Assoc Prof Wu Siew Mei

Director

• PhD NUS
• MA Monash
• BA (Hons) NUS
• Dip Ed IE, Singapore
• Dip TESOL, Trinity College

Research Interests

• Academic writing (source-based writing; writing using background information)
• Constructive processes in reading and writing
• Evaluation in text
• English for academic purposes
• Large-scale English Language Tests

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Dr Lee Kooi Cheng

Senior Lecturer
Deputy Director

• MA NUS
• BEd Calgary

Research Interests

• Learning strategies
• CALL

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Ms Chew Moh Leen

Senior Lecturer
Associate Director (Administration)

• MA Georgetown
• MEd Springfield
• BSc NUS

Research interests

• ESL/EFL teaching methodology
• ESL/EFL language testing and evaluation
• Learning and teaching styles

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Mr Patrick B. Gallo

Associate Director (Programmes)

• EdM SUNY Buffalo
• BA Wheaton

Research interests

• CALL
• Language teacher education
• Reading aloud
• Extensive reading and cooperative learning

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Ms Coleen Angove

• MA North-West University, South Africa
• Dip Ed North-West University, South Africa

Research interests

• Rhetoric and style
• Teaching of writing and critical thinking
• EAP
• Prizes and popular culture
• Teaching Shakespeare in a multicultural environment

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Mr. Vahid Aryadoust

• MA, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Shiraz Azad University, Iran
• BA, English Translation, Bahonar Kerman University, Iran

Research interests

• Language And Educational Assessment
• Validation
• Latent Trait Models
• Teaching Language Skills

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Mr Brad F. Blackstone

• BA, MA Ohio State University

Research interests

• CALL/blogging, content & task-based instruction
• Integrated skills
• Creative writing & independent learning

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Mr Christopher James Bedwell

• ACCA
• MA (ELT) Essex
• Licentiate Trinity Diploma TESOL (London)
• BSc King’s College London

Research interests

• Materials development
• Features of effective teaching
• Learner strategies

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Dr David West Brown

• PhD University of Michigan, USA
• MA University of Puget Sound, USA
• BA University of Puget Sound, USA

Research interests

• Sociolinguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Historical Sociolinguistics

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Ms Chan Peck Kei, Peggie

Senior Lecturer

• MA NUS
• MA Malaya
• BA (Hons)
• Dip Ed

Research interests

• Effectiveness of project work in EFL courses
• Critical thinking and reading/writing connections
• Activities that promote critical thinking, and their use in teaching/learning critical thinking

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Ms Chan-Wong Swee Moi, Janet

• MA, BA NUS
• Cert Ed IE, Singapore
• Dip TESOL, Sheffield
• ATCL, Trinity College

Research interests

• Language teaching methodology
• Language learning strategies
• Collaborative learning

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Dr Victor M. Cole

Lecturer

• MA Nottingham University
• BA Reading University
• PGCE Oxford University

Research interests

• Bioethics (particularly issues in human enhancement)
• Human rights theory
• Imaginative representations of posthumanity
• Critical thinking in professional practice

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Ms Catherine Cook

• MA, BA (Hons) Leeds
• Dip TEFLA RSA

Research interests

• Business English in the classroom

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Dr Deng Xudong

Senior Lecturer

• PhD Edith Cowan University
• MA (ELT) Lancaster
• MA Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages (GIFL)
• BA (GIFL)

Research Interests

• Sociolinguistics
• Discourse analysis
• TEFL

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Ms Fong Yoke Sim

• MSc Edinburgh
• BA NUS
• Dip Ed IE, Singapore
• Dip RSA, Singapore

Research interests

• Curriculum design
• TESOL
• Learner strategies
• Language education

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Ms Goh Khong Phong, Happy

Senior Lecturer

• MA, BA NUS
• Dip Ed IE, Singapore

Research interests

• Learning strategies
• Teaching materials
• Testing

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Mr Barry David Griner

• MA UCLA

Research interests

• Intonation
• Genre specific writing
• Content-based instruction
• ESL teacher education

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Mr Chris Harwood

• MA Applied Linguistics & TESOL (Leicester)
• Dip ELTA (Cambridge)
• BA (Hons) Communication Studies (London)
• Dip Business & Finance (Brighton)

Research interests

• CALL, blended learning, collaborative learning and learner autonomy

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Ms Ho Poh Wai

• MA, NUS
• BA (Hons) Singapore
• Dip Management Studies London

Research interests

• Learning strategies
• Testing

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Dr Radhika Jaidev

• EdD University of Western Australia
• MA (English Language) NUS
• BA University Malaya
• Grad Dip Marketing Management SIM
• Dip TESL University Malaya

Research interests

• Effectiveness of group work at university
• Students' perceptions on group work
• Assessment of group writing projects
• Critical thinking in academic writing
• Speaking and writing in business contexts

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Ms Maliga Jeganathan

• MA, BA NUS
• Cert Ed IE, Singapore

Research interests

• Bilingualism
• Language policy

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Ms Lee Gek Ling

Senior Lecturer

• MA York
• BEd (Hons) Cambridge

Research interests

• Cross cultural business communication

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Ms Lee Kit Mun

• MA Applied Linguistics NIE/NTU, Singapore
• BA (Hons) NUS, Singapore
• Postgraduate Dip Ed NIE, Singapore
• BSc NUS, Singapore

Research interests

• Pedagogical grammar
• Academic writing

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Dr Lee Ming Cherk

• EdD Leicester
• MA Columbia
• BA (Hons) Leeds

Research interests

• EAP/ESP
• Language policy and curriculum planning
• Testing and evaluation
• Quality and change management

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Ms Lee Wai Ying

• MA, BSc (Hons) NUS
• Dip Ed IE, Singapore

Research interests

• Academic writing
• Learning strategies
• Collaborative learning

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Dr Beatriz Paredes Lorente

• PhD NUS
• MA Ohio University
• MA Ateneo de Manila University
• BA Ateneo de Manila University

Research interests

• Language and globalization
• Language and migration
• Language policy
• Academic writing

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Dr Mok Chi Hoe, Jeffrey

Lecturer

• MEd, University of Sheffield, UK
• BA, NUS
• AssocDipTESOL, Trinity College, London

Research Interests

• Collaborative learning
• E-learning
• EFL
• Problem-based learning

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Mr Gareth Morgan

Lecturer

• MA Leeds
• Postgraduate Diploma London
• BA London
• CELTA/DELTA London

Research Interests

• Academic Writing
• Pronunciation
• Humanism
• Course Writing
• Learner Strategies

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Mr Gene Segarra Navera

• MA University of the Philippines
• BA cum laude, UP Los Banos

Research interests

• Facilitation
• Rhetorical theory and criticism
• Political discourse analysis
• Metaphor studies

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Mr Paul Nerney

Senior Lecturer

• MA Ateneo de Manila University
• BA Providence College

Research Interests

• Writing pedagogy
• Discourse analysis of academic texts
• English for academic purposes

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Ms Susan Lopez-Nerney

• MA Ateneo de Manila University
• BA University of the Philippines

Research interests

• Collaborative learning
• Case-based learning
• Student writing strategies
• Peer review strategies

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Dr Ng En Tzu, Mary

Senior Lecturer

• PhD, MSc, BA, Cert TESL University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Cert Lang Testing RELC

Research interests

• Translation
• Textual analysis
• Academic written discourse of foreign graduates

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Ms Norhayati bte Mohd Ismail

• MA NUS
• BA NUS

Research interests

• E-learning
• Reflective learning
• Intercultural communication
• Collaborative learning

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Mr Brian Poole

• MPhil Portsmouth
• MA Lancaster
• PGCE Leeds
• BA Nottingham

Research interests

• Professional doctorates (mainly EdD)
• English lexicology
• Dominant discourses

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Ms Pui Li Eng, Priscillia

• MA Curtin University, Australia
• BA (Hons) Malaya

Research interests

• Sociolinguistics
• Multicultural literacy
• Use of learner diaries in academic writing
• Form-focused teaching in listening/speaking

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Anuradha Ramanujan

• Ph.D University of Florida, USA
• M.Phil and M.A. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
• B.A. University of Madras, India

Research interests

• Indian Literature
• Postcolonial Studies
• Feminist and Sexualities Studies
• Theories of Secularism, Nationalism and Citizenship
• Environmental Ethics
• Academic Writing

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Ms Dara Leah Richard

• MA, BA University of Washington

Research interests

• Language teaching methodology
• Learner motivation

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Ms Chitra Sabapathy

• MA Applied Linguistics NIE/NTU, Singapore
• Postgraduate Dip Edu NIE, Singapore
• BA NUS, Singapore

Research interests

• Language teacher education
• Language learning and teaching strategies
• Speech anxiety

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Dr Maria Luisa C. Sadorra

Senior Lecturer

• DA De La Salle
• MA Denver
• BA Philippines

Research interests

• Co-speech gestures; NVC pedagogy
• Rhetorical dynamics of blog communication
• ELT practices and cultural diversity
• Academic enculturation

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Mr Seow Hwa Sun, Richard

• MA NUS
• BSc NUS
• Dip Ed NUS
• Cert TESOL RELC

Research interests

• Discourse analysis
• ESL writing
• Intercultural communication

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Ms Sri Norazrin Buang

• MA NUS
• BA OUUK
• Dip Ed NIE, Singapore

Research interests

• Sociolinguistics
• Language Teaching Methodology
• Language Acquisition

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Mr James Devasahayam Stephen

• MEd Sheffield
• BA NUS
• Postgrad Dip Ed NUS

Research interests

• IT in language education
• E-learning
• Digital literacy

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Ms Susan Tan

Senior Lecturer

• MA NUS
• LLB (Hons) NUS
• Dip TESOL, Trinity College

Research Interests

• Language learning strategies
• Language anxiety and its effects on performance
• Reflective learning

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Dr Tay Zhiming, Dennis

• PhD University of Otago
• MA NUS
• BA(Hons) NUS

Research interests

• Cognitive linguistics (particularly metaphor theory)
• Discourse analysis
• Pedagogical and counseling discourse

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Dr Teng Sze Mei, Jessie

• PhD NUS
• MA (SEAS) NUS
• MEd Sheffield
• BSc NUS
• Cert TESL RELC

Research interests

• Academic literacy
• Cross-cultural communication
• Language teaching methodology
• Language learning strategies

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Jasmine Nadua Trice

• PhD Indiana University - Bloomington
• USA MA Indiana University- Bloomington
• USA BA/BFA Florida State University, USA

Research interests

• Cinema and Media Studies
• Cultural Studies
• National and transnational cinemas
• Globalization and culture
• Rhetoric
• Pedagogy

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Dr T. Ruanni F. Tupas

Senior Lecturer

• PhD NUS
• MA, BA (cum laude) Philippines

Research interests

• Politics of language use
• World Englishes
• Second language teaching
• Classroom strategies of resistance

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Dr Chitra Varaprasad

Senior Lecturer

• PhD NTU
• MA NUS
• MA Sri Venkateshwara University
• BA Osmania
• Cert TESL RELC

Research interests

• Academic reading and text organisation
• Juxtaposing process/product approaches for teaching writing
• Genre approach for teaching reading and writing
• Self-editing strategies

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Dr Wong Jock Onn

• PhD Australian National university
• MA NUS
• BA University of New England

Research interests

• Semantics, pragmatics and culture
• Language acquisition
• Culture acquisition

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Ms Wong Soon Fen

• MSc Edinburgh
• BA (Hons) NUS
• Dip PE CPE, Singapore

Research interests

• Sociolinguistics
• Language teacher education
• Curriculum and materials design
• Intercultural communication

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Dr Yang Ying

Senior Lecturer

• EdD University of Western Australia
• MPhil CUHK
• BA Xiamen University
• Postgrad Dip (ELT) NIE, Singapore

Research interests

• Language awareness
• Cognition in language learning
• Task-based approach in English language learning
• Learner autonomy

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Dr Zhu Shenfa

• PhD, MA NUS
• BA Harbin Normal University
• Postgrad Dip (ELT) NIE, Singapore

Research interests

• Phonetics and phonology
• Features of Singapore English
• Translation studies
• TEFL/TCFL

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