Assoc Prof Chan, Wai Meng

Teaching Areas

At the NUS, I have been teaching German language modules at all levels, ranging from Elementary to Advanced level. Currently, I am teaching and coordinating the German 2, 3 and 6 modules in the Centre.

I have also been instrumental in the development of several curricula for German language and other language modules in the CLS, including a major revamp of the CLS curriculum in 2015. I was awarded Faculty and University Teaching Excellence Awards in 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2008. In 2005, I was also awarded the prestigious NUS Outstanding Educator Award. I was a Fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy from 2009 to 2018. In addition, I had authored three German language syllabi for the Singapore Ministry of Education and sat on the Curriculum Review Committee for MOELC from 2018 to 2020.

In 2018, I was conferred the Daekyo Eye-Level Education Award 2018 in the Global Education Category by Daekyo Cultural Foundation, Seoul, South Korea

Current Research

Currently, the main project I am leading focuses on the development of intercultural competence among foreign language learners on short-term in-country language immersions. Data are collected from students attending language immersions in France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand as well as the organisers of these immersions. Collaborating with me on this project, which is funded by an MOE Tier 1 research grant, are colleagues from the Centre -- A/P Chin Kwee Nyet, Ms Chi Seo Won, Ms Sasiwimol Klayklueng, Dr Daniel Chan and Ms Yukiko Saito. My colleagues and I are also investigating the construct of intercultural mediation and are analysing the data from this project to create a descriptive and a hierarchical taxonomy of intercultural mediations. We are members of an international AILA Research Network focusing on intercultural mediation, which is preparing a book on the same topic, to be published in the second half of 2021.

Recently, I had also done work on bilingualism and multilingualism and was invited to contribute a chapter on bilingualism and multilingualism in Singapore in a volume published by Springer.

I had led numerous research projects on the application of new media to foreign language teaching and learning, focusing in particular on constructivist theory-based learning applications and audio/video podcasting, collaborating with various colleagues in the Centre for Language Studies. I had also conducted two studies on language learning motivation, investigating in partcular the role of pop media in the learning motivation of Korean as a foreign language learners. A number of papers have been generated from these projects and have been presented/published at international conferences or in international refereed journals/peer reviewed books.

In addition, since 2004, I have led several projects for the publication of edited volumes on processes and process-orientation, media, individual characteristics and culture in foreign language education. The latest volume, co-edited with Dr Sunil Kumar Bhatt, Mr Masanori Nagami and Dr Izumi Walker and including an introductory chapter and another on the use of videos in teaching language and culture co-authored by me, was recently published by De Gruyter Mouton. The book is titled "Culture in Foreign Language Education: Insights from Research and Implications for the Practice".

I am also working on the re-development and extension of the German Programme's virtual self-access centre "e-daf", first launched in August 2000 and re-launched in 2019.

Research Interests

Intercultural language learning and intercultural mediation, bilingualism and multilingualism, process-oriented language learning, curriculum development and syllabus design, metacognition, learner autonomy, motivation and new technologies in language learning

Publications

BOOKS

• Chan, W. M. (2000). Metakognition und der DaF-Unterricht für asiatische Lerner. Möglichkeiten und Grenzen. Münster & New York: Waxmann-Verlag.
• Chan, W. M., W. Buss & H. Funk (1997). German Language Syllabus (with Teaching Guidelines) for Secondary 1-4. Singapore: Ministry of Education.
• Chan, W. M.,  H. Funk & G. Neuner (1995). German Language Syllabus (with Teaching Guidelines). 'A' Level. Singapore: Ministry of Education.

EDITED BOOKS

• Chan, W.M., Kumar Bhatt, S., Nagami, M., & Walker, I. (Eds.). (2015). Culture and foreign language education: Insights from research and implications for the practice. Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Kumar Bhatt, S., & Walker, I. (Eds.) (2012). Perspectives on individual characteristics and foreign language education. Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., & Suthiwan, T. (Eds.) (2011). Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond. Current perspectives and future directions. Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. (Original work published in 2006)
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Nagami, M., & Suthiwan, T. (Eds.) (2011). Processes and process-orientation in foreign language teaching and learning. Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. (Original work published in 2008)
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Nagami, M., & Suthiwan, T. (Eds.) (2011). Media in foreign language teaching and learning. Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. (Original work published in 2010)
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Nagami, M., & Suthiwan, T. (Eds.) (2010). Media in foreign language teaching and learning. Singapore: Centre for Language Studies.
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Nagami, M., & Suthiwan, T. (Eds.) (2008). Processes and process-orientation in foreign language teaching and learning. Singapore: Centre for Language Studies.
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., & Suthiwan, T. (Eds.) (2006). Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond. Current perspectives and future directions. Singapore: Centre for Language Studies.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Chan, W.M. (2020). “I think I can see from another perspective now” – Short-term study abroad and intercultural development. Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching, 11(10th Anniversary Issue), 129–154.
• Chan, W.M., Chan, D.K.G., Chi, S.W., Chin, K.N., Klayklueng, S., & Saito, Y. (2020). Short-term in-country language immersion and the intercultural development of foreign language students. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 17(Suppl. 1), 25–49.
• Chan, W.M., & Klayklueng, S. (2018). Critical cultural awareness and identity development: Insights from a short-term Thai language immersion. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 15(Suppl. 1), 129–147.
• Chan, W.M., Obari, H., & Chiba, S. (2018). International language exchange and intercultural development. The Economic Review, 10, 105–129.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2017). In-country language immersion and the development of Korean language learners’ intercultural competence. International Journal of Korean Language Education, 3(2), 1–36.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2016). Language and culture learning through project work: Perceptions of university students of Korean as a foreign language. Journal of Korean Language Education, 27(English edition), 133–137.
• Chan, W.M. (2014). Video podcasting as a supplementary language learning tool – a study of its use, student access and perceptions. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 11(Suppl. 1), 183–206.
• Chi, S.W., & Chan, W.M. (2013). Mobile Korean language learning – Podcasting as an educational medium. Studies in Korean Language and Culture, 1(2), 121–147.
• Chin, K.N., Lin, C.Y., & Chan, W.M. (2011). Mobile learning – Podcasting for Chinese Language Learning. Journal for Technology and Chinese Language Teaching, 2(2), 37–49.
• Chan, W.M., Chi, S.W., Chin, K.N., & Lin, C.Y. (2011). Students’ perceptions of and attitudes towards podcast-based learning – A comparison of two language podcast projects. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 8(Suppl. 1), 312–335.
• Chi, S.W., & Chan, W.M. (2011). Learning beyond the classroom: Language podcast as supplementary learning material. Ubiquitous Learning, 3(2), 21–40.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi., S.W. (2010). A study of the learning goals of university students of Korean as a foreign language. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 7(Suppl. 1), 125–140.
• Chan, W.M. (2006). Movie Studio: Providing a multimedia network-based platform for the development of foreign language conversational ability. PacCALL Journal, 2(1), 1-20. Available: http://www.paccall.org/Journal/V-2-1-papers/Movie%20Studio-Chan.pdf
• Chan, W.M. (2005). Zum Beitrag lerntheoretischer Erkenntnisse zur Gestaltung netzwerkgestützter Aufgaben und Anwendungen für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Neue Beiträge zur Germanistik, 4, 118-148.
• Chan, W.M. (2005). Facilitating strategy acquisition and use in network-based language learning. Neusprachliche Mitteilungen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis/Die Neueren Sprachen, 58(1/2), 46-55.
• Chan, W.M., & Kim, D.H. (2004). Towards greater individualization and process-oriented learning through electronic self-access: Project "e-daf". Computer Assisted Language Learning, 17(1), 83-108.
• Chan, W.M. (2002). Zur Bedeutung der Lehrerreflexion und Lehrerautonomie für die Lernstrategievermittlung. Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Korea 10, 23-44.
• Chan, W.M. (2002). Projekt "e-daf". Konzeption und Realisation eines elektronischen Selbstlernzentrums im Internet. Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht [online] 7(1), 17 pp. Available: http://zif.spz.tu-darmstadt.de/jg-07-1/beitrag/wchan1.htm
• Chan, W. M. (1999). Deutsch lernen an der Universität in Singapur - Lernen für die Prüfung oder für das Leben? Lernkontext, Lernhaltung und Metakognition. Trittsteine. Zeitschrift für Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Korea 2(1), 38-51.
• Chan, W. M. (1999). Autonomie und prozedurale Kompetenz. Elemente eines neuen Curriculums für Deutsch als Fremdsprache in der Sekundarstufe. Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht [online] 3(3) , 17 pp. Available: http://zif.spz.tu-darmstadt.de/jg-03-3/beitrag/chan2.htm
• Chan, W. M. (1995). Deutsch lernen in Singapur - nur um der Prüfung willen? Fremdsprache Deutsch. Sondernummer 1995, 42-50.

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Chan, W.M. (2016). From multilingualism to bilingualism – and back? Charting the impact of language planning in Singapore. In: S. Grucza, M. Olpinska-Szkielko & P. Romanowski (Eds.), Advances in understanding multilingualism: A global perspective (pp. 23–42). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
• Chan, W.M., Kumar Bhatt, S., Nagami, M., & Walker, I. (2015). Culture and foreign language education: An introduction to the book. In W.M. Chan, S. Kumar Bhatt, M. Nagami & I. Walker (Eds.), Culture and foreign language education: Insights from research and implications for the practice (pp. 1–34). Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
• Kitai, S., & Chan, W.M. (2015). Learning language and culture through video clips: An action research study. In W.M. Chan, S. Kumar Bhatt, M. Nagami & I. Walker (Eds.), Culture and foreign language education: Insights from research and implications for the practice (pp. 299–330). Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
• Chan, W.M. (2014). Cultural exploration and critical reflection: Teaching of language and culture in higher education in Singapore. In N. Tomimori & T. Tananka (Eds.), Foreign language education and cross-cultural perspective (pp. 65–91). Tokyo: WoLSEC, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
• Chan, W.M. (2012). Foreign language learning in higher education in Singapore: With a special focus on the European language curriculums of the National University of Singapore. In J.E. Borao & V. Vagios (Eds.), Interfaces: EU Studies and European languages programs in East Asia (pp. 147-176). Taipei: National Taiwan University Press.
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Kumar Bhatt, S., & Walker, I. (2012). Individual characteristics in foreign language education: An introduction to the book. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin, S. Kumar Bhatt & I. Walker (Eds.), Perspectives on individual characteristics and foreign language education (pp. 1–24). Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
• Chan, W.M. (2012). Der Einsatz vom Podcast im DaF-Unterricht: Ein Vehikel zur Landeskundevermittlung. In R. Maeda (Ed.), Transkulturalität: Identitäten in neuem Licht (pp. 767-774). Munich: Iudicium.
• Chan, W.M. (2012). The promise of mobile technologies for foreign language learning: With a special focus on the use of language podcasting in higher education in Singapore. In N. Tomimori, M. Furihata, K. Haida, N. Kurosawa & M. Negishi (Eds.), New perspectives for foreign language teaching in higher education: Exploring the possibilities of application of CEFR (pp. 33–55). Tokyo: WOLSEC, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
• Chan, W.M., & Chen, I.R. (2011). Technology in the service of constructivist pedagogy: network-based applications and knowledge construction. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin & T. Suthiwan (Eds.), Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond. Current perspectives and future directions (pp. 191–215). Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. (Original work published in 2006)
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., & Suthiwan, T. (2011). Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond: An introduction to the book. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin & T. Suthiwan (Eds.), Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond. Current perspectives and future directions (pp. 1–25). Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. (Original work published in 2006)
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Nagami, M., & Suthiwan, T. (2011). Processes and process-orientation in foreign language teaching and learning: An introduction. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin, M. Nagami, & T. Suthiwan (Eds.), Processes and process-orientation in foreign language teaching and learning (pp. 1–17). Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. (Original work published in 2008)
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Nagami, M., & Suthiwan, T. (2011). Media in foreign language teaching and learning: An introduction to the book. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin, M. Nagami & T. Suthiwan (Eds.), Media in foreign language teaching and learning (pp. 1–21). Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. (Original work published in 2010)
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2011). Popular media as a motivational factor for foreign language learning: The example of the Korean Wave. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin, M. Nagami & T. Suthiwan (Eds.), Media in foreign language teaching and learning (pp. 151–188). Boston & Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. (Original work published in 2010)
• Chan, W.M. (2011). Fremdsprachenlernen mittels der Mobiltechnologie: Der Einsatz von Lernpodcasts im universitären DaF-Unterricht. In H. Barkowski, S. Demmig, H. Funk & U. Würz (Eds.), Deutsch bewegt – Entwicklungen in der Auslandsgermanistik und Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache (pp. 93–106). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren.
• Chan, W.M., Chen, I.R., & Döpel, M. (2011). Podcasting in foreign language learning: Insights for podcast design from a developmental research project. In M. Levy, F. Blin, C. Bradin Siskin & O. Takeuchi (Eds.), WorldCALL: Global perspectives on computer-assisted language learning (pp. 19-37). London: Routledge.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2010). Popular media as a motivational factor for foreign language learning: The example of the Korean Wave. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin, M. Nagami & T. Suthiwan (Eds.), Media in foreign language teaching and learning (pp. 151-188). Singapore: Centre for Language Studies.
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Nagami, M., & Suthiwan, T. (2010). Media in foreign language teaching and learning: An introduction to the book. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin, M. Nagami & T. Suthiwan (Eds.), Media in foreign language teaching and learning (pp. 1–21). Singapore: Centre for Language Studies.
• Chan, W.M. (2010). Learner strategies for CALL – what are these and which should be taught? In C. Ward (Ed.), The impact of technology on language learning and teaching: What, how and why (pp. 141-167). Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.
• Chan, W.M., & Chen, I.R. (2009). Metacognition and strategy use in web-based language learning. In J.-B. Son (Ed.), Internet-based language learning: Pedagogies and technologies (pp. 1–20). Raleigh, NC: APACALL.
• Chan, W.M. (2009). Zur Bedeutung des metakognitiven Wissens für die Bearbeitung computergestützter Lernaufgaben. In J. Fan & Y. Li (Eds.), Deutsch als Fremdsprache aus internationaler Perspektive. Neuere Trends und Tendenzen (pp. 145–157). Munich: Iudicium.
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Nagami, M., & Suthiwan, T. (2008). Processes and process-orientation in foreign language teaching and learning: An introduction. In Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., Nagami, M., & Suthiwan, T. (Eds.), Processes and process-orientation in foreign language teaching and learning. Singapore: Centre for Language Studies.
• Chan, W.M., Chin, K.N., & Suthiwan, T. (2006). Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond: An introduction to the book. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin & T. Suthiwan (Eds.), Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond. Current perspectives and future directions (pp. 1-25). Singapore: Centre for Language Studies.
• Chan, W.M., & Chen, I.R. (2006). Technology in the service of constructivist pedagogy: network-based applications and knowledge construction. In W.M. Chan, K.N. Chin & T. Suthiwan (Eds.), Foreign language teaching in Asia and beyond. Current perspectives and future directions (pp. 191-215). Singapore: Centre for Language Studies.
• Chan, W.M. (2006). Metacognition and learners' interactions with a web-based CALL grammar exercise. In P. Zaphiris & G. Zacharia (Eds.), User-centered computer aided language learning (pp. 209-233). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.
• Chan, W.M. (2004). Lernerautonomie und die metakognitive Entwicklung: Argumente für einen Perspektivenwechsel. In H. Barkowski & H. Funk (Eds.), Autonomie und Fremdsprachenunterricht (pp. 109-126). Berlin: Cornelsen.
• Chan, W.M. (2004). Autonomes Lernen und Neue Medien. In X. Wang (Ed.), Neues Jahrhundert, neue Herausforderungen. Germanistik im Zeitalter der Globalisierung (pp. 668-681). Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
• Chan, W.M. (2001). Lehrerreflexion, Metakognition und curriculare Innovation. In H. Funk & M. Koenig (Eds.). Kommunikative Fremdsprachendidaktik - Theorie und Praxis in Deutsch als Fremdsprache (pp. 236-264). Munich: Iudicium.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

• Chan, W.M. (2021, November). Simulation, virtual reality and speech development: The re-development and enhancement of the Interactive Situation Simulation. Keynote lecture at 2021 International Conference on Foreign Languages and Translation, 26th November, Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Chan, W.M. (2021, October). Foreign language study abroad and intercultural mediation: The construction, co-construction and re-construction of cultural meanings. Plenary lecture at the 6th Saarbrücken International Conference on Foreign Language Teaching 2021, 27th-29th October, Saarbrücken, Germany.
• Chan, W.M., Chan, D.K.G., Chi, S.W., Chin, K.N., Klayklueng, S., & Saito, Y. (2021, August). Short-term study abroad and intercultural interactions: Towards a data-informed description and classification of intercultural mediations. Paper presented at the World Congress of Applied Linguistics 2021, 15th-20th August, Groningen, Netherlands.
• Chan, W.M. (2020, September). Creating Authoring and Learning Support Systems for Blended Foreign Language Learning: The SALLE Project. Keynote lecture at the International Seminar on Language, Education and Culture, 26th-27th September 2020, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia.
• Chan, W.M. (2019, November). Die Vermittlung interkultureller Kompetenz: Ein zentrales Anliegen des Fremdsprachenunterrichts. Keynote lecture at the 5th International Conference “Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Südostasien”, Ramkhamhaeng Universität, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Chan, W.M. (2019, September). Creating Authoring and Content Management Systems for Blended Foreign Language Learning: The SALLE Project. Invited presentation at the Innovative Language Teaching Symposium ANU 2019, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
• Chi, S.W., & Chan, W.M. (2019, July). Learning in and beyond the classroom: Project work in an advanced Korean as a foreign language course in Singapore. In Contents and Methods for Classroom-based Korean Language Assessment: Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Korean Language Education (pp. 749–772). Seoul: International Association of Korean Language Education.
• Chan, W.M. (2019, April). Culture and intercultural development in foreign language learning. Keynote lecture at the 2019 International Conference on Applied English: Language Learning and Cross-Cultural Communication, Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.
• Obari, H., Chan, W.M., & Chiba, S. (2018, December). International language exchange and intercultural development. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2018, the 8th CLS International Conference, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., Chan, D.K.G., Chi, S.W., Chin, K.N., Klayklueng, S., & Saito, Y. (2018, December). Intercultural language learning and identity development: Cases from short-term in-country language immersions. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2018, the 8th CLS International Conference, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., Chan, D.K.G., Chi, S.W., Chin, K.N., Klayklueng, S., & Saito, Y. (2018, December). Short-term in-country language immersion and intercultural interactions: Towards a data-informed description and classification of intercultural mediations. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2018, the 8th CLS International Conference, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, D., & Chan, W.M. (2018, November). Creating a self-access learning platform for foreign language. Paper presented at WorldCALL 2018, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
• Obari, H., & Chan, W.M. (2018, August). International language exchange between AGU and NUS. Paper presented at the 57th JACET International Convention, Tohoku Gakuin University, Sendai, Japan.
• Cho, J.H., Chi, S.W., & Chan, W.M. (2018, July). Korean language education through blended learning at an overseas university: With a focus on flipped learning in Singapore. Paper presented at the 28th International Conference on Korean Language Education, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2018, July). Creating interactive Korean language learning materials for blended learning: The SALLE project. Paper presented at the 28th International Conference on Korean Language Education, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
• Chan, W.M. (2018, July). Teaching strategies for reading L2 advanced and academic texts. Plenary lecture at the Korea Foundation and IAKLE Seminar on “Teaching of Reading and Writing Skills”, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M. (2017, December). From multilingualism to bilingualism – language planning and language shifts in Singapore since its independence. Keynote lecture at the International Conference on TESOL and Translation 2017, Da Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan.
• Chan, W.M., Klayklueng, S., & Saito, Y. (2017, July). Intercultural mediation and identity development: Cases from short-term study abroad programmes in Japan and Thailand. Paper presented at AILA 2017, The World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• Chan, W.M. (2017, February). Short-term study abroad and intercultural mediation. Plenary lecture at The 2017 International Symposium on English for Professional Communication and Instructional Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Saito, Y., & Chan, W.M. (2016, December). What and how do Japanese language learners learn through a short term in-country language programme in Japan? With a focus on learners’ critical cultural awareness. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2016, The Seventh CLS International Conference, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Klayklueng, S., & Chan, W.M. (2016, December). Learners’ critical cultural awareness from an intercultural perspective: The case of an in-country Thai language immersion. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2016, The Seventh CLS International Conference, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., Chan, D.K.G., Chi, S.W., Chin, K.N., Klayklueng, S., & Saito, Y. (2016, December). Short-term overseas immersion and the intercultural development of foreign language students. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2016, The Seventh CLS International Conference, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M. (2016, June). Intercultural foreign language teaching – What the research says and the Singapore situation. Paper presented at the International Conference on “The Near and the Far: Teaching, Learning and Sharing of Foreign Cultures”, INALCO, Paris, France.
• Saito, Y., & Chan, W.M. (2016, June). What and how do Japanese language learners learn ‘critically’ in a short-term in-country language programme? Case study of students of National University of Singapore. In Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Intercultural Education (pp. 46–47). Machida: Intercultural Education Society of Japan.
• Chan, W.M., & Klayklueng, S. (2016, June). Intercultural mediation from a pedagogical perspective: Cases from an in-country Thai language immersion. Paper presented at the International Conference on “Intercultural Mediation in Context”, University of Besançon, Besançon, France.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2016, June). The development of intercultural competence and intercultural mediation: A sociocultural perspective. Paper presented at the International Conference on “Intercultural Mediation in Context”, University of Besançon, Besançon, France.
• Chan, W.M., Chan, D.K.G., Chi, S.W., Chin, K.N., Klayklueng, S., & Saito, Y. (2016, June). In-country language immersion and intercultural interactions: Towards a data-informed description and classification of intercultural mediations. Paper presented at the International Conference on “Intercultural Mediation in Context”, University of Besançon, Besançon, France.
• Chan, W.M. (2015, December). The effects of short-term in-country language immersion on learners’ intercultural development. Keynote lecture at the International Conference on TESOL and Translation 2015, Da Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S. W. (2015, November). In-country language immersion and the development of Korean language learners’ intercultural competence. In Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium of the Association of Korean Language and Culture Education in Asia (pp. 38–47). Osaka: Association of Korean Language and Culture Education in Asia.
• Chan, W.M. (2015, November). From multilingualism to bilingualism – and back? Charting the impact of language planning in Singapore. Keynote lecture at the NUS-INALCO Symposium 2015, NUS, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M. (2015, October). In-country language immersion and intercultural development. In Proceedings of the 2015 Joint International Conference: Glocalizing the English language, literature and culture in Asia (pp. 148–154). Daejeon: MESK, MBALL, NAELL & AELLK.
• Chi, S. W., & Chan, W.M. (2015, August). University students’ perceptions about project-based learning for Korean as a foreign language. In Revisiting curriculum development in teaching Korean as a foreign/second language. Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Korean Language Education (pp. 420–437). Seoul: The International Association for Korean Language Education.
• Tan, V., Chan, W.M., Narayanan, G., Geertsema, J., Lim, L.P., & Shamsuzzaman, F. (2014, December). A revised peer review of teaching protocol: A case study at the National University of Singapore. Paper presented at TLHE 2014, 7th International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M. (2013, November). How Web 2.0 can change the way languages are learned – or can it?. Keynote lecture presented at The Future of Education Conference at the Goethe-Institut Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
• Chan, W.M. (2013, October). Developing cultural awareness and intercultural competence in foreign language education: Cases from university language courses in Singapore. Keynote lecture presented at The International Conference Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of Korean Studies, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
• Chan, W.M. (2013, July). Video podcasting in language learning – Students’ usage and perceptions. Paper presented at WorldCALL 2013, Glasgow, Scotland.
• Chan, W.M. (2013, May). Cultural exploration and critical reflection: Teaching of language and culture in higher education in Singapore. Plenary lecture presented at The 2013 International Symposium on English Professional Communication and Instructional Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Chan, W.M. (2013, March). Cultural exploration and critical reflection: Teaching of language and culture in higher education in Singapore. Keynote lecture presented at WoLSEC International Symposium 2013, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan.
• Chan, W.M., Chi, S.W., & Chen, I.R. (2012, July). Video podcasting in language learning – Students’ usage and perceptions. Paper presented at Edulearn 2012, Barcelona, Spain.
• Chan, W.M. (2012, April). Web 2.0 – A real boon for foreign language learning? Keynote lecture presented at 2012 International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Chi, S.W., & Chan, W.M. (2011, December). Students’ Use and Perceptions of Supplementary Podcast Materials for Korean as a Foreign Language. Paper presented at the CLS 10th Anniversary Symposium on Language Learning Materials Design and Development, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., Chi, S.W., & Chin, K.N. (2011, November). Motivational aspects of podcast-based learning. Paper presented at ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo 2011, Denver, USA.
• Chan, W.M., Chi, S.W., & Chin, K.N. (2011, November). Podcasting in foreign language learning. Paper presented at ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo 2011, Denver, USA.
• Chan, W.M. (2011, May). Mobile technologies and mobile learning: Insights from research and practice in foreign language education. Keynote lecture at the International Conference on EFL Education: Tradition and Innovation, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan.
• Chan, W.M. (2011, March). The promise of mobile technologies for foreign language learning: With special focus on the use of language podcasts in higher education in Singapore. Keynote lecture at the WOLSEC International Symposium on “New Prospects for Foreign Language Teaching in Higher Education”, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan.
• Chan, W.M., Chi, S.W., Chin, K.N., & Lin, C.Y. (2010, December). Students’ perceptions of and attitudes towards podcast-based learning – A comparison of two language podcast projects. In W.M. Chan, S.W. Chi, K.N. Chin, J.W. Istanto, M. Nagami, T. Suthiwan & I. Walker (Comp.), Individual characteristics and subjective variables in language learning. Proceedings of CLaSIC 2010 (pp. 107–136). Singapore: Centre for Language Studies.
• Chan, W.M., Chi, S.W., & Chin, K.N. (2010, December). Why should I listen to a language learning podcast? Motivational factors in podcast-based language learning. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2010, Singapore.
• Chi, S.W., & Chan, W.M. (2010, December). Podcasting for Korean as a foreign language – With a focus on the Singapore university context. Paper presented at the 2010 International Korean Language Studies Symposium, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.
• Chan, W.M. (2010, December). Foreign language learning in higher education in Singapore: An introduction to the Centre for Language Studies and its European language curricula. In Proceedings of the First International Symposium on European Languages in East Asia (pp. 41–54). Taipei: National Taiwan University.
• Chi, S.W., & Chan, W.M. (2010, November). Mobile Korean language learning: Podcasting as an educational medium. Paper presented at the ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo 2010, Boston, USA.
• Chan, W.M. (2010, October). Podcasting und Landeskundevermittlung im DaF-Unterricht: Ein technologiegestütztes Projekt mit studentischer Beteiligung. Plenary lecture at the GDTV-Jahrestagung 2010, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Chi, S.W., & Chan, W.M. (2010, August). Learning beyond the classroom: Language podcast as supplementary learning material. In H.-Y. Cho, J.-S. Mok & M.-O. Kim (Eds.), Toward a new perspective on grammar teaching in Korean language education. Proceedings of The 20th International Conference on Korean Language Education (pp. 369–383). Seoul: International Association for Korean Language Education.
• Chin, K.W., Lin, C.Y., & Chan, W.M. (2010, June). Mobile learning – Podcasting for Chinese Language Learning. In D.B. Xu, J. Da & P. Zhang (Eds.), Conference proceedings of the Sixth International Conference and Workshops on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching (pp. 26–34). Columbus, OH: National East Asian Language Resource Center, Ohio State University.
• Chi, S.W., & Chan, W.M. (2009, December). Mobile Korean language learning. Podcasting as an educational medium. Paper presented at the Korean Language International Symposium to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2009, December). A study of the learning goals, effort and persistence of university students of Korean as a foreign language. Paper presented at the Korean Language International Symposium to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2009, November). A study of the learning goals, effort and persistence of university students of Korean as a foreign language. Paper presented at the ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo 2009, San Diego, USA.
• Chan, W.M. (2009, August). Fremdsprachenlernen mittels der Mobiltechnologie – Der Einsatz von Lernpodcasts im universitären DaF-Unterricht. Plenary lecture at XIV. Internationale Deutschlehrertagung 2009, University of Jena, Jena, Germany.
• Chan, W.M. (2009, June). Students create podcasts for students. Paper presented at JALTCALL 2008, Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo, Japan.
• Chan, W.M. (2009, April). Learner strategies for CALL – what are these and which should be taught? Plenary lecture at the 44th RELC International Seminar 2009, RELC, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., Chen, I.R., & Döpel, M. (2008, December). Learning on the Move: Applying Podcasting Technologies to Foreign Language Learning. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2008, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2008, December). Pop media as a motivational factor for foreign language learning: The example of the Korean Wave. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2008, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M. (2008, November). Harnessing mobile technologies for foreign language learning: The example of podcasting. Plenary lecture at GLoCALL 2008, Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
• Chan, W.M. (2008, November). The role of metacognitive knowledge in the processing of CALL tasks. Paper presented at GLoCALL 2008, Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2008, October). A Study of the learning goals of university Korean language students. Paper presented at the International Conference on Korean Language Education in Asia 2008, Hong Kong, China.
• Chan, W.M., Chen, I.R., & Döpel, M. (2008, August). Learning on the move: Applying podcasting technologies to foreign language learning. Paper presented at WorldCALL 2008, Fukuoka, Japan.
• Chan, W.M. (2008, August). Der Einsatz vom Podcast im DaF-Unterricht: Ein Vehikel zur Landeskundevermittlung. Paper presented at Asiatische Germanistentagung 2008, Seiryo University, Kanazawa, Japan.
• Chan, W.M. (2007, October). Metakognitive Kompetenz und computergestütztes Fremdsprachenlernen. Paper presented at 2007 Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Association of Germanists and German Language Teachers, Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan ROC.
• Chan, W.M. (2007, September). Zur Bedeutung des metakognitiven Wissens für die Bearbeitung computergestützter Lernaufgaben. Paper presented at International Conference on German as a Foreign Language from an International Perspective, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
• Chan, W.M., & Chen, I.R. (2007, June). Metacognition, vocabulary acquisition and the development of speaking in network-based multimedia language learning. Paper presented at JALTCALL 2007, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
• Chan, W.M., & Chen, I.R. (2006, December). Interactive Situation Simulation: Evaluation of the effectiveness and design of a network-based multimedia application. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2006, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., & Chen, I.R. (2006, December). Metacognition, vocabulary acquisition and the development of speaking in network-based multimedia language learning. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2006, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., Chen, I.R., & Kim, D.H. (2005, August). Electronic self-access for university language learners in Singapore. Paper presented at FASS-ARI Centennial Conference, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., Chen, I.R., & Kim, D.H. (2005, August). Beitrag der Computer- und Netzwerktechnologien zum konstruktivistischen Deutschlernen: Netzwerkgestützte Anwendungen und Wissenskonstruktion. Paper presented at the XIII. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer, University of Graz, Austria.
• Chan, W.M., & Chen, I.R. (2004, December). Technology in the service of constructivist pedagogy: network-based applications and knowledge construction. Paper presented at CLaSIC 2004, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M., Chen, I.R., Kim, D.H., Neitzke-Neumann, S., & Niemann, R. (2004, December). Project "e-daf": an electronic self-access centre for German as a foreign language. Poster presented at CLaSIC 2004, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M. (2004, June). Metacognition and learners' interactions with the computer. Paper presented at JALTCALL 2004 Conference, Tokiwa University, Mito, Japan.
• Chan, W.M. (2003, December). Facilitating strategy acquisition and use in network-based language learning. Paper presented at Asia CALL 2003, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Chan W.M. (2003, September). Movie studio: providing a multimedia network-based platform for the development of foreign language conversational ability. Paper presented at the Eurocall Conference 2003, Limerick, Ireland.
• Chan W.M. (2003, September). Interactive Learning Aids and Metacognition in Computer Assisted Language Learning. Paper presented at the Eurocall Conference 2003, Limerick, Ireland.
• Chan W.M. (2003, June). Lernerstrategien und Neue Medien. Förderung des Strategieerwerbs und der Strategieanwendung im netzwerkgestützten Fremdsprachenlernen. Paper presented at the FMF Bundeskongress 2003, Bremen, Germany.
• Chan, W.M. (2002, August). Autonomes Lernen und Neue Medien. Paper presented at the 3rd Asiatische Germanistentagung 2002, Beijing, China.
• Chan W.M. (2002, July). Einrichtung eines Selbstlernzentrums im virtuellen Raum des Internet. Plenary lecture at the 2002 National Conference for Teachers of German, Adelaide, Australia.
• Chan, W.M. (2002, July). The reflective teacher and curricular innovations. On the need to foster reflective teaching and metacognitive competence in language teacher education. Paper presented at the International Conference for Foreign Language Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
• Chan W.M., & Kim, D.H. (2002, July). Enabling greater individualization and process-oriented learning through the medium of Internet. Paper presented at the International Conference for Foreign Language Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
• Chan, W.M. (2002, May). Zur Bedeutung der Lehrerreflexion und Lehrerautonomie für die Lernstrategievermittlung. Paper presented at 6. Internationales Symposium der KGDaF, Chongwon, Korea.
• Chan, W.M. (2001, July). Projekt "e-daf". Konzeption und Realisation eines elektronischen Selbstlernzentrums im Internet. Paper presented at the XII. Internationale Tagung der Deutschlehrerinnen und Deutschlehrer, Lucerne, Switzerland.
• Chan, W.M. (2001, February). Lernerautonomie und die metakognitive Entwicklung: Argumente für einen Perspektivenwechsel. Paper presented at Internationale Werkstatt-Tagung: Autonomes Lernen und Fremdsprachenunterricht, University of Jena, Germany.
• Chan, W.M. (2000). Knowing not just What, but How as well. Examples from a Process-oriented German Language Classroom. In TLHE Symposium. Proceedings of the First Symposium on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (pp.127-132). Compiled by C.M. Wang, K.P. Mohanan, Daphne Pan & Y.S. Chee. Singapore: Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning.
• Chan, W.M. (1997, August). Curriculare Planung und Revision im Hinblick auf die neuesten Entwicklungen der Autonomie- und Lernstrategieforschung: Beispiel Singapur. Paper presented at Internationale Deutschlehrertagung, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

PAPERS FOR SEMINAR, PUBLIC TALK, LECTURE

• Chan, W.M. (2015, April). How Web 2.0 can change the way languages are learned – or can it? Presentation at the FASS Teaching Seminar 2015, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M. (2013, June). Der Einsatz vom Videopodcast im universitären DaF-Unterricht in Singapur: Eine Projektbeschreibung mit Nutzungs- und Evaluationsdaten. Guest Lecture at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany.
• Chan, W.M. (2013, May). Der Einsatz von Lernpodcasts im Fremdsprachenlernen. Guest lecture at the First Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Chan, W.M. (2012, December). The possibilities and limitations of Web 2.0 in foreign language education. Guest lecture at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
• Chan, W.M. (2012, April). Podcasting as an educational medium: The NUS experience. Guest lecture presented at the National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Chan, W.M. (2010, May). Apprenticeships, biographies, beliefs and knots. Presentation at the Teaching Assistants’ Training Programme, Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
• Chan, W.M. (2009, December). Foreign language learning in higher education in Singapore: An introduction to the Centre for Language Studies. Guest Lecture at National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan R.O.C.
• Chan, W.M. (2009, June). Foreign language learning in higher education in Singapore: An introduction to the Centre for Language Studies and its e-learning developmental programmes. Guest Lecture at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan.
• Chan, W.M. (2009, May). Pragmatism, multilingualism and bilingualism in a multicultural nation. Guest Lecture at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan.
• Chan, W.M. (2009, March). Harnessing mobile technologies for foreign language learning: The example of podcasting. Presentation at the 3rd Symposium of the JACET Kanto Chapter on ICT at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
• Chan, W.M., & Chi, S.W. (2008, May). Foreign language learning in a multicultural setting – with a special focus on the Korean language programme at the National University of Singapore. Guest Lecture at Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
• Chan, W.M. (2007, June). Zur Rolle der Metakognition bei der Bearbeitung computergestützter Lernaufgaben – ein Bericht über zwei qualitative empirische Studien. Seminar at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
• Chan, W.M. (2005, March). Zum Beitrag lerntheoretischer Erkenntnisse auf die Gestaltung netzwerkgestützter Aufgaben und Anwendungen für Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Guest Lecture at the 10th Didaktik-Seminar der Japanischen Gesellschaft der Germanistik, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.
• Chan W.M. (2004, June). Einrichtung eines Selbstlernzentrums im virtuellen Raum des Internet. Guest Lecture at Universität Leipzig, Germany.
• Chan, W.M. (2003, December). Learning German Online. Guest Lecture at Ursuline Wenzao College for Foreign Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Chan, W.M. (2003, December). Learning German in the Internet. Guest Lecture at Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Chan, W.M. (2002, May). Projekt "e-daf": Konzeption und Realisation eines elektronischen Selbstlernzentrums im Internet. Guest Lecture at Korea National University of Education, Chongwon, Korea.