Staff Profiles
Shih May Tan
English Language Lecturer
- Email: tan.shihmay@newcastle.edu.my
- Telephone: +607 555 3870
- Fax: +607 555 8888
- Address: Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed Malaysia)
No. 1 Jalan Sarjana 1
79200 Iskandar Puteri (formerly Nusajaya)
Johor
Malaysia.
Background
Current role
- Develop and deliver lessons for English for Foundation in Science, English for Medical Purposes and English for Health Sciences.
- Provide one-to-one consultation sessions for all stages of MBBS and BMS students to enhance their spoken and written skills.
- Develop and train NUMed Staff in Business English.
- Translator/Interpreter for the Gynaecology Team in Hospital Sultan Ismail.
Qualifications
- Masters in English as Second Language (MESL) - University of Malaya
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science (1st Class Honours) - University of Coventry
- Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - London Teachers Training College (LTTC)
Online Certification (MOOC) Obtained
- Foundations of Psychology (RMIT University)
- Research Methods (University of London)
Previous Positions
- English Lecturer in Faculty of Medicine in University of Malaya
- Founder/Principal for MY English Learning Centre.
Research
My thesis was based on Hallidayan's Systemic Functional Linguistics approach in Computer Science Texts.
Teaching
My teaching responsibilities include:
1) English for Health Sciences MBBS and BMS Stage 1
2) English for Academic Purposes Foundation in Science
3) Interview Panel for Medical Student Interview
4) Role Player for Communications Module Stage 1 to Stage 5
5) Translator for NUMed ObGyn Team in Hospital Sultan Ismail
6) Language trainer for NUMed Staff Development Programme - English at Work