Ee‐ling Low
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 82059 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Ee‐ling Low |
| NOMBRES | Ee‐ling |
| APELLIDO | Low |
| FIRMA | LOW E L |
| AFILIACIONES | Nanyang Technological University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5071-1888 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Introduction
World Englishes explores the global spread and the diverse variations of English across different regions and cultures. Applied linguistics, as a discipline, focuses on the practical application of language studies to real‐world problems, such as language teaching, language in the professions and policy‐making. The intersection of World Englishes and applied linguistics emphasises the importance of understanding the dynamics of language use in gl…
Applied linguistics and world Englishes in Singapore and Malaysia in the 21st century
The trajectories of the English language in Singapore and Malaysia have undergone different developmental paths since English first arrived in both countries. Although they have a shared history, divergent language planning and policies in each country have resulted in varietal differences in Singapore English and Malaysian English. This article compares research done in the 21st century on each variety in the realm of applied linguistics and wor…
Rethinking teacher education in pandemic times and beyond
Emerging trends in Singapore English research
This commentary serves to situate the papers published in this special issue by both established and emerging scholars, entitled “Singapore English: Negotiating its place, use and development”, against the larger backdrop of research on and the development of English in Singapore from the 1970s to the present, that is, the post-independent era. The paper builds on an earlier paper (Low, 2014), which reviewed the main focal areas of research on Si…
Education in a democratic and meritocratic society
Following multiple disruptions and crises, global education stakeholders grapple with the issue of how to prepare learners for a future wrought with uncertainty and unpredictability. During the COVID-19 pandemic that caused global school closures, disruptions to learning occurred in differing scopes and magnitudes across different countries. International organisations reported that some students have incurred a 1-to-3-year learning loss, which m…
Reimagining teacher education in Singapore for a changing international landscape
The uncertain future that the world faces has forced us to rethink our fundamental paradigms of teaching and learning. To meet new demands, students need to possess adaptability and resilience to thrive lifelong. In tandem, teacher educators need new dispositions, competencies, skills and knowledge to prepare pre-service teachers for such demands. This paper articulates key issues that international and Singapore teacher education faced at the st…
Rethinking language teacher education in the Global Englishes paradigm
Education in Singapore is set against a background that is ethnically, linguistically and culturally diverse. Singapore’s deliberate language policy and planning saw the birth of English-knowing bilinguals who are proficient in both English and their ethnically ascribed mother tongues. This has given rise to Singaporeans whose English proficiency level allows them to be globally competent and whose use of English in the local context has also led…
Rethinking conceptualisations of teacher quality in Singapore and Hong Kong
This paper compares conceptions of teacher quality in two education systems – Singapore and Hong Kong – that consistently perform well in international assessments of student achievement. Both systems constantly refresh their expectations of teacher competencies, with recent iterations, which offer a just-in-time opportunity to learn from how they now conceptualise quality teaching. This paper will provide the context surrounding each jurisdictio…
The sounds of Japanese English
This article offers finer-grained acoustic analyses of two aspects of the linguistic sound system of Japanese English (JpE): monophthongal vowels and rhythmic patterning. At the segmental level, though past research has examined the vocalic inventory of JpE, these studies have tended to focus on vowel quality differences in the acoustic space. Our study approaches the acoustic investigation of monophthongal vowels in JpE by examining not just vow…
Emergent features of young Singaporean speech
Amongst the variety of /r/ allophones is a labialised variant commonly described as the labiodental approximant [ʋ]. This seems, in recent times, to have become quite a common variant for young British English speech and is ‘established as an acceptable feature of mature speech in non-standard accents in the south-east of England’. Deterding and Kwek have also reported the existence of the labiodental approximant [ʋ] in the speech of some young s…
English in East and South Asia
A longitudinal study on starting teachers’ retention intentions
English in Singapore
English in Singapore has always presented a balancing act for its founders. The colonial era saw a distinct role for English, i.e. to produce English-speaking officers for the British administration, while modern Singapore sees English being used as both a national and international lingua franca and as a major language that connects the island city-state to the world. ‘English-knowing bilingualism’ has gained ascendancy in Singapore and may beco…
Educating All Children in Multicultural, Multilingual Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew’s Educational Legacy
The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (1923--2015) laid the foundations for the creation of a first-world education system in Singapore. Like many other issues concerning the country, his ideas for education were transported in a red box, which he took with him wherever he went, even up to his last days. Inside it was always something designed to help create a better life for all Singaporeans. The editors of this volume were inspired by the idea of Mr Lee's r…
Equity, Resilience, and Achievements in High Performing Asian Education Systems
A description of the Yunnan English accent
This paper presents findings of an acoustic investigation of monophthong vowels produced by learners of English from Yunnan, China. Speech data for the present study were collected from 15 participants comprising five Han Chinese English majors, five Han Chinese non-English majors and five Yi minority ethnic English majors. The findings show that the three groups share more differences than similarities in terms of vowel duration but not in terms…
Developing Teacher Leadership in Singapore
In this article, we examine quality teachers through teacher leadership development. Using Singapore as an illustrative case, we describe the redefinition of the teaching profession to include deliberate structures and multiple pathways designed to nurture teacher leaders, and the role of teacher leaders in supporting education reform. We go on to outline possible lessons or principles that could be educative to other systems regardless of local …
Introduction
This special issue focuses on the challenges faced by different countries in Southeast Asia with regard to the English language and suggests possible future directions which can be taken from multiple perspectives: from broad theoretical perspectives, paradigms, research areas, language planning and policy issues to language teaching and language education
Research on English in Singapore
Research on English in Singapore has been the topic of many studies from the late 1970s to the present. Past surveys on the topic have tended to focus on the phasing of the study of Singapore English, rather than on the broader issue of English in Singapore per se . From the late 1990s, we see the birth of a new generation of scholars on Singapore English whose doctoral dissertations have focused on Singapore English, and who have focused on the …
Rhythmic Patterning in Malaysian and Singapore English
Previous work on the rhythm of Malaysian English has been based on impressionistic observations. This paper utilizes acoustic analysis to measure the rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English. Recordings of the read speech and spontaneous speech of 10 Malaysian English speakers were analyzed and compared with recordings of an equivalent sample of Singaporean English speakers. Analysis was done using two rhythmic indexes, the PVI and VarcoV. It was f…
Word juncture characteristics in world Englishes
The subtle juncture cues in older varieties of English such as Received Pronunciation can be difficult for speakers of new English varieties to perceive. This study looks at the perception of word juncture characteristics in three varieties of English (British, Hong Kong and Singapore) among British, Hong Kong and Singaporean listeners in order to widen our understanding of English juncture characteristics in general. We find that, even though re…
Effects of an input–output mapping practice task on EFL learners' acquisition of two grammatical structures
Exploring pronunciation features of Yunnan English
The English language has gone through cycles of prominence and decline in China since it arrived on Chinese shores in 1637 for the purposes of trade (Adamson, 2002). Since then the language has evolved in China from the stage when it was regarded as a language spoken by ‘barbarians’ (Adamson, 2002) in the 1700s to the present day which sees an unprecedented surge of enthusiasm for the language. This significant change in the attitudes of the Chin…
Exploring Pronunciation Features of Yunnan English – Corrigenda
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
How different are the monophthongs of Malay speakers of Malaysian and Singapore English
Early works on Singapore and Malaysian English used to consider them as a single homogeneous entity based on their shared history as previous British colonies. However, since 1965, both Malaysia and Singapore have been independent from each other. It is interesting to investigate, some four decades post-independence, how different the English speech patterns of Malaysians and Singaporeans have become taking into account the different language pla…
A longitudinal study on starting teachers’ retention intentions
A features-based approach for teaching Singapore English
Research into Singapore English (SgE) has undergone many paradigm shifts from the 1970s to the present. This paper first begins with a consideration of how variation in the English language used in Singapore has been studied. It then identifies the two main varieties of English commonly described in Singapore, namely, Standard SgE (SSE) and Singapore Colloquial English (SCE). The existence of these two varieties poses problems in language teachin…
Rhythmic Patterning in Malaysian and Singapore English
Previous work on the rhythm of Malaysian English has been based on impressionistic observations. This paper utilizes acoustic analysis to measure the rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English. Recordings of the read speech and spontaneous speech of 10 Malaysian English speakers were analyzed and compared with recordings of an equivalent sample of Singaporean English speakers. Analysis was done using two rhythmic indexes, the PVI and VarcoV. It was f…
Developing Teacher Leadership in Singapore
In this article, we examine quality teachers through teacher leadership development. Using Singapore as an illustrative case, we describe the redefinition of the teaching profession to include deliberate structures and multiple pathways designed to nurture teacher leaders, and the role of teacher leaders in supporting education reform. We go on to outline possible lessons or principles that could be educative to other systems regardless of local …
Effects of an input–output mapping practice task on EFL learners' acquisition of two grammatical structures
The acoustic reality of the Kachruvian circles
This paper investigates whether the rhythmic properties of varieties of English found in each of the concentric circles of Kachru's model can, in any way, be elucidated by the ‘Three Circles’ model. A measurement and comparison of the rhythm of three varieties of English: British English (from the Inner Circle), Singapore English (from the Outer Circle) and Mainland Chinese English (from the Expanding Circle) is done from recordings made of one s…
A Cross-Varietal Comparison of Deaccenting and Given Information
Previous research has established that old or given information is often deaccented. The assumption is that unimportant information ought to be weakened and attenuated in speech. Consequently, given information is often deaccented and new information is usually accented in most varieties of English. However, some nonnative varieties, such as Singapore English (SE) appear not to deaccent given information. The present article seeks to investigate …
Iawe2006 Theory and Application
A Cross-Varietal Comparison of Deaccenting and Given Information
Previous research has established that old or given information is often deaccented. The assumption is that unimportant information ought to be weakened and attenuated in speech. Consequently, given information is often deaccented and new information is usually accented in most varieties of English. However, some nonnative varieties, such as Singapore English (SE) appear not to deaccent given information. The present article seeks to investigate …
How different are the monophthongs of Malay speakers of Malaysian and Singapore English
Early works on Singapore and Malaysian English used to consider them as a single homogeneous entity based on their shared history as previous British colonies. However, since 1965, both Malaysia and Singapore have been independent from each other. It is interesting to investigate, some four decades post-independence, how different the English speech patterns of Malaysians and Singaporeans have become taking into account the different language pla…
A features-based approach for teaching Singapore English
Research into Singapore English (SgE) has undergone many paradigm shifts from the 1970s to the present. This paper first begins with a consideration of how variation in the English language used in Singapore has been studied. It then identifies the two main varieties of English commonly described in Singapore, namely, Standard SgE (SSE) and Singapore Colloquial English (SCE). The existence of these two varieties poses problems in language teachin…
The acoustic reality of the Kachruvian circles
This paper investigates whether the rhythmic properties of varieties of English found in each of the concentric circles of Kachru's model can, in any way, be elucidated by the ‘Three Circles’ model. A measurement and comparison of the rhythm of three varieties of English: British English (from the Inner Circle), Singapore English (from the Outer Circle) and Mainland Chinese English (from the Expanding Circle) is done from recordings made of one s…
Exploring pronunciation features of Yunnan English
The English language has gone through cycles of prominence and decline in China since it arrived on Chinese shores in 1637 for the purposes of trade (Adamson, 2002). Since then the language has evolved in China from the stage when it was regarded as a language spoken by ‘barbarians’ (Adamson, 2002) in the 1700s to the present day which sees an unprecedented surge of enthusiasm for the language. This significant change in the attitudes of the Chin…
Exploring Pronunciation Features of Yunnan English – Corrigenda
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Effects of an input–output mapping practice task on EFL learners' acquisition of two grammatical structures
Introduction
This special issue focuses on the challenges faced by different countries in Southeast Asia with regard to the English language and suggests possible future directions which can be taken from multiple perspectives: from broad theoretical perspectives, paradigms, research areas, language planning and policy issues to language teaching and language education
Research on English in Singapore
Research on English in Singapore has been the topic of many studies from the late 1970s to the present. Past surveys on the topic have tended to focus on the phasing of the study of Singapore English, rather than on the broader issue of English in Singapore per se . From the late 1990s, we see the birth of a new generation of scholars on Singapore English whose doctoral dissertations have focused on Singapore English, and who have focused on the …
Rhythmic Patterning in Malaysian and Singapore English
Previous work on the rhythm of Malaysian English has been based on impressionistic observations. This paper utilizes acoustic analysis to measure the rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English. Recordings of the read speech and spontaneous speech of 10 Malaysian English speakers were analyzed and compared with recordings of an equivalent sample of Singaporean English speakers. Analysis was done using two rhythmic indexes, the PVI and VarcoV. It was f…
Word juncture characteristics in world Englishes
The subtle juncture cues in older varieties of English such as Received Pronunciation can be difficult for speakers of new English varieties to perceive. This study looks at the perception of word juncture characteristics in three varieties of English (British, Hong Kong and Singapore) among British, Hong Kong and Singaporean listeners in order to widen our understanding of English juncture characteristics in general. We find that, even though re…
Developing Teacher Leadership in Singapore
In this article, we examine quality teachers through teacher leadership development. Using Singapore as an illustrative case, we describe the redefinition of the teaching profession to include deliberate structures and multiple pathways designed to nurture teacher leaders, and the role of teacher leaders in supporting education reform. We go on to outline possible lessons or principles that could be educative to other systems regardless of local …
Equity, Resilience, and Achievements in High Performing Asian Education Systems
A description of the Yunnan English accent
This paper presents findings of an acoustic investigation of monophthong vowels produced by learners of English from Yunnan, China. Speech data for the present study were collected from 15 participants comprising five Han Chinese English majors, five Han Chinese non-English majors and five Yi minority ethnic English majors. The findings show that the three groups share more differences than similarities in terms of vowel duration but not in terms…
Educating All Children in Multicultural, Multilingual Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew’s Educational Legacy
The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (1923--2015) laid the foundations for the creation of a first-world education system in Singapore. Like many other issues concerning the country, his ideas for education were transported in a red box, which he took with him wherever he went, even up to his last days. Inside it was always something designed to help create a better life for all Singaporeans. The editors of this volume were inspired by the idea of Mr Lee's r…
English in Singapore
English in Singapore has always presented a balancing act for its founders. The colonial era saw a distinct role for English, i.e. to produce English-speaking officers for the British administration, while modern Singapore sees English being used as both a national and international lingua franca and as a major language that connects the island city-state to the world. ‘English-knowing bilingualism’ has gained ascendancy in Singapore and may beco…
A longitudinal study on starting teachers’ retention intentions
Rethinking conceptualisations of teacher quality in Singapore and Hong Kong
This paper compares conceptions of teacher quality in two education systems – Singapore and Hong Kong – that consistently perform well in international assessments of student achievement. Both systems constantly refresh their expectations of teacher competencies, with recent iterations, which offer a just-in-time opportunity to learn from how they now conceptualise quality teaching. This paper will provide the context surrounding each jurisdictio…
The sounds of Japanese English
This article offers finer-grained acoustic analyses of two aspects of the linguistic sound system of Japanese English (JpE): monophthongal vowels and rhythmic patterning. At the segmental level, though past research has examined the vocalic inventory of JpE, these studies have tended to focus on vowel quality differences in the acoustic space. Our study approaches the acoustic investigation of monophthongal vowels in JpE by examining not just vow…
Emergent features of young Singaporean speech
Amongst the variety of /r/ allophones is a labialised variant commonly described as the labiodental approximant [ʋ]. This seems, in recent times, to have become quite a common variant for young British English speech and is ‘established as an acceptable feature of mature speech in non-standard accents in the south-east of England’. Deterding and Kwek have also reported the existence of the labiodental approximant [ʋ] in the speech of some young s…
English in East and South Asia
Rethinking language teacher education in the Global Englishes paradigm
Education in Singapore is set against a background that is ethnically, linguistically and culturally diverse. Singapore’s deliberate language policy and planning saw the birth of English-knowing bilinguals who are proficient in both English and their ethnically ascribed mother tongues. This has given rise to Singaporeans whose English proficiency level allows them to be globally competent and whose use of English in the local context has also led…
Education in a democratic and meritocratic society
Following multiple disruptions and crises, global education stakeholders grapple with the issue of how to prepare learners for a future wrought with uncertainty and unpredictability. During the COVID-19 pandemic that caused global school closures, disruptions to learning occurred in differing scopes and magnitudes across different countries. International organisations reported that some students have incurred a 1-to-3-year learning loss, which m…
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