Ludwig Tan

Associate Professor Ludwig Tan

Dean

School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences

Tel: +65 6248 5290

Email: bHVkd2lndGFuQHN1c3MuZWR1LnNn

Educational Qualifications

2007

PhD (Linguistics), University of Cambridge, UK

2004

PGDE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2000

MPhil (Linguistics) (Distinction), University of Cambridge, UK

1998

BA (1st Class Hons) English Language & Linguistics, University of Lancaster, UK

1995

Diploma with Merit (Mass Communication), Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore

Academic and Professional Experience

2019 - Present

Dean, School of Humanities & Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore

2020 - Present

President, Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics (SAAL)

2016 - 2018

Chair, Internal Audit Committee, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore

2011 - 2018

Vice Dean, School of Humanities & Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore

2011

Head, English Programmes, School of Arts & Social Sciences, SIM University, Singapore

2008 - 2011

Assistant Professor, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2004 - 2008

Teaching Associate, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Aman, N. & Tan, L. (2018)
The Nuts and Bolts of English Grammar. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish.

Tan, L. (2011)
Divergences from Standard English in the English-language News Media in Singapore. Asian Englishes, 14(2).

Tan, L. (2011)
Topic and null arguments in Singapore colloquial English. In L. J. Zhang, R. Rubdy & L. Alsagoff (Eds.), Asian Englishes: Changing perspectives in a globalised world (pp. 67-75). Singapore: Pearson.

Leong, P.A. & Tan, L. (2008)
English Grammar FAQs: 100 Questions Teachers and Students Frequently Ask. Singapore: McGraw-Hill.

Tan, L. A.-K. (2007)
Null arguments in Singapore colloquial English. Unpublished PhD Dissertation, Department of Linguistics, University of Cambridge.

Tan, L. A.-K. (2003)
Topic-prominence and null arguments in Singapore Colloquial English. In D. Deterding, E. L. Low & A. Brown (Eds.), English in Singapore: Research on grammar (pp. 1-10). Singapore: McGraw-Hill Education.

Fricker, J., Neville, F., & Tan, L. (Eds.). (2002)
Dance of the Pen: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Society for Italic Handwriting, 1952–2002. London: The Society for Italic Handwriting.

1999
Member, Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics (SAAL)

2000
Executive Committee Member, Society for Italic Handwriting, UK

2008 - 2011
Consultant and adviser, Speak Good English Movement, Singapore

2012
Member, Steering Committee, Speak Good English Movement, Singapore

  • Syntax and phonology of Singapore English
  • English as a lingua franca
  • Phonetics & phonology
  • Pedagogical grammar & English usage
  • Corpus linguistics
  • Western calligraphy
  • Photography
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