Staff

The Centre currently has 34 full-time academic staff. It also has a regular pool of part-time lecturers. Our full-time lecturers come from Singapore as well as Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Malaysia, Philippines, the People's Republic of China and the United States. There are also 12 non-academic staff who carry out various support services for the Centre.

Management team

Wong, Lian Aik, Director webpage

PhD Indiana University of Pennsylvania, MA Essex, BA Taiwan Normal. Research Interests: varieties of Singaporean English; world Englishes; TESL/TEFL methodology.

Deng, Xudong , Division Head (Research & Publications) webpage

PhD Edith Cowan University, MA (ELT) Lancaster, MA Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages (GIFL), BA GIFL. Research Interests: sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, TEFL.

Lee, Kooi Cheng, Division Head (Special Projects & Consultancy Courses)
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MA (Appl. Ling) NUS, B.Ed Calgary. Research interests: learning strategies, CALL.

Tan, Hui Leng,Susan, Division Head (Administration) webpage

MA NUS, LLB (Hons) NUS, Dip TESOL Trinity College. Research Interests: language learning strategies; language anxiety and its effects on performance; reflective learning.

Wu, Siew Mei , Division Head (Curriculum & Testing) webpage

PhD (NUS), MA Monash, BA (Hons) NUS, Dip Ed IE Singapore, TESOL, Trinity College. Research Interests: academic writing (source-based writing-writing using background information); constructive processes in reading and writing.

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Full time teaching staff

Blackstone, Brad webpage

BA, MA Ohio State University. Research interests:CALL/blogging, content- & task-based instruction, integrated skills,creative writing & independent learning.

Chan Peck Kei, Peggie webpage

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.

Chan-Wong Swee Moi, Janet webpage

MA, BA NUS, Cert Ed IE Singapore, Dip TESOL, ATCL Trinity College. Research Interests: Language teaching methodology, language learning strategies, collaborative learning.

Chew, Moh Leen webpage

MA Georgetown, MEd Springfield, BSc Singapore. Research Interests: ESL/EFL teaching methodology; ESL/EFL language testing and evaluation; learning and teaching styles.

Cole, Victor Matthew webpage

MA (Dist) Nottingham, BA (Hons) Reading, Postgrad Cert Ed Oxford. Research Interests: critical theory and its connection to jurisprudence; reading and interpretation.

Cook, Catherine E. webpage

MA, BA (Hons) Leeds, Dip TEFLA RSA. Research Interest: Business English in the classroom.

Fong, Yoke Sim webpage

MSc Edinburgh, BA, Dip Ed IE, Dip RSA Singapore. Research Interests: curriculum design, TESOL, learner strategies, language education.

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Gallo, Patrick B. webpage

EdM SUNY Buffalo, BA Wheaton. Research Interests: CALL, language teacher education, reading aloud, extensive reading and cooperative learning.

Goh Khong Phong, Happy webpage

MA, BA NUS, Dip Ed IE Singapore. Research Interests: learning strategies; teaching materials; testing.

Ho, Poh Wai webpage

MA NUS, BA (Hons) Singapore, Dip Management Studies London. Research Interests: learning strategies; testing.

Jeganathan, Maliga webpage

MA, BA NUS, Cert Ed IE Singapore. Research Interests: bilingualism; language policy.

Lee, Gek Ling webpage

MA York, BEd (Hons) Cambridge. Research Interest: cross cultural business communication.

Lee, Ming Cherk webpage

Ed.D Leicester, MA Columbia, BA (Hons) Leeds. Research interests: EAP/ESP, Language policy and curriculum planning, testing and evaluation, quality and change management

Lee, Wai Ying webpage

MA, BSc (Hons) NUS, Dip Ed IE Singapore. Research Interests: academic writing; learning strategies; collaborative learning.

Lim, Meng Leng webpage

MA NUS, BA NUS, Cert Ed IE Singapore. Research Interest: action research relating to the oral presentation needs of students.

Lopez-Nerney, Susan webpage

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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Ng En Tzu, Mary, Senior Lecturer webpage

PhD, MSc, BA, Cert TESL University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cert Lang Testing RELC. Research Interests: translation; textual analysis; academic written discourse of foreign graduates.

Norhayati bte Mohd Ismail webpage

MA, BA NUS. Research Interests: E-learning; reflective learning; intercultural communication; collaborative learning.

Poole, Brian webpage

BA (Nottingham), PGCE (Leeds), MA (Lancaster), MPhil (Portsmouth). Research interests: English lexicology; corpora and language learning; quality assurance in higher education.

Priscillia Pui Li Eng webpage

MA (Applied Linguistics) Curtin University, Australia;BA (Hons) Malaya. Research Interests: sociolinguistics, multicultural literacy, use of learner diaries in Academic Writing, form-focused teaching in listening/speaking.

Richard, Dara Leah webpage

MA, BA University of Washington. Research interests: language teaching methodology, learner motivation.

Sadorra, Maria Luisa C. webpage

DA De La Salle, MA Denver, BA Philippines. Research Interests: metacognitive awareness and language learning, application of neural networks in language teaching and assessment, nonverbal communication (gestures in oral presentations) and pedagogy, and collaborative work in teacher communities.

Seow, Hwa Sun Richard webpage

BSc(NUS) DipEd(NUS) CertTESOL(RELC) MA(Appl Ling)(NUS). Research Interests: discourse analysis; ESL writing; intercultural communication.

Stephen, James Devasahayam webpage

MEd (Sheffield), Postgrad Dip Ed (NUS), BA (NUS). Research Interests: IT in Language education; e-learning; digital literacy.

Teng Sze Mei, Jessie webpage

PhD. (NUS); M.A. (SEAS) NUS, MEd Sheffield, BSc NUS, Cert TESL RELC. Research Interests: academic literacy; cross-cultural communication; language teaching methodology; language learning strategies.

Tupas, T. Ruanni F. webpage

Ph. D. Singapore; MA, BA (cum laude) Philippines. Research interests: politics of language use; World Englishes, second language teaching, classroom strategies of resistance.

Varaprasad, Chitra webpage

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.

Wong Soon Fen webpage

MSc Edinburgh, Dip PE CPE Singapore, BA (Hons) NUS. Research interests: sociolinguistics; language teacher education; curriculum and materials design; intercultural communication.

Yang, Ying webpage

M Phil CUHK, Post-graduate Diploma in ELT NIE, BA Xiamen University. Research Interests: Language Awareness, Cognition in Language Learning, Task-based Approach in English Language Learning, Learner Autonomy.

Zhu, Shenfa webpage

PhD, MA NUS, Postgraduate Diploma in ELT NIE, BA Harbin Normal University. Research interests: phonetics and phonology, features of Singapore English, translation studies, TEFL/TCFL.

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Part-time teaching staff

The names of part-time teaching staff will be available when the next academic semester begins.

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Non-academic staff

Manager
Regina So Sue Yi

Analyst Programmer
Kwong Mew Yuen

Management Support Officers
Balkise bte Shaik Mohamed
Hanim binte Mokhtar
Kenneth Law Boon Teong
Tan Phuay Loong
Thanmoli d/o Peariasamy
Yip Wai Jie

Operational Support Officers
Aisah Beevi d/o Mohd Haniffah
Farida Begum
S. Kalarani

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