Profile

Name: Susan Lopez-Nerney
Telephone: 6874 6080
Email: elcsl@nus.edu.sg
Office: CELC #02-08 (10 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117511)

Academic Qualifications

  • MA Language Teaching, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
  • BA Speech and Drama, University of the Philippines, Philippines

Awards

  • MA Distinction

Modules/Courses Taught

  • Professional Communication
  • Technical Communication
  • English for Academic Purposes
  • Pronunciation
  • Intensive English Course

Research Interests

  • Cooperative learning, visual literacy, academic writing, writing portfolio

Publications

  • Binder, C. and Lopez-Nerney, S. (2008) (3rd ed.). Writing in Process: Strategies for Organization and Development. Singapore: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
  • Binder, C. and Lopez-Nerney, S. (2003). Writing in Process: Strategies for Organization and Development. Singapore: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S. and Bong-Toh, A. M. C. (2001). Putting Power into Powerpoint presentations: a checklist for evaluation. Working Papers on Language (CELC Research Report), 7, 127-137.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S., Teng, J. S. M., Wu, S.M., Toh,L. S. J., Norhayati Bte Mohd Ismail, Meyer, J.E., Jacobs, J M. and Crookall, D. (December 2001). An exploratory study of lecturers' views collaboration among students. K@TA, 3, 109-120.
  • Crookall, D., Lopez-Nerney S., Teng Sze Mei, J., Wu S. M., Toh, L. S. J. E., Norhayati Bte Mohd Ismail, Meyer, J. E. and Jacobs, G. ( June 2000). Student-initiated out-of-class academic collaboration at a Singapore University. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 9, 64-82. (Philippines).
  • Lopez-Nerney, S. and Toh, L. S. J. E. (2000). Promoting Student-to-Student Interaction: Project Work in a Technical Communication Class. Working Papers on Language (CELC Research Report), 6, 1-18. Also published in Proceedings of the 5th METU International ELT Convention. Ankara: Middle East Technical University, School of Foreign Languages, Dept. of English.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S. and Chan, P. P. K. (1997). Conferencing the revision of written technical communication. Working Papers on Language (CELC Research Report) 4, 8 pp.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S. (1993) The Audience-centred Portfolio. Language and Communication Review, 3, 15-16.

Seminars & Conferences

  • Binder, Carol and S Lopez-Nerney, Motivating students in a writing class. Paper presented at the RELC Regional Seminar, 23-24 April 2002, SEAMEO Regional Language Centre, Orange Grove Road, Singapore. Also presented at CELC Staff Seminar, March 2003, Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S, Reflections on TC2 and their implications. Paper presented at Reflections on TC2, CELC Staff Seminar, 22 February 2003, CELC, NUS, Singapore.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S, 7 ways to skin the cat (or what we can consider when we think of new courses). Paper presented at New Courses and IT Where are we heading?, CELC Staff Seminar, 26 October 2002, CELC, NUS, Singapore.
  • Wong, L A, C Varaprasad, P R Nerney, L Ho and S Lopez-Nerney, Constraints and prospects for doing research in CELC. Paper presented at CELC Staff Seminar, 15 March 1997, Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S and Toh Lay Suan, Jacqueline E., Promoting Student-to student Interaction: Project work in a technical communication class. Paper presented at the 5th METU International ELT Convention: Interaction on the Threshold of a New Millenium, 28-30 May 1999, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Bong-Toh, A M C and S Lopez-Nerney, Visual Literacy and Multimedia Presentations. Paper presented at "ELT Collaboration: Towards Excellence in the New Millennium" Fourth CULI International Conference, December 1999, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Lopez-Nerney, S and P P K Chan, Writing via conferencing: The method as used in the English Language Proficiency Unit and in the Engineering Faculty. Paper presented at ELPU Department Seminar, 15 October 1994, AS7-SR16, National University of Singapore, Singapore.