To promote professional sharing and inform the staff of the department of the latest developments in English Language teaching and learning, seminars, talks and workshops are organized by ELL each semester. Invitations to attend are also extended to staff from other departments in NIE, NTU and NUS.

The ESEA Conference Series

The “English in Southeast Asia” conference series is the result of collaboration between the National Institute of Education (Singapore), the University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), the University of Brunei Darussalam, Curtin University (Perth, Australia), Ateneo de Manila University (Quezon City, the Philippines), Hong Kong Baptist University, Sanata Dharma University (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and King Mongkut’s University of Technology (Thonburi, Thailand).

ESEA 2008: Englishes and Literatures-in-English in a Globalised World

The 13th International Conference on English in Southeast Asia will be held at NIE from 4 - 6 December 2008.

ESEA 2008 invites proposals for presentation at the Conference on Englishes and Literatures-in-English in a Globalised World.  Possible strands within this broad theme include: varieties of English, Literatures in English, Language, Culture and Globalisation, New Technologies, Critical Literacies, Innovations in Language and Literature Pedagogies, English in Home, Academic and Professional Contexts, Issues in Teacher Education, and the Media.

For ESEA 2008 information and forms, please visit ESEA 2008 website .

Information on the history of the conference series can be found at the conference series homepage.
 

The newly formed sub-club under the umbrella of NIE ’s TTC (Trainees Teacher’s Club) English Language and Literature Sub-Club (ELL Sub-club) understands that student teachers specializing in English Language and Literature teaching have special needs and interests. There is a genuine need for a special student body that will bring such student teachers from across programs together and represent their unique concerns as English language teachers and a club which they can identify with.   Student teachers in the following programmes: BA (Hons), PGDE (Pri), PGDE (Secondary) and Diploma in Education can apply for full membership.   The sub committees will be engaging in the mentoring of new students (through the ELLTAS website), research in teaching and sharing of experiences (pre-and post-practicum sharing sessions), holding of public talks, etc. as well as enrichment and exchange of social activities to promote networking and sharing.  

So what are you waiting for? Sign yourself up and enhance your understanding and appreciation of English whilst being involve in the vibrancy of campus activities!  

From Issue 8 (2005) NIE Voices, A Publication of Trainee Teachers ’ Club , pp 11.

The Hans Christian Andersen Short-story Writing Competition was organized in conjunction with the 200th Anniversary commemoration of Andersen’s birth culminated with the Prize-giving Ceremony on 6th Sep 2005. The Ceremony was held at the Nanyang Playhouse on the National Institute of Education campus.

Click here to see: Winners , All Finalists and Prize-winners .

Prize-winning stories :

The two wishes , by Low Weng Hong (Rosyth School)

Blessed are the poor , by Gerald Sng Gui Ren (Raffles Institution)

~ LangScape

The English Language & Literature AG and the Singapore Teachers' Union (STU) had organised a conference from 27 to 28 April 2006 entitled LangScape: Exploring ways of teaching language and literature.

This conference was intended for all teachers of English and Literature from primary to junior college levels. It featured papers and workshops on scaffolding, children's literature, text types, critical and creative thinking in the EL classroom, drama and media in the English classroom, and many more. Professor Frances Christie (University of Melbourne), Professor Allan Luke (NIE), Professor Graeme Turner (University of Queensland), and Professor Tara Goldstein (University of Toronto) were the keynote speakers.

To view the photographs of the event please click here .