Khairi Izwan Abdullah

Assoc. Prof. Khairi Izwan bin Abdullah is a lecturer at the Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Malaysia. He possesses a in Linguistics for English Language Teaching from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom, and has been teaching English for more than 20 years. He is also a teacher trainer and teaches and Second Language Acquisition on Universiti Teknologi Malaysia's undergraduate and postgraduate TESL programmes. He is a founder-member and editor of the journal, ESP Malaysia. He has published articles, mainly in the area of language teaching methodology and , in national and international journals. He was even chosen along with two other English lecturers, Doris Wee and Teo Hwee Bien to design the English Textbook for the Malaysian Form 1 English syllabus which was distributed all over Malaysia.
Awards
* 2008. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Best Educator Award (Anugerah Pendidik Terbaik UTM) 2007.
* 2007. Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development Award (Anugerah FPPSM) at the Malam Anugerah FPPSM2006.
* 2003. Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development Award (Anugerah FPPSM) at the Malam Anugerah FPPSM2002.
* 2002. Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
* 1994. Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang), Universiti Teknologi Malayia.
Researches
* Feb. - Sept. 2007. Kajian Lanjutan Tentang Pencapaian Calon Malaysian University English Test (MUET). (Further Study on the Achievement of MUET Candidates). Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia.
* 2003-2004. Work-Embedded Language Training: An Evaluation of Students' Perception and Academic Performance. Research Management Centre: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
* 2001-2002. The Communicative Performance of UTM Graduates: Employers' and Employees' Expectations and Assessment. Research Management Centre: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
* 1994-1997. Human Resource Training in Industry and its Implications for Communication Training. Research and Consultancy Unit: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
* 1994 - 1995. Work-Embedded Development of Language Competence for Civil Engineering Students in an Academic Setting. CICHE project in collaboration with Aston University, United Kingdom.
* 1991-1993. Research and Development of Instructional Materials for Institutions of Higher Learning with Special Emphasis on Science and Technology. Research and Consultancy Unit, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Publication
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah. (2007). Handbook on Teaching in English. Centre for Teaching in English: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah. (2003). Focus-on-Form. Developing Grammatical Competence among L2 Learners. In M.E. Vethamani (Ed.), Readings in TESL, Vol. 1: Essays in Honour of Hyacinth Gaudart. Sasbadi-MELTA ELT Series. Petaling Jaya: Sasbadi Sdn. Bhd. pp. 26-39.
*Khairi Izwan Abdullah, Doris Wee and Teo Hwee Bien. (2002). English: Form 1. Pustaka Alhas. (A Ministry of Education prescribed textbook for use by Form 1 students in Malaysian Secondary Schools)
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah. (1998). English for Specific Purposes in Malaysia: International Flavour, Local Influence. Journal of Southeast Asian Education, 2/2:345-361.
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah. (1998). Going Beyond Linguistic Skills: Consciousness Raising in the ESL Writing Class. Guidelines, 20/1:30-41.
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah. (1998). The Invested Learner and the LSP Teacher. In W.A. Reynandya and G.W. Jacobs (Eds.), Learners and Language Learning. Anthology Series 39. Singapore: SEMEO, Regional Language Centre. pp 194-206.
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah & Mohammad Nor Jonan. (1997). Students as Materials Writers for the Reading Comprehension Class. SPELT (Society of Pakistan English Language Teaching) Newsletter, 12/4:10-20.
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah, Louis, A.F. Abdul Halim Abdul Raof, Masputeriah Hamzah. (1995). Towards a Framework for Curriculum Design in ESP. ESP Malaysia, 3/1:13-26.
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah. (1994). Reading Pedagogy: A Theory Driven Approach. In M.L. Tickoo (Ed.), Research in Reading and Writing: A Southeast Asian Collection. Anthology Series 32. Singapore: SEAMEO: Regional Language Centre. pp. 90-99.
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah. (1993). Teaching Reading Vocabulary: From Theory to Practice. English Language Teaching FORUM, 31/3:10-13, 26. Reprinted in T. Krall (Ed.), 1995. Creative Classroom Activities. United States Information Service. pp.110-116.
* Khairi Izwan Abdullah, Abdul Halim Abdul Raof, Louis, A.F. and Zubaidah Awang. (1993). ESP in Malaysia: An Overview. ESP Malaysia, 1/1:61-72.

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