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School of Humanities and Social Sciences ISSUE NO.9 Sep/Oct 2014 Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence 02 CONTENTS Chair’s message 03 SCHOOL MANAGEMENT Chair’s Message COMMITTEE Chair Prof Liu Hong Associate Chair (Undergraduate Education) Assoc Prof Yohanes Eko Riyanto 10 12 Associate Chair (Graduate Studies) Assoc Prof Francesco Cavallaro INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AND Associate Chair (Research) CONTENTS Assoc Prof Annabel Chen RESEARCH HOLD THE KEY TO UNCOVERING Associate Chair (Administration) NEWS NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SOLUTIONS TO THE Assoc Prof Low Chan Kee COMPLEX PROBLEMS OF TOMORROW. Assistant Chair 04 Welcome to HSS! (Communications, Education and 04 Recognising Excellence Student Life) 05 Double Celebrations at HSS Convocation 2014 Dr Tan Joo Ean 07 NTU Workshop Attracts World Renowned Environmental Economists Head, Division of Chinese 08 HSS hosts International Conference on Sinology Assoc Prof I Lo Fen 09 Social Mobility in China and Britain Dear colleagues, students, alumni, and friends, as Professor Christopher Timmins of Duke University Head, Division of Economics 10 Sustainable Literature Assoc Prof Euston Quah 11 The Asset of East Asian Civilization and the New Plan of its Publicity and Professor Zhao Jin Hua of Michigan State University Welcome to the new academic year. As we continue presented valuable research findings on how to meet the Head, Division of English our yearlong celebration of our 10th year of founding, challenges set by global climate change. Assoc Prof Terence Richard Dawson FEATURE I am pleased to share with you exciting news about Head, Division of Linguistics and 12 Uncovering the Future recent developments in research, faculty recruitment and In a multi-disciplinary collaboration with Yonsei University, Multilingual Studies international collaboration here at HSS. Research is the HSS faculty from the Chinese Division and the Philosophy Prof Randy LaPolla PEOPLE wellspring of a university’s intellectual capital. At HSS, we Programme travelled to South Korea for a joint international Acting Head, Division of Psychology The Landscapes Along Her Train Ride have set out a bold vision to invest in interdisciplinary research workshop on “Confucian Heritage and its Impact on Assoc Prof Ringo Ho 16 17 Pushing the Frontiers of Cognitive Science as we believe it holds the key to uncovering new knowledge Modernization in East Asia”. Part of a collaboration pact Head, Division of Sociology 18 A Matter of Perspective and possible solutions to the complex problems of tomorrow. initiated in 2012 between the two institutions, these Prof Zhou Min 19 Roots Run Deep collaborative workshops serve as a platform to enable Director, History Programme In this issue, you will be able to read about the five academics across East Asia to collaborate on key issues such Assoc Prof Joey Long Shi Ruey RESEARCH Interdisciplinary research clusters that HSS has set up based as the environment and the national identity of East Asians. Director, Public Policy & Global Affairs on the School’s comparative strengths and the promising NTU Study Shows Puzzle Games Can Improve Mental Flexibility Prof He Bao Gang 20 researchers we have attracted to our shores with the HSS In our undergraduate education, we continue to exceed the 21 MOE Academic Research Grant Awards Deputy Director, Centre for Chinese Post-Doctoral Fellow Scheme. School’s intake target, while the overall quality of our students Language and Culture in terms of indicative grade profiles has further improved. SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS Asst Prof Yow Cheun Hoe As a vanguard of the School’s research efforts, HSS’s We have also continued to make major breakthroughs in Director, Centre of Modern Languages 22 Books cluster of post-doctoral research fellows contributes vitally research, clinching yet another MOE Tier 2 research grant Assoc Prof Francesco Cavallaro 23 Journal Articles to the School’s groundbreaking research collaborations this quarter and an unprecedented number of 18 MOE Tier 1 Director, Language and Communication internationally. By serving as the conduit between various grants. Centre divisions, HSS post-doctoral fellows enable faculty across all Prof Kingsley Bolton EDITORIAL TEAM Contributors divisions to synergise their expertise to tackle complex global I believe that, with the collective efforts of all faculty, staff, Dr Wong Chee Meng Director, Professional Executive issues. In this issue, you will be able to read more about their students, alumni and other stakeholders, HSS will continue to Advisor Dr Michelle Y. Merrill Programme, and MSc in Applied stories and how they have contributed to the success of HSS. scale the peaks of success in both education and research. I Dr Tan Joo Ean Asst Prof Samara Anne Cahill Economics Asst Prof Park So Jeong wish all of you a fruitful and prolific year ahead. Prof Chew Soon Beng Editor Lester Kok HSS has continued to search out valuable opportunities Director, MA in Contemporary China Terence Koh Alyssa Teo, Class of 2016 to collaborate with world-leading experts in important Professor Liu Hong Assoc Prof Xiao Hong Lavisha S. Punjabi, Class of 2016 fields like sustainability. At the NTU International Workshop Tan Kah Kee Endowed Professor Members Angelene Wong Suet Fong, Class of 2016 of Environmental Economics, sustainability experts such Chair, School of Humanities and Social Sciences Coordinator, Philosophy Programme Ms Janice Goh Zhou Hao, Class of 2016 Assoc Prof Li Chen Yang Ms Phoebe Cheong Melvin Lee Jun Hong, Class of 2015 04 NEWS NEWS 05 WELCOME TO HSS! RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE The School of Humanities and Social Sciences would like to The School of Humanities and Social Sciences would like to welcome the following new faculty members to the HSS family. congratulate the following faculty and staff for their excellent Double Celebrations performance and contributions to the School and University. CENTRE FOR MODERN LANGUAGES AT HSS CONVOCATION 2014 Name Appointment Date Joined AWARD OF TENURE Son Okhyun Lecturer 7 Apr 2014 NAME DIVISION Hani Mustafa Lecturer 4 Aug 2014 Assoc Prof Francis Bond LMS Sakurai Shogo Lecturer 12 Aug 2014 HSS Convocation 2014 was a “It’s important to discover quickly if CHINESE FACULTY PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR double celebration this year as HSS you like something or are good at it, WITH TENURE Name Appointment Date Joined conferred degrees to more than 720 if not, don’t be afraid to quit, to start Asst Prof Arista Kuo Szu-Yu Assistant Professor 18 Jul 2014 NAME DIVISION HSS graduates in two convocation something new,” said Dr Teo in his Su Tong Writer-in-Residence 26 Aug 2014 Assoc Prof Daniel Keith Jernigan English ceremonies held at the Nanyang speech to HSS graduates. “We are Auditorium in NTU on 7 August 2014. ingrained to persevere [but] since the Assoc Prof Joyce Pang Shu Min Psychology ENGLISH HSS was privileged to have two future is uncertain, you should try Name Appointment Date Joined Assoc Prof Teo You Yenn Sociology distinguished Guest Speakers address different things because you don’t know Asst Prof Divya Victor Assistant Professor 1 Aug 2014 our graduates in two ceremonies held what will work or what you will like. Not Asst Prof Christopher Peter Assistant Professor 4 Aug 2014 SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARDS at 10am and 2pm respectively. doing so could incur a huge opportunity Trigg CATEGORY PRIZE NAME DIVISION cost – the missed opportunity.” Miguel Syjuco Writer-in-Residence 12 Aug 2014 Language and Dr Teo Eng Sipp, Chief Economist and Managerial 1st Shannen Teo HISTORY Communication Centre Director of Economics & Investment He also told HSS graduates to be proud Name Appointment Date Joined Ann-Marie Chua Mei Division of Linguistics Strategy at GIC, Singapore’s sovereign of their achievements. “Today is a visible Managerial 2nd wealth fund, was the Guest Speaker and visceral reminder of what you are Dr Zhang Hui Mei Research Fellow 2 Apr 2014 Fen and Multilingual Studies for Ceremony 18 in the morning. capable of. You have much to be proud Asst Prof Koh Keng We Assistant Professor 16 Jun 2014 Managerial 3rd Kum Wai Han Chair’s Office He addressed students from the of. Savour the feeling and memory. Let LINGUISTICS AND MULTILINGUAL STUDIES Managerial Merit Adeline Lim Guat Ling Chair’s Office (Finance) Division of Economics who received this memory give you confidence that Name Appointment Date Joined Executive 1st Josh Tan Hwa Mong Chair’s Office (IT) bachelors, masters and double degrees you can overcome the challenges which Dr Lim Ni Eng Post Doctoral Fellow 31 Mar 2014 Division of Linguistics in Economics as well as degrees in life will throw at you. Executive 2nd Nurazean Binte Ismail Michael Wayne Goodman Research Associate 2 May 2014 and Multilingual Studies Master of Arts and Master of Public Dr Gérard Félix Diffloth Senior Research Fellow 9 Jul 2014 Josephine Chan Yim Language and Administration. A passionate advocate for volunteerism Executive 3rd Dr Lauren Michelle Gawne Post Doctoral Fellow 14 Jul 2014 Fung Communication Centre and philanthropy in Singapore, Mr Lien Mr Laurence Lien, Chairman of the elevated the social consciousness of Dr Song Sang Houn Research Fellow 18 Aug 2014 Chair’s Office (IT) - Now Executive Merit Tan Lionel Cheque Lien Foundation and the Community HSS’s graduating class with his speech PHILOSOPHY NSS-IT Foundation of Singapore, and a former as he distilled his two decade long Language and Name Appointment Date Joined Executive Merit Carole Lim Lai Yeong Communication Centre Nominated Member of Parliament, experience in the public and non-profit Asst Prof Winnie Sung Hiu Assistant Professor 11 Jul 2014 was the Guest Speaker for Ceremony sectors into valuable, salient life lessons. Chuk It’s IMPORTANT TO NATIONAL DAY AWARDS – LONG SERVICE MEDAL 19 in the afternoon. He addressed Grace Boey Yong Ai Research Associate 25 Aug 2014 HSS graduates who received bachelor “This is the beginning of your journey DISCOVER QUICKLY IF PSYCHOLOGY NAME DIVISION degrees in Chinese, English, Linguistics to contributing to society.