Outstanding Educator Award

" Knowledge is power. And in a world where change is the norm, knowing how to learn is, perhaps, the most powerful knowledge of all. "

• Serves on Department and Faculty curriculum reform committees
• Co-developed the inaugural writing module in the NUS Core Curriculum (now the University Scholars Programme)
• Advised the NUS Business School on designing effective discipline-specific writing assignments and developing relevant assessment criteria

• Adopts a question-driven approach, where questions permeate all levels of learning, from the broad module overview to specific tutorial activities
• Uses affinity groups to maximise peer-learning and interaction, with students facilitating discussions and providing feedback on one another's efforts
• Provides comprehensive, well-designed and thought-provoking materials that encourage active learning
• Constructs authentic writing assignments in which drafting, peer feedback, rewriting/revision and self-critique play key roles in nurturing thoughtful writing

• Co-author of the linguistics textbook The Language of Language (2006)
• Author of a third-level coursebook Introduction to Discourse Analysis (1997)
• Co-editor of The English Language in Singapore: Current Perspectives on the Teaching of Writing (1996)
• Regular contributor to publications produced by the Centre for the Development of Teaching and Learning

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Second Language Writing
• External Referee, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong

• FASS Teaching Excellence Award (2006, 2005, 2004,1997)
• NUS Teaching Excellence Award (2004/05, 2003/04, 2002/03, 2001/02, 1996/1997)
• NUS Outstanding Educator Award (2000)