Ms Doreen TAN – NUS CELC

Tan Yun Ru, Doreen

Lecturer

Contact Information

Telephone: 6516 3873
Email: doreen.tan@nus.edu.sg
Office: CELC #02-28 (10 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117511)

Doreen TAN is a Lecturer at CELC, NUS. She has over 15 years of teaching experience. She holds an MEd in English Language Teaching from University of Glasgow, UK and a BA in English Language from NUS. She has taught English for Academic Purposes, Business English, English as a Foreign Language and IELTS preparatory course in both the UK and Singapore. She has also conducted training sessions on Workplace Communication and mentored students on leadership, teamwork and other soft skills. Her research interests include motivation and technology-enhanced learning.

Recent Courses Taught and/or Coordinated

ES1103 English for Academic Purposes
EM1201 English for Academic Purposes (Music) I
EM1201 English for Academic Purposes (Music) II
FAS1101 Writing Academically: Arts and Social Sciences
IS2101 Business and Technical Communication

Awards & Recognition

CELC Teaching Excellence Award for AY2022/2023
CELC Letter of Commendation AY2019/2020

Selected Publications (since 2019)

Tan, D. (2024, July 24). Out-of-classroom learning in the halls of residence: Temasek Hall. Teaching Connections. https://blog.nus.edu.sg/teachingconnections/2024/07/24/out-of-classroom-learning-in-the-halls-of-residence-temasek-hall/
Tan, D., Thompson, A. A. & Somarajan, S. P. (2022, October). Implementation of Online Writing Support through trained Peer Tutors in a Writing and Communication Hub. NUS CELC: Teaching English and Communication in Higher Education.
Tan, D., & Fong Y. S. (2021). Engaging international music students: Interventions in an English for Academic Purposes classroom. Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11(2). 93-109.
Fong, Y. S. & Tan, D. (2021, February). The Three Cs of our Mentoring Partnership. SoTL Matters. Centre for English Language Communication, NUS. https://blog.nus.edu.sg/macadresources/2021/02/01/mentoring-partnership/
Tan, D. (2020). My Virtual Classroom: The Power of Communication in Times of Uncertainty. Teaching Connections. Retrieved from: https://blog.nus.edu.sg/teachingconnections/2020/07/14/my-virtual-classroom-the-power-of-communication-during-times-of-uncertainty/

Selected Presentations (since 2019)

Somarajan, S. P., Thompson, A. A., & Tan, D. (2024, December 3). Enhancing student wellbeing and engagement through oral communication peer tutoring at NUS [Paper presentation]. Higher Education Conference in Singapore (HECS) 2024, 3 December, National University of Singapore, Singapore. https://blog.nus.edu.sg/hecs/hecs2024-ssomarajan-et-al/
Netty Haiffaq Zaini Mattar, Lam, A. W. L., & Tan, D. (2024). Student wellbeing: Perception of support in blended learning environments [Paper presentation]. In Higher Education Conference in Singapore (HECS) 2024, 3 December, National University of Singapore. https://blog.nus.edu.sg/hecs/hecs2024-nmattar-et-al/
Tan, D., & Fong, Y. S. (2022). Engaging International Music Students: Interventions in an EAP Classroom. Paper presented at the 6th CELC Symposium (Online), Teaching English Language and Communication in a Changing Landscape: Innovations and Possibilities, Singapore, 30 & 31 May 2022.