A Warm Welcome to Language Academy.
Language Academy (LA) was established in 2010 and it is part of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH). At LA, we offer various language proficiency courses to undergraduate students, for example, English, Malay, Mandarin, Japanese, Arabic, French and Korean.
If you are interested to pursue your postgraduate studies with us, we offer three programmes which are Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Master of Philosophy (MPhil), and Master of Language in Communication and Digital Culture (MLCDC). Ph.D and MPhil are full research programmes, whilst MLCDC is a Master taught course.
Our staff are actively involved in various language research areas and publications. We have three research strands which are Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching (ALLT), Language and Communication in Society (LCS), and Technology and Language Education (TLE). Our areas of specialisation include CALL, Linguistics, LSP, Health Communication, Teacher Training, TESL and Visual Communication.
Besides academic programmes, we also offer a variety of language classes and services. Our popular language camps are Summer School (Oral Communication for Future Professionals), Summer School (TESL), and Language and Cultural Camp (KEBAYA). MyLinE is an online self-access English language learning platform specially designed to assist students to develop their English language communication skills. Those intend to sit for IELTS or CEFR examination can enroll in the Intensive English Programme (IEP), which is a preparatory course for IELTS or CEFR. Besides English language, we also offer foreign language classes for UTM staff and the public. Language Academy is a well-known centre for various international language tests such as JLPT, IELTS, and CEFR.
B.A.(Honours)(USM)
Diploma in Education (Honours)
M.Ed. (Educational Management) (UKM)
Ph.D (Educational Management) (UKM)
Bachelor of Human Sciences (Honours) (Psychology)(IIUM)
M.Sc. in Education (Child Development) (Inst. of Education, University of London, UK)
Ph.D (University of Newcastle, UK)
Dr. Phil (Language and Cultural Studies) (Johann Wolfgang Goethe- University of Frankfurt, Germany)
Master of Arts (English Literary Studies) (The University of Lancaster, United Kingdom)
Bachelor of Human Sciences (Hons.) (English Language and Literature), Minor in Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage (International Islamic University, Malaysia)
Niche area: Literature, English Language
PhD, Universiti Malaya
MESL, Universiti Malaya
B. Ed TESOL Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Niche area: Language and Communication ( Critical Discourse Analysis)
PhD in TESL (UTM)
Masters in English as Second Language (UM)
B. Ed (Hons.) Teaching English as a Second Language (unisel)
Niche area: Differentiated Instructions
PhD (Language Policy and Planning) (University of Queensland, Australia)
M.Sc. Public Policy (University College London, UK)
M.Ed. English Language Education (University Malaya)
B. Ed. (Hons.) TESL (University of Exeter, UK)
Niche area: Applied Linguistics (Language policy and planning)
Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL)
PhD(TESL, UTM)
B.Ed (TESL,UM)
Niche area: Applied Linguistics. ( Second Language Reading)
PhD, University of Edinburgh, UK
Masters in Education Psychology, UTM, Malaysia
Niche area: Applied Linguistic (Culture, WTC and Second Language Learning)
Ph.D (Education) University of Southampton UK
M.Ed (TESL) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
B.A (English), Minor (Film Studies), University of the Pacific, California U.S.A
Niche area: Language and Communication (Neurodiversity), Teaching and Learning
Email: aqilah1994@utm.my
