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Mdm Tay Boon Pei

Research Associate

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Tel : (65) 6467 5667 #254

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Email : boonpei.tay@sccl.sg

Educational Background

MEd
The University of Hong Kong

BA (Hons)
Nanyang Technological University

Research Interests

  • Self- directed learning
  • Exploratory learning
  • Second language writing
  • ICT learning

Selected Publications

Scholarly Books

  1. Gong, C., & Tay, B.P. (2016) Booklet of fundamental writing skills. Singapore: NTU-SCCL PRESS.

Book Chapters

  1. Gong, C., Chin, C.K., Tay, B.P., & Tan, G.H. (2014) Enhance teachers’ composition teaching literacy through Wiki Platform in a Self-directed Learning Mode. In (Eds.), Conference proceedings of The 12th International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy(pp. 408-416). China: Heilongjiang: People's Publishing House.
  2. Gong, C., Chin, C.K., & Tay, B.P. (2014) Challenges and Counter-measures in a Task-based Design Research Project. In Hsieh Y.H. (Ed.), Teaching Chinese as a second language: Exploration and Practice (pp. 313-327). Nanjing University Press.
  3. Gong, C., Chin, C.K., & Tay, B.P. (2012) A preliminary study on enhancing students’ communicative competency in Singapore. In He, W.S. (Ed.), Facing pluralistic linguistic contexts: Reflections on Chinese language education (pp. 196-203). Soochow University Press.

Journal Articles

  1. Tay,B.P., Gong,C.,Chin,C.K. (2017) A Study of Peer Assessment on Composition Writing in Lower Secondary School. TCSOL Studies, 2017 (2), 17-23.
  2. Gong, C., Chin, C.K., Tay, B.P., & Soh, K.C. (2016) Dominance analysis of the online interactive self-directed writing course. Global Chinese Language and Culture Education, 2016 (33), pp. 30-40.
    Tay, B.P., Chin, C.K., Gong, C., & Tan, G.H. (2015) An Effective Process for Assessing and Editing Chinese Narrative Composition: Based on Observations of Self and Peer Assessments of Writing. Journal of Chinese Language Education, 13 (2), pp. 86-104.
  3. Chin, C.K., Gong, C., & Tay, B.P. (2015) The Effects of Wiki-based Recursive Process Writing on Chinese Narrative Essays for Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) Students in Singapore. The IAFOR Journal of Education, 3 (1), pp. 45-59.
  4. Chin, C.K., Tan, G.H, Gong, C., & Tay, B.P. (2014) Feasible Strategies to Promote Students’ Self-directed Learning Ability in Middle School Composition Teaching--Using STAD Mode. The Journal of Chinese Language Education, 12 (2), pp. 50-66.
  5. Tay, B.P., Zhan, Y., Wong, L.H., & Chin, C.K. (2013) Move! Idioms!--A Teaching Model to Enhance Student Learning of Idioms through Situational Learning. The Journal of Chinese Language Education, 11 (1), pp. 73-86.

Conference Papers

  1. Tay, B.P., Gong, C., & Chin, C.K. (2016, July) A research on improving secondary school students' Chinese essay through peer assessment. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference on Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education, Newcastle: British Chinese Language Teaching Society.
  2. Gong, C., Tay, B.P., & Chin, C.K. (2016, July) Scaffolding teaching of writing in a constructive mode. Paper presented at The 14th International Conference on Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education, Newcastle. UK: The 14th International Conference on Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education.
  3. Gong, C., Tay, B.P., Zhang, L.M., & Chin, C.K. (2016) Feasibility of second language writing online guidance. In Conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference & Workshops on Technology & Chinese Language Teaching in the 21st Century (70-76). Macau: University of Macau.
  4. Gong, C., Chin, C.K., & Tay, B.P. (2016) Design philosophy and elements of success for the online writing course of Chinese as a second language. In Conference proceedings of the 9th International Conference & Workshops on Technology & Chinese Language Teaching in the 21st Century (pp. 62-69). Macau: University of Macau.
  5. Gong, C., Chin, C.K., Tay, B.P., & Soh, K.C. (2015, November) Dominance analysis of the online interactive self-directed writing course. Paper presented at 7th International Chinese Conference, Wuhan: Huazhong Normal University.
  6. Gong, C., Chin, C.K., & Tay, B.P. (2015, August) Self Construction of Writing Assessment Based on the Self-directed Learning. Paper presented at 4th International Conference on Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language, Singapore: NTU.
  7. Chin, C.K., Gong, C., & Tay, B.P. (2014) The Effects of Wiki- Based Recursive Process Writing on Chinese Narrative Essay for Chinese As a Second Language (CSL) Students in Singapore. In ECTC 2014 Online Conference Proceedings. Aichi, Japan: The International Academic Forum.
  8. Gong, C., Chin, C.K., Tay, B.P., & Tan, G.H. (2014) Enhance teachers’ composition teaching literacy through Wiki Platform in a Self-directed Learning Mode. In Proceedings of The 12th International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy. Heilongjiang, China: People's Publishing House.
  9. Chin, C.K., Tan, G.H., Gong, C., & Tay, B.P. (2013) Feasible Strategies to Promote Students’ Self-directed Learning Ability in Middle School Composition Teaching--Using STAD Mode. Paper presented at 3rd International Conference on Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language, Singapore.

Patents/Teaching Toolkits

  1. Gong, C., Tay, B.P., & Tan, G.H. (2016) “Self-directed Learning to enhance lower-grade Secondary School students' Chinese writing ability”, Singapore: NTU-SCCL Press. (ISBN: 978-981-07-9086-8)
  2. Chin, C.K., Gong, C., & Tay, B.P. (2014) Situational Exploratory Project Work. Singapore: NTU-SCCL Press.
  3. Chin, C.K., Gong, C., Tay, B.P., Wong, L.H., Tan, G.H., & Chow, F.Y. (2013) Teaching Chinese idioms with Animation. Singapore: NTU-SCCL Press.