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| Academic Qualifications | ||||||||||||
| Ph.D. (Rhetoric & Linguistics), Indiana (PA), M.A. (Applied Linguistics) Essex; B.A. (Taiwan Normal) | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Areas | ||||||||||||
| Modules/Courses taught | ||||||||||||
| ES1301 (English for Academic Purposes for Science); ET1000 (English for Academic Purposes for Computing); PE5001(B) (Graduate English Course - Listening and Speaking). | ||||||||||||
| Research Interests | ||||||||||||
| Varieties of English; Singapore English; ESL/EFL Methodology | ||||||||||||
| Publications and Paper Presentations | ||||||||||||
| Wong, L.A. & Thomas, J. (1993). Nativization and the making of Meaning. In M. Brock & L. Walters (Eds.), Teaching Composition Around the Pacific Rim: Politics and Pedagogy. London: Multilingual Matters. Wong, L.A. (1999). Linguistic innovations in the writings of two Peranakan authors: The acculturation of English to Singapore contexts. In J. Katchen & Y. Leung (Eds.), The Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on English Teaching. Taipei: The Crane Publishing. Wong, L.A. (2000). Learning to write and writing to learn through dialogue journals. In C. Low & V. Tay (Eds.), Reflections on teaching - The NUS experience. Singapore: CDTL, NUS. Wong, L.A. (2001). Linguistic innovations in Singapore English newspaper advertisements. Paper presented at the TESOL 35th Annual International Convention and Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri. Wong, L.A. (2002). Promotion of standard English - mission, reality and approach. Paper presented at the 19th International Conference on English Teaching & Learning, Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan. |
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Hobbies Travelling, cycling, reading and music (both classic and pop) |
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