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Teaching Aspirations
"My aspiration, for my students as well as myself, is to strive toward precise and rigorous thinking; from this, I believe, intellectual conviction follows. That I try to bring about such thinking primarily through the teaching of writing is therefore both appropriate (since writing is so much about choosing the exact words) and challenging (since those exact words or even exactness in language can often prove elusive)."
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Teaching Strengths
- Nurtures students to develop discerning minds and new perspectives by spurring them to engage in rigorous and intensive reflection
- Creates carefully planned syllabi to encourage students to sharpen their thinking skills and question conventional wisdom
- Conceives innovative assignments as demanding as conventional ones that enable students to delve deep into a topic and blur the boundaries between learning within and beyond the classroom
- Crafts dynamic and flexible lesson plans capable of accommodating students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds with different learning paces
Teaching Awards / Accolades
- Annual Teaching Excellence Award, NUS (2009/2010, 2003/2004)
- USP Teaching Excellence Award (2011, 2010, 2009, 2005)
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