Profile

Name: Norhayati Mohd Ismail
Telephone: 6516 3878
Email: elcnmi@nus.edu.sg
Office: CELC #02-13 (10 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117511)

Academic Qualifications

  • MA (English Language), National University of Singapore, Singapore

Awards

  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 2008/2009
  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 1999/2000
  • NUS Long Service Award (15 years) in 2012

Modules/Courses Taught

  • ES2002 Business Communication for School of Business students
  • IS2101 Business and Technical Communication for School of Computing students
  • BMA5014 Advanced Business Communication for students in the joint NUS-Peking University MBA Programme

Research Interests

  • Strategies to promote independent learning
  • Teaching methodologies for developing speaking and writing skills
  • Materials development
  • Practices in reflective teaching

Department Duties/Committee

  • Member of the Singapore Tertiary English Teachers’ Society
  • Member of the Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics
  • Editor with the Centre’s online journal – ELT World Online (ELTWO) from 2012
  • Member of the Publicity Sub-Committee for the Centre’s 2013 Symposium
  • Chair of the Registration and Secretariat Sub-Committee for the Centre’s 2010 Symposium
  • Member of the Centre’s Undergraduate Professional Communication Course Committee for AY2010-11
  • Member of the Pedagogical Research and Seminars Committee for AY2010-11
  • Member of CELC’s Course and Testing Committee for AY2008-09

Publications

  • Tupas, T.R.F., Cook, C.E., & Norhayati Mohd Ismail. (Eds.). (2009). Communicating in the University Culture. Singapore: Centre for English Language Communication.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati, & Goh, H.K.P. (2009). Interacting with peers and tutors. In Tupas, T.R.F., Cook, C.E., & Norhayati Mohd Ismail. (Eds.), Communicating in the University Culture (61-66). Singapore: Centre for English Language Communication.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati, & P.W. Ho. (2008). Managing bigger classes: Creating opportunities for independent learning through collaborative peer evaluations. In Wu, S.M., Tupas, T.R.F., Chew, M.L., Sadorra, M.L.C., & Varaprasad, C. (Eds.). Proceedings from CELC Symposium 2007: The English language teaching and learning landscape: Continuity, innovation and diversity. (181-194). Singapore: Centre for English Language Communication.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati. (2008). Creating opportunities for independent learning: strategies, challenges and rewards. In Naciye Kunt, Javanshir Shibliyev, Fatos Erozan (Eds.). Proceedings from Eastern Mediterranean University’s 2nd International Conference on ELT: ELT Profession: Challenges and Prospects (254-268). Muenchen: LINCOM EUROPA.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati, Ho, P.W., & Tupas, T.R.F. (2006). Using peer evaluation to promote independent learning in report writing. Reflections on English Language Teaching, 4: 111-118.
  • Chan-Wong, S.M., & Norhayati Mohd Ismail. (2005). Of the Students, By the Students, From the Students: An Evaluation of Peer Teaching by Students in a Business Writing Programme. Paradigm Shifts in Language Teaching and Learning: Selected Papers from the Inaugural CELC Symposium, 81-102.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati, & R.C. Hull. (2001). Student and teacher expectations: meeting the needs in an intercultural classroom. In ESP Malaysia, 7, no. 1 (Selected papers from Third International Language for Specific Purposes Seminar 2000). Johor: Department of Modern Languages, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S., Wu, S. M., Toh, J.L.S.., Norhayati Mohd Ismail, Jacobs, G., & Crookall, D. (2001). An exploratory study of lecturers' views of out-of-class academic collaboration amongst students. K@ta, 3, no. 2.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S., Teng, S.M., Wu, S.M., Toh, J.L.S., Norhayati Mohd Ismail, Meyer, J.E., Jacobs, G., & Crookall, D. (2001). An exploratory study of lecturers' views of out-of-class academic collaboration among students. K@TA, 3, no. 2: 109-120.
  • Crookall, D., Lopez-Nerney, S., Teng, S.M., Wu, S.M., Toh, J.L.S., Norhayati Mohd Ismail, and Meyer, J.E. (2000). Student-initiated out-of-class academic collaboration at a Singapore University. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 9, no.1: 64-82.

Seminars & Conferences

  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati, & Ho, P.W. (2012). Developing speaking and listening skills through meeting skills training. Paper presented at the 8th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching “Language and Development”, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 25 – 26 Feb 2012.
  • Jaidev, R., Lee, K.M., L.M., Cherk, Norhayati Mohd Ismail, & Tupas, T.R.F. (2011, December). Academic Writing as Situated Practice. Paper presented at the Language and Communication Centre Roundtable on Academic Writing, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1 – 2 Dec 2011.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati, & Widodo, H.P. (2010, January). Needs Analysis for Curriculum Developers. Talk presented at the Capability-building of English Language Curriculum Developers for Professional Communication for University Faculty in ASEAN Universities - Pre-writing Workshop for Curriculum Developers for Policy Leaders and Curriculum Developers, University of the Philippines, Visayas, Iloilo, Philippines, 29 – 30 Jan 2010.
  • Tupas, T.R.F., Norhayati Mohd Ismail, & Zhu, S. (2008). Worlds of English, Worlds in Englishes. Invited paper presented through video conferencing at the Alliance of Language and Literature Teachers' General Assembly, Auditorium of De La Salle University, Dasmarinas, Philippines, 20 Sep 2008.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati, & Ho, P.W. (2007). Managing bigger classes: Creating opportunities for independent learning through collaborative peer evaluations. Paper presented at the second CELC International Symposium for English Language Teachers "The English Language Teaching and Learning Landscape: Continuity, Innovation and Diversity”, Hilton International Hotel, Singapore, 30 May – 1 Jun 2007.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati. (2006). Creating opportunities for independent learning: strategies, challenges and rewards. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on ELT, “ELT Profession: Challenges & Prospects”, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, Cyprus, 2 – 5 May 2006.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati. (2004). Death to silence: Empowering learners through meeting skills training. Paper presented at the EgypTesol 5th Annual Convention “Best Practice in EFL”, Cairo Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 3 – 4 Dec 2004
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati. (2003). Promoting learner independence through the use of IT: How can I make it work?. Paper presented at the Independent Learning Association's Inaugural Conference “Supporting Independent Learning in the 21st Century”, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 13 – 14 Sep 2003.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati, & R.C. Hull. (2000). Student and teacher expectations: meeting the needs in an intercultural classroom. Paper presented at the LSP2000 3rd International Seminar “Language for Specific Purposes: Tuning in to the New Millennium”, The Eden Garden Hotel, Johor, Malaysia, 14 – 16 Nov 2006.
  • Toh, J. S.L. & Norhayati Mohd Ismail. (1999). Student Self-Evaluation in Report-Writing Classes: An Experimental Study on Engineering and Business Students in the National University of Singapore. Paper presented at the CULI (Chulalongkorn University Language Institute) Fourth International Conference “ELT Collaboration: Towards Excellence in the Millennium”, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1 – 3 Dec 1999.
  • Mohd Ismail, Norhayati. (1998). Helping Students Engage in More Effective Discussions. Paper presented at the 5th METU international ELT Convention “Interaction on The Threshold of a New Millennium”, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 28 – 30 May 1998.

Research Projects

Policy Leader for the NUS Team for the NUS-Temasek Foundation Project on Capability-building of English Language Curriculum Developers for Professional Communication for University Faculty in ASEAN Universities.