602,600, 2020 - 2022, Chow, B. W.-Y. (PI), Chiu, M. M. (Co-I).
  • A Study of the Link between Language Anxiety and Proficiency in Chinese Children, Strategic Research Grant, City University of Hong Kong, Amount: $100,000, 2018 - 2020, Chow B.W.-Y (PI).
  • Reading comprehension difficulties in Hong Kong Chinese children: Linguistic and cognitive underpinnings, General Research Fund (GRF), Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $636,470, 2017 - 2019, Chow, B.W.-Y. (PI) Nation, K. (Co-I).
  • Reading, writing, and mathematics: Behavioral genetics, molecular genetics, and neuro markers of early academic achievement in Hong Kong Chinese children, Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) , Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Amount: $6,716,587, 2017 - Now, CUHK, CityU, HKU, EdUHK. McBride C. (PI).
  • Catering the needs of diverse learners using interactive dialogue and creative literacy activities in English language education, Hong Kong Quality Education Fund, Amount: $1,419,700, 2015 - 2017, Chow, B. W.-Y. (PI), Hui, A. N. N. (Co-I).
  • Creativity, syntactic development and dialogic reading techniques for young children in Hong Kong: A bilingual and longitudinal approach, General Research Fund, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Amount: $315,600, 2015 - 2016, Chow, B. W.-Y. (Co-I).
  • Written word learning in Chinese children: Its underlying mechanisms and the influences of reading experience and ability, Early Career Scheme, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Amount: $465,285, 2015 - 2017, Chow, B. W.-Y. (PI).
  • Create a stimulating learning environment for students with intellectual disability, Knowledge Transfer Project, UGC Knowledge Transfer Earmarked Fund, Amount: $200,000, 2014 - 2015, Chow, B. W.-Y. (PI).
  • Reading development in Chinese and in English: Genetic and neuroscience correlates, Collaborative Research Fund, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Amount: $7,511,385, 2014 - 2018, Chow, B. W.-Y. (Co-I).
  • Reading motivation and anxiety in first and second language acquisition: Analyses of mediation and moderation, Research Grant Writing Fund, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Amount: $285,700, 2014 - 2015, Chow, B. W.-Y. (PI).
  • A Preliminary Study of the perception and production of connected speech in English by Chinese-speaking university students in Hong Kong, Dr. CHOW, Wing Yin Bonnie(Co-I).
  • A preliminary study of the underlying cognitive processes of written word learning in, Dr. CHOW, Wing Yin Bonnie(PI).
  • Discovery learning and its relationships with creative potentials, creative self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation of undergraduate students, Dr. CHOW, Wing Yin Bonnie (Co-I).
  • Integrating discovery learning and research: Devising an effective tool to promote students’ reading comprehension, Dr. CHOW, Wing Yin Bonnie(PI).
  • Learning English with dialogic reading and creative books in primary school classroom, Dr. CHOW, Wing Yin Bonnie(PI).
  • The effects of discovery-enriched curriculum on students’ learning motivation and strategy use, Dr. CHOW, Wing Yin Bonnie(PI).


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Journal

  • Chow, B. W.-Y. , Hui, N. N. A. , Li, Z. & Dong, Y. (2021). (in press) Dialogic teaching in English-as-a-second-language classroom: Its effects on first graders with different levels of vocabulary knowledge. Language Teaching Research. .
  • Chow, B. W.-Y. & Wong, S. W. L. (2021). (in press) What does genetic research tell us about the origins of language and literacy development? A reflection on Verhoef et al. (2020). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. .
  • Dong, Y. , Tang, Y. , Chow, B. W.-Y. , Wang, W. & Dong, W.-Y. (2020). Contribution of vocabulary knowledge to reading comprehension among Chinese students: A meta-Analysis. Front. Psychol. 11:525369. doi:doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.525369
  • Wong, S.W.L. , Cheung, H. , Zheng, M. , Yang, X. , McBride, C. , Ho, C.S.-H. , Leung, J.S.-M. , Chow, B.W.-Y. & Waye, M.M.Y. (2020). Effect of twinning on Chinese and English vocabulary knowledge. Child Development. 91. 1886 - 1897.
  • Dong, Y. , Chow, B. W.-Y. , Wu, S. X. , Zhou, J. D. & Zhao, Y. M. (2020). Enhancing poor readers’ reading comprehension ability through word semantic knowledge training. Reading & Writing Quarterly. doi:doi:10.1080/10573569.2020.1820410
  • Chow, B. W.-Y. (2019). Analytic character learning in Chinese children: Evidence from associative pseudocharacter learning paradigm. Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology. 39. 223 - 235.
  • Hui, A. N. N. , Chow, B. W.-Y. , Chan, E. S. M. & Leung, M.-T. (2019). Reading picture books with elements of positive psychology for enhancing the learning of English as a second language in young children. Front. Psychol. doi:doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02899
  • Wong, S. W. L. , Cheng, R. W.-Y. , Chow, B. W.-Y. & Chung, S. M.-C. (2019). The link between a set of tangram-based tasks and Chinese and English reading and related skills among Chinese kindergarteners. AREA Open. 5. 1 - 14.
  • Chow, B. W.-Y. , Chiu, H. T. & Wong, S. W. L. (2018). Anxiety in reading and listening English as a foreign language in Chinese undergraduate students. Language Teaching Research. 22. 719 - 738.
  • Chow, B. W.-Y. , Hui, N. N. A. & Chui, B. H.-T. (2018). Creative literacy activities promote positive reading attitude in children learning English as a foreign language. . Journal of Research in Reading. 41. 278 - 289.
  • Chow, B. W.-Y. (2018). The developmental transition from holistic to analytic character learning in child readers of Chinese. Learning and Individual Differences. 67. 126 - 131.
  • Chow, B. W.-Y. (2018). Understanding word learning mechanisms in beginning and proficient readers of Chinese: The roles of associative learning and linguistic knowledge. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 31. 1575 - 1589.
  • Tong, X. , McBride, C. , Ho, C. S.-H. , Waye, M. M .Y. , Chung, K. K. H. , Wong, S. W. L. & Chow, B. W.-Y. (2018). Within- and cross-language contributions of morphological awareness to word reading and vocabulary knowledge in Chinese-English bilingual learners. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 31. 1765 - 1786.
  • Ho, C. S.-H. , Zheng, M. , Chow, B. W.-Y. , Wong, S. W. L. , Lim, C. K. P. & Waye, M. M. Y. (2017). Adequacy of using a three-item questionnaire to determine zygosity in Chinese young twins. Behavior Genetics. 47(2). 244 - 254.
  • Chow, B. W.-Y. , Chui, B. H.-T. , Lai, M. W.-C. & Kwok, S. Y. C. L. (2017). Differential influences of parental home literacy practices and anxiety in English as a foreign language on Chinese children’s English development. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 20. 625 - 637.
  • Ho, C. S.-H. , Wong, S. W. L. , Chow, B. W.-Y. , Waye, M. M .Y. & Bishop, D. V. M. (2017). Genetic and environmental etiology of speech and word reading in Chinese. Learning and Individual Differences. 56. 49 - 58.
  • Chow, B. W.-Y. , Ho, C. S.-H. , Wong, S. W. L. , Waye, M. M .Y. & Zheng, M. (2017). Home environmental influences on children's language and reading skills in a genetically sensitive design. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 58. 519 - 529.
  • Wong, S. W. L. , Ho, C. S.-H. , McBride, C. , Chow, B. W.-Y. & Waye, M. M. Y. (2017). Less is more in Hong Kong? Investigation of biscriptal and trilingual development among Chinese twins in a (relatively) small city. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 20(1). 66 - 71.
  • Wong, S. W. L. , Tsui, J. K. Y. , Chow, B. W.-Y. , Leung, V. W. H. , Mok, P. & Chung, K. K.-H. (2017). Perception of native English reduced forms in adverse environments by Chinese undergraduate students. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 46. 1149 - 1165.
  • Wong, W. S. L. , Mok, P. P. K. , Chung, K. K.-H. , Leung, V. W. H. , Bishop, D. V. M. & Chow, B. W.-Y. (2017). Perception of native English reduced forms in Chinese learners: Its role in listening comprehension and its phonological correlates. TESOL Quarterly. 51(1). 7 - 31.
  • Chiu, M. M. , Chow, B. W.-Y. & Joh, S. W. (2017). Streaming, tracking and reading achievement: A multilevel analysis of students in 40 countries. Journal of Educational Psychology. 109. 915 - 934.
  • Tong, X. , Lo, J. C. M. , McBride, C. , Ho, C. S.-H. , Waye, M. M. Y. , Chung, K. , Wong, S. W. L. & Chow, B. W.-Y. (2016). Coarse and fine N1 tuning for print in younger and older Chinese children: Orthography, phonology, or semantics driven?. Neuropsychologia. 91. 109 - 119.
  • Chiu, M. M. , Chow, B. W.-Y. , McBride, C. & Mol, S. T. (2016). Students’ sense of belonging at school in 41 countries: Cross-cultural variability. Journal of Cross-cultural Psychology. 47(2). 175 - 196.
  • Chiu, M. M. & Chow, B. W.-Y. (2015). Classmate characteristics and student achievement in 33 countries: Classmates’ past achievement, family SES, educational resources and attitudes toward reading. Journal of Educational Psychology. 107(1). 152 - 169.
  • Hui, N. N. A. , Chow, B. W.-Y. , Chan, A. Y. T. , Chui, B. H. T. & Sam, C. T. (2015). Creativity in Hong Kong classrooms: Transition from a seriously formal pedagogy to informally playful learning. Education 3-31. 43(4). 393 - 403.
  • Kwok, S. Y. C. L. , Cheng, L. , Chow, B. W.-Y. & Ling, C. C.Y. (2015). The spillover effect of parenting on marital satisfaction among Chinese mothers. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 24. 772 - 783.
  • Wong, S. W.-L. , Chow, B. W.-Y. , Ho, C. S.-H. , Waye, M. & Bishop, D. V. M. (2014). Genetic and environmental overlap between Chinese and English reading-related skills in Chinese children. Developmental Psychology. 50. 2539 - 2548.
  • Chow, B.W.-Y. (2014). The differential roles of paired associate learning in Chinese and English word reading abilities in bilingual children. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 27. 1657 - 1672.
  • Chow, B.W.Y. , Ho, C.S.H. , Wong, S.W.L. , Waye, M. & Bishop, D.V.M. (2013). Generalist Genes and Cognitive Abilities in Chinese Twins. Developmental Science. 16. 260 - 268.
  • Chiu, M.M. , Pong, S.L. , Mori, I. & Chow, B.W.Y. (2012). Immigrant students’ cognitive and emotional engagement at school: A multilevel analysis of students in 41 countries. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 41. 1409 - 1425.
  • Ho, C.S.H. , Chow, B.W.Y. , Wong, S.W.L. , Waye, M. & Bishop, D.V.M. (2012). The genetic and environmental foundation of the Simple View of Reading in Chinese. PLoS ONE. 7(10):e47872. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047872
  • Chiu, M.M. & Chow, B.W.Y. (2011). Classroom discipline: School, teacher, economic, and cultural differences across 41 countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 42. 516 - 533.
  • Chow, B.W.Y. , Chiu, M.M. & Wong, S.W.L. (2011). Emotional intelligence, social problem solving skills, and psychological distress: A study of Chinese undergraduate students. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 41. 1958 - 1980.
  • Chow, B.W.Y. , Ho, C.S.H. , Wong, S.W.L. , Waye, M. & Bishop, D.V.M. (2011). Genetic and environmental influences on Chinese language and reading abilities. PLoS ONE. 6(2) e166440. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016640
  • Chiu, M.M. & Chow, B.W.Y. (2010). Culture, motivation, and reading achievement: High school students in 41 countries. Learning and Individual Differences. 20. 579 - 592.
  • Chow, B.W.Y. , McBride-Chang, C. & Cheung, H. (2010). Parent-child reading in English as a second language: Effects on language and literacy development of Chinese kindergartners. Journal of Research in Reading. 33. 284 - 301.
  • Chow, B.W.Y. , McBride-Chang, C. , Cheung, H. & Chow, C.S.L. (2008). Dialogic reading and morphology training in Chinese children: Effects on language and literacy. Developmental Psychology. 44. 233 - 244.
  • Chiu, M.M. , Chow, B.W.Y. & McBride-Chang, C. (2007). and specifics in learning strategies: Explaining adolescent mathematics, science, and reading achievement across 34 countries. Learning and Individual Differences. 17. 344 - 365.
  • McBride-Chang, C. , Cheung, H. , Chow, B.W.Y. , Chow, C.S.L. & Choi, L. (2006). Metalinguistic skills and vocabulary Knowledge in Chinese (L1) and English (L2). Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 19. 695 - 716.
  • Lee, M.T.Y. , Wong, B.P. , Chow, B.W.Y. & McBride-Chang, C. (2006). Predictors of suicide ideation and depression in Hong Kong adolescents: Perceptions of academic and family climates. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 36. 82 - 96.
  • McBride-Chang, C. , Chow, B.W.Y. , Zhong, Y. , Burgess, S. & Hayward, W. (2005). Chinese character acquisition and visual skills in two Chinese scripts. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary. Journal 18. 99 - 128.
  • Chow, B.W.Y. , McBride-Chang, C. & Burgess, S. (2005). Phonological processing skills and early reading abilities in Hong Kong Chinese kindergartners learning to read English as a second language. Journal of Educational Psychology. 97. 81 - 87.
  • Chow, B.W.Y. & Chow, C.S.L. (2005). The development of morphological awareness: Analysis of children’s responses on the Chinese morphological construction task. Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies. 6. 145 - 160.
  • Fung, P.C. , Chow, B.W.Y. & McBride-Chang, C. (2005). The impact of a dialogic reading program on deaf and hard-of-hearing kindergarten and early primary school-aged students in Hong Kong. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 10. 82 - 95.
  • McBride-Chang, C. , Wagner, R.K. , Muse, A. , Chow, B.W.Y. & Shu, H. (2005). The role of morphological awareness in children’s vocabulary acquisition in English. Applied Psycholinguistics. 26. 415 - 436.

Book Chapter

  • Cheung, H. , McBride-Chang, C. & Chow, B.W.Y. (2006). Reading Chinese. In R. M. Joshi & P. G. Aaron (Eds.), Handbook of orthography and literacy. (pp. 421 - 438). New Jersey. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.


External Services


Professional Activity

  • 2016 - Now, Consulting Editor, Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology.
  • 2015 - Now, Associate Editor, Journal of Research in Reading.
  • 2015 - Now, Consulting Editor, Child Development.


Last update date : 16 Feb 2020