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Citizenship: Malaysian

Current Post: Adjunct Professor, Charles Darwin University; Professorial Associate School of Oriental and African Studies University of London

Previous Post: VK 7, Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia/UKM/National University of Malaysia (1983-2014)

Department/Unit: School of Education

Faculty/Institute/Centre: Faculty of Law, education, business and arts, Charles Darwin University Darwin, Northern Territory 0909 AUSTRALIA

Faculty of Languages and Cultures SOAS University of London

Field of Expertise: Applied Linguistics and Literacy in Language Education

Higher Education

Email: kooyewli@gmail.com;

Yewlie.koo@soas.ac.uk

Educational Background: University Sains Malaysia (USM)

University of Malaya

University of Leeds

Institute of Education University of London

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

B.A. in Humanities with Education. Universiti Sains Malaysia, 1977

Certificate TESL, Universiti Malaya, 1979

M.A in Linguistics and English Language Teaching, University of Leeds. 1981

Ph. D in Education (Applied Linguistics), Institute of Education, University of London, 1998

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RECOGNITIONS/ AWARDS

Institution/ Organization Recognition/ Award Year or Duration

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, U.K

Honorary Professorial Associate May, 2014 - 2016

Charles Darwin University Australia Adjunct Professor Dec 2013 - Dec 2016

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, U.K

Visiting Scholar June- July 2013

Department of Education, Faculty of Human Sciences, Sophia University, Japan

Visiting Scholar October 2009

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, U.K

Visiting Scholar June 2009

Faculty Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM.

Silver Price Winner for Research Poster Competition (Project Code: UKM-GUP-TKS-07-11-090)

July 2008

Faculty Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM

First Prize Winner for Research Poster Competition (Project Code: UKM-SK-05-FRGS0007-2006)

July 2008

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, U.K

Visiting Scholar April- May 2008

James Cook University, Australia Visiting Professor February 2008

CAPSTRANS (Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies), University of Wollongong, Australia.

Senior Visiting Fellow February 2008

Beihang University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China

Visiting Professorship 2007

UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia UKM Excellence Award for Performance (Anjakan)

2007

Institute of Education, University of London, U.K

Visiting Fellow 2007

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia UKM Recognition for Publication leadership of theJournal of Language Teaching, Linguistics and Literature. (UKM Press and UKM) 35th anniversary celebrations

2006

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Excellence Award for Publication

2005

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Award for Innovative Research (Silver Prize)

2004

Chinese University Hong Kong (CUHK), Shaw College

Visiting Scholar

2004

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Koo Yew Lie was Professor of language, culture and literacy in multilingual contexts at the School of Language Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She has been an academic at UKM/the National University of Malaysia for 31 years. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities with Education from University Sains Malaysia (USM), an M.A in Linguistics and English Language Teaching from the University of Leeds, and a Ph D in Education (Applied Linguistics) from the Institute of Education, University of London in 1998. I have taught, researched and published in the area of applied linguistics and literacy in language education, cultural politics and knowledge production, language and literacy education in multilingual/cultural contexts and in the area of higher education with a special interest in Malaysia and ASEAN countries.

Since 2007 I have been an Associate Research Fellow at the Institut Penyelidikan Pengajian Tinggi Negara/ National Higher Education Research Institute (NAHERI/IPPTN), a think-tank to the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MoHE). I am involved in the strategic planning, development and evaluation of Higher Education policies in Malaysia. At the same time I am actively involved in policy and research on the internationalisation in higher education in Malaysia and intercultural contexts.

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION

1. TEACHING AND SUPERVISION

I have received high SMPK UKM scores (Sistem Maklumat Penilaian Kakitangan/Annual Assessment of Academic Performance) ranging fr 90.10 % to 98 % for the years 2004-20131

Excellence in the development of courses and teaching - This stems from academic leadership in designing and implementing new programmes. I have introduced and developed a wide range of Masters level courses ranging from Approaches to Discourse to Language and literacy. I have contributed extensively in the development of the Masters Programme in English Language studies which attracts a large number of international and domestic students and which have received good reviews and feedback.

Excellence in supervision – I have showed strong academic leadership being the supervisor of seven graduated PhD’s and three doctoral theses in progress. Four of my seven doctoral students graduated with distinctions and are employed as academics in Australia, Malaysia and the Middle East. I am currently supervising three Cambodian research students in CDU.

Invitations to teach/lecture and contribute my expertise in culture, language and literacy and in higher education across institutional, national and international contexts. This includes honorary positions in Australia and the United Kingdom. I teach on postgraduate seminars in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia. I have received invitations for professorial visits to Taiwan (Oct 2013) and Australia (2014). I have been invited to research and

1 The system is viewed to be a holistic assessment of academic staff in terms of their performance in publications, research, teaching and supervision, contribution to community/society, administration/contribution to School/Faculty/University.

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collaborate globally in countries such as Canada and China. Most recently, I have been appointed as Adjunct Professor to CDU Australia from 2013 to 2016 and associate Professorial Fellow to SOAS, University of London in 2014.

Active involvement in policy and research development in teaching and learning in Higher Education in Malaysia and in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

Invitations to examine Masters and doctoral theses in research universities in Malaysia (USM, UM, UPM) and internationally (Australia)

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2. SUMMARY OF PUBLICATIONS (Selected only – *pl refer to long cv for

details)

Publications in indexed international journals, including the following:

1. Sze Seau Lee & Yew Lie Koo. 2015. Examining linguistic

proficiency in the multilingual glocal workplace: a Malaysian case study, Language and Intercultural Communication, 15:1, 46-61, DOI: 10.1080/14708477.2014.985305 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2014.985305

2. .Khadijeh Aghaei, Koo Yew Lie, Noorizah Mohd Noor. 2012. Sustainable Language and Literacy Learning: A Critical Trace in English Language Education. English Language Teaching 5(6): 54-59. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/view/17465/11637

3. Koo Yew Lie. 2012. Critical Literacy and Diversity in Higher Education: A Case Study of a Multilingual Learner. Pertanika J. Soc. Sci. & Hum20 (1): 205 – 218. http://pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2020%20%281%29%20Mar.%202012/24%20Pg%20205-218.pdf

4. Koo Yew Lie, Wong FookFei, Kemboja Ismail. 2012. Students’ Critical Consciousness through Critical Literacy Awareness. GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies 12(2):727-743. http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/GEMA%20vol%2012%20(2)%202012/pp%20727_743.pdf

5. Koo Yew Lie, Yuen Chee Keong, IntanSafinazZainudin. 2012. Negotiating Common Grounds And Diversity In Local-global Contexts. GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies 12 (1): 1-4. http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/GEMA%20vol%2012%20(1)%20Special%20section%202012/pp1_4_editorial.pdf

6. Normazidah Che Musa, Koo Yew Lie, HazitaAzman. 2012. Exploring English Language Learning and Teaching in Malaysia. GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies 12(1): 35-51. http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/GEMA%20vol%2012%20(1)%20Special%20section%202012/pp_35_51.pdf

7. Morshidi Sirat, Ahmad Abdul Razak & Koo Yew Lie. 2011. Trade in services and its policy implications: The case of cross-border/transnational higher education in Malaysia. Journal of Studies in International Education, 15 (3): 241-260. OnlineFirst, published on May 21, 2009 as doi: 10.1177/1028315309334878. Online ISSN: 1552-7808. SAGE

8. McGinty, Suzanne Claire, Koo Yew Lie &MahnazSaedi. 2010. A cross-country study on research students' perceptions of the role of supervision and cultural knowledge in thesis development.International Journal of Inclusive Education 14 (5): 517- 531. Taylor and Francis, Routledge, UK, (accepted in Dec

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2008). DOI 10.1080/13603110802668682. Online ISSN: 1464-5173.

9. Koo Yew Lie. 2009. Pluricultural de-englishisation: English as Lingua Franca (ELF) in Multilingual Global Context. The International Journal of Learning 16 (7): 93- 111. ISSN: 1447-9494. Common Ground Publisher.

Publication of books, chapters in book and editing of book publications including the following:

1. Yang Farina Abdul Aziz, Koo Yew Lie, Yazrina Yahya . 2015.

Internationalisation of Higher Education: Insights from Malaysian Higher Education Institutions. USM Press, Penang.

2. Sarjit Kaur, Shukran Abdul Rahman, Koo Yew Lie et al. 2014. Comparing Selected Higher Education Systems In Asia. Institute of Translation and books and The National Higher Education and National Higher Education Research Institute Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. 78 pp ISBN ISBN 978-967-430-527-7

3. Morshidi Sirat, Rosni Bakar, and Koo Yew Lie. 2013. International Student Mobility: Malaysia. In The International Mobility of Students in Asia and the Pacific, pp 47 – 59. Paris, France. Unesco Publishing http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/e-library/publications/article/the-international-mobility-of-students-in-asia-and-the-pacific/

4. Koo Yew Lie. 2013. Language and Culture in Multilingual Context: Pluriliteracies in Theory and Practice. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia/National University of Malaysia Press, Bangi, Malaysia. 221 pages.

5. Koo Yew Lie, Wong Fook Fei & Kemboja Ismail. 2012. Raising Consciousness through Critical Literacy. In Tamby Subahan Mohd Meerah, Fauziah Ahmad, Nabishah Mohamad (eds.). Striving for Excellence: Governing Practice through Action Research, pp 71-85. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press. ISBN 978-967-942-965-7

6. Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, Koo Yew Lie and Morshidi Sirat. 2012. Overview of Higher Education in Malaysia, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Vietnam. In Rozinah Jamaludin, Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah and Sarjit Kaur (Eds), Higher education and human capital development between Malaysia and CLMV: towards strategic partnerships and alliances. pp 7-38. Monograph 17/ 2012. National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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7. Koo Yew Lie & Vincent Pang. 2011. Academics as agents of internationalization and Literacy: Malaysian responses and future challenges. In Marginson, S, Sarjit Kaur & Erlenawati Sawir (eds). Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Strategic responses to globalization, pp 237- 254. Springer. ISBN 978-94-007-1499-1 (International)

Research reports (Selected only)

1. Koo Yew Lie (head), Vincent Pang, Munir Shuib, Norzaini Azman, Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, Rose Alinda Alias, Zoraini Wati Abas, Chang Peng Kee & Hing Hiang Lian. 2013. Final report for the study on the Instrumentation and Measurement of Postgraduate Research Student Experience (PRSE) in Malaysian Public Universities. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN), University Sains Malaysia. Submitted to Ministry of Education Malaysia.

2. Yang Farina Abdul Aziz, (head), Koo Yew Lie, Yazrina Yahya, Ahmad Faizal Mohd Zain. 2013. Final report submitted to Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. Internationalisation of Higher Education in Malaysia Context: Current Progress, Challenges and Future Directions.

3. Morshidi Sirat, Simon Marginson, Robyn Philips, Peter Kell, Ho Thanh My Phuong, Chantavit Sujatanond, Maskanah Mohd Lotfie, Hafiz Zakaria, Koo Yew Lie. 2012. Final report for the study on A Comparative Study of Selected Higher Education Systems in Asia. National Higher Education Research Institute Malaysia (IPPTN). Submitted to Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.

4. Koo Yew Lie & Shakila Yacob. 2011. Draft report submitted to

ISIS Malaysia and CSIS (Washington DC) on 24th September 2011. Strengthening US-Malaysia relations: Education and Sociocultural Pillars. Funded by ISIS Malaysia and CSIS (Washington DC) for the study “From Strength to Empowerment: the Next Generation of US- Malaysia Relations” 2011

5. Miki Sugimura (head), Koo Yew Lie, Lrong Lim, Andrey Uroda,

Morshidi Sirat, Irene Tan Ai Lian. 2011. Transnational Higher Education (TNHE) andTransnational Students’ Mobility in Malaysia. Research report submitted to the study on “International Student Mobility and Transnational Higher Education in Asia and Oceania”. Pg 95- 122. October 2009. Dept. of Education, Faculty of Human Sciences, Sophia University, Tokyo. Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan.

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6. Badaruddin Mohamed (head), Rozinah Jamaluddin, Koo Yew Lie, Zoraini Abas, Vickesneswaran Nair, Rosni Bakar, Yang Farina. (2011). The Establishment of Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education Overseas. National Higher Education Research Institute submitted to Ministry of Higher Education and the National Higher Education Research Institute. September 2011.230 pages.

Publication in Bulletins

1. Sarjit Kaur, Shukran Abdul Rahman, Koo Yew Lie, Hafiz Zakaria & Maskanah Mohd Lotfie. Comparing Higher Education Systems in Selected Asia Pacific Countries: Implications for Malaysia. Bulletin Higher Education Research, No.21, June 2013. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN), University Sains Malaysia. (International)

2. Koo Yew Lie, Vincent Pang, Munir Shuib, Norzaini Azman, Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, Rose Alinda Alias, Zoraini Wati Abas, Chang Peng Kee& Hing Hiang Lian. A Proposed Conceptual Framework for the National Study on Postgraduate Research Students Experience (PRSE) in Malaysia.Bulletin of Higher Education Research December 18, 2011. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN), University Sains Malaysia. (International)

3. Koo Yew Lie, Munir Shuib, and Rozinah Jamaludin. 2009.

CLMV Collaborations with Malaysia, towards Sustaining Asian Identities in Higher Education: An Interview with the Vice Rector of Cantho University, Vietnam, Dr. Do Van Xe. Bulletin of Higher Education Research June: 1- 2. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN), University Sains Malaysia. (International)

Publications in international online compendiums including the following:

Koo Yew Lie. 2008. Globalizing the Research Imagination through Building South-North Dialogues: A SouthernPerspective on the Politics of Cultural Globalization in English Language Use. Globalization and Autonomy Online Compendium (online). MCRI Globalization and Autonomy. McMaster University. ISSN19165579.

http://www.globalautonomy.ca/global1/servlet/Dialogue2pdf?fn=SN_Koo_Malaysia.

I have been the chief editor for several national and international books including:

1. Koo Yew Lie & Hazita Azman. (eds.). (2012). Language and Literacy in Multilingual Contexts: Issues and Challenges. Bangi: UKM Press. 258 pages.

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2. Koo Yew Lie, Fazal Mohamed Mohamed Sultan & Kemboja binti Ismail. (eds.). 2012. Memperkukuh Dasar Pengajian Tinggi melalui Penyelidikan. Putrajaya: Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi, Malaysia (KPTM). 218 pages.

3. Koo Yew Lie, Munir Shuib & Sarjit Kaur. (eds.). 2012. Sustaining Higher Education Policy through Research. Putrajaya: The Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (MoHE). 238 pages.

4. Koo Yew Lie, Sarjit Kaur & Morshidi Sirat. (eds). 2011. Exploring the Discourses on Quality Assurance and University Rankings in Higher Education in Asia: Country and Institutional Contexts. Universiti Sains Malaysia Press. 184 pages.

5. Koo Yew Lie (Special English language Editor). 2009.

觉·联创:未来的国度 (Consciousness· Mass creativity: Land of

tomorrow), Jeremy Tew (ed). 大连理工大学出版社 (Dalian University of

Technology Press). ISSN: 9787561137314. 171 pages.

Leadership in Publications - as former Chief Editor of 3L Journal of Language, Linguistics and Literature (2002-2005), during which term I internationalised the Journal. It is a UKM/National University of Malaysia Press publication and it is a scopus indexed journal under its new name Journal of 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies

I am an editor of the Higher Education Bulletin on Global Higher Education published by the National Higher Education Research Institute which is recognised to be a leader in regional Higher Education.

Invitations to be journal/book reviewer, editor or assessor nationally and internationally most recently in 2012 I was the book reviewer for Springer Singapore for a title on language and literacy in East Asia.

I have published with scholars in Globalisation studies including William Coleman, McMaster University), scholars in cultural politics and Englishisation with Kosaku Yoshino Sophia University , KK Tam from Open University Hong Kong,

I have published in the area of Higher Education including chapters in internationally edited volumes by Simon Marginson and William Tierney

I have published a National Policy Document with members of the National Higher Education Research Insitute in 2011. National Higher Education Strategic Plan 2: Malaysia’s Global Reach: A New Dimension. Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, Malaysia. ISBN: 978-983-3663-92-7. 68 pages.

3. RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LEADERSHIP

I have led and completed several nationally funded research projects including “ Developing the Instrumentation and the Measurement of the Postgraduate Student Experience in Malaysian Public Universities Project code: IPPTN/KPT/FRGS/2011 (01)&SK-2011-003)”, “Developing benchmarks for cultural and language competencies of graduates for employability: language and education policy” (project code: UKM-SK-05-FRGS0007-2006), and “Sustainable Literacy in Multilingual

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Contexts: Mapping the Global English of expert communicators in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia, China)” (project code: UKM-GUP-TKS-07-11-090); “Academic literacy practices in postgraduate higher education (HE) in UKM: strengthening research skills among domestic and international students” (Project Code: UKM-PTS-045-2010), and “Improving Critical Reading in the Higher Education Classroom through Critical Literacy Awareness (CLA) instruction” (Project Code: UKM-PTS-057-2009).

I was involved in nationally funded research projects on The Shaping of Hub of Knowledge and Skills through Internationalization, a review of the National Higher Education Plan of Malaysia and Contemporizing Transdiciplinary Knowledge Transfer under the Conceptualizing Local Knowledge: A Study on Sustainable Values of Local Wisdom and Indigenous Science.

I have successfully completed national and internationally funded projects involving Higher Education policy including the Changing Academic Profession, post-secondary education in Malaysia, the postgraduate research student experience in Malaysian Public Universities and the internationalisation of Higher Education in Malaysia, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam.

My involvement with the Malaysia- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam Higher Education policy since its inception has led to a completed international research study on “A situation analysis: towards developing a human capital framework for research in CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Mynmar, Vietnam) countries”; “A situation analysis of e-learning readiness in CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam)”; and a publication on “Overview of Higher Education in Malaysia, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Vietnam”, co-written with Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah and Morshidi Sirat (2012) in Rozinah Jamaludin, Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah and Sarjit Kaur (Eds), Higher education and human capital development between Malaysia and CLMV: towards strategic partnerships and alliances (Pp 7-38) under the National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

I have been involved in several international research studies, including “A reconceptualization of Internationalisation in relation to Malaysia”(2011-2013), “Comparing Higher Education Systems” (2011-2013),“Changing State—Higher Education Institutions Relationship: A Malaysian Context” (2007- 2008), “Specifying Hong Kong University Students' Core English Competency: Language Education and Planning” (2008- 2010), “Quality Assurance and International University Ranking in the Asia Pacific” (2008- 2009), “International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO project: Diversification and post-secondary educationto expand access and improve relevance” (2009- 2009), “University rating system for ASEAN/ Southeast Asia -a pilot project” (2010- 2010), “Establishment of Malaysian Branch Campuses Overseas” (2010- 2011), “Academic Profession in Malaysia (MAP) (previously titled “The Changing Academic Profession in Malaysia 2010” (2010- 2012), “A Comparative Study of Selected Higher Education Systems in Asia” (2011- 2012), “From Strength to Empowerment: the Next Generation of US- Malaysia Relations” (2011- 2012), “A study on the Scope and Meanings of Internationalisation of Higher Education (2011- 2012), etc. (Please refer to my long CV for details of the research projects), The Shaping of Hub of Knowledge and Skills through Internationalization (Kajian Pembentukan Hab Pengetahuan dan Kemahiran Menerusi Pengantarabangsaan (MySkill)) and A Study on the Global Landscape for the Review of National Higher Education Strategic Plan (PSPTN), and last but not

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least Contemporizing Transdiciplinary Knowledge Transfer under the Conceptualizing Local Knowledge: A Study on Sustainable Values of Local Wisdom and Indigenous Science My leadership and membership in national and international research teams has attracted funding from national and international bodies, such as Mitsubishi Foundation, Fundamental Research Grants from Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)/UNESCO funding, Research Grants Council of HK government, Institute of Youth Research, Ministry of Youth & Sports Malaysia, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia & Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Washington DC, USA), National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Charles Darwin University Grant 2014-2015 etc.

4. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS & PARTICIPATION AT CONFERENCE/ SEMINAR/WORKSHOP/ COLLOQUIUM/ SYMPOSIUM

More than half of my presentations are invited and sponsored by institutions outside of UKM. I have presented a keynote address at the invite of a University in Taiwan. I have had several plenary addresses and panel addresses in Malaysia, Australia, China and Japan which were funded by national and international institutions including the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan, Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALLA) and University of Queensland, Chinese University Hong Kong , Kao Yuan University, Taiwan, Charles Darwin University.

5. CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL/ FACULTY/ UNIVERSITY/COUNTRY

I have been involved as organiser and secretariat of international conferences including the Vice Chancellors’ Forum 17 Commonwealth Education Ministerial Meeting (17 CCEM) as well as the GHEF (Global Higher Education conference) organised by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia in 2007, 2009, 2011

I was involved in the Malaysian – Cambodia. Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam Higher Education Higher Ed Policy (Ministry of HE Malaysia) since its inception in 2007 and we are now moving into the third stage of the Policy which is driven by the harmonisation of HE policies in the Asean region

I was appointed to be on the National Advisory Panel of Research Funding for the Department of Higher Education (Planning) Ministry of Higher Education from 2012

I have served on the National Advisory Panel for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar Vietnam Strategic Planning and Research Board from 2010 .

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I have served on the University’s Fundamental Research Grants Advisory Panel which assesses research proposals submitted to the Ministry of Higher Education

I have served in various academic committees for the Faculty. My contributions range from academic expertise in supporting Research and Innovation to Postgraduate Curriculum Development.

I was the coordinator of a range of MA courses on the MA English language studies programme.

I have designed, developed and evaluated a number of MA in English Language studies courses viz. Language and literacy, Teaching of Reading, Approaches to Discourse. Culture, Language and Communication, Language in the Global Context

As a member of the postgraduate committee at the School, I am involved in the design, development and delivery of teaching programs of recognised excellence such as the Bachelors and Masters of English Language Studies. The latter has been well received by inbound international students from South East Asia and the Middle East. My contribution has been to ‘internationalise’ our curricula for an increasingly mobile student population.

Appointments on academic boards such as the International Literacy Unit USM-RMIT-James Cook University-UUM-UKM where I am a founding member

6. NETWORKS, COLLABORATIONS, INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES AND OTHERS

I have developed collaborations, networks and linkages including those in China, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada which have been used to develop the scholarship of teaching and learning and research at the University

I am a founding member of GHEN a network set up by the National Higher Education Research Institute since 2011

I initiated UKM’s membership in the International Literacy Unit in 2003 a research/conference and interest conglomerate of USM, RMIT, UUM, UMS, James Cook University, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

As Vice Chair of SOLLS 2011, a bi yearly conference on language and literacy at the National University, I have engaged with colleagues and research associates to internationalise the conference

External Assessor for Hong Kong University School of Professional Education Programme for International Business Communication, 2003 – 2005

External evaluator and examiner for the Bachelors’ Programme in Teaching (Primary Education) with Honours. Open University Malaysia, Malaysia. January 2009 - May 2013

External assessors for academic promotions (Assoc. Prof. and Prof.) – USM, Charles Darwin University and James Cook University Australia

Note: a full cv is available on request