Profile

Name: Peggie P.K. Chan
Telephone: 6516 6122
Email: elccpk@nus.edu.sg
Office: CELC #02-29 (10 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117511)

Academic Qualifications

  • MA, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • MA, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • Dip Ed, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • BA, (First Class Honours) University of Malaya, Malaysia

Awards

  • NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2007/2008
  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 2007/2008
  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 2005/2006
  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 1999/2000

Modules/Courses Taught

  • EG1411 (Technical Communication 1)
  • English Assist
  • Pre-matriculation Intensive English Course to PRC students –  Since 2001
  • Professional Reports and Proposals – Consultancy for the Office of Human
  • Resources – on a regular basis
  • Workplace Grammar and Language –  Consultancy for the Office of Human
  • Resources – on a regular basis
  • Professional Oral Presentations, Reports and Theses – Consultancy for Design
  • Technology Institute/Centre for Design Technology (DTI/CDT), NUS - 2003 - 2006
  • Effective Presentation Skills for Librarians – Consultancy for the Office of Human
  • Resources – 2008-2009
  • EG1413 (Critical Thinking & Writing) – July 2001 to present
  • ES2007D (Professional Communication) – August 2006 to present
  • GEM 1008M (Evaluating Academic Arguments) –  Since August 2003
  • Effective Writing for Librarians –  Consultancy for the Office of Human Resources - Since June 2009

Research Interests

  • The teaching of critical thinking (CT), grammar and writing
  • Link between CT and writing
  • Self-access learning and resources
  • Evaluation of CT and self-access/independent learning

Department Duties/Committee

  • Faculty Coordinator, SDE
  • Course Coordinator, ES2007D
  • Course Coordinator, GEM1008 (2003/2004 to present)
  • Deputy Chair, Steering Committee, 3rd CELC Symposium - 2010 (2007 to 2010)
  • Chair, Sponsorship Sub-Committee (2007 to 2010)
  • Chair, Embedded Programmes (2010 - 2012)
  • Chair, Steering Committee, 4th CELC Symposium- 2013 (2010- present )
  • Member, Professional Communication Committee (2010- present)
  • Curriculum Developer, Temasek Project (2009 - 2012)
  • Principal Mentor, Lao Project (2010 - present)
  • Association in Professional Bodies STETS (Singapore Tertiary English Teachers Society) - since 1992

Publications

  • Assessing Critical Thinking: Putting Discourse to the Test, Reflections on English Language Teaching, Vol 3, 2004, Pg 79-111.
  • The Odyssey- English for Secondary 1(Textbook, Workbook and Teacher's Edition), Longman, 2000 (co-authors- Nelly Kwa & Simone Khoo)
  • "Cyberway Memos- A Study of the Use of the E-mail Facility in Instruction", Working Papers on Language, No. 6, 2000 (co-author- Pang Yuen Wah)
  • What Learners Learn through Problem Solving, CDTL Link, Nov 2005 Vol. 9 No.3
  • Teaching Thinking and Social Responsibility, Ideas on Teaching (a CDTL publication), Vol 4 December 2005, Pg 41-43
  • Contemporary English, Secondary 2 Textbook, Contemporary English Secondary Workbook (Special/Express), Contemporary English Secondary 2 Workbook (Normal-Academic), Longman 2005 (co-authored with Nelly Kwa, Simone Khoo and Anna Ng)
  • CELC’s Study Trip to China (co-written with Lee Kooi Cheng), CDTLink, March 2007, Vol. 11 No 1.
  • SELF@CELC: Where Independent Learning Unfolds, CDTLink, Nov 2007 Vol 11, No 3, pp. 14-16.
  • Wu, et al. (2008). Using the Toulmin Approach in Teaching Argumentative Writing, Selected Papers from the Second CELC Symposium for English Language Teachers- The English Language Teaching and Learning Landscape- Continuity, Innovations and Diversity, pp. 69-78.
  • Wu, et al. (2008). Students’ Written Errors: A summary of preliminary results. SAAL Quarterly, 83, pp. 2-6
  • T. Ruanni F. Tupas, Catherine Cook, Norhayati Bte Mohd. Ismail (Eds), (2009). Presenting Research Findings. In Communicating in the University Culture (pp.27-33). Singapore: Centre for English Language Communication.
  • T. Ruanni F. Tupas, Catherine Cook, Norhayati Bte Mohd. Ismail (Eds), (2009). Communicating Through Email. In Communicating in the University Culture (pp.73-79). Singapore: Centre for English Language Communication. [co-writer: Lee Gek Ling]
  • Reflections on Teaching by ATEA and Honour Roll Recipients, CDTLink, Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, July-Aug 2009, Vol. 13, No.2, pg 8. [ISSN:1793-6063]
  • Workplace Literacy Series, Level 4 (Intermediate), Trainer’s Manual, jointly developed by NTUC Learning Hub Pte. Ltd. and Centre for English Language Communication [co-writer- Lee Ming Cherk]
  • Workplace Literacy Series, Level 4 (Intermediate), Trainee’s Manual, jointly developed by NTUC Learning Hub Pte. Ltd. and Centre for English Language Communication [co-writer- Lee Ming Cherk]
  • CD accompanying both manuals [see Service]
  • Empowering Students to Self Learn, English Language Teaching World Online (ELTWO), Activities, Vol 2, Jan 2009.
  • Think Passion: An Interview with Shameem Rafik-Galea, English Language Teaching World Online (ELTWO), ELT Lives, Vol 3, March 2010

Seminars & Conferences

  • "Assessing Critical Thinking : Putting Discourse to the Test", at the 7th METU International ELT Convention, Evaluation and Assessment: Innovations in Action, 23-25 May 2002, Ankara, Turkey.
  • "Towards Professional and Effective Memos"- a PROSE training workshop for NUS non-academic staff, 26 August 2002.
  • "Grammar Matters Matter"- a PROSE training workshop for NUS students and staff, 27 August 2002.
  • "Assessing Critical Thinking: Problems and Possibilities", 5th Thinking Qualities Initiative International Conference, Thinking and Learning in Action, Hong Kong, SAR, 25-26 June 2004.
  • "Assessing Critical Thinking- Problems and Potential, CELC Staff Seminar, 20 March 2004.
  • "Teaching & Learning Thinking via Problem Solving- Issues & Challenges"(workshop), 1st CELC Symposium- Paradigm Shifts in Language Teaching & learning- Teacher Roles & Learner Responsibilities, Hilton Hotel, Singapore, 3-4 June 2004.
  • "The Art of Debating" (lecture & training workshop) for SM3 pre-matriculation students at NUS, 30 March 2005.
  • "Becoming a Conversation Peer" (lecture), organized by Office of Student Affairs, NUS, 3 February 2005.
  • "Critical Thinking: A Seamless Learning Assessment Model", Learning-Oriented Assessment Conference 2005, Using Assessment to Improve Learning, Hong Kong Institute of Education, 10 June 2005.
  • "Problem Solving: A Dynamic Approach to Teaching Thinking", 12th International Conference on Thinking (ICOT), Celebrate the Past- Window to the Future, Melbourne, 4-8 July 2005.
  • "Trends in Thinking Education: Teaching Problem Solving", CELC Staff Seminar, 25 Jan 2006.
  • "The Position Paper: Synergizing Thinking and Writing", 15th MELTA Conference 2006, Reading and Writing: Preparing ESL Learners for the Real World, Subang Jaya, Selangor, W. Malaysia, 5-6 June 2006.
  • Synergising Thinking & Writing, 6th Biennial Communication Skills in University Education (CSUE) Conference, Auckland, 29 Nov-1 Dec 2006.
  • "A Report on CELC Study Trip to China", CELC Staff Seminar, 14 February 2007.
  • "Teaching Argumentative Writing- Possibilities & Problems", 2nd CELC Symposium – The English Language Teaching & Learning Landscape- Continuity, Innovation & Diversity, Hilton Hotel, Singapore, 30 May-1 June 2007 (co-presented with Wu Siew Mei).
  • "The Position Paper; Marrying Thinking & Writing", 13th International Conference on Thinking (ICOT), Curious Minds Learn by Exploring the Unknown, Norrkoping, Sweden, 17-21 June 2007.
  • "Thinking about Thinking: Case Study of a Thinking Course", CELC Staff Seminar, 23 April 2008.
  • "Teaching Argumentative Writing: Old Clothes, New Look" (workshop), URUTESOL National Convention- Challenge and Achievement, Montevideo, Uruguay, 4-6 July 2008.
  • "Teaching Writing Through Thinking: Today's Literacy", 5th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 21- 22 February 2009.
  • "Write (Right) for Thinking; Think (Right) for Writing"; 14th International Conference on Thinking (ICOT), Thinking Minds: Nurturing the Design of a Better Future, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-26 June 2009.
  • "Assessment and Evaluation" (training workshop) for CDTL's Professional Development Programme, 8 Jan 2009.
  • "Motivating Students in the Classroom" (panel discussion), CELC Staff Seminar, 28 October 2009.
  • "Workplace Literacy Series (training workshop) for NTUC Learning Hub, Singapore, 30 October 2009 (co-conducted with KC Lee).
  • "Engaging Students in Small Group Discussions/Tutorials" (training workshop) for CDTL's Teaching Assistants Programme, 3 Dec 2009.
  • "Needs Analysis" (workshop) as part of Temasek Foundation Project's Pre-writing Country Workshop for Curriculum Developers, Hanoi, 15-16 Jan 2010.
  • "Process vs Product in the Teaching of Thinking: How Much of a Fit", CELC Staff Seminar, 24 March 2010.
  • "What Thinking Do Learners THINK They Learn-Student Perceptions of Learning Thinking, 3rd CELC Symposium –Global Perspectives, Local Initiatives: Reflections and Practices in ELT, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 26-28 May 2010 [co-presented with Lee Wai Ying]
  • "Reviewing fundamental principles and practices in teaching English at the primary school (workshop), 3rd CELC Symposium – Global Perspectives, Local Initiatives: Reflections and Practices in ELT, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 26-28 May 2010 [co-presented with Wu Siew Mei]
  • "Divergence & Convergence in Task &Themes in Professional Communication: Views from Two Modules" Second Conference of the Asia-Pacific LSP and Professional Communication Association, Collaboration and Engagement, Kuala Lumpur: 15-17 July 2010 [co-presented with Lee Kooi Cheng]
  • “Integrating Critical Thinking into Communication/Language Modules”, for Temasek Polytechnic communication instructors at School of Engineering, Temasek Polytechnic, 21 Feb 2011
  • “Effective Inter-personal Skills”, CELC-CDTL Workshop [co-conducted with Radhika Jaidev], NUS, 30 March 2011
  • “Scaffolding Argumentation: Making Thinking Visible in Teaching Writing”, 15th International Conference on Thinking (ICOT); Developing a Culture of Good Thinking”, 20 June-24 June 2011, Belfast, Ireland.
  • “Critical Thinking in Writing”, CDTL Workshop- 14 Oct 2011.