Academic Staff Profile
 
 
 
Name Wong Lian Aik
Tel 6516-3865
Fax 6777-9152
Email elcwla@nus.edu.sg
Office CELC-02-10A
   
  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.

   
  Hobbies

Travelling, cycling, reading and music (both classic and pop)

   
 
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