Executive Committee Founding President  Professor Dr. Larry Chong, Gyeongju University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.President  Associate Professor Dr. Christine Sabieh, Notre Dame University, Beirut, Lebanon. Christine is a psychologist, educator and English language professor. In the past, she has chaired, directed and coordinated departments and programs at the Notre Dame University, American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University, University of Balamand and Hagazian University College in Lebanon. She teaches courses in psychology, education, mass communication and English on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Adma International School, Lebanon. She also does education consultancy and workshops, especially on Computer Assisted Learning and in Teacher Training. She publishes and participates in conferences on both national and international levels. She is a member of TESOL, WACRA, NCA, CALICO, ASIACALL, ATEL & LPA. She was the Educational Consultant to the Association of Teachers of English in Lebanon. She is the President of ASIACALL, the Asia Association of Computer Assisted Language Learning. She is the President and a Founding member of the Lebanese Psychological Association (LPA). She is a strong advocate of computer-assisted learning. Dr. Christine Sabieh is a certified On-Line Instructor and Trainer. Vice-Presidents  Associate Professor Dr. Cynthia Richards, UiTM, Malaysia. Cynthia has taught courses in ESP, Business Communication, Critical Thinking and Education. She has organised and conducted Business English courses for both the public and private sectors. She has helped to train teachers and ministry officials on how to develop students' reading and writing skills. She was also involved in the training of science and mathematics teachers on how to use self-access learning tools to upgrade their English proficiency. Currently, she is the Coordinator of Research, Development and Commercialisation at the Academy of Language Studies in UiTM, Malaysia. Her current interests include Technology Enhanced language Learning and Teaching. Professor Dr. Andrew Lian, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, USA. Andrew specialises in the methodology of teaching foreign/second languages and has had a special interest in the uses of modern technology to enhance learning since the late 1970s. He is one of the pioneers of Technology-Enhanced Language-Learning in Australia. Currently, he is Professor and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Western Illinois University in the United States. Prior to that he had been Professor of Humanities and Director of the Center for the Study of Languages at Rice University, Houston, TX, USA and Professor and Head of the School of Languages and International Education at the University of Canberra in Australia. He has held further Professorial appointments and been Head of department in two other universities in Australia (James Cook University and Bond University). His current research interests include the development and use of multimedia databases in language teaching and learning. More details can be found at http://andrewlian.comTreasurer  Associate Professor Dr. Shameem Rafeek-Galea, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.Secretary Associate Professor Cynthia Richards, UiTM, Malaysia.See biographical details above. Publications Officer Associate Professor Dr. Shameem Rafeek-Galea, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.See biographical details above. IndiaCALL representative  Dr.Kalyan Chattopadhyay, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Bankim Sardar College, and Guest Lecturer, Rabindra Bharati University, West Bengal, India. Kalyan is Vice-President of Educational Events of IndiaCALL and one of the founders of the organisation. |