ELIS Podcast

Listen to Dr Paul Doyle, Deputy Director, Research, talk about the use of singular and plural nouns, and countable and uncountable nouns in this episode of Grammar Matters.   For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Listen to the alumni of the Singapore Writing Institute, Choo Ruofei and Grace Wang, speak about their experiences as teacher inquirers and how their experiences influenced their teaching of writing.  You will also listen to Serene Lai and Audrey Ang from ELIS, who together with Grace and Ruofei, discuss why nurturing voice in students’ writing is important.   For full show notes, visit our websit...

Serene Lai, Master Teacher, discusses the place of Multiliteracies in the context of teaching writing and representing in English Language classrooms. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

We feature Dorothy Chua, Lead Teacher, who has had 22 years of experience teaching General Paper. In this episode, Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher, and Dorothy Chua talk about how teachers can enable their students to think about their own thinking in the process of writing and representing. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Master Teacher Jeyalaxmy Ayaduray discusses the meaning of Multiliteracies in the context of teaching reading and viewing in English Language classrooms. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Listen to the alumni of the Singapore Writing Institute, Shanti Prakash and Richard Koh, speak about their experiences as a teacher writer and how their experiences influenced their teaching of writing.  You will also listen to Rita Pillai and Victoria Ong discuss why writing with your students is important.   For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast 

Principal Master Teacher Tay May Yin gives an overview of Inquiry Through Dialogue in the English Language Classroom. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast To read the ‘Monograph on 50 Years of Developments in English Language Teaching and Learning in Singapore’ mentioned in this episode, please visit http://go.gov.sg/elis-monographs  

In this episode, English Language teachers Mrs Crescendra Chong-Tan, Miss Lydia Teo and Mdm Shanni Kaur, talk about conducting a classroom inquiry to investigate their students’ reading strategies. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Master Teacher Kalpana talks about how English Language teachers can enable their students to think about their own thinking in the process of reading and viewing. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Listen to this summary of the paper entitled ‘The role of vocabulary in reading comprehension: The case of secondary school students learning English in Singapore’. This paper was written by Lawrence Jun Zhang and Suaini Bin Anual and was published in 2008 in the RELC Journal. To find out more about the ELIS Podcast, visit go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Listen to this summary of the paper entitled ‘Predicting Singapore students’ achievement goals in their English study: Self-construal and classroom goal structure’. This paper was written by Wenshu Luo, David Hogan and Scott Paris, and was published in 2011 in the Learning and Individual Differences Journal. To find out more about the ELIS Podcast, visit go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Listen to this summary of the paper entitled ‘Strategy knowledge and perceived strategy use: Singaporean students’ awareness of listening and speaking strategies’. This paper was written by Donglan Zhang and Christine Goh and was published in 2006 in the Language Awareness Journal. To find out more about the ELIS Podcast, visit go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Listen to this summary of the book entitled ‘Academic conversations: Classroom talk that fosters critical thinking and content understandings’. This book was written by Jeff Zwiers and Marie Crawford and was published in 2011 by Stenhouse Publishers. To find out more about the ELIS Podcast, visit go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Listen to this summary of the paper entitled ‘Children’s talk and the development of reasoning in the classroom’. This paper was written by Neil Mercer, Rupert Wegerif and Lyn Dawes, and was published in 1999 in the British Educational Research Journal. To find out more about the ELIS Podcast, visit go.gov.sg/elispodcast

In this episode, English Language teacher Mrs Adeline Teo talks about how her team communicated their classroom inquiry findings, and shares advice and tips for teachers. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

In this episode, English Language teacher Mrs Adeline Teo talks about the findings from her team’s classroom inquiry, and implications for teaching and learning. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

In this episode, English Language teacher Mrs Adeline Teo talks about how her team selected participants and collected data for their classroom inquiry. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

In this episode, English Language teacher Mrs Adeline Teo talks about what motivated her team to inquire into their practice and their research question. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Master Teacher Shakila Vasu discusses the meaning of Multiliteracies in the context of teaching listening and speaking in English Language classrooms. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Principal Master Teacher Tay May Yin gives an overview of Multiliteracies in the English Language Classroom.  For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Master Teacher Jennifer Lui talks about how English Language teachers can enable their students to think about their own thinking in the process of learning and using grammar.  For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Master Teacher Emelyn Kuan talks about how English Language teachers can enable their students to think about their own thinking when learning to develop their listening and speaking skills. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Principal Master Teacher Cedric Leong gives an overview of Metacognition in the English Language Classroom.  For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Dr Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher of the English Language Institute of Singapore, talks about what is at the heart of General Paper teaching, learning and assessment. For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast

Master Teacher Joy Lee explains why it is important to facilitate learning-focused interaction through collaborative learning groups.  For full show notes, visit our website at go.gov.sg/elispodcast