Research

Members of the Centre are actively engaged in research that covers the following areas: Workplace Literacy; ICT and Language Learning; Issues on Gender and Ethnicity in Education, English and Malay Language Learning and Teachers' Education.

Current research projects include:

Multiliteracies in Education: Research and Development Practices With a Focus on Forms of Literacy in English in Schools in Malaysia, 2003-2006 (LONG TERM IRPA).

University Curricula: An Evaluation of Entry Level Workforce, 2003-2004 (Project under Ministry of Education through NaHeri)

Japanese Childrens Programmes and Television Literacy in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, 2003- 2004 (Sumitomo Foundation)

Current research projects include:

Types of Teacher Corrective Written Feedback on Students-Writing in Malaysia Schools and Its Effectiveness, 2017 - 2020
A Comparison of Academic Integrity Policies of Public and Private Universities in Malaysia, 2018 - 2019
A Web-based Analysis on Malaysia as a "Fertility Hub of Asia" Discourse for International Patients in the Healthcare Institutions in Malaysia", 2018 - 2019
Enhancing and Sustaining Best Practices in Thesis Supervisor's Written Feedback in Linguistically Demanding Graduate Programs, 2018 - 2020
The Effects of images on Malaysian Year 1 Pupils's Vocabulary Acquisition and Writing: A 21st Century Collaborative Setting, 2018 - 2020
A Study of Communication between Malaysia Japanese Speaking Employees and Japanese Expatriates Employers, 2019 - 2020
Themes and Trends in Malaysian ELT Research: A 20 years Study, 2019 - 2020
Reputational Risk Management through Web Disclosures: A Case Study of Tabung Haji, 2019 - 2020
Facebook Writing Activity for English Language Learning: The Impact Towards Students of Different Disciplines, 2019 - 2021
The Impact of Dominant Ideology of Target Society on the Ideological Manipulation of Translation through Paratextual Material: A Critical Discourse Analysis, 2019 - 2021
The Orang Asli in Malaysian Press: Emerging Trends, 2019 - 2021
The Effects of a Genre Pedagogigal Framework to Overcome EFL Writing Challenges of Low Proficiency Orang Asli Students in West Malaysia, 2019 - 2021