Ms. Lin Chiung Yao joined The National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2000, where she teaches Chinese courses within the Centre for Language Studies, part of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at NUS. Her teaching covers beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

She earned her Master's degree in Chinese Language from NUS in 2006, following an earlier Master's degree in Mass Communication from California State University, Fresno, in 1993. Her academic journey commenced with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Fu-Jen University in Taiwan in 1989.

Her research interests include Chinese character acquisition, Intercultural Communicative Competency, Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) , langauge policy, and bilingualism in Chinese education.

Before joining academia, Ms. Lin held various roles, including Research Writer and Anchor News Editor at Channel 8 of The Television Corporation of Singapore/Mediacorp. She also served as a Teacher and Curriculum Planner at the Kid Castle Language Center in Taiwan.

Ms. Lin has been recognized for her teaching excellence with the Excellent Teacher Award in 2005 and the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award in 2011.