Academic Staff Profile
 
 
 
Name Lee Kooi Cheng
Tel 6516-8880
Fax 6777-9152
Email elcleekc@nus.edu.sg
Office CELC-03-11
   
  Academic Qualifications
  M.A. (Applied Linguistics) NUS, B. Ed Calgary
   
  Teaching Areas
  Modules/Courses taught and/or coordinated:
  BMA5601 Professional Communication Skills for MBA Students
  EG1471 English for Academic Purposes (Engineering)
  EM1101 English for Academic Purposes (Music)
  ES1301 English for Academic Purposes (Science)
  ES2007S Professional Communication Skills
  SM2 PRC Intensive English Programme
   
  Research Interests
  Computer assisted language learning (CALL); computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL); learning strategies; academic writing and writing assessment.
   
  Recent Publications
 

Lee, K.C. & Sadorra, Maria Luisa Culi (2009).  Manual for Level 1 Workplace Literacy Series.  Singapore: National Trade Union Council (NTUC).

Qin, X. B. Jiang, J.Y. Yang, Y, Deng X. D., Lee K.C, & Zhou, P.D. (2007). Zooming in: an integrated English course. Shanghai: Shanghai foreign language education press.

Lee, K.C., Goh, Happy, Chan, Janet & Yang, Ying (2007). Effective College Writing: A Process Genre Approach. Singapore: McGraw-Hill.

Chew, Moh Leen & Lee, K.C. (2006). The Science of Effective Communication in the Workplace, updated edition. Singapore : Pearson.

Chew, Moh Leen & Lee, K.C. (2005). The Science of Effective Communication in the Workplace. Singapore : Pearson.

Lee, K.C. (2004). The composing process: What happens between collaborative brainstorming and the individual draft. Conference proceedings of the First International Language Learning Conference, pp. 204 - 224.

Lee, K.C. (2003).  Readability and usability of web-based materials.  RELC Guidelines, 25(1), 29 - 32.

Lee, K.C. (2003). On-line resources and materials: What do they mean to students? STETS Language & Communication Review, 2(1), 18-23.

Lee, K.C. & Chan, J. (2003). PRC students’ perceptions of their language learning experience in Singapore. RELT, 2, 114 - 137.

Lee, K.C. (2001). Selecting and integrating CALL software programs into the EFL classroom. In Bruce Morrison, David Gardner, Ken Keobke & Mary Spratt (Eds.). ELT Perspectives on IT & Multimedia (pp. 69-88). Hong Kong: English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. (ERIC Document: ED 454 736)

   
  Recent Conference/Seminar Presentations
 

Goh, Happy, Chan, Janet & Lee, K.C. (June 2007). Bridging the gap between teaching and writing assessment: An alternative scoring scheme for essays. Workshop conducted at the second CELC Symposium for English Language Teachers "The English Language Teaching and Learning Landscape: Continuity, Innovation and Diversity", Singapore, 30 May - 1 Jun 2007.

Wu, Siew Mei, Tan, Susan & Lee, K.C. (April 2007). The development of a large scale writing course for Science undergraduates. Paper presented at the RELC Seminar 2007 "Strategies in Language Learning and Teaching", from 25 - 27 April 2007, Singapore.

Lee, K.C. & Goh, Happy (Jan 2007). From boardroom decisions to classroom practices: Experience from an Intensive English Programme. Paper presented at the International Conference on Managing Change in ELT organized by Abu Dhabi University & IATEFL, from 27 - 28 January 2007, Abu Dhabi, United Arabs Emirates.

Lee, K.C., Goh, Happy & Chan, Janet (June 2006). Assessing argumentative essays: the genre-based analytic approach. Paper presented at the 15th MELTA Conference "Reading and Writing: Preparing ESL Learners for the Real World", from 5 - 6 June 2006, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.

Lee, K.C. (February 2006). Tracing ideas from a pre-writing discussion session to individual drafts. Paper presented at joint SAAL-CELC Seminar on 22 February 2006.

Lee, K.C. (June 2005). The impact of face-to-face versus online discussion on writing. Paper presented at the 3rd EATAW Conference "Teaching writing on line and face to face", from 22 - 24 June 2005, Athens, Greece.

Lee, K.C. (June 2005). Effects of chatroom discussion on writing. Paper presented at the NIE International Conference on Education "Redesigning pedagogy: Research, policy, practice", from 30 May - 1 June 2005, Singapore.

Lee, K.C. (Jan 2005). A comparison of face-to-face discussion and online discussion tools for the language classroom. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Thailand TESOL International Conference "Surfing the waves of change in ELT", from 20 Jan to 22 Jan 2005, Bangkok, Thailand.

Lee, K.C. (Dec 2004). The composing process: What happens between collaborative brainstorming and the individual draft. Paper presented at the First International Language Learning Conference,from 16 - 18 Dec 2004, Penang, Malaysia.

Lee, K.C. (Dec 2002). On-line Language Learning: Technology Driven or Teacher Driven? Paper presented at the AILA Conference,
from 16 Dec to 21 Dec 2002, Singapore.

Lee, K.C. (Apr 2002). Designing language materials for the Web: HTML for beginners. Workshop conducted at the RELC Seminar, from 22 Apr to 24 Apr 2002, Singapore.

Lee, K.C. (Aug 2002). On-line resources and materials: What do they mean to students? Poster presented at the EuroCALL Conference, from 15 Aug to 17 Aug 2002, Finland.

Lee, K.C. & Chan, J. (Dec 2001). PRC students’ perceptions of their language learning experience in Singapore. Paper presented at the International Language Education Conference, from 13 Dec to 15 Dec 2001, Hong Kong.

Lee, K.C. & Hui, Eileen (Aug 2001). Challenging games for the challenging environment. Workshop presented at the Fifth International Conference on Language and Development, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Lee, K.C. (Apr 2000). Focal Skills: An alternative approach to
Intensive English Program (IEP)
. Paper presented at the RELC Seminar, Singapore.

 
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  Teaching Awards
 

AY2006/2007 - Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) awarded by the National University of Singapore

AY2006/2007 - Commendation for Teaching Excellence awarded by the Centre for English Language Communication

 
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  Others
 

2003 - 3rd place (women's team) - Inter-Tertiary Institutions Staff-NUSS Cross-Country Run

2002 - 5th place (women's team) - Statutory Board Cross-Country Run

2001 - 1st place (team) - Inter-Tertiary Institutions Staff-NUSS Aquathlon Competition

2001 - 2nd place (women's team) - Inter-Tertiary Institutions Staff-NUSS Cross-Country Run

 

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