Doctor Carmel Heah Lee Hsia is a Malaysian academic and education consultant. She is a senior lecturer in the Language and Communication Centre of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Heah holds three degrees and a postgraduate diploma: a Master of Arts in English Language and Linguistics, a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Literature and a Diploma in Education (all from the University of Malaya), and a Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh. She is the author or co-author of five books, academic papers and journal articles.
Heah conducts corporate and professional training in business and technical writing skills and presentations.
Leong, Eng Choon; Heah, Carmel Lee-Hsia; Ong, Kenneth Keng Wee (2015). Guide to Research Projects for Engineering Students: Planning, Writing and Presenting. Singapore: CRC Press. ISBN 9781482238785. Retrieved 10 June 2016. Heah, Carmel Lee Hsia; Huang, Minting; Tam, Moh Kim (2007). The art of academic writing. Singapore: Pearson/Custom Pub. ISBN 9810678029. Retrieved 7 July 2014. Khong, Chooi Peng; Heah, Carmel (2001). Essential communication strategies for engineers. Singapore: Prentice Hall. ISBN 9814096601. Retrieved 7 July 2014. Hughes, Richard; Heah, Carmel Lee Hsia (1989). Common errors in English. Petaling Jaya: Penerbit Fajar Bakti. ISBN 9676506567. Retrieved 7 July 2014. Heah, Carmel Lee Hsia (1989). The influence of English on the lexical expansion of bahasa Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Ministry of Education. ISBN 9836208305. Retrieved 7 July 2014. Selected articles and presentations
Heah, Carmel; Kathpalia, Sujata S. (2013). "Conventional and culture-specific metaphor in Singapore financial discourse". In Williams, Christopher; Bondi, Marina. Academic English across cultures. 10. ISBN 9788872287217. Retrieved 7 July 2014. Heah Lee Hah Carmel (December 2012). "A strategy-based approach to pronunciation training for international faculty" (PDF). World Englishes 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2014. Kathpalia, Sujata S.; Heah Lee Hah Carmel (December 2011). "Metaphorical Competence in ESL Student Writing". RELC Journal. 42 (3): 273–290. Retrieved 7 July 2014. Heah Lee Hah Carmel (June 2011). "Exploring the Educational Potential of Social Media in an Academic Writing Course" (PDF). eLearning Forum Asia Conference. Retrieved 11 July 2014. Heah, Carmel (May 2010). "eUreka – A Digital Tool for Implementing Project-Based Writing Courses". Global Learn. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. pp. 1428–1441. ISBN 9781880094792. Heah, Carmel; Kathpalia, Sujata S. (April 2010). Robertson, Paul; Cheng, Winnie, eds. "Integrating Product, Process and Team Teaching in Writing Instruction" (PDF). The Asian ESP Journal. 6 (1): 59–71. Retrieved 6 June 2016. Kathpalia, Sujata S.; Heah, Carmel (December 2008). "Reflective Writing : Insights into What Lies Beneath" (PDF). RELC Journal. 39 (3): 300–317. Retrieved 7 July 2014. Kathpalia, Sujata S.; Heah, Carmel (Spring 2007). "Planning Syllabus through Professional Partnership". LSP & Professional Communication. 7 (1). Retrieved 7 July 2014. Pressman, D Elaine; Heah, Lee Hsia (1987). "Speech and Hearing in Pacific Island Nations: Big Problems for Little Countries" (PDF). Human Communication Canada. 11 (1): 27. Retrieved 11 July 2014. 