The ELL Department Shines at MAALIC 2025
The ELL Department was proudly and meaningfully represented at the MAAL International Conference (MAALIC 2025), themed “Applied Linguistics for Global Challenges: Sustainability, Inclusion, and Innovation.”
Our faculty, colleagues and student contributed actively across keynote, panel, symposium, and paper sessions, reflecting the department’s continued leadership in applied linguistics research, teaching, and innovation. We are also delighted to congratulate Sun Wanning for winning the Best Student Presenter Award at MAALIC 2025. It is a well-deserved recognition of her scholarly promise and outstanding presentation.
Key Highlights from the Conference:
Keynote Address:
“Reframing Second Language Oracy Education in Applied Linguistics” by Prof. Dr. Goh Chuen Meng Christine, President’s Chair in Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Special Featured Panel:
“Reframing Writing Pedagogy: Agency, Creativity, and Teacher Preparation” by Dr. Anitha Devi Pillai, Ms. Shreenjit Kaur, and Ms. Bernice Xu (EL teacher, Yusof Ishak Secondary School, Singapore)
AILA–ASEAN–ALAA Symposium for Early Career Researchers panelist: Asst. Prof. Dr. Jasper Hong Sim
Paper Presentations:
• “Inclusion and Exclusion in the Singapore Linguistic Landscape” by Dr Mark Fifer Seilhamer
• “Co-Constructing a Positive Affective Language Testing Experience for Young Learners” by Dr Gordon Blaine West
• “Metaphors We Innovate: Conceptualizing Creativity and Change in Applied Linguistics” by Sun Wanning (M.Ed., 2023-2025), (EdD, 2026)
Our department members’ active participation across these diverse sessions exemplifies our shared commitment to sustainability, inclusion, and innovation in language education and research.
