Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Dr Tan Shin Yen


ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
  • Acting Programme Director, School of Education, 01/01/2024 to present
  • Professional Practice and School Placement Coordinator, School of Education, 01/01/2019 to 31/12/2023
  • Acting Programme Director , School of Education, 01/01/2022 to 28/02/2022
  • Student Experience Coordinator, School of Education, 02/01/2018 to 31/12/2020
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Doctor of Philosophy, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Education, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area)
  • Teacher Education (Pedagogy, curriculum, English language teaching and education, TESL)
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
Article in Journals
2023
  • Perinpasingam, T. S., Faisal Athar bin Mohd Fadzil, Tan, S. Y., & Achu Naidu, C. S. N. (2023). Exploring pre-service teachers’ experience with virtual reality role-playing micro-teaching activities using Engage VR. SEARCH Journal of Media and Communication Research, 15(2), 53-65. (SCOPUS-Indexed)
     
  • Choong, Y. C., & Tan, S. Y. (2023). Exploring ESL students’ language learning strategies at an independent Chinese secondary school in Malaysia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Futures in Education and Society, 2(2), 101–121.
2022
  • Tee, M. Y., Samuel, M., Tan, S. Y., & Renuka V. Sathasivam. (2022). Re-thinking monologicality: Multi-voiced, mono-perspectival classroom discourses, The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 1-9. (ISI-Indexed)
2021
  • Tan, S. Y. (2021). Reflective learning? Understanding the student perspective in higher education, Educational Research. (ISI-Indexed)
2018
  • Tee, M. Y., Tan, S. Y., & Symaco, L. P. (2018). Socio-historical transformation and classroom discourse in Malaysia. Espacio, Tiempo y Educacion, 5(2), 123-142. (ISI-Indexed)
2017
  • Tan, S. Y., Tee, M. Y., & Samuel, M. (2017). Persistent monologicality amidst variation in teachers' questioning practices in Malaysian English language classrooms. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 14(4), 621-637. (SCOPUS-Indexed)
RESEARCH PROJECT
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Curriculum for Out-of-School Children & Youth Research Project (Phase 1), Co-researcher, 2021 (Private)
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
(Activity),(Duration),(Category)
  • Master's Proposal Defence, 2021 to 2021 (Thesis)
  • The SEARCH Journal: Special Issue for The 6th SEARCH International Conference, 2020 to 2020 (Article in Journal)
  • Panel of Evaluators for RES70303 Research Methods for Social Science, 2020 to 2020 (Proposal Presentation Seminars)
  • Taylor's 11th Teaching and Learning Conference, 2018 to 2018 (Article in Journal)
  • PhD Proposal Defence, 2018 to 2023 (Thesis)
  • Master's Research Project , 2018 to 2023 (Project)
PRESENTATION
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
ORAL PRESENTER
  • Persistent Monologic Discourse in Malaysian Science Classrooms?, 7th University of Malaya International Conference on Discourse and Society 2019, 01/08/2019 to 02/08/2019, University of Malaya (International)
  • Influence of Teachers' Questioning Practices on Classroom Discourse in English Language Classrooms, Forum: Perspectives on Malaysian Education, 27/05/2016 to 27/05/2016, University of Malaya (University)
  • Teachers' Questioning Practices in Malaysian English Language Classrooms, 3rd International Symposium (STRE 2015): Sharing Teaching and Research Experiences, 05/11/2015 to 05/11/2015, University of Malaya (International)
INVITED SPEAKER
  • Understanding Reflection in Higher Education, Research & Innovation Fair 2019, 26/11/2019 to 28/11/2019, Taylor's University, Malaysia (International)
OTHERS
  • Parents And Students Perception: How the Implementation of School-Based Assessments Affects Students Learning Motivation, Postgraduate Research Colloquium, 05/11/2023 to 06/11/2023, Taylor's University (University)
  • Student teacher enhancement programme (STEP): An integrated initiative towards improving cross-cultural communication skills, University Carnival on E-learning (IUCEL) 2022, 28/06/2022 to 30/06/2022, Universiti Putra Malaysia (International)
  • Braving the pandemic: Graduate capabilities in remote teaching internship, Taylor's 13th Teaching and Learning Conference, 14/10/2020 to 16/10/2020, Taylor's University (University)
AWARDS AND STEWARDSHIP
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Award Category),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
  • Seminar Majlis Dekan Pendidikan Universiti Awam, Competition, University of Malaya (UM), 2023 (Gold)
  • International University Carnival on E-Learning (IUCEL), Competition, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 2023 (Gold Award)
  • Anugerah Khas YB Menteri Pengajian Tinggi: Reka Bentuk Kurikulum dan Penyampaian Inovatif (AKRI 2022), Education, Ministry of Higher Education, 2022 (Finalist)
  • International University Carnival on E-Learning (IUCEL), Competition, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 2022 (Silver Medal)
  • The University Book Prize, Education, University of Malaya (UM), 2012 (First Class Honours)
  • The Dean's Award Certificate , Education, University of Malaya (UM), 2012 (Best Academic Achievement)
ACADEMIC/TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION
(Activity),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role)
  • Asia-Pacific Journal of Futures in Education and Society (APJFES), Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management, Taylor s University, 2021 to 2023 (Editorial Review Board )
  • Supervising Professional Practice: A Guide for Teacher Educators Workshop, Taylor's University, 2020 to 2020 (Workshop trainer)
  • Curriculum Design, Assessment and Delivery (CDAD) Committee , Taylor's University, 2019 to 2021 (Committee Member)