Profile

Name: Priscillia Li Eng Pui
Telephone: 6516 1091
Email: elcpple@nus.edu.sg
Office: CELC #03-16 (10 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117511)

Academic Qualifications

  • MA (Applied Linguistics), Curtin University of Technology, Australia
  • BA (Hons) English, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Awards

  • CELC Commendation for Teaching Excellence 2008/2009

Research Interests

  • Sociolinguistics
  • Multicultural literacy
  • Use of learner diaries in academic writing
  • Form-focused teaching in listening/speaking

Modules/Courses Taught

  • English for Academic Purposes - EA1101, NK1001, ES1102
  • SM3 Intensive English Bridging Course for PRC Students

Department Duties/Committees

  • Co-chair of Writing and Communication Hub
  • Coordinator for SM3 Intensive English Bridging Course for PRC Students

Publications

  • Pui, P.L.E. (2011). Review of 'Exploring Learner Language', by Elaine Tarone and Bonnie Sweirzbin, Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 8, no. 2: 268-269. Singapore: Centre for Language Studies, National University of Singapore.
  • Pui, P.L.E. (2010). Review of 'The Study of Language', by George Yule, 4 ed. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 7, no. 2: 255-256. Singapore: Centre for Language Studies, National University of Singapore.

Research Projects

CDTL Teaching Enhancement Grant for SM3 grammar lessons project

The main purpose of this project was to create a set of Grammar materials aimed at correcting the common errors made by Chinese students in their writing, as feedback from tutors and students in the previous batches of the SM3 Intensive English Bridging Course have indicated that the commercial grammar textbooks used were not tailored for the needs of the SM3 students. The product from this project was 12 sets of Grammar Lessons for students of the SM3 Course.

Principal Investigator: Jessie Teng

Co-Investigators: Priscillia Pui, Yang Ying and Zhu Shenfa

Seminars & Conferences

  • Teng, J., Pui, P., Yang,Y. & Zhu S. (2011) “Developing student-centric course materials for PRC EFL learners”. TLHE 2011 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, CDTL National University of Singapore. 8-9 December 2011.
  • Pui, P. & Lee, M.C. (2009). "Using debates to teach argumentative writing". 18th Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) International Conference 2009. 11-13 June 2009.
  • Wang, S.C. & Pui, P. (2006). “Language teaching for touching lives: language teaching as a means of fostering appreciation of diverse cultures among Arts student”. UNESCO World Conference on Arts Education. Lisbon. 6-9 March 2006.
  • CELC Staff Seminar 15 February 2012 Presentation “Establishing a Writing Centre in an Asian Context: Necessity, Process and Prospect” with Deng Xudong, Coleen Angrove, Anuradha Ramanujan and Jasmine Trice.
  • CELC Staff Seminar 14 September 2011 Presentation “Speaking Up! An introduction to the spoken communicative competency test” with Lee Gek Ling, Happy Goh, Barry Griner, Mary Ng and Dara Richard.
  • CELC Staff Seminar 18 November 2009 Presentation "Using debates to teach argumentative writing" with Lee Ming Cherk.
  • CELC Staff Seminar 28 October 2009 Panel Discussion "Motivating students in the classroom" with Peggie Chan, Luisa Sadorra and Deng Xudong.