Profile

Name: Janet Chan-Wong S.M.
Telephone: 6516 5167
Email: elcchanj@nus.edu.sg
Office: CELC #03-15 (10 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117511)

Academic Qualifications

  • MA, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • BA, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Cert Ed, Institute of Education, Singapore
  • Dip TESOL, Trinity College London, UK

Awards

  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 2009/2010
  • NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2001/2002

Modules/Courses Taught

  • CS2101 Effective Communication for Computing Professionals
  • EG1413 Critical Thinking and Writing
  • EG1471 English for Academic Purposes
  • ES2002 Business Communication
  • BMA5014 Advanced Business Communication
  • ES1000 Basic English (SDE)
  • ES2004 Effective Communication Skills
  • SM2 Intensive English for Pre-matriculation PRC Students
  • EG1412 Technical Communication II

Research Interests

  • Language teaching methodology
  • Language learning strategies
  • Collaborative learning
  • Blended learning.

Publications

  • Lee, K.C., Goh, H., Chan, J., & Yang, Y. (2009). Effective College Writing: A Process Genre Approach. 2nd ed. Singapore: McGraw-Hill.
  • Lee, K.C., Goh, H., Chan, J., & Yang, Y. (2007). Effective College Writing: A Process Genre Approach. Singapore: McGraw-Hill.
  • Chan, J. (2006). "A Book Review: The Road to Stockholm", in The Physics Update, Institute of Physics, Singapore.vol.10,No. 1, p. 85-86.
  • Chan, J. and Norhayati, M.I. (2005) “ Of the Students, By the Students, From the Students : An Evaluation of Peer Teaching by Students in a Business Writing Programme.” In Deng, X, Cole, V.M., Sadorra, M.L. and Wu, S.M. (eds) Paradigm Shifts in Language Teaching and Learning: Selected Papers from the Inaugural CELC Symposium , Singapore : National University of Singapore, pp. 81 -102.
  • Chan, J. (2004). “Online Discussion Forum: A Tool for the non-IT Savvy English language Teacher.”Proceedings of the First International Language Learning Conference 2004: Issues, Practices and Challenges In Establishing a Language Learning Culture, p. 282-295.
  • Lee, K.C. & Chan, J. (2003). PRC students’ perceptions of their language learning experience in Singapore. RELT, vol.2, p.114-137.

Seminars & Conferences

  • Goh, Happy, Chan, Janet & Lee, K.C. (June 2007). Bridging the gap between teaching and writing assessment: An alternative scoring scheme for essays. Workshop conducted at the second CELC Symposium for English Language Teachers "The English Language Teaching and Learning Landscape: Continuity, Innovation and Diversity", Singapore, 30 May - 1 Jun 2007.
  • Lee, K.C., Goh, Happy & Chan, Janet (June 2006). Assessing Argumentative Essays: the Genre-based Analytic Approach. Paper presented at the 15th MELTA Conference "Reading and Writing: Preparing ESL Learners for the Real World", Subang Jaya, Malaysia, 5 - 6 Jun 2006.
  • Chan, J. (Dec 2004) “Online Discussion Forum: A Tool for the non-IT Savvy English language Teacher.” First International Language Learning Conference 2004: Issues, Practices and Challenges In Establishing a Language Learning Culture, Penang , Malaysia , 16-18 Dec 2004.
  • Chan, J. & Norhayati, M.I. (Jun 2004). “ Of the Students, By the Students, From the Students : An Evaluation of Peer Teaching by Students in a Business Writing Programme.” Paper presented at the CELC Sympoisum 2004 Paradigm Shifts in Language Teaching and Learning: Teacher Roles and Learner Responsibilities, Singapore, 3 - 4 Jun 2004.
  • Lee, K.C. & Chan, J. (Dec 2001). PRC students’ perceptions of their language learning experience in Singapore. Paper presented at the International Language Education Conference in Hong Kong, 13 - 15 Dec 2001.