Profile

Name: Gene Segarra Navera
Telephone: 6516 6082
Email: elcgsn@nus.edu.sg
Office: CELC #03-29 (10 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117511)

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD English Language, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • MA Speech Communication, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines
  • BA Communication Arts (cum laude), University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines

Awards

  • PhD Research Scholarship, National University of Singapore, January 2007 to January 2011
  • Outstanding Teacher Award (Humanities and Social Sciences), University of the Philippines Los Banos, March 2004
  • Development Fund for General Education Faculty Grant, University of the Philippines Los Banos, June 2001
  • Best Thesis Award, UPLB Department of Humanities, April 1998

Modules/Courses Taught

  • ES2331 (Communicating Engineering)
  • EG1413/ES1531 (Critical Thinking and Writing)
  • Embedded communication course for IE2101 (Introduction to Systems Thinking)
  • Courses Taught at the University of the Philippines Los Banos (1998-2006): Speech Communication, Oral Interpretation, Philippine Public Address, Group Discussion and Leadership, Argumentative Writing, Intensive English for Foreign Graduate Students

Research Interests

  • Political rhetoric
  • Critical discourse studies
  • Metaphor studies
  • Facilitation

Department Duties/Committee

  • Chair: Complementary Initiatives Committee
  • Course Coordinator: ES2331 (Communicating Engineering)

Publications

Articles

  • Navera, Gene S. (forthcoming). “Teaching Argument as Transformative Performance.” Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 21 (3).
  • Navera, Gene S. (2011). “‘WAR ON TERROR’ IS A CURATIVE: Recontextualization and Political Mythmaking in Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s State of the Nation Addresses (2002-2004).” Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 8(4), 313-343.
  • Navera, Gene S. (2007 December). “Performance as Kinesis: Facilitation and Language Teaching as Activist Performance.” Reflections on English Language Teaching, 6(2), 65-75.
  • Navera, Gene S. (2006 July to December) “The Rhetoric of Accountability in Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s State of the Nation Addresses (2001-2005).” Public Policy 10, 27-57.

DissertationS

  • Navera, Gene S. (2012). “Metaphorizing the Philippine Presidency: Schemas of Presidential Leadership in the Post-Marcos State of the Nation Addresses (1987-2009).” PhD Dissertation. Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • Navera, Gene S. (2003). “Subversion and Reaffirmation of the Erap Myth in the ‘Trial of the Century’: A Rhetorical Inquiry.” Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
  • Navera, Gene S. (1998). “Corazon C. Aquino: The Leader as a Rhetorician and Her Place in Philippine History.” Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis. Department of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna. (Awarded Best Thesis by the UPLB Department of Humanities)

Seminars & Conferences

  • “’People Power’ in Philippine Presidential Rhetoric: A Schema Theoretic Perspective.” Rhetoric in Society 4. Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication, Section of Rhetoric, University of Copenhagen. 15-18 January 2013.
  • “Seminar on Enhancing Facilitation Skills.” College of Education, Liberal Arts and Science Graduate Studies. De La Salle University-Dasmarinas, Cavite, 24 September 2012.
  • “Beyond K+12: What does it mean to be a ‘world class’ teacher of language and literature in higher education?” Plenary Speech. Alliance of Language and Literature Teachers (ALLT), Inc. National Seminar. Venezia Hotel, Bldg 675 Canal Road, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, SBMA, Olongapo City, 21-22 September 2012.
  • “Schemas and the Presidency: Continuities and Discontinuities in the Post-Marcos Political Rhetoric.” The 2012 Linguistic Society of the Philippines National Conference. University of Asia and the Pacific, Ortigas Drive, Pasig City, 19 May 2012.
  • “In Pursuit of the ‘Tuwid na Daan’: A Critical Analysis of P-Noy’s Presidential Rhetoric (2010-2011).” International Conference on Language and Communication. Graduate School of Language and Communication, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand, 15-16 December 2011.
  • “’Ang Tuwid na Daan’ as Metaphor: A Critical Analysis of Noynoy Aquino’s Rhetoric of Inclusive Growth.” 3rd “Engaging with Vietnam: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue” Conference. University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam, 4-5 December 2011.
  • “Teaching Argument as Transformative Performance.” International Conference on English Language Teaching (ICELT) 2011. Damai Laut, Perak, Malaysia. 18-20 September 2011.
  • “Cory Aquino and the Framing of Philippine Democracy.” The 5th Asian Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies. Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 7-9 July 2010.
  • “From ‘Martial Law’ to ‘War on Terror’: Framing and Reframing the Militarist Solution in Philippine Presidential Rhetoric.” 2009 International Conference on Political Linguistics. University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland, 17-19 September 2009.
  • “’WAR ON TERROR’ IS A CURATIVE: Recontextualization and Political Myth-making in Philippine State of the Nation Addresses.” 2009 Conference of the International Society for Language Studies at the Crowne Plaza Orlando Universal, 7800 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, 11 to 13 June 2009.
  • “Facilitation as Performance as Kinesis: Rethinking Principles and Practices of Group Facilitation.” Presented at the 2007 CELC Symposium on English Language Teaching. Hilton Singapore, 30 May 2007.