TEACHING AWARDS:
2013 Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching.
2013 Nomination for the Nanyang Education Award (College).
2012 Nomination for the Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching.
2011 Best Professor of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Award (based on student vote)
2010 Nomination for the Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching.
2010 Best Professor of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Award (based on student vote)
2009 Nomination for the Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching.
2009 Best Professor of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Award (based on student vote)
COURSES TAUGHT:
In NTU
HG0201 Singapore’s Languages
HG3020 Language Planning and Policy
HG3023 Anthropological Linguistics
HG2034 Structure of Modern English
HG2032 Globalisation and World Englishes
HG2003 Phonetics and Phonology
HG2021 Intercultural Communication
HG8001 Language Puzzle (as co-lecturer)
HG1002 Fundamentals of Linguistics: Structure and System (as co-lecturer and tutor)
HG1001 Fundamentals of Linguistics: Mind and Meaning (as tutor)
Courses taught before I joined NTU:
ESZ3111– Modern English: Phonetics & Phonology. Singapore Management University (SIM University).
ESZ3112– Modern English: Morphology & Syntax. Singapore Management University (SIM University).
EL2102– English Sounds & Words. Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore.
EL2101– Structure of Sentences and Meaning. Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore.
EL1101E– The Nature of Language. Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore.
ESZ311– Modern English: Description, Structure and Use. Singapore Management University (SIM University).
UZS210– The English Language: Past, Present and Future. Open University UK, Singapore.
AS A SUPERVISOR
I am not one who imposes my research agenda on my students, and I will not allow or expect students to do a ‘subset’ of my research projects. I firmly believe that the process of dissertation/thesis-writing cannot take place unless the student first plants the seed of his/her own research idea. My role as a supervisor is to then help the student develop the idea to fruition. Students under my supervision can expect that they be constantly challenged on their argumentation, their methodology, and most importantly, their writing.
Current Graduate Students
Christina Low (PhD) - Variations in Singapore English
Koh Jia Xin, Rae (PhD) - Singapore English in Automatic Speech Recognition
Charmaine Ng Jia Min (MA) - Language Rights and Migrant Communities in Singapore
Vanessa Ellen Nah (MA) - Politeness in Singlish
STUDENTS SUPERVISED
Masters (Graduated)
Foo, Limin Amanda (2017) A Matter of National (In)security: English Language Policy in Singapore
Tang, Kit Ling Jerine (2017) The Curious Case of Silence of Language Rights in Singapore
Wong, Zi Hao Kevin (2016) The Linguistic Construction of Chinese Ethnicity in Singapore and Malaysia
Soon, Sze Min Samantha (2015) Tonal Allocation in Penang Hokkien
Honours
2020
Lai, Yun Sxin -
Lee, Xiao Yu -
Ng, Sharon Yu Hui -
Ong, Wei Jie -
Tan, Charmaine Li Min -
2019
Hoang, Nam Phuong - The Social Correlates of /n/ and /l/ in Vietnamese
Kaur, Jade Xin Ni - Factors affecting language maintenance in the Singapore Punjabi community
Kua, Charmian Pei Lin - Singlish: A Handicap or Asset?
Nah, Vanessa Ellen Mei Yin - Steady lah! Singlish for Solidarity
2018
Lau, Rachel Hui En - The Discursive Construction of Identity in Social Media Uses by Migrant Students in Singapore
Lee, Jing Charmaine - Investigating the use of Singapore's official languages in advertisements and government websites
Lee, Lydia Xun Zhen - Evolution of Singlish
Ng, Charmaine Jia Min - How bilingual are schools in Singapore? : A linguistic landscape analysis
Nur Aqilah Bte Mohd Mislan - Pragmatic Particles At Play: Interethnic Variation in Singlish
2017
Lim, Jin Yi - Spoken Mandarin Chinese in Singapore
Low, Jamie Jia Min - Attitudes of University Students toward Professors with Foreign Accents
Ong, Jerrold Ju-Lyong - Why Do Young Singaporeans Learn “Dialects”?
2016
Ho, Si Rui - The Level Tone in Singapore English
Loo, Pei Yi - Perceptual Differences between Singapore and Malaysian English
Tan, Ching Yee Evelyn - The Lexicon of Singlish
Tong, Weilin Jocelyn - Perception of British and Asian Accents
2015
Firqin Bte Sumartono - Malay-English Codeswitching in Young and Old English-Malay Bilinguals
You, Jing - Migrants’ Attitudes toward Singlish
2012
Auyeong, Wei Ying - Homogeneity or ethnic differentiation?: A suprasegmental analysis of Standard and Colloquial Singapore English
Ong, Shuwen Charmaine - Sounding foreign: Singaporean perceptions of foreign-accented English
Tan, Xin Wei Shanna - The functions and identities associated with English and Korean in Seoul: A linguistic landscape study
Tang, Kit Ling Jerine - The ideologizing of a nation: the congruity of Mandarin ideologies in Singapore
Wong, Zi Hao Kevin - Is Mandarin essential to the construction of Chinese-ness in Singapore?
2011
Ang, Si Min - Translation in action: Metaphors in Singlish
Chong, Hui Hui Rachael - Language attitudes towards Mandarin varieties in Singapore
Leow, Pei Wen Cheryl - Language ideologies of Chinese immigrants in Singapore
Nur Fathiah Binte Abdul Malik - Is there stress in Singapore Malay?
Soon, Sze Min Samantha - Singapore English pronunciation: British or American?