Dr Mah Boon Yih
As quoted from Steve Jobs's words, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” Language Learning Innovators (LLIs) is the first innovation project of Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Penang Branch, Permatang Pauh Campus initiated in August, 2015. LLIs aims to cultivate the culture of innovation among the language lecturers by listing their names, expertise, innovation projects, courses offered, and contacts for consultation purpose.
Expertise:
a. Teaching and learning Mandarin as a foreign language
Innovation Projects:
a. Word Sequence Diagram (WSD)
b. Group-Arrange-Translation-Touch Up (GATT)
c. Group-Arrange-Touch Up (GAT)
Courses Offered:
a. Learning Mandarin through WSD, GATT, & GAT
b. Chinese cultural practices (examples: calligraphy writing, tea drinking ceremony, paper cutting)
Email: hoefo964@ppinang.uitm.edu.my
Expertise:
a. Language development through technology
Innovation Projects:
a. Web-based Cognitive Writing Instruction (WeCWI)
b. Mobile Curriculum Vitae (m-CV)
Courses Offered:
a. Web-based Cognitive Instructor (WeCI)
b. Web-based Cognitive Language Instructor (WeCLI)
c. WeCWI Enterprises
Email: mahboonyih@gmail.com
Expertise:
a. Oral communication strategies
b. Collaborative dialogue in oral interaction
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Courses Offered:
a. English language skills
b. Report writing
c. Job application/resume writing
d. Overcoming breakdowns in oral communication
Email: rushita@ppinang.uitm.edu.my
Expertise:
a. Editing
b. Speech communication
c. Grammar development
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Courses Offered:
a. Public speaking
b. Basic grammar
Email: ejoe01@yahoo.com
Expertise:
a. French language teaching and learning
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Course Offered:
a. French language
Email: erannnah@hotmail.com
Expertise:
*Coming soon
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Course Offered:
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Expertise:
a. English literary studies
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Course Offered:
a. English literature
Email: unknownranger81@yahoo.com
Expertise:
*Coming soon
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Courses Offered:
a. English Language Teaching (ELT)
b. Communication skills
Expertise:
a. Discourse analysis
b. Critical discourse analysis
c. Multi-modal discourse analysis
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Courses Offered:
a. Academic writing
b. Presentation skills
c. Academic reading
Email: nazima@ppinang.uitm.edu.my
Expertise:
a. Reading and creativity development through digital storytelling
Innovation Project:
a. Digital storytelling for creative language learning
Course Offered:
*Coming soon
Email: rofiza@ppinang.uitm.edu.my
Expertise:
a. Language development through technology
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Courses Offered:
a. Communication skills
b. MUET writing
Expertise:
*Coming soon
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Course Offered:
*Coming soon
Email: lailymy@yahoo.com
Expertise:
a. Vocabulary learning
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Courses Offered:
a. Proofreading and editing
b. Phonetics and phonology
c. Vocabulary learning
Expertise:
*Coming soon
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Course Offered:
*Coming soon
Expertise:
a. Development of English language testing instrument
Innovation Project:
a. Standardised English grammar proficiency test for new UiTM undergraduates
Courses Offered:
a. Development of good test items
b. Determination of appropriate test items through statistical analysis
Expertise:
a. Teaching and learning Mandarin as a foreign language
b. Chinese literature
Innovation Project:
a. Romanised Mandarin web-based instruction on ISD methodology for non-native learners
Courses Offered:
a. Romanised Mandarin web-based instruction
b. Chinese literature
Expertise:
a. Learning material development
b. Learning styles
Innovation Project:
a. Microsoft Word add-in for examination template
Courses Offered:
a. Learning material development
b. Learning styles
Email: limth309@ppinang.uitm.edu.my
Expertise:
a. Language development through technology
b. Online language learning strategies
Innovation Project:
*Coming soon
Courses Offered:
a. Edmodo for instructional purpose
Email: rasay386@ppinang.uitm.edu.my
Senior Lecturer | Founder of Web-based Cognitive Writing Instruction/WeCWI (wecwi.blogspot.com)
