Language and Literacy Education

Department Overview

Welcome to the Department of Language and Literacy Education

At the Department of Language and Literacy Education, we educate students who will teach in secondary up to tertiary education. The programme is designed to provide you with the opportunity to explore new developments in English Language teaching.

At the postgraduate level, the department is involved in Master of Education programmes in the following fields of specialization: Malay Language Education, Teaching of Arabic as a Second Language, and Teaching English as a Second Language. We also offer Phd programmes by research in language education. Our programmes are strongly recognized nationally, regionally and internationally.

When you join our department, you will be part of a vibrant learning community of undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as academic members, who are actively engaged in key questions and issues that impact the teaching profession.

Head of Department

Dr. Shanina Sharatol Ahmad Shah
Head of Department
TESL Methodology, Phonetics and Phonology, Linguistics, Teacher Education, Reading
ketua_edubl@um.edu.my
​​​​shanina@um.edu.my

Honorary Professor

Prof. Dato Dr. Abdul Jalil Othman
Honorary Professor
Malaysian Studies / Semantic / Discourse Analysis
jalil@um.edu.my
 

Adjunct Professor

Profesor Dr. George M. Jacobs
george.jacobs@um.edu.my
 

Lecturers

Profesor Dr. Juliana Othman
Language Teacher Education / Teacher Identity & Cognition / Bilingual Education
juliana@um.edu.my

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zawawi Ismail
Arabic Language Education / Arabic & Islamic Curriculum / Quranic Language Education
zawawiismail@um.edu.my

Assc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Azhar Zailaini
Arabic Language Curriculum and Pedagogy / Arabic LanguageTeacher Education / Arabic Language and Islamic Education
azhar@um.edu.my

Assc. Prof. Dr. Zuwati Hasim
Teacher Education / Teacher Professional Development / Applied Linguistics (Language Assessment) / TESL/TESOL
zuwati_hasim@um.edu.my

Assc Prof. Dr. Chew Fong Peng
Pendidikan Bahasa Melayu / Pendidikan Kesusasteraan Melayu / Penyelidikan dalam Pendidikan Bahasa Melayu
fpchew@um.edu.my

Assc Prof. Adelina Binti Asmawi
Teachers' Professional Development,Tesol, Instructional Technology/Education Technology,
and Creative Instruction
​​​​​​ adelina@um.edu.my

Dr. Mohd Rashid Mohd Saad
TESOL / Higher Education / Policy
msaadmr@um.edu.my

 

Dr. Huzaina Abd Halim
TESL Pedagogy / Creativity in ESL Curriculum / Performance in Literature Education huzaina@um.edu.my
 

Dr. Fatiha Senom
Second Language Teacher Education (SLTE) / Teacher Professional Development / Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) / TESL Methodology fatihasenom@um.edu.my 

Dr. Lim Jia Wei
Literature Pedagogy / Literature in Language Education / Reader response
jwlim@um.edu.my

Dr. Simah Mamat
Pedagogi Bahasa Melayu / Pendidikan Bahasa Melayu / Kesusasteraan Melayu
simah@um.edu.my

Dr.  Lo Yueh Yea
Academic Writing, Language and Education,
Tertiary Education
 janice@um.edu.my 

Ali Sorayyaei Azar
azarsorrayaie@um.edu.my

Nor Azizah Binti Othman
norazizaho@um.edu.my

 

Staff Department

Mr. Ibrahim Bin Abd Kadir
ibrahim@um.edu.my

Tel :0379675024

 

Contact Us

Department of Language and Literacy Education
Faculty of Education
University Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Tel : +603-7967 5024
Fax : +603-7967 5010
Email : ketua_edubl@um.edu.my