Chin Yew KIEU

I am a language educator with more than 15 years’ experience in the field. I have taught Mandarin and a few other content subjects while leading as instructional leaders in mainstream secondary classrooms in Singapore. Currently, I am involved in curriculum, policy planning and research surrounding language education.I believe in driving practices in language teaching and learning based on sound principles informed by research. I also believe that anyone working or interested in language education could benefit from deeper understanding of the interdisciplinary issues surrounding language education.

Pedagogy

Unveiling the Classics: A Complete Guide in Revisiting 25 Canonical Language Teaching Approaches and Methods (with hidden modern twists on contemporary language pedagogy)

In this article, we will embark on an intellectual journey that traverses the language teaching approaches and methods that have shaped the field till date.

Written by: Chin Yew KIEU

Published on: 21/04/2023

Pedagogy

Buddy Up for Learning Success? An Evaluation of Peer Teaching in Language Learning (9 Benefits and 5 Barriers)

Discover the impact of peer teaching in language learning. Uncover insights on the benefits and barriers for this innovative approach in this article.

Written by: Chin Yew KIEU

Published on: 06/04/2023

Language Skills, Psychology and Neuroscience

Effectiveness of Bionic Reading: Seductive Hype or Realistic Hope? 5 key questions Answered

This article discusses the effectiveness of Bionic Reading through the exploration of 5 key questions that language educators should take note before adopting the method. Read on to find out more.

Written by: Chin Yew KIEU

Published on: 27/03/2023

Website News

Unveiling quality language education insights: LEA Newsletter Mar 2023 Edition

The LEA Newsletter Mar 2023 updates on the happenings of the website and featured articles for this month.

Written by: Chin Yew KIEU

Published on: 21/03/2023

General Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics

9 Cringeworthy issues of a controversial and loathsome concept in applied linguistics and language education: the Native Speaker (Issue 1 and 9 can be highly thought-provoking)

This article presents key issues related to the NATIVE SPEAKER that pervade applied linguistics and language education. Read on to find out more.

Written by: Chin Yew KIEU

Published on: 14/03/2023

Productivity Hacks

18 Awesome Tips from 3 Action Areas to Boost Your Productivity in Lesson Planning (Tip 4, 11 and 18 may be surprising for some)

This article provides tips for a language educator to increase productivity in lesson planning. Read on to find out more.

Written by: Chin Yew KIEU

Published on: 08/03/2023

Educational Technologies

Short Musing: Webinar on how ChatGPT can help language teachers (includes 8 principles on adopting EdTech by Scott Thornbury)

This post summarises the key points from the webinar on how ChatGPT can help language teachers while giving a short musing for language educators. Read on to find out more.

Written by: Chin Yew KIEU

Published on: 03/03/2023

Literature and the Arts

7 Key Points on the (perhaps Unexpected) Importance of Literature in Language Learning

This article presents key points on the importance of literature in language learning and hope to inspire further research and dialogue on the matter.

Written by: Chin Yew KIEU

Published on: 27/02/2023

Language Skills, Literature and the Arts

Short Musing: What books should students be reading? (3 points from Alexander Bacalja)

This post summarises the article “‘Nostalgic’ classics, or edgy contemporary texts? What books are kids reading in Australian schools – and does it matter?” published on The Conversation while giving a short musing on the topic for language educators. Read on to find out more.

Written by: Chin Yew KIEU

Published on: 22/02/2023