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Teacher as Writer: Why Writing with your Students is Important

Hear Singapore Writing Institute alumni share how writing alongside students shaped their teaching practice.

Last updated 8 September 2026
ELIS Podcast cover featuring three smiling people named Shanti Prakash, Richard Koh, and Rita Pillai from Singapore Writing Institute.

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This is the first episode of our Singapore Writing Institute (SWI) podcast series. 

Listen to the alumni of the Singapore Writing Institute, Shanti Prakash and Richard Koh, speak about their experiences as a teacher writer and how their experiences influenced their teaching of writing.  They will also read a piece of their own published writing compiled in the SWI publication, SWIrl. You will also listen to Rita Pillai and Victoria Ong from ELIS, who together with Shanti and Richard, discuss why writing with your students is important. 

Find out more about SWI here.

Episode published 22 Dec 2021.