Dr. Ivy Chan
Singapore Management University
About
Ivy is an educator of communication and writing courses at the university level. She advocates supporting English language learning and teaching for disadvantaged groups, which is evident in her recent research on refugees. She believes in making learning relevant and practical by exploring innovative pedagogical methods of teaching and curriculum design.Sessions
Synchronous (Onsite) Exploring Refugee Students’ Funds of Knowledge for English Language Teaching more
Sat, Apr 29, 15:30-15:55 Asia/Seoul
This research explores a Funds of Knowledge (FoK) approach to ELT in a Malaysian refugee learning center. To promote social justice in quality education for refugees, teachers can harness this asset-based approach to capitalise on a learner’s knowledge, skills, experiences, and practices that can contribute to one’s well-being. FoK literature revealed few studies lie at the intersection of FoK and refugees’ literacy. This study utilised a case study approach to find out how five refugees, whose English is not their first language, learn English. Data comprised of interviews observations, and artefact collection. Open and axial coding methods were done on NVivo 12 Plus. The findings presented five FoK types and discussed how these five FoK can be implemented to support refugees’ ELL. With increasing numbers of refugees worldwide, this study’s implications are timely in informing stakeholders and researchers to support ASRs’ education and integration into society.
Synchronous (Onsite) Enhancing Students’ Success Using PBL in a Singapore University’s Writing Course more
Sun, Apr 30, 14:30-15:50 Asia/Seoul
This workshop provides ideas on how to use a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach to develop undergraduate students’ writing and communication competencies. Participants will experience how an authentic communication problem is facilitated in the Writing and Reasoning (WR) course at Singapore Management University. Through this learning process, students can hone their problem-solving, critical thinking, collaborative, communication, and presentation skills. In this workshop, participants will experience the steps in breaking down a problem, using scaffold questions to guide students’ learning, and giving feedback on students’ solutions to the problem. Suggestions on applying this workshop’s ideas to the participant’s own contexts will be discussed.
