Thomas Chow Voon Foo, Dr.

PROFILE

•  Ph.D. (Applied Lingustics), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang
•  B.A. (Hons.) TESOL, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K.
•  Certificate of Education, Northam Road Teachers’ Training College, Penang

• Deputy Dean (Academic, Student & Alumni Affairs)
• Senior Lecturer

•  Research and Technology for Translation (M.A. Professional Translation)
•  The Study of English Literature (B.A. Hons. English for Professionals)
•  Interlanguage Study (B.A. Hons. English for Professionals)

•  The History and Structure of English (B.A. Hons. English for Professionals)
•  English in Society (B.A. Hons. English for Professionals)
•  English for the Media (B.A. Hons. English for Professionals)

RESEARCH

•  Second language writing
•  Writing pedagogy
•  Feedback and teacher-learner interaction
•  TESOL
•  Genre
•  Corpus analysis
•  English Literature

•  Constructing a New Model for International Testing and Indexes, Universiti Sains Malaysia (RM160,000.00). Ambigapathy Pandian, Thomas Chow Voon Foo, Peter Kell , Marilyn Kell, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail & Shanthi Balraj. 01.01. 2009 – 31.12.2011
•  Teaching of Writing: A Study of Current Classroom Practices in Malaysian Secondary Schools, Universiti Sains Malaysia (RM40,000.00). Thomas Chow Voon Foo. 15.6.2010 -14.12.2012
•  Target Situation Analysis in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Malaysia-based Multi-National Companies: The Case of a Major European Language, German, Universiti Sains Malaysia (RM33,870.00). Siti Waltraud Mayr, Thomas Chow Voon Foo & Akmar Mohamad. 15.10.2012 -14.07.2015
•  Investigating the Efficacy of Developing Critical Thinking through Literature Reading, Universiti Sains Malaysia (RM30,031.50). Julie Chuah Suan Choo & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. 15.09.2014 -14.09.2016

PUBLICATION

•  Thomas Chow Voon Foo, et al. (2011). The Malaysian Literacy Assessment Project, TESL Reporter, Vol.44/1&2, 51-64.
•  Abdulla Musa Salem Al_Sawalha & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2012). The Effects of Proficiency on the Writing Process of Jordanian EFL University Students, Academic Research International, Vol. 3/2, 379-388.
•  Abdulla Musa Salem Al_Sawalha & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2012). The Effects of Writing Apprehension in English on the Writing Process of Jordanian EFL Students at Yarmouk University , International Interdisciplinary Journal of Education, Vol. 1/1, 6-14.
•  Hadher Hussein Abbood Ad-Darraji, Thomas Chow Voon Foo, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamad Ismail & Esbah Shaker Abdulah. (2012). Offering as a Commissive and Directive Speech Act: Consequence for Cross-Cultural Communication, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Vol. 2/3, 298-303.
•  Seyed Saber Alavi & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2012). The Effects of Planning Time and Task Complexity on Second/Foreign Language Learners Oral Discourse, Modern Journal of Language Teaching Methods, Vol. 2/2, 79-93.
•  Julie Chuah Suan Choo & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2012). Culture Synergy: Exploring Mutual Adaptations for Mismatched Expectations between Host Teachers and International Students, Journal of Teaching and Education, Vol. 1/3, 151-160.
•  Toh Chwee Hiang, Ambigapathy Pandian, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamad Ismail, Gooi Poh Hong and Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2012). Designing a Contemporary English Programme for the 21st Century in a Developing Country, Journal of Teaching and Education, Vol. 1/4, 165-173.
•  Hadher Abbood Al-Darraji, Thomas Chow Voon Foo, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail, Esbah Shaker Abdulah. (2013). Cultural Values Underlying Speech Act of Inviting: The Case of Iraqi EFL Speakers International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, Vol. 4/8, 1051-1057.
•  Maki Naeimi & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2013). The Study of Direct Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Reading Comprehension: The Case of Iranian Context, Advances in English Linguistics, Vol. 2/1, 95-98.
•  Maki Naeimi & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2013). The Study of the Effectiveness of Indirect Vocabulary Learning Strategy on the Iranian Undergraduate Students' Reading Comprehension, Language in India, Vol. 13/3, 407-430.
•  Abdulla Musa Salem Al_Sawalha & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2013). Mother Tongue Influence on Writing Apprehension of Jordanian Students Studying English Language: Case Study, International Journal of English and Education, Vol. 2/1, 46-51.
•  Maki Naeimi & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2014). A Comparison of Vocabulary Learning Stratergies of Iranian EFL University Students: Repeating versus Cooperating with Peers, English Language Teaching, Vol.7/7, 102-110.
•  Seyed Saber Alavi, Thomas Chow Voon Foo & Mansour Amini. (2015). Vocabulary Development through Corrective Feedback International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, Vol. 2/6, 13-25.
•  Seyed Saber Alavi, Thomas Chow Voon Foo & Mansour Amini. (2015). L2 Proficiency Development through Noticing Feedback International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, Vol. 2/5, 25-41.
•  Maki Naiemi & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2015). Vocabulary Acquisition through Direct and Indirect Learning Strategies English Language Teaching, Vol. 8/10, 142-151.
•  Waltraud Brigitte Mayr, Thomas Chow Voon Foo & Akmar Mohamad. (2015). Target Situation Analysis in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Malaysia-based Multi-national Enterprises: the Case of German, International Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 7/2, 94-132.
•  Lee Pin Ling & Thomas Chow Voon Foo. (2015). Research Study: Attitudes of Learning Chinese as Foreign Language Learners in a Malaysian University, The Science Education Article Collection, 12/C, 32-34.
•  Hosein Vafadar Samian, Thomas Chow Voon Foo & Hassan Mohebbi. (2016). The Effects of Giving and Receiving Marginal L1 Glosses on L2 Vocabulary Learning by Upper Secondary Learners, English Language Teaching, Vol. 9/2, 66-76.

•  Ambigapathy Pandian, Thomas Chow Voon Foo and Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamad Ismail. (2011). Curriculum Development: Materials Design and Methodologies. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.

OTHERS

•  Hadher Hussein Abbood, Applied Linguistics
•  Mahta Khaksari, Literature
•  Seyed Saber Alavi Hosseini, Applied Linguistics
•  Hosein Vafadar Samian, Applied Linguistics
•  Julie Chuah Suan Choo, Applied Linguistics
•  June Chiang Kai Sing, Literature
•  Maki Naeimi, Corpus-based Second Language Acquisition
•  Maryam Orang, Applied Linguistics
•  Mayyada Mahdi Rauf Aladhami, Applied Linguistics
•  Saad Mohammed Mustafa, Literature

•  Shirin Khabbazbashi, Focalization and Modes of Narration in Selected Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: A Textual Analysis of Dialogue, Monologue and Interior Monologue, 2015.
•  Mah Boon Yih, The Writing Performance and Critical Thinking among Undergraduates with Different Learning Styles through Widgetised and Non-Widgetised Blogs, 2015.
•  Seyyed Hossein Kashef, The Effect of a Strategies-Based EAP Instruction on Reading Comprehension, Attitude, Strategy Awareness and Strategy Use of Iranian Undergraduate Students, 2015.
•  Ali Zahabi, The Effect of Task Complexity and Task Condition on Iranian EFL Learners' Accuracy, Complexity and Fluency of Written Task Performance, 2016.