Kim Chua
- Title
- Instructor of the Practice & Director, Student Success Singapore
- KimChua.Chua@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Department of Humanities & Communication
- College
- College of Arts & Sciences
Biography
Instructor Bio:
Education:
NUS, SG- Bachelor's in Arts and Social Sciences
SIM University, SG- Bachelor's in English Language and Communication Studies
University Of York, UK- Master's in Educational Studies
RSIS, NTU- Master's in Asian Studies
University of Bath, UK- Doctorate Degree in Educational Studies ( Ongoing)
Awards and Experiences:
Awards-
Recipient of the UON (UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE) SINGAPORE EXCELLENCE TEACHING AWARD FOR SESSIONAL ACADEMIC STAFF(FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND IT)
Ms. Kim-Chua has been involved in higher education since 2007.
She has been working at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Asia) since 2013. She teaches subjects ranging from Introduction to Composition, English Composition, Speech and Business Communication.
Prior to joining ERAU, Ms. Kim-Chua worked for 7 years at a Polytechnic in Singapore where she taught the language and communication modules to students across different disciplines ranging from Engineering, Design, Maritime Business as well as Life Sciences.
Ms. Kim-Chua has worked and lived in various countries -- from Vietnam, HongKong to China (PRC).
Interests: Her research interests include career readiness, lifelong learning, adult education and education leadership and policy particularly with an Asian perspective.
In particular, she is especially keen to explore and conduct research that looks at analyzing, explaining and understanding the state of higher education in terms of its economic, social and cultural prerequisites as well as its greater significance for people, organizations and society.
Education
- M.S. - Master of Science in Asian Studies, Nanyang Technological University
- M.A. - Master of Arts in Teaching English to Young Learners, University of York
Courses Taught
ENGL 106
ENGL 123
SPCH 219
Business Communication 222