LCC Speaker Series

Teaching for Writing Transfer: Current Lessons, Promising Directions

Speaker: Kathleen Blake Yancey, Emerita Professor, Kellogg W. Hunt Professor of English and Distinguished Research Professor, Florida State University (FSU)

12 February 2025 (Wed), 9:00am-10:30am, Online (via Zoom)

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The Use of AI in Research

Speaker: Hsieh Yi-Chin, Senior Lecturer, Language and Communication Centre

14 February 2025 (Fri), 2:30pm-4:00pm

HSS Conference Room, HSS-05-57

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Pedagogical reflections on the impact of introducing Generative AI (Grammarly) in the classroom: A pilot study

Panelists: Roger Winder, Susan Khoo, Li Shu Yun, Esther Soo, Language and Communication Centre, NTU

28 February 2025 (Fri), 10:30am-11:30am
SHHK Seminar Room 6, SHHK-01-04

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Don’t teach writing to your students, help them learn to become writers

Speaker: Justyn Olby, Senior Teaching Fellow, Head of the Centre for English Communication, Singapore Management University (SMU)

30 August 2024 (Fri), 2:00pm-3:00pm
HSS Conference Room, HSS-05-57

Using and Understanding Conversion

Speaker: Professor Laurie Bauer, Professor Emeritus in Linguistics, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

22 August 2024 (Thurs), 2:00pm-3:00pm
HSS Conference Room, HSS-05-57

Academic Publication: Processes and Challenges

Speaker: Dr Glenn Toh, Senior Lecturer, Language and Communication Centre

22 March 2024 (Fri), 11:00am-12:30pm
Communication Skills Lab 14, SHHK-02-40

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Doing SoTL that counts

Facilitators: Dr Peter Looker, Ms Jeanette Choy, and Dr Vinay Kumar

19 January 2024 (Fri), 10:00am-11:30am
Staff Lounge, SHHK-02-36

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Douglas Hesse, Professor of Writing, English, University of Denver, USA

Why Academic Writing Now? Purpose and Pedagogy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

27 October 2023 (Fri), 9:00am-10:30am

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Grant proposal writing and IRB application

Language and Communication Centre (LCC), School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

6 October 2023 (Fri), 2:00pm-3:30pm
Staff Lounge, SHHK-02-36

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Panel Discussion on Intercultural Communication

Discussants: Ritu Jain, Koo Swit Ling, and Keri Matwick

Language and Communication Centre (LCC), School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

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16 August 2023 (Wed), 10:30am-12:00pm

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Anna Mills, English Instructor, College of Marin

Strategies for Writing Assessment in the Age of AI: Deterring Misuse and Exploring  Pedagogical Applications

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23 June 2023 (Fri), 10:00am-11:30pm

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A Panel Discussion on Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) in the Classroom

Discussants: Audrey Toh, Eunice Tan, and Ho Jia Xuan

Language and Communication Centre (LCC), School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

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15 May 2023 (Mon), 10:30am-12:00pm

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Sophia Mavridi, Lecturer in digital technologies and English Language Teaching, De Montfort University

Using technology in English language teaching: Connecting pedagogy with practice

28 March 2022 (Mon), 5:00pm-6:30pm

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Nate Mickelson, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Faculty Development, Expository Writing Program, New York University

Teaching writing as learning in progress

21 April 2022 (Thurs), 9:00am-10:30am

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Dr Judith Swan, Associate Director for Writing in Science and Engineering, Princeton Writing Program, Princeton University

Scientific Writing from the Readers’ Perspective: What Do Disciplines Have in Common?

25 May 2022 (Wed), 9:00am-11:00am

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Teaching writing to think critically: Pedagogical approaches and the CELC experience

Facilitator: Dr Gene Segarra Navera

Discussants: Dr Mark Brooke,Dr Wong Jock Onn,  Dr Lee Kit Mun, Dr Misty So-Sum Wai-Cook

Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore.

8 June 2022 (Wed), 10:30am-12:00pm

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Dr Becky Kwan, Associate Professor, Department of English, City University of Hong Kong

Helping novice writers develop authorial control of source use in Literature Reviews

8 July 2022 (Fri), 2:30pm-4:00pm

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Pedagogies of disruption: Reflections on future approaches to the teaching of writing and communication

Facilitator: Dr Misty So-Sum Wai-Cook

Discussants: Dr Zhou Ziqian Jan, Dr Anuradha Ramanujan, Dr Gene Segarra Navera

Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore.

4 August 2022 (Thurs), 10:30am-12:00pm

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Dr Vijay Bhatia, Visiting Professor, Hellenic American University, Athens (Greece); Adjunct Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Teaching ESP in World Englishes contexts: Argument for paradigm shift

9 September 2022 (Fri), 4:00pm-5:30pm

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Dr Ken Hyland, Visiting Professor, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia 

Options for teaching writing: Text, writer and reader orientations

19 October 2022 (Wed), 6:00pm-7:30pm

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