Rate My Professor Nishani Singh

Dr. Nishani Singh serves as a Lecturer in the School of Education, College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Adelaide University. She brings extensive experience in tertiary-level education gained in South Africa, Austria, Korea, and China. Her research interests encompass grammar learning for EAL/D learners, academic literacy approaches to plagiarism, and needs analysis for undergraduate students. Singh's expertise includes TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), pre-service teacher education, and academic integrity in education. She coordinates courses such as TESOL Approaches and Strategies, Curriculum Development in EALD/TESOL, and Teaching and Learning in English Medium Instruction, contributing to the preparation of educators for diverse linguistic contexts.

In her publications, Singh has made notable contributions to educational research. Her 2025 co-authored paper with D. Caldwell and M. Mu, titled 'Pre-service teachers' experiences of learning grammar to support EAL/D learners,' published in TESOL in Context (33(2), 1-15), examines preservice teachers' grammar knowledge development. Earlier, in collaboration with L. Powell, she published 'An integrated academic literacy approach to improving students’ understanding of plagiarism in an accounting course' in Accounting Education (25(1), 14-34) in 2016, which has received 19 Scopus citations and addresses plagiarism challenges influenced by cultural and educational backgrounds. Additionally, her 2009 work with C. Harris, 'Needs analysis: Identifying learning and academic needs of undergraduate students within a faculty,' appeared in the Proceedings of the 2008 ATLAANZ Conference (pp. 21-36). Previously at the University of Adelaide, Singh held roles including Coordinator of the Professions Learning Centre in the Faculty of the Professions and Academic Director of the Learning Centre. She is eligible to co-supervise Masters and PhD students, supporting higher degree research in education.