Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization

Regional Language Centre

ANNUAL REPORT OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES

OVER THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2014/2015

CONTENTS

Our Mission and Our Philosophy i

SEAMEO RELC Governing Board Members FY2014/2015 1

SEAMEO RELC Administrative and Academic Staff FY2014/2015 6

I. Preamble 10

II. Regional Leadership and International Visibility 10

III. Programme Excellence and Dynamism 18

IV. Internal Capacity Building 18

Acknowledgements 21

Appendix 1: Professional Development 22

Appendix 2: Publications 24

Appendix 3: IT Department 25

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OUR MISSION AND OUR PHILOSOPHY Our Mission

We are dedicated to the development of language teacher education in the region and the promotion of international cooperation among language professionals. Our Philosophy

We believe that language education will lead to an improved quality of life for people in the region and to greater international cooperation.

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SEAMEO RELC GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS FY2014/2015

1 Member for Brunei Darussalam Dr Noor Azam bin OKMB Haji Othman

Associate Professor Director Centre for Advanced Research (CARe) Universiti Brunei Darussalam 1st Floor, ILIA Building Jalan Tungku Link BE1410 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

(Member since 2012)

2 Member for Cambodia

Mr Put Samith Deputy Director General of Education Ministry of Education, Youth & Sport 169 Preah Norodom Boulevard Phnom Penh CAMBODIA

(Member since 2011)

3 Member for Indonesia

Prof Dr Mahsun, M. S.

Head of National Language Development and Cultivation Agency Ministry of Education and Culture Jalan Jenderal Soedirman Jakarta 10270 INDONESIA

(Member from 2013)

4 Member for Lao PDR

Assoc Prof Somphone Kounnavongsa Head of Postgraduate Division Faculty of Education National University of Laos Dong Dok Campus P O Box 7322, Vientiane LAO PDR

(Member since 2002)

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5 Member for Malaysia Dr Ranjit Singh Gill Director English Language Teacher Centre Ministry of Education Kompleks Pendidikan Nilai

Lebuh Enstek, Bandar Enstek 71890, Negeri Sembilan

MALAYSIA

(Member since 2011)

6 Member for Myanmar

Prof Naw Ju Paw Professor and Head Department of English University of Yangon

Kamayut 11041 Yangon MYANMAR

(Member since 2009)

7 Member for Philippines

Ms Jocelyn DR Andaya Director III and concurrent Officer-In-Charge Bureau of Secondary Education Department of Education 3rd Floor, Banifacio Building Meralco Ave, Pasig City 1600 PHILIPPINES

(Member since 2013)

8 Member for Singapore

Mr Wong Siew Hoong Director-General of Education Ministry of Education 1 North Buona Vista Drive Singapore 138675 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

(Member since 2011)

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9 Member for Thailand

Asst Prof Dr Kulaporn Hiranburana Director Chulalongkorn University Language Institute Prem Purachatra Building, Phayathai Road, Pathumwan Bangkok 10330, Thailand

(Member since 2014)

10 Member for Timor-Leste

Dr Aderito Guterres,PhD National Expert for Linguistics National Linguistic Institute c/o Ministry of Education Villa Verde Dili, Timor Leste (Member since 2014)

11 Member for Vietnam

Dr Nguyen Xuan Vang Director General International Education Department Ministry of Education and Training 49 Dai Co Viet Street Hanoi

VIETNAM

(Member since 2008)

Ex-Officio Members

12 Associate Professor Dr Witaya Jeradechakul

Director SEAMEO Secretariat

15th Floor, Liberty Plaza Building, No 1000/15 Soi Thonglor, Sukhumvit 55 Road Wattana, Bangkok 10110 THAILAND

(Member from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2015)

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13 Dr Gatot Hari Priowirjanto Director

SEAMEO Secretariat 15th Floor, Liberty Plaza Building, No 1000/15 Soi Thonglor, Sukhumvit 55 Road Wattana, Bangkok 10110 THAILAND

(Member from 1 April 2015)

14 Mrs Tay Sor Har

Director SEAMEO Regional Language Centre 30 Orange Grove Road Singapore 258352 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

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MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES AT THE 43RD SEAMEO RELC GOVERNING BOARD MEETING,

11-12 SEPTEMBER 2014

Seated (L- R) Dr Ranjit Singh Gill (Malaysia), Dr Handoko (SEAMEO Secretariat Deputy Director, (Programme and Development), Mr Wong Siew Hoong (RELC Governing Board Chairman), Mrs Tay Sor Har (RELC Director), Prof Naw Ju Paw (Myanmar) Standing (L-R)

Associate Prof Somphone Kounnavongsa (Lao PDR), Asst Prof Dr Kulaporn Hiranburana (Thailand), Prof. Rusdi (Indonesia) Dr Noor Azam bin OKMB Haji

Othman (Brunei Darussalam), Mr Put Samith (Cambodia)

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SEAMEO RELC ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC STAFF FY 2014/2015

Director Mrs Tay Sor Har Key Personnel Dr Alvin Pang Head

(Training, Research, Assessment & Consultancy)

Dr Fung Cheung Kam See

Deputy Head (Language Teaching/ Training, Research, Assessment & Consultancy)

Ms Melissa Sim Mei Ling

Centre Secretary (Centre Secretariat)

Ms Vidya Ramnani

Senior Manager (Business Development & Operations)

Designated on 1 Nov 14

Ms Jessie To Sock Hian

Financial Controller

Mrs Sathya Siva-Retnam

Senior Centre Secretariat Executive

Ms Joyce E Oliverio

Manager (Human Resource Services & Support)

Designated on 1 Jul 14

Ms Charlene Yong Chui Yi

Manager (Scholarships & Corporate Enterprise)

Resigned on 20 August 2015

Ms Teo Lee Kheng Scholarships & Corporate Enterprise Management Executive

Resigned on 31 Mar 2015

Mr Edwin Chew Tec Heng

Head (Organizational & Training Development)

Posted out on 31 Dec 2014

Mr Chong Chin Heng Manager (Information Technology)

Ms Bay Ping Flora Head Librarian

Joined on 7 July 2014

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Academic Staff

Language Specialists Dr Alvin Pang Khee Meng

B.A. (Hons) (National University of Singapore) PGCE (Institute of Education, UOL) M.A. (English) (National University of Singapore) M.Sc.(University of Pennsylvania) Ph.D. (Education) (The University of Western Australia)

Dr Chan Yue Weng B.A. (Hons) (University of Malaya) Dip. in Ed. (University of Malaya) Adv. Dip. (Shizuoka University) Postgraduate Dip. Appl. Ling. (SEAMEO RELC) M.Ed. TESL (University of Malaya) Ph.D. Appl. Ling. (Victoria University of Wellington)

Dr Marie Alina Yeo B.A. (Political Science & English) (University of Colorado) Postgraduate Dip in Education (University of New England) M.Ed. (University of Canberra) Certificate in Tertiary Teaching & Learning (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) Ph.D. (Education) (University of Leicester)

Dr Siusana Kweldju

B.A. (English Language Teaching) (State University of Malang) M.A. (English Language Education) (State University of Malang) Ph.D. (English Language Education) (State University of Malang)

Dr John Bateman B.A. (Specialising in English) (Wolverhampton Polytechnic M.A. (Education Management (University of London) Ph.D. Philosophy (Education) (University of Birmingham)

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Dr Kenneth Geoffrey Richter

B.A. in Literature (English/American) (University of California at Santa Cruz) M.A. (International Relations)(San Francisco State University) M.A. (English as a Second Language) (University of Memphis) Ph.D. (English) (University of Memphis)

Joined on 1 Sep 2014

Adjunct Professor Dr Jack Croft Richards

Dip. in TESL (Victoria University of Wellington) B.A. (Victoria University of Wellington) M.A. (English) (Victoria University of Wellington) Ph.D. (Linguistics) (Laval University Quebec)

Lecturers Mr Brian David Pettit B.Ed. (The University of Melbourne)

M.Ed. (The University of Melbourne)

Mr Peter James Argeros

B.A (English Literature) (Saint Bonaventure University) M.Ed. (TESOL/Applied Linguistics) (State University of New York at Buffalo)

Ms Lim Soo Heng Cert. in Education (NIE) B.A. (Hons) English (National University of Singapore) M.A. (Applied Linguistics) (NIE/NTU)

Dr Fung Cheung Kam See

B.A. (Hons) (English Language and Literature) (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) M.A. (Linguistics) (TESOL) (Northeastern Illinois University) M.A. (Westminster Theological Seminary) Ph.D. Philosophy (Education and Leadership) (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)

Ms Judith Anne Wagstaff

B.Soc.Sc. (University of Waikato) Dip (TESL) (Victoria University of Wellington) M.A. (TESOL) (School for International Training)

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Ms Elsa Yow Soo Mei

B.A. (Hons) (NUS) M.A. (Applied Linguistics) (NUS) Postgraduate Dip. in Education (NIE/NTU)

Miss Mah Shi Hui Adeline

B.Com. Studies (Hons) (NTU) Postgraduate Dip. in Education (NIE/NTU) M.A. (Applied Linguistics) (NIE/NTU)

Ms K Noorjihan Bte Karim

Dip. in the Teaching of English (Royal Society of Arts) Dip. of English Studies (University of Cambridge) B.A. (English Language and Literature) (The Open University) M.A.(Education) (NTU)

Head (Languages Other Than English) Mr Loo Yow Tong

B.A. (National University of Singapore) B.Soc.Sc. (Hons) (National University of Singapore) Dip. in Education (NIE) M.Ed. (Chinese Language) (NIE)

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I. Preamble

1. As one of the 21 specialist centres set up by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), RELC has played a prominent role as a Centre of Choice for language education in the region since 1968. 2. In the main, SEAMEO RELC’s set targets and performance goals are driven by the Centre’s mission to develop language teacher education in the region and the promotion of international cooperation among language professionals. Specifically, RELC’s key objectives based on its 9th Five Year Blueprint (2012- 2016), are underscored by the following 3 strategic thrusts: a) Broadening its partnership base outside its current comfort zone; b) Deepening professional and international understanding of the Centre’s capacity and expertise outside of the region; and c) Strengthening its organizational resolve, resources and resilience. 3. Essentially, the programmes and activities that RELC undertook over the FY2014/2015 were with the aim of achieving the Centre’s objectives in alignment with its strategic thrusts and with SEAMEO’s four strategic themes as outlined in the SEAMEO Strategic Plan (2011-2020) which are: a) regional leadership and international visibility; b) programme excellence and dynamism; c) SEAMEO values and social responsibility; and d) internal capacity building 4. The SEAMEO Strategic Plan 2011-2020 aims to provide a general direction and framework to the SEAMEO units in planning their operations, formulating internal strategies and re-adjusting their resources to appropriately attune to their respective financial funding. II. Regional Leadership & International Visibility Scholarships 5. SEAMEO RELC has been providing scholarships in language education for the region since its establishment in 1968. These scholarships are primarily targeted at language practitioners from the Ministries of Education from SEAMEO member countries. To-date, SEAMEO RELC has offered 4,044 scholarships and trained 38,654 participants. 6. SEAMEO RELC sets aside close to SGD750,000 each year to sponsor the language education of Southeast Asian nationals who are interested in language teaching and education. As the scholarship programme constitutes a key contribution of the Centre, SEAMEO RELC constantly reviews the usefulness and relevance of its scholarship courses to keep in tandem with the changing language education landscape in the region.

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7. In SEAMEO RELC’s 5-year Blueprint, it was planned that the Centre would review and unpack its suite of scholarship programmes and courses to refresh its Vision “to be the leading SEAMEO Centre in language education for the region”. Hence, in 2014, RELC undertook a major review of its scholarship programmes to offer prime training useful to SEAMEO member countries that should also secure positive responses for its training courses. The Centre successfully “re-packaged” its courses to make it possible for course participants or scholars to accumulate their training for advance standing on RELC’s Postgraduate diploma in Applied Linguistics (PGDAL) programme or the Masters of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL). RELC currently offers a suite of 10 regular courses in a financial year. It is a commitment to ensuring that the Centre value adds to the improvement of the quality of training to the peoples of Southeast Asia. Training Courses 8. In the Financial Year 2014/2015, 62 customised training programmes and testing services were conducted and administered by SEAMEO RELC for a total of 1126 language educators and professionals from Southeast Asia and beyond. These included regular training courses leading up to a Master’s Degree level. 9. The regular training courses were open to individual applicants who attended either on scholarships or on pay-feeing basis. There was a total of 10 such courses conducted in the Academic Year 2014/2015. The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics course remained the flagship programme on the SEAMEO RELC calendar and the Master of Arts in TESOL course in collaboration with the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, was offered for the third consecutive year. The other courses offered by the Centre are as follows: (a) Certificate Course -English for International Understanding (EIU) 1 (b) Specialist Certificate Courses - Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) - Assessment for English Language Teaching (c) Advance Specialist Certificate Courses - Teaching, Listening and Speaking - Teaching, Reading and Writing - Language Assessment - Language Skills and Pedagogy - Literacy, Pedagogy and Assessment

1 The programme which is currently designed for Southeast Asian English language teachers,

will undergo a review to make the training accessible to non-teachers as well.

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Course participants of the Blended Diploma in Applied Linguistics Course at a class session with

Dr Jack Richards, adjunct Professor with the Centre and at an interactive session with students of Fairfield

Methodist Primary School during a visit to the school.

Academic staff of the Victoria University of Wellington with MA (TESOL) course participants

Assessment Course EIU Course

TRAC staff in a discussion with course participants

10. In response to local and regional needs, SEAMEO RELC continued to steer the SEAMEO agenda of international visibility through capacity-building programmes aimed at developing language education. Customised courses were designed based on specific needs of clients, including the Ministries of Education in the region. They vary widely in terms of content and schedule, and may be delivered either on a full-time or part-time basis.

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11. The following were some of the major courses conducted in FY2014/2015:

- In collaboration with SEAMEO SEARCA, Philippines, SEAMEO RELC conducted customised English Language Training Courses for two groups of SEARCA Scholars to enhance their English oral communication skills and to prepare them for their graduate programmes with SEARCA.

- Customised workshops on Teaching and Assessment of Editing Skills and Using Stories as a Teaching Tool to engage the 21st Century Language Learner were mounted for teachers from local and private schools in Singapore.

- SEAMEO RELC worked with universities in Taiwan and schools from Hong Kong to conduct workshops and courses on Content and Language Integrated Learning. The Centre also provided professional development courses for teachers from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

- Further, the Centre also collaborated with various Ministries and

institutions in Thailand, e.g. Thailand’s Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), to implement capacity-building projects to improve the quality of the English language teaching for groups of language educators. RELC was also involved in monitoring the concerted cascading of training to many others.

- SEAMEO RELC also continued to collaborate closely with local

national institutions, including Temasek Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Defence and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, to offer specialised services in training and assessment for the development of language courses and tests that meet their specific requirements.

Students from the Hong Kong Community College on a study tour at RELC

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Participants in the Capacity Building Programme for Language Educators from Thailand

RELC International Conferences

12. The 50th SEAMEO RELC International Conference was held from 16th to 18th March 2015. This year’s Conference was a special celebration for RELC as 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of SEAMEO and Singapore’s own SG50 Jubilee celebrations. The theme of the Conference was “Transcending Boundaries in Language Learning: Language Arts and ELT Across the Curriculum”. 13. The Guest of Honour for the Jubilee Conference was HE Brother Armin Luistro, Secretary of Education, Department of Education, Philippines. 14. More than 400 speakers and participants from 20 countries attended the Conference. Altogether, there were 11 invited speaker plenary presentations, 25 workshops and 57 parallel sessions, presented by a total of 114 speakers from 16 countries. Speakers from the SEAMEO member countries came mainly from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Highlights of the Conference included “Conversations with Invited Speakers” and a panel discussion which were well received by the Conference participants.

HE Brother Armin Luistro, Secretary of Education, Department of Education, Philippines, giving his Opening Address at the 50

th RELC International Conference 2015

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Conference participants at an Invited Speaker workshop session

Invited Speakers addressing questions from participants at the

Panel B Discussion

15. The 51st RELC International Conference will be held from 14-16 March 2016 at RELC, Singapore. The theme is “Teaching Literacies – Emerging Pathways and Possibilities in Language Education”. Anyone interested in the 2016 Conference should be able to register for the Conference online and make payment online as well. This Conference has over the years been well-supported by partners such as British Council, MEXT, Goethe Institut and Lee Foundation. 16. To-date, 8 Invited Speakers have been confirmed for the 2016 RELC

Conference:

Dr Lesley Gourlay, University College of London

Assoc Prof Robyn Henderson, University of Southern Queensland

Prof John Macalister, Victoria University of Wellington

Prof James Martin, University of Sydney

Dr Aek Phakiti, University of Sydney

Prof Jennifer Rowsell, Brock University

Dr Angela Thomas, University of Tasmania

Dr Nugrahenny Zacharias, currently visiting assistant professor at Miami University (formerly with the Satya Wacana Christian University)

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Institutional Links 17. To promote the Centre’s visibility and reputation, SEAMEO RELC continued to forge its links with prestigious institutions locally and abroad. 18. In the Financial Year 2014/2015, 220 government officials, language educators and students from educational institutions from Indonesia and Malaysia visited SEAMEO RELC to learn about the Centre and its training programmes. 19. In May 2015, a delegation comprising 6 academic staff members and 67 students from the Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University, Jogjakarta, Indonesia, accompanied by the Education and Cultural Attache of the Indonesian Embassy, Singapore, visited RELC. The purpose of the visit and focus of discussion were to enable them to have a better understanding of the training programmes offered by RELC and explore possibilities of cooperation.

Visit by academic staff and students of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa

University, Indonesia

Visitors from SK Puteri, Seremban, Malaysia being briefed by the

Head, Training, Research, Assessement & Consultancy

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20. To foster better international understanding of the Centre’s capacity and expertise, SEAMEO RELC continued to maintain close relations with institutions that included Chulalongkorn University Language Institute, Bangkok, Waseda University, Japan and Jinan University, People’s Republic of China. These institutions have helped to extend the Centre’s network of collaboration, with different kinds of training platforms. 21. In the year under review, the Centre collaborated with Jinan University, Guangdong, China, to offer the Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Others Languages programme in Singapore. 88 candidates were enrolled in the programme which is now in its 4th year. The Centre provides administrative support for the programme which is accredited by Jinan University. RELC Publications 22. The RELC Journal was first published in 1970 and since 2003, it has been published by SAGE Publications Ltd (SAGE). The total downloads in 2014 were 86,313 which represented a 17% increase over the average downloads in 2013. 85% were paid downloads, an indicator used by Libraries to renew subscriptions. There was an increase in the renewal of institutional subscriptions from 189 in the previous year to 191 in 2014. The comments received from the journal authors have been very encouraging and 100% of them would re-submit their works or articles to the RELC Journal again 23. The statistics submitted by SAGE to RELC as highlighted in the table below show the number of web visits made to the online RELC Journal via the various devices:

Device 2013 2014

Visits using desktop 142,174 133,997

Visits using mobile 4,194 7.788

Visits using tablet

3,160 3,950

24. Special issues with a specific theme and guest editor are published to better cater to the subscribers. Articles from renowned specialists, including invited speakers at the RELC International Conference, have been commissioned to increase the appeal and the number of citations. 25. The Centre has some distance to go before it reaches its desired goal of attaining an ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) index. Producing a journal of quality and impact is one of RELC’s key targets, and it will continue to work towards this goal to give to the region a publication of international standing and respect.

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III. Programme Excellence and Dynamism 26. The blended Diploma in Applied Linguistics was offered for the first time in the 2013/2014 academic year. Feedback obtained from course completion and achievement statistics affirm that the blended approach offers significant benefits in terms of effective student engagement, learning and flexibility in time management. IV. Internal Capacity Building 27. The Singapore Quality Class (SQC) standard for business excellence was attained in 2014. Essentially seen as a journey rather than an one-time award to be achieved, the SQC engagement is a comprehensive process of self- appraisal as well as a systematic evaluation of the larger goals and principles of governance that underlie the goals and practices. This standard of business excellence which will be re-validated in 2016 has been a means for the Centre to re-think its work and its outcomes. 28. SEAMEO RELC staff members were encouraged to undergo training and development to enhance their capacity and capability. In the Financial Year 2014/2015, a total of 125 staff had attended 4,338 hours of training. In addition, SEAMEO RELC professional staff continued to participate at international and in-house seminars where they shared their readings and research with other participants (Appendix 1). 29. The RELC International Hotel had embarked on a Green Mark certification project in 2014 for SEAMEO RELC building to comply with the mandate from the Government of Singapore to provide environmentally friendly “green” buildings by 2020.The green mark certification managed by the Building and Control Authority of Singapore encourages owners and operators to meet sustainable operations goals and to reduce the adverse effects of their buildings on the environment and occupants’ health over the entire building’s life cycle. RELC is expected to be certified by March 2016. 30. In the year under review, the Centre actively engaged the staff in Social Corporate Responsibility through a wide range of varied activities organized by the Staff Welfare, Social, & Recreation committee (SWSRC). To facilitate a greater outreach, the charities were so-called “brought to the doorsteps of RELC”. A multi-pronged approach was adopted in which the staff of RELC had hands-on experience in a wide range of activities to raise funds for charitable organizations.

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31. In the year under review, the Centre actively engaged the staff in Social Corporate Responsibility through a wide range of varied activities organized by the Staff Welfare, Social, & Recreation committee (SWSRC). To facilitate a greater outreach, the charities were so-called “brought to the doorsteps of RELC”. A multi-pronged approach was adopted in which the staff of RELC had hands-on experience in a wide range of activities to raise funds for charitable organizations.

Talk on eye care for staff Staff being briefed on nutrition and health

The Singapore National Day observance at The Annual Staff Get-together at RELC

RELC with a blend of hawker fare

RELC staff do their part for charity

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32 SEAMEO RELC is cognizant of the constantly changing needs of the region and the increasing tension of competitive needs for scarce resources. As SEAMEO Centres evolve and their roles and functions become less well defined as it used to be in the past, RELC will have to reinvent its own role and functions to create value to education and learning in the region. The Centre sees a positive and growing role for itself in the region. Given the increasing interest in Southeast Asian countries to adopt the use of English as a language of instruction and a language of communication, SEAMEO RELC is well-positioned to offer not just its years of expertise in language education, but also its consultancy to the countries or stakeholders concerned. 33. RELC in accordance with its mission and in tandem with its 5 year Blueprint (2012-2016) will continue to keep pace with the international community in providing the best for the region as a “home-grown” SEAMEO Centre that the region can be proud of in terms of : - its credential as a Centre of Choice in rendering expert training and provision of consultancy service - its unceasing efforts to level up the quality of training and opportunities for learning in the region - its determination to keep ahead of developments in publishing international conferences and business accreditation.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SEAMEO RELC also thanks the following for their support in SEAMEO RELC’s programmes in the region and beyond:

Singapore Government Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia Ministry of Education, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Ministry of Education, Malaysia Ministry of Education, Myanmar Department of Education, the Philippines Ministry of Education, Singapore Ministry of Education, Thailand Ministry of Education and Culture, Timor-Leste Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam British Council, Singapore Cambridge University Press Chulalongkorn University Language Institute, Thailand Goethe Institut, Singapore Lee Foundation Waseda University, Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Cambridge International Examinations Temasek Foundation, Singapore Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Professor Jack Richards

SEAMEO RELC also thanks the following schools and institutions for

hosting visits by its course participants from the region:

Civil Service College International Fairfield Methodist Primary School Maris Stella High School (Primary) Ministry of Education Heritage Centre National University of Singapore Students' Business Club Republic Polytechnic South View Primary School St Andrew's Secondary School St Gabriel's Secondary School St Hilda's Secondary School

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APPENDIX 1: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Academic Staff Participation at Conferences/ Workshop and Publications

Dr Alvin Pang

Presented a paper, “English for International Understanding (EIU): Building bridges and making connections in Asia", at the JACET 53rd International Convention at Hiroshima City University, Japan, 20-30 August 2014

Published a Book Review in April 2015 Issue of RELC Journal

Co-Editor of the August 2014, December 2014 and April 2015 issues of the RELC Journal

Dr Chan Yue Weng

Presented plenary paper, “The Balancing Act in CLIL: Scaffolding Content and Language Support” at the 61st TEFLIN International Conference 2014 on English Language Curriculum Development at Solo, Indonesia, 7-9 October 2014

Presented workshop, “CLIL Workout:Scaffolding Content and Language Support” at the 50th RELC International Conference Transcending Boundaries in Language Learning: Language Arts and ELT across the Curriculum, Singapore, 16-18 March 2015

Presented plenary paper, “Multimodal Meaning-Making in the 21st Century: Revisiting Reading Theories & Processes” at the LIA International Conference and Cultural Events 2015 on Teaching English in the 21st Century at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 29 April-1 May 2015

Presented workshop, “Bringing Back the Reading Process into the Reading Classroom” at the LIA International Conference and Cultural Events 2015 on Teaching English in the 21st Century at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 29 April-1 May 2015

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Dr Marie Yeo

Co-presented a paper with Mr Edwin Chew, “What Do You Want from Me?: Examining Mismatches between Student Language and Teacher Expectations”, at the 50th RELC International Conference :on Transcending Boundaries in Language Learning: Language Arts and ELT Across the Curriculum, 16 – 18 March 2015

Presented a paper, “Not ‘By Heart’but ‘With Heart’: Engaging Learners of Today”, presented by Marie Yeo, 2015 National Seminar-Workshop of the Philippine Language Center Scholars Foundation, Inc. (PhRELCSFI), Journey to Educators’ Effectiveness: Challenges to School Learners and Managers, 21 March 2015, Teachers Camp, Baguio City, Philippines

Co-Editor of the August 2014, December 2014 and April 2015 issues of the RELC Journal

Dr Fung Cheung Kam See

Presented a paper, “Teaching Science in and through English – the

CLIL way.” at the Chulalongkorn University Language Institute,

Bangkok, Thailand for the Post-RELC Seminar, 20 March 2015.

Ms Noorjihan bte Karim

Co-presented paper with Ms Lim Soo Heng, “Using Stories as a Learning Tool”, at the 50th RELC International Conference :on Transcending Boundaries in Language Learning: Language Arts and ELT Across the Curriculum, 16 – 18 March 2015

Presented paper, Literature is Life, a Tool to Promote Intercultural Awareness for Holistic Development of Teens” at the Redesigning Pedagogy Conference 2015, National Institute of Education, Singapore, 2 - 4 June 2015

Ms Lim Soon Heng

Co-presented paper with Ms Noorjihan bte Karim, “Using Stories as a Learning Tool”, at the 50th RELC International Conference :on Transcending Boundaries in Language Learning: Language Arts and ELT Across the Curriculum, 16 – 18 March 2015

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APPENDIX 2: PUBLICATIONS

List of Publications 1. RELC Journal Vol 45 No 2 (August 2014)

Vol 45 No 3 (December 2014) Vol 46 No 1 (April 2015)

2. Reports RELC Annual Report 2013/2014 RELC Governing Board Report 2014

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APPENDIX 3: IT DEPARTMENT

List of RELC Video Materials 1 An English Oral communication Skills Course for Cross Cultural

Awareness (Fukuoka University, Japan). Duration: 20 minutes 2 An Intermediate English Language Course for PRC Government

Officials. Duration: 20 minutes 3 TF-RELC Capability Building Programme on English as a Medium of

Instruction for Master Secondary Science Teachers in Thailand Duration: 20 minutes

4 Intermediate English Language Course for PRC Officials. Duration: 20

minutes 5 An English Communication Skills Course for Cultural awareness for

Students from Chukyo University. Duration: 15 minutes 6 English Communication Skills Course for Cultural awareness for

Students from Chukyo University. Duration: 20 minutes 7 An English communication Skills Course for Cultural Awareness for

Students from Himeji Dokkyo University. Duration: 20 minutes 8 An English Communication Skills Course for Cultural Awareness for

students from Chukyo University, Japan. Duration: 20 minutes 9 An English Communication Skills Course for Students from

Tezukayama High School Duration: 20 minutes 10 TF-RELC Capability Building Programme on English as a Medium of

instruction for Master Secondary Science Teachers in Thailand. Duration: 20 minutes

11 A Capacity Building Program of International Standards for

Professional EFL Teachers. Duration: 20 minutes 12 An Intermediate English Language Course for Senior Government

Officials from the People’s Republic of China. Duration 20 minutes 13 A 4-week English Communication Skills Course for Military Officers.

Duration: 15 minutes 14 A 12-week English Communication Skills Course for Military Officers

from Vietnam. Duration: 20 minutes

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15 50th RELC International Seminar: Exploring Integration in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) by Ana Llinares. Duration: 1 hour

16 50th RELC International Seminar: Transcending Boundaries in

Language Learning: Working with Children as Co-Researchers by Annamaria Pinter. Duration: 1 hour

17 50th RELC International Seminar: The Policy and Implementation of

EMI in Hong Kong Schools by Cecilia Shek Chun Ka-Wai. Duration 1 hour

18 50th RELC International Seminar: Getting Writing Right - A Whole

School Approach to Improving Writing by David Didau. Duration 1 hour 19 50th RELC International Seminar: The Added Value of Integrating ELT

Across the Curriculum by David Marsh. Duration: 1 hour 20 50th RELC International Seminar: The Changing face of Language

Learning; Learning Beyond the Classroom by Jack Richards. Duration: 1 hour

21 50th RELC International Seminar: Teaching Through Tasks in the

Classroom Highways, Byways, Intersections and Roadblocks by Jonathan Newton. Duration: 1 hour

22 50th RELC International Seminar: Intertextuality and the Integration of

Content and Language by Moses Samuel. Duration: 1 hour 23 50th RELC International Seminar: Language Assessment in the New

Philippine K to 12 Curriculum by Roderick Aguirre. Duration: 1 hour 24 50th RELC International Seminar: Language Policies as Engagements:

Perspectives from the Ground-up by Setiono Sugiharto. Duration: 1 hour

25 50th RELC International Seminar: CLIL in Japan: Educating Global in

the 21st Century by Makoto Ikeda. Duration: 1 hour 26 50th RELC International Seminar: Language Rich: Insights from

Multilingual Schools by Stuart Shaw. Duration: 1 hour