Second Language Oracy Development for Young Learners Listening, Speaking and Thinking

Dr. Christine C. M. Goh is President’s Chair Professor in Education (Linguistics & Language Education) at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. She holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Lancaster University and is an accomplished teacher educator, researcher and author with a strong interest in language learners’ oracy development and metacognition. Her work is characterised by a strong research/theory – practice nexus. Christine has published more than 100 articles in refereed books and academic journals and spoken at numerous international platforms. Her recent book publications are the second edition of “Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening: Metacognition in Action” (2022, with Larry Vandergrift, Routledge) and “Confident Speaking: Theory, Practice and Teacher Inquiry" (2024, with Xuelin Liu, Routledge). The latter is a follow-up of the popular “Teaching Speaking: A Holistic Approach” (2012, with Anne Burns, Cambridge University Press).

Dr. Robbie Lee Sabnani is Lecturer and Program Leader in the English Language and Literature Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. Her academic interests include speaking and listening, oracy skills and processes, metacognitive awareness in language learning and the development of teacher expertise. She manages the department’s suite of language enhancement and academic discourse skills courses, teaches on graduate and pre-service courses and supervises doctoral students. Robbie publishes on pedagogical practice and language education and contributes to theory and practice through invited keynotes and conference presentations. Her research includes publications with Cambridge University Press and Springer as well as international journals such as TESOL Quarterly and many others. Robbie has been conferred several awards in recognition of her outstanding research and teaching contributions. 

Dr. Willy A Renandya is Language Teacher Educator with extensive teaching experience in Asia. He has taught graduate level TESOL courses in numerous countries including China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. He currently teaches applied linguistics courses at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He has given more than 100 keynote presentations at international ELT conferences and has published extensively in the area of second language education. His publications include “Language Teaching Methodology: An Anthology of Current Practice” (Cambridge University Press, 2002) and “Student-centered Cooperative Learning” (Springer International, 2019), as well as numerous academic papers published in internationally recognized refereed journals such as  System  and  ELT Journal . He also maintains a large online professional development forum called "Teacher Voices".