Meeting with Delegates from Singapore University of Social Sciences

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, Chulalongkorn University’s Office of International Affairs hosted a meeting on collaborations between Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, and the Master’s Program in TESL at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences. The agenda concerns faculty/student exchange, research collaboration, and a double degree program. While the Faculty of Education is considering the double degree master’s program in TEFL, the Faculty of Arts’ Program in Foreign Languages (English) is likely to settle for staff/student exchange programs, research collaboration, and guest speaker invitations. The partnership is promising as all parties are able to contribute. The SUSS is also interested in language assessment. Thus, it is suggested that Chulalongkorn University Language Institute be invited to get involved. 

Participants in the discussion included the OIA team led by Dr. Ram Piyaket, Director, Asst. Prof. Pornpimol Sukavatee, representing the MA program in TEFL, Faculty of Education, and Asst. Prof. Nirada Chitrakara, representing the Faculty of Arts and the MA Program in Foreign Languages (English).  Representing SUSS were Assoc. Prof. Ludwig Tan, Dean, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Calvin Chan, Director, Office of Graduate Studies (OGS), Dr. Fang Zheng, Faculty supporting OGS for internationalisation of graduate programmes, and Assoc. Prof. Soe Marlar Lwin, Head, Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (TESOL) Programme. 

SUSS’ School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences offers Graduate Diploma and Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (TESOL) providing foundation and practical skills needed for a career in language teaching and related careers. Part of SUSS’s mission is to support lifelong education and to transform society through social sciences. Their graduates are expected to be work-ready and work adaptive. Their undergraduate and graduate programs are available in both full-time and part-time study modes. The programs are designed to be flexible, modular, and inter-disciplinary, catering to both new high-school graduates and adult learners. SUSS also offers a broad range of continuing education and training modular courses for professional skills. 

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https://www.suss.edu.sg/programmes/detail/master-of-arts-in-applied-linguistics-tesol-matsl

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