Introduction

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.

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Prof.Dr.Arieff Rosman Bin Salleh (VK7)

E-mail : aswar@utm.my
Expertise : Islamic Civilization (Fiqh & Usul Fiqh)
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Prof.Dr.Siti Aisyah Binti Panatik (VK7)

E-mail : saisyah@utm.my
Expertise : Psychology (Industrial & Organisational)
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Prof.Dr.Farahwahida Binti Mohd Yusoff (VK7)

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Expertise : Usuluddin
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Prof.Dr.Badlihisham bin Mohd Nasir (VK6)

E-mail : badlihisham@utm.my
Expertise : Dakwah & Organisasi Islam
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Prof.Dr.Hadina bt Habil (VK7)

E-mail : hadina@utm.my
Expertise : English for Specific Purposes, TESL & Language in Communication
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Prof.Dr.Marlia Binti Puteh (VK7)

E-mail : marlia.kl@utm.my
Expertise : Digital ESL Pedagogy & AI Research Practices
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Faizah Binti Mohd Fakhruddin

Nik Mohd Zaim Bin Ab Rahim

Zulkiflee Bin Haron

Zuhana Bt Mohamed Zin

Sulaiman Shakib Bin Mohd Noor

Siti Suhaila Bte Ihwani

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shanti Chandran a/p Sandaran

PhD (Cardiff, UK)

M.Sc (TESP) Exeter, UK

BSc Ed. (Hon) USM

Dip (Language & Communication Research, Cardiff, UK)

 

Niche area: Language and Communication (Critical Discourse Analysis)

Shah Rollah Bin Abdul Wahab

Seriaznita Binti Mat Said

Salwa Binti Abdul Patah

Dr. Faraha binti Hamidi

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

Dr Ungku Khairunnisa binti Ungku Mohd Nordin

PhD, Universiti Malaya

MESL, Universiti Malaya

B. Ed TESOL Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

 

Niche area: Language and Communication ( Critical Discourse Analysis)

Dr Noor Khairin Nawwarah binti Khalid

Dr Marsha Lavania a/p Manivannan

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

Dr Lee Huan Yik

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)

Dr Ermi Ruziyana binti Md Nordin

PhD(TESL, UTM)

B.Ed (TESL,UM)

 

Niche area: Applied Linguistics. ( Second Language Reading)

Dr Nur Salwa binti Abdul Wahid

PhD, University of Edinburgh, UK

Masters in Education Psychology, UTM, Malaysia

  1. Ed. TESL (Hons), University of Exeter, UK

 

Niche area: Applied Linguistic (Culture, WTC and Second Language Learning)

Dr Aida binti A. Rahman

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

Thuaibah @ Suaibah Bt. Abu Bakar

Nor Akmar Bt. Nordin

Nur Syamimi Alwani Binti Yushalani

Nur Syazwani binti Mohd Zolkifli

Norrabiyah binti Ithnin

Na’immah binti Hamdan

Muhammad Amir Hussein bin Ramzan

Irda Haryani binti Tahir

Nor Aqilah binti Abdullah

Azim Aiman bin Abd Aziz

Ahmad Fadzli bin Abdul Sahmah

Abid Zulfadhli Razali

Nor Izyawaty Binti Ithnin

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Mohd Nurol Jefrizan Bin Mahd Sidik

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Nur Farha Binti Abd. Aziz

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Aishah Noor Bte Hamzah

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Zapiah Bte Omar

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Zaidah Binti Ramli

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Suzana Binti Hamzah

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