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NUS Linguists Make Breakthrough Discovery on Detecting Early Linguistic Signs of Dementia by Studying the Natural Speech of Seniors
The novel study revealed that participants with memory-related mild cognitive impairment spoke less and used fewer, but more abstract, nouns that is consistent with the speech pattern of Alzheimer’s patients.
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Edwin Thumboo Prize 2024
The Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has awarded the Edwin Thumboo Prize 2024 to two pre-university students for their excellent literary work. Named after one of Singapore’s most prominent poets and scholars, the Edwin Thumboo Prize aims to promote excellence in the study of Literature at the pre-university level by recognising outstanding literary works by A-level and International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) students of English Literature in Singapore. It is administered by the Department with support from the Ministry of Education (MOE). The Prize, established in 2019, is funded by generous donors, including patrons of the arts and former winners of the Angus Ross Prize. Winner Mr Raphael Niu Raffles Institution $200 prize award Raphael Niu Raphael’s essay on Andrew Marvell’s Selected Poems and Sir Philip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella was exceptionally and eloquently poised in his observations about these two seminal poets. His essay, Truth and Reality in Andrew Marvell’s Selected Poems and Sir Philip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella clearly epitomized good literary writing and was characterized by an unusual degree of refreshing insights. The perceptive links made between the two poets were both convincing …
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NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences alumni honoured for contributions to public service, education, literature and the corporate sector
FASS paid tribute on 15 May 2024 to four eminent alumni for their outstanding contributions towards nation-building, growth of the university, the promotion of the arts and social sciences, and impact in the private sector.
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Is it in Colloquial Singapore English: What variation can tell us about its conventions and development
The Speak Good English campaign, launched on 29 April 2000 by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, aimed to improve the English-speaking proficiencies of Singaporeans. This was due to a growing concern about the prevalence of Colloquial Singapore English (CSE), commonly known as ‘Singlish’, a variant of English that the government once saw as grammatically incorrect. CSE has developed as a product of language contact in a multicultural society, growing to become a marker of the Singaporean identity. It has become one of the most prominent forms of post-colonial English and is studied as a World English. Associate Professor Mie Hiramoto (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) studies some of the unique features of Colloquial Singapore English in “Is it in Colloquial Singapore English: What variation can tell us about its conventions and development” (English Today, 2022). Hiramoto and other linguists look into features at the various language levels, such as phonetics, morphosyntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Specifically, they zero in on the use of the term, “is it”, modelling its usage through statistical studies. Through this analysis, they investigate how CSE users tended to use this term and how they constructed is it questions. The research identifies the different strategies and …
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Clones, Drones and Visual Culture: Teaching the Human Condition in the 21st Century
Associate Professor Graham Wolfe and Assistant Professor Beryl Pong incorporate innovative pedagogical tools into their lessons to get their students to think critically about pertinent issues of the day.
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NUS and NTU Again Ranked as Top Asian Universities Based on Subjects
NUS and NTU ranked higher than Chinese, Japanese and Hong Kong universities in terms of the number of top 10 programmes, and have done so since at least 2021.
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19 NUS Programmes Placed in Global Top 10 in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
Spanning across the fields of Business, Computing, Engineering, Science, as well as Humanities and Social Sciences, 19 of NUS’ 44 ranked programmes have been placed among the world’s top 10.
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NUS Open House 2024 Attracts more than 8.4m visitors as Screens and Campuses Buzz with Action
Open House 2024 returned to an enthusiastic reception as visitors turned up in force to experience one of NUS’ largest events of the year. Held in a hybrid format from 2 to 9 March 2024 and pulled together by the efforts of 2,674 faculty, staff, students and alumni, the event attracted more than 8.4 million visitors – up from 7.7 million in 2023 – as they explored the comprehensive showcase of what NUS has to offer both online and in-person.
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Results of the Goh Sin Tub Creative Writing Prize 2023 – The Short Story
Department of English Language & Literature National University of Singapore The Goh Sin Tub Creative Writing Prize 2023 – The Short Story We are very pleased to announce the results of the Goh Sin Tub Creative Writing Competition 2023 – The Short Story. Congratulations to the prize winners! 1st Prize ($10,000): Wu Ningjing for “Escape“ 2nd Prize ($6,000): Koh Jin Hui Jinny for “We Are All Alone In This Anyway“ 3rd Prize ($4,000): Dinh Cao Tue for “The Xinh-ga-po Pie” The prize winners will be notified by email and will be required to attend the Award presentation. Details of the event will be provided closer to the date. The biennial Goh Sin Tub Creative Writing Prize was established by the late Dr Sylvia Goh with an endowed gift to the Department of English, Linguistics & Theatre Studies (ELST) at the National University of Singapore in memory and recognition of her late husband, Mr Goh Sin Tub, who was one of Singapore’s best-known local writers. Mr Goh Sin Tub and Dr Sylvia Goh are both alumni of the University of Malaya (UM), one of NUS’ predecessor institutions. The Prize commemorates Mr Goh Sin Tub’s life, achievements and support …
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