Dr. Chan Yue Weng

Dr. Chan Yue Weng

Head
Training, Research, Assessment & Consultancy Department
SEAMEO Regional Language Centre
Singapore

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics (RELC, Singapore)

Advanced Diploma in Research Methods (Shizuoka University, Japan)

Diploma in Education, TESL (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)

B.A. (Hons.) English & Geography (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)

M.Ed. TESL (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur)

Ph.D. Applied Linguistics (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)

Currently as the Head of the Training, Research, Assessment & Consultancy Department of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education (SEAMEO), Regional Language Centre (RELC) Singapore, Dr Chan Yue Weng is dedicated to the development of language teacher education and promotion of international cooperation among language professionals in the region. As such, he has conducted many TESL/TEFL teacher training workshops and courses in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.

His latest language testing projects include the conceptualization and implementation of the Aviation English Competency Test (AECT) for the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the MINDEF/SAF Language Proficiency Scale (MSLPS), Ministry of Defence, Singapore, and the Malay Oral Proficiency Test (MOPT) for Conversational Malay Enrichment Programme, Ministry of Education, Singapore.  He’s an authorized and certified language examiner for pilots and air-traffic controllers for the Singapore Aviation Academy.

He is also currently, the editor of the RELC Journal – A journal of language teaching and research.

Prior to joining RELC, he was the Dean of the School of Languages and Liberal Arts at INTI College Malaysia, one of the premier providers of private education in Malaysia.

In addition, he also has 22 years of experience as a TESL teacher educator in 5 Malaysian teacher training colleges. He has worked closely with the Malaysian Ministry of Education’s Teacher Education Division to pioneer the joint B.Ed. TESL degree programme for pre-service TESL teachers between Malaysian teacher training colleges and the UK, Australia and New Zealand universities. In addition, as the head of the Research and Development Department at the English Language Teaching Centre, Malaysia (ELTC), he has conducted nationwide research on the professional and linguistics needs of in-service TESL teachers with objectives of improving the quality of English language teaching in the country. He was also very much involved in the conceptualizing and implementation of the English for the Teaching of Mathematics and Science Teachers (ETeMS) programmes in Malaysia.

Major Interests: Reading-writing connections (intertextuality, reading across texts, writing from sources, writing task requirements), action research, teacher professional development, and language testing

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