Curriculum Vitae

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. CHAU MENG HUAT

Associate Professor
  • Department of English Language
    Faculty of Languages and Linguistics
  • chaumenghuat
  • 03-7967 3025

BIOGRAPHY

*Meng Huat Chau is moving to a new university soon to take up a new role. Please get in touch with him from now on through this email: chaumenghuat@yahoo.co.uk  

 

Meng Huat Chau is Associate Professor at Universiti Malaya (UM), where he teaches and mentors Masters and PhD students conducting research in applied linguistics and language education. He holds/has held Adjunct and Visiting Scholar or Professor positions at Jeonbuk National University, the University of Cambridge, and Yogyakarta State University. Before joining UM in 2010, he spent over ten happy years working with students and teachers from primary and secondary schools, and from other institutions of higher education. He has served as External Advisor (Curriculum Development and Review) and Assessor for the Ministry of Education teacher training programme, and as a national committee member of curriculum reform for MARA secondary education in the country.

Internationally Meng Huat gratefully enjoys extensive good collaboration relationships. Together with colleagues who share similar interests and values from universities across the world, he pursues such questions as how the study, teaching and use of language and communication can help to make this world a better, more inclusive and sustainable place for humans and fellow animals, and how students, teachers and researchers can play a more powerful role in creating and promoting an ecologically just, respectful and compassionate community, from the neighbourhood to our planet. Much of his current work focuses on these important considerations, spanning such research areas as academic and multilingual writing development, applied corpus linguistics, ecolinguistics, Global Englishes, language education (including technology based language education), multilingualism (in particular, translanguaging), and the study of language development.

 

*Meng Huat is celebrating the achievement of his doctoral student, Chenghao Zhu, who has just been awarded a PhD with distinction. Co-supervisor: Dr Talaibek Musaev

*He is also thrilled to share the news that his Masters student, Voon Khong Lew, was selected as recipient of the prestigious Association of Voices of Peace, Conscience and Reason (PCORE) Language Award 2024, for his research into the Cantonese-speaking community in Kuala Lumpur. Co-supervisor: Dr Siang Lee Yeo.

*He is attending the 2024 British Council ELTons Innovation Awards ceremony in London this coming November on behalf of his amazing coauthors from China, Japan and Singapore for their shortlisted collaborative work, Cooperative Learning and the Sustainable Development Goals. 

*Meng Huat is joining the International Advisory Board of the e-FLT Journal based at the National University of Singapore. 

 

 

Of interest

Seeking the common good: On the question of merit, education and language use 

In 2020, Michael Sandel, an American political philosopher and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, asked: How has [the meaning of merit] been recast in recent decades, in ways that erode the dignity of work and leave many people feeling that elites look down on them? Are the winners of globalization justified in the belief that they have earned and therefore deserve their success, or is this a matter of meritocratic hubris?

This issue of meritocracy has also become a topic increasingly discussed (again) in recent years in countries such as China (see, e.g., this link).

Together with a team of brilliant colleagues from Indonesia and Singapore and an outstanding PhD student from China, I explore this issue in two papers. The 2024 paper considered the role of meritocracy in education in general while the 2022 paper examined the issue from the perspective of language use and language learning, drawing insights from the scholarship of Global Englishes and translanguaging. I welcome your comments and feedback.

2024. Measuring meritocracy: A study of Indonesian English teachers’ views on the role of effort in their own and their students’ success

2022. Exploring the role of English in meritocracy in multilingual Indonesia: Teacher beliefs, language use, and Global Englishes

 

*Free book on sustainability (a collaborative project with team members from China, Japan and Singapore)

Cooperative learning and the Sustainable Development Goals

Special issue on promoting diversity and inclusion in language education

Perspectives from research and practice in Global Englishes and translanguaging (with contributions from Ofelia García, Paul Nation and Henry Widdowson, among others)

Special issue on ecolinguistics

Practical applications of ecolinguistics

Special issue on computer assisted language learning and teaching

Selected papers from the GLoCALL 2021 Conference

 

 

Teaching

Over the years Meng Huat has taught various subject areas on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including Corpus Linguistics, Discourse Studies, Global Englishes, Interculcural Communication and Second Language Acquisition.  

His teaching experiences span many different institutional and international contexts. These include short applied linguistics courses and invited lectures given at a number of universities in Brunei, China, Indonesia, Korea and the Philippines as well as in Malaysia.

 

Supervision

Meng Huat enjoys working with research students. He has supervised to completion both PhD and Masters students, with several being awarded a distinction for their work.

Meng Huat welcomes PhD applications from researchers interested in the following areas:

(1) Longitudinal research on language development based on learner corpora;

(2) Global Englishes/Chineses;

(3) Academic and multilingual writing development;

(4) Multilingualism and intercultural communication (particularly, translanguaging/languaculturing);

(5) Teacher and student agency;

(6) Teacher feedback practices and student engagement;

(7) Use of technology in and/or for language learning and teaching;

(8) Ecolinguistics; and

(9) Applied Linguistics and a sustainable world.

 

Research

Meng Huat's main areas of research are academic and multilingual writing development, applied corpus linguistics, ecolinguistics, Global Englishes, language education (including technology based language education), multilingualism (in particular, translanguaging), and the study of language development. All these areas have recently been explored in relation to his interest in and commitment to how applied linguistics and education can contribute to a better, more sustainable world.

Meng Huat is a member of a number of international research teams, with grants and awards received from a range of funders including the Australian Government through the Australia-ASEAN Council of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and administrated by the University of Tasmania, the Bilingual Cognition and Development Lab of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in China, and Universiti Teknologi Brunei in Brunei Darussalam. 

One recent research effort with several colleagues from the US has won him an Outstanding Paper Award by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (https://www.aace.org/about/).

 

Public scholarship

Meng Huat is increasingly into promoting public scholarship. He has published his collaborative work on language use with fellow animals in Singapore Psychologist, a quarterly flagship magazine of the Singapore Psychological Association, with the aim to make research and ideas more accessible to the general public. He also speaks to the local media in Malaysia as an expert on issues of multilingualism, English language use, inclusive practices and language education in the country, and on how technology shapes the way people communicate.

 

Other professional activities

Meng Huat founded the Corpus Linguistics Special Interest Group at UM. He helped to organize the Corpus Linguistics in Asia Colloquium as part of the Free Linguistics Conference 2018, the UM Corpus Linguistics International Conference 2020, and the Corpus Linguistics Symposium as part of the MAAL International Conference 2021.

Meng Huat was Program Co-chair of the Australia-ASEAN Academics Forum 2023 Webinar Series which involved educators from universities of 10 ASEAN countries and from the University of Tasmania sharing research findings and good practice initiatives on online education from five disciplines (education, humanities, health, ICT and economics).

He has been an invited or plenary speaker at the following conferences:

  1. Featured speaker at the GLoCALL International Conference 2024, Vietnam (August, 2024)
  2. Keynote speaker at the International Conference on Applied Linguistics 2023, Pakistan (March, 2023) 
  3. Keynote speaker at the 3rd International Conference on Education 2023, Thailand (February, 2023) 
  4. Panel speaker on multilingual education at the 27th NELTA International Conference 2023, Nepal (February, 2023)
  5. Guest speaker at the International Colloquium on ELT and Sustainability 2022 (ICELTS '22), Philippines (November, 2022)
  6. Keynote speaker at the Symposium on the Frontiers of Ecolinguistics, China, with George M. Jacobs (October, 2022)
  7. Featured speaker at the 29th Korea TESOL International Conference 2022, the Republic of Korea (April & May, 2022)
  8. Keynote speaker at the International Conference on Ecolinguistics and Ecological Narratives 2022, Pakistan (March, 2022)
  9. Keynote speaker at the 1st Riphah International Conference on Language, Literature and Culture, Pakistan (November, 2021)
  10. Plenary speaker at the Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics International Conference 2021, Malaysia (September, 2021)
  11. Workshop resource speaker at the Linguistic Society of the Philippines International Conference 2021, Philippines (March, 2021)
  12. Panel speaker at the Malaysian Corpus Research Symposium 2020, UiTM, Malaysia (December, 2020)
  13. Joint plenary at the UM Corpus Linguistics International Conference 2020, Malaysia (January, 2020)
  14. Panel speaker at the ‘Way Forward: Beyond 21st Century Skills’ Forum, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (October, 2019)
  15. Special guest lecture at China University of Mining and Technology, China (April, 2019)
  16. Keynote speaker at the 12th Malaysian International Conference on English Language Teaching (MICELT) 2018, Malaysia (October, 2018)
  17. Featured speaker at  the  24th  International  Symposium  on  English  Teaching,  English Teacher Association-Republic of China (ETA-ROC), Taiwan (November, 2015)
  18. Featured speaker at the 2nd Malaysia Corpus Research Colloquium, Malaysia (June, 2015)

 

Meng Huat has served as External Examiner for a number of PhD candidates from De La Salle University-Dasmarinas in the Philippines and the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

 

Publications

His articles have appeared in some of the leading journals in his field, including Computer Assisted Language Learning, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, and System; at the same time, he contributes to and supports relatively new and regional journals.

 

Selected publications

Books

Mliless, M., Larouz, M., Stringer, D., Forte, D. L., Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (Eds). (under contract). Ecolinguistics, social justice and sustainability: Voices from the Global South. Bloomsbury.

To, V., Baker, W., Shahrill, M., Chau, M. H., & Carrington, V. (Eds). (under contract). Online education in Australia and Southeast Asia: An interdisciplinary perspective. Springer.

Zainal, A. Z., Chau, M. H., & Rummy, J. (under contract). Language and literacy education of asylum seekers and refugees: Experiences of learners in Malaysia pre-resettlement. Routledge.

Lim, S., Reidak, J., Chau, M. H., Zhu, C., Guo, Q., Brooks, T. A., Roe, J., & Jacobs, G. M. (2023). Cooperative learning and the Sustainable Development Goals. PeacheyPublications Ltd.

Hyland, K., Chau, M. H., & Handford, M. (Eds). (2012). Corpus applications in applied linguistics. Bloomsbury.

Chau, M. H., & Kerry, T. (Eds). (2008). International perspectives on education. Bloomsbury.

 

Guest edited journal special issues

Chau, M. H., & Jacobs, G. M. (Guest Eds.). (2022). Practical applications of ecolinguistics. Special Issue of the Journal of World Languages [ISSN: 2169-8260] Scopus indexed.

Chau, M. H., Lie, A., Jacobs, G. M., & Renandya, W. A. (Guest Eds.). (2022). Promoting diversity and inclusion in language education: Perspectives from research and practice in Global Englishes and translanguaging. Special Issue of TESL-EJ [ISSN: 1072-4303] Scopus indexed.

Lee, K. W., Chau, M. H., & Muthukrishnan, P. (Guest Eds.). (2022). Selected papers from GLoCALL 2021 Virtual Conference. Special Issue of the International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching [ISSN: 2155-7101] Scopus indexed.

 

Papers

Dillon, D., Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (2024). Towards more inclusive practices in Applied Linguistics: A study of journal editors’ views on using ‘who’ with nonhuman animals with implications for language education. Journal of English and Applied Linguistics, 3(1), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.59588/2961-3094.1098

Jacobs, M. G., & Chau, M. H. (2024). Preface. In M. Mliless, M. Larouz, M. Moubtassime, S. Mentak, & L. Forte (Eds), Environmental awareness in preschool children’s drawings: A global perspective (pp. xi-xii). Springer.

Lie, A., Jacobs, G. M., Chau, M. H., Zhu, C., & Winarlim, H. S. (2024). Measuring meritocracy: A study of Indonesian English teachers’ views on the role of effort in their own and their students’ success. Educational Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2024.2351823 (WoS: SSCI & Scopus Q1 publication)

Man, D., Chau, M. H., Zainal, A. Z., & Rummy, J.  (2024). Exploring the potential of brief peer review training in enhancing student feedback literacy. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2023-0278 (WoS: SSCI & Scopus Q1 publication)

Man, D., Kong, B., & Chau, M. H. (2024). Developing student feedback literacy through peer review training. RELC Journal, 55(2), 408–421 https://doi.org/10.1177/00336882221078380 (WoS: SSCI & Scopus Q1 publication)

Cho, Y., & Chau, M. H. (2023). My experience as a teacher of speaking and writing with the 5Ws & 1H. In A. Asmawi, G. M. Jacobs, Q. Guo, & W. A. Renandya (Eds.), Stories of teacher authenticity (pp. 46-48). PeacheyPublications Ltd. (coauthored with a proud undergraduate student of mine from the Republic of Korea)

Jacobs, G. M., Chau, M. H., Hamzah, N. H., & Zhu, C. (2023). A celebration of hope. In N. B. K. Lee & J. L. Burkhardt (Eds.), English: Critical lessons for teachers by teachers. Festschrift in honour of Stephen J. Hall (pp. 79-91). Sunway University Press.

Jacobs, G. M., Zhu, C., Chau, M. H., Guo, Q., & Roe, J. (2023). Using cooperative learning to teach the Sustainable Development Goals. Autonomy and Responsibility: Journal of Educational Sciences, 8(1), 39-52.

Roe, J., Zhu, C., Chau, M. H., Guo, Q., & Jacobs, G. M. (2023). Ecolinguistics and the education of young people. LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, 26(2), 454-468. https://doi.org/10.24071/llt.v26i2.6800 (Scopus publication)

Chau, M. H., Lie, A., Jacobs, G. M., & Renandya W. A. (2022). Introduction: Promoting diversity and inclusion in language education through research and practice in Global Englishes and translanguaging. Teaching English as a Second Language Electronic Journal (TESL-EJ), 26(3). https://doi.org/10.55593/ej.26103a0 (Scopus Q1)

Chau, M. H., Lie, A., Zhu, C., & Jacobs, G. M. (2022). On Global Englishes, translanguaging, and the educational challenge of celebrating students’ capacity for communication. Teaching English as a Second Language Electronic Journal (TESL-EJ), 26(3). https://doi.org/10.55593/ej.26103a20 (Scopus Q1)

Chau, M. H., Smidt, E., Gardner, P., & Mohd Tahir, M. (2022). Developing a sustainable community of inquiry: Reflections and lessons learned. CALL-EJ, 23(4), 46-55 (Scopus Q1)

Chau, M. H., Zhu, C., Jacobs, G. M., Delante, N., Asmi, A., Ng, S., John, S. S., Guo, Q., & Shunmugam, K. (2022). Ecolinguistics for and beyond the Sustainable Development Goals. Journal of World Languages, 8(2), 323-345. https://doi.org/10.1515/jwl-2021-0027 (Scopus)

Jacobs, G. M., Chau, M. H., & Hamzah, N. H. (2022). Students and teachers as changemakers. rEFLections, 29(1), 112-129. (Scopus Q2)

Lie, A., Chau, M. H., Jacobs, G. M., Zhu, C., & Winarlim, H. S. (2022). Exploring the role of English in meritocracy in multilingual Indonesia: Teacher beliefs, language use, and Global Englishes. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2022.2151601 (WoS: AHCI)

Man, D., Chau, M. H., Shunmugam, K., & Hamzah, N. H. (2022). Assessment feedback and emotional support: Insights from a case study of teacher beliefs and practices in remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. CALL-EJ, 23(4), 7-25. (Scopus Q1)

Man, D., Zhu, C., Chau, M. H., & Maruthai, E. (2022). Contextualizing assessment feedback in translation education: A corpus-assisted ecological approach. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(1057018). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1057018 (WoS: SSCI Q1)

Marutai, E. & Chau, M. H. (2022). மொழியியல் ஆய்வுகளும் தரவகமும் (Language research and corpora). Journal of Tamil Peraivu (தமிழ்ப் பேராய்வு ஆய்விதழ்), 11(1), 130-142.

Su, H., Zhang, Y., & Chau, M. H. (2022). Exemplification in Chinese English-major MA students' and expert writers’ academic writing: A local grammar based investigation. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 58, 101120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2022.101120 (WoS: SSCI Q1)

Chau, M. H., & Jacobs, G. M. (2021). Applied Linguistics, language guidelines, and inclusive practices: The case for the use of who with nonhuman animals. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 31(2), 301-303.  https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12357 (WoS: AHCI)

Chau, M. H., & Jacobs, G. M. (2021). Cooperative learning: A foundation for project work. Beyond Words, 9(2), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.33508/bw.v9i2.3426

​​Chau, M. H., & Shunmugam, K. (2021). Every teacher a changemaker: Reflections on teacher agency and empowerment. The English Teacher (50th Anniversary Issue), 50(2), 85-101. https://doi.org/10.52696/FWYM7144

Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (2021). Two approaches for promoting student centered language learning: Cooperative learning and positive psychology. Beyond Words, 9(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.33508/bw.v9i1.3042

Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (2021). Changing perspectives on advocating for moving toward plant-based foods: Reflections from two applied linguists. Ecolinguistica: Revista Brasileira de Ecologia e Linguagem (ECO-REBEL), 6(4), 62-72. 

Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (2021). Strengthening the social element of reading: Facilitating conjunctions of readers. Modern Journal of Studies in English Language Teaching and Literature, 3(1), 1-17.

Man, D., Chau, M. H., & Kong, B. (2021). Promoting student engagement with teacher feedback through rebuttal writing. Educational Psychology, ​41(7), 883-901. DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2020.1746238 (WoS: SSCI Q2)

Man, D., Lee, K. Y., Chau, M. H., & Smidt, E. (2021). Learning to evaluate through that-clauses: Insights from a longitudinal study of Bruneian student writing. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 11(2), 84-97. DOI: 10.4018/IJCALLT.2021040106 (Scopus)

Pillai, S., Kaur, S., & Chau, M. H. (2021). The ideological stance of multilingualism in education in Malaysia in the press 2000-2020. Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 14(2), 173-193. https://doi.org/10.14764/10.ASEAS-0058 (Scopus)

Smidt, E., Chau, M. H., Rinehimer, E., & Leever, P. (2021). Exploring engagement of users of Global Englishes in a community of inquiry. System, 98. ​https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102477 (WoS: SSCI Q1)

Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (2020). Pandemic possibilities for applied linguists' actions. Ecolingu stica: Revista Brasileira de Ecologia e Linguagem (ECO-REBEL), 6(4), 62-72. https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/erbel/article/view/35674/28331 

Man, D., Mo, A., Chau, M. H., O’Toole, J. M., & Lee, C. (2020). Translation technology adoption: evidence from a postgraduate programme for student translators in China. Perspectives, 28(2), 253-270, DOI: 10.1080/0907676X.2019.1677730 (WoS: AHCI)

Man, D., Xu, Y., Chau, M. H., O'Toole, J. M., & Shunmugam, K. (2020). Assessment feedback in examiner reports on master’s dissertations in translation studies. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2019.100823 (WoS: SSCI Q2)

Tham, I., Chau, M. H., & Thang, S. M. (2020). Bilinguals’ processing of lexical cues in L1 and L2: An eye-tracking study. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 33(7), 665-687 DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2019.1588329 (WoS: SSCI Q1)

Man, D., & Chau, M. H. (2019). Learning to evaluate through that-clauses: Evidence from a longitudinal learner corpus. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 37, 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2018.11.007  (WoS: SSCI Q1)

Chau, M. H. (2012). Learner corpora and second language acquisition. In K. Hyland, M. H. Chau, & Handford (Eds.), Corpus applications in applied linguistics (pp. 191-207). Bloomsbury.

Chau, M. H. (2004). Developing and exploiting topic- and genre-specific pedagogic corpora. In S. Rafik-Galea (Ed.), ELT materials: Theory and practice (pp. 169-189). Sasbadi-MELTA

Chau, M. H. (2003). Contextualizing language learning: The role of a topic- and genre- specific pedagogic corpus. TESL Reporter, 36(2), 42-54

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • EDUCATION
    Multilingual and multicultural issues in education and wider society
  • CORPUS LINGUISTICS
    Learner corpus research; phraseology; the interface between lexis and grammar
  • APPLIED LINGUISTICS
    Critical applied linguistics; the study of language development, including writing development; academic literacies; TESOL

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD in English Language and Applied Linguistics, (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS)
    Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK
  • MRes (Distinction)(2009), (Second Language Acquisition, Corpus Linguistics, English Language Teaching)
    The University of Nottingham
  • BSc.Ed(TESL), (Teaching English as a Second Language)
    Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Universiti Malaya Faculty of Languages and Linguistics Research Grant (UMFLLRG) Panel Committee
    01 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 (Faculty)
  • Panel Penilai Permohonan Bantuan Persidangan Calon Ijazah Tinggi
    04 Apr 2016 - present (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Board of Examiners' Meeting for PhD student
    12 Jun 2024 - 12 Jun 2024 (Faculty)
  • Committee Members
    10 Sep 2021 - 09 Sep 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Menjalankan Fungsi Sebagai Timbalan Dekan
    10 Nov 2022 - 11 Nov 2022 (Faculty)
  • Committee Member of Faculty Research Strategy Planning (Ahli Jawantankuasa Merangka Strategi Penyelidikan Faculty)
    16 Mar 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 (Faculty)
  • Appreciation letter of Handling Translation Matters of Official Documents for UM
    03 Mar 2021 - 03 Mar 2021 (University Malaya)
  • Higher Degree Curriculum Committee Member
    02 Nov 2018 - 01 Nov 2020 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    29 Jun 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    21 Oct 2019 - 21 Oct 2019 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    26 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    01 Jul 2019 - 02 Jul 2019 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    17 Jan 2019 - 17 Jan 2019 (Faculty)
  • Coordinator
    02 Feb 2017 - 31 Aug 2018 (Dean Office, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    20 Aug 2018 - 21 Aug 2018 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    25 Jul 2018 - 26 Jul 2018 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    23 Jul 2018 - 23 Jul 2018 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    18 Jul 2018 - 19 Jul 2018 (Faculty)
  • Member of the Academic Advisory Committee, Institute of Postgraduate Studies
    01 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2018 (University Malaya)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    29 Jan 2018 - 05 Feb 2018 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    25 Jan 2018 - 26 Jan 2018 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    20 Oct 2017 - 20 Oct 2017 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    14 Apr 2017 - 14 Apr 2017 (Faculty)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    04 Apr 2017 - 06 Apr 2017 (Dean Office, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Programme Coordinator
    09 Mar 2016 - 31 Jan 2017 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    01 Nov 2016 - 03 Nov 2016 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    20 Jun 2016 - 20 Jun 2016 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    16 Jun 2016 - 17 Jun 2016 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Acting Deputy Dean of Higher Degree
    24 May 2016 - 24 May 2016 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)
  • Committee member, Industry-Collaborative Project: EPIGEUM-EAS, Faculty Of Languages & Linguistics
    01 Jul 2015 - 24 Feb 2016 (Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER, EDITORIAL BOARD
    2022 to present (International)
  • ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE LINGUISTIQUE APPLIQUE (AILA), MEMBER
    Since 2016 (International)
  • MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED LINGUSTICS, MEMBER
    Since 2016 (International)
  • EXECUTIVE MEMBER, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2022 to 2023 (International)
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED LINGUISTICS , MEMBER
    2018 to 2019 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Best Supervisor Award
    Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, 2022 (University)
  • Outstanding Paper Award
    The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2022 (International)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2021 (University)
  • Visiting Professor
    De La Salle University-Dasmarinas, 2020 (International)
  • Forum panelist, Malaysia Corpus Research Symposium 2020
    UiTM, 2020 (National)
  • Panel speaker
    Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2019 (International)
  • Visiting Professor, PhD in Language Studies programme
    De La Salle University-Dasmarinas, 2019 (International)
  • Most Innovative Research Award (with Irwan Tham Adam Tham and Thang Siew Ming)
    Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Research Expo 2016, 2016 (Ptj/ Faculty)
  • Certificate of Appreciation, UM Education Carnival (UMEC) 2016
    University of Malaya (Faculty of Languages and Linguistics), 2016 (Ptj/ Faculty)
  • Skim Latihan Akademik IPTA (SLAI)
    The University of Malaya and the Ministry of Higher Education, 2010 (University)
  • Bright Sparks Fellowship
    The University of Malaya, 2010 (University)
  • Council of Trust State-level Excellent Service Award (Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang Negeri, MARA)
    Council of Trust (MARA), 2006 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Lie, Anita; Jacobs, George M.; Chau, Meng Huat; Zhu, Chenghao; Winarlim, Hady Sutris (2024). Measuring meritocracy: a study of Indonesian English teachers' views on the role of effort in their own and their students' success, EDUCATIONAL STUDIES. . doi:10.1080/03055698.2024.2351823
  2. Lie, Anita; Chau, Meng Huat; Jacobs, George M.; Zhu, Chenghao; Winarlim, Hady Sutris (2022). Exploring the role of English in meritocracy in multilingual Indonesia: teacher beliefs, language use, and Global Englishes, JOURNAL OF MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. . doi:10.1080/01434632.2022.2151601
  3. Man, Deliang; Kong, Beibei; Chau, Meng Huat (2022). Developing Student Feedback Literacy Through Peer Review Training, RELC JOURNAL. . doi:10.1177/00336882221078380
  4. Man, Deliang; Zhu, Chenghao; Chau, Meng Huat; Maruthai, Elanttamil (2022). Contextualizing assessment feedback in translation education: A corpus-assisted ecological approach, FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1057018
  5. Su, Hang; Zhang, Yuqing; Chau, Meng Huat (2022). Exemplification in Chinese English-major MA students? and expert writers? academic writing: A local grammar based investigation br, JOURNAL OF ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES. 58. doi:10.1016/j.jeap.2022.101120
  6. Chau, M. H., & Jacobs, G. M. (2021). Applied Linguistics, language guidelines, and inclusive practices: The case for the use of "Who" with nonhuman animals. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 31(2), 301-303. doi: 10.1111/ijal.12357
  7. Man, D. L., Chau, M. H., & Kong, B. B. (2021). Promoting student engagement with teacher feedback through rebuttal writing. Educational Psychology, 41(7), 883-901. doi: 10.1080/01443410.2020.1746238
  8. Smidt, E., Chau, M. H., Rinehimer, E., & Leever, P. (2021). Exploring engagement of users of Global Englishes in a community of inquiry. System, 98, 16. doi: 10.1016/j.system.2021.102477
  9. Man, D. L., Mo, A. P., Chau, M. H., O'Toole, J. M., & Lee, C. (2020). Translation technology adoption: evidence from a postgraduate programme for student translators in China. Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice, 28(2), 253-270. doi: 10.1080/0907676x.2019.1677730
  10. Man, D. L., Xu, Y. Q., Chau, M. H., OToole, J. M., Shunmugam, K. (2020). Assessment feedback in examiner reports on masters dissertations in translation studies. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 64, 8. doi: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2019.100823
  11. Man, Deliang; Xu, Yiqin; Chau, Meng Huat; O'Toole, John Mitchell; Shunmugam, Krishnavanie (2020). Assessment feedback in examiner reports on master's dissertations in translation studies, STUDIES IN EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION. 64. doi:10.1016/j.stueduc.2019.100823
  12. Tham, I., Chau, M. H., & Thang, S. M. (2020). Bilinguals' processing of lexical cues in L1 and L2: an eye-tracking study. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 33(7), 665-687. doi: 10.1080/09588221.2019.1588329
  13. Man, D. L., Chau, M. H. (2019). Learning to evaluate through that-clauses: Evidence from a longitudinal learner corpus. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 37, 22-33. doi:10.1016/j.jeap.2018.11.007
Scopus
  1. Roe J., Zhu C., Chau M.H., Guo Q., Jacobs G.M. (2023). ECOLINGUISTICS AND THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, LLT Journal: Journal on Language and Language Teaching. 26(2), 454-468. doi:10.24071/llt.v26i2.6800
  2. Chau M.H., Lie A., Zhu C., Jacobs G.M. (2022). On Global Englishes, Translanguaging, and the Educational Challenge of Celebrating Students Capacity for Communication, TESL-EJ. 26(3). doi:10.55593/ej.26103a20
  3. Chau M.H., Smidt E., Gardner P., Tahir M.M. (2022). Developing a Sustainable Community of Inquiry: Reflections and Lessons Learned, CALL-EJ. 23(4), 46-55
  4. Chau M.H., Zhu C., Jacobs G.M., Delante N.L., Asmi A., Ng S., John S.S., Guo Q., Shunmugam K. (2022). Ecolinguistics for and beyond the Sustainable Development Goals, Journal of World Languages. 8(2), 323-345. doi:10.1515/jwl-2021-0027
  5. Jacobs G.M., Chau M.H., Hamzah N.H. (2022). Students and Teachers as Changemakers, rEFLections. 29(1), 112-129
  6. Man D., Chau M.H., Shunmugam K., Hamzah N.H. (2022). Assessment Feedback and Emotional Support: Insights from a Case Study of Teacher Beliefs and Practices in Remote Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic, CALL-EJ. 23(4), 7-25
  7. Man, D., Lee, K. Y., Chau, M. H., & Smidt, E. (2021). Learning to evaluate through that-clauses: Insights from a longitudinal corpus study of bruneian students' writing. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 11(2), 84-97. doi: 10.4018/IJCALLT.2021040106
  8. Pillai S., Kaur S., Chau M.H. (2021). The Ideological Stance of Multilingualism in Education in Malaysia in the Press 2000-2020, Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies. 14(2), 173-193. doi:10.14764/10.ASEAS-0058
Others
  1. Chau, M. H., & Jacobs, G. M. (2021). Applied Linguistics, language guidelines, and inclusive practices: The case for the use of WHO with nonhuman animals. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 31(2), 301 303. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12357
  2. Chau, M. H., & Jacobs, G. M. (2021). Cooperative learning: A foundation for project work. Beyond Words, 9(2), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.33508/bw.v9i2.3426
  3. Chau, M. H., & Shunmugam, K. (2021). Every teacher a changemaker: Reflections on teacher agency and empowerment. The English Teacher (50th Anniversary Issue), 50(2), 85-101.
  4. Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (2021). Changing perspectives on advocating for moving toward plant-based foods: Reflections from two applied linguists. Ecolingu stica: Revista Brasileira de Ecologia e Linguagem (ECO-REBEL), 6(4), 62-72.
  5. Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (2021). Strengthening the social element of reading: Facilitating conjunctions of readers. Modern Journal of Studies in English Language Teaching and Literature, 3(1), 1-17.
  6. Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (2021). Two approaches for promoting student centered language learning: Cooperative learning and positive psychology. Beyond Words, 9(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.33508/bw.v9i1.3042
  7. Man, D., Chau, M. H., & Kong, B. (2021). Promoting student engagement with teacher feedback through rebuttal writing. Educational Psychology, 41(7), 883-901. DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2020.1746238
  8. Man, D., Lee, K. Y., Chau, M. H., & Smidt, E. (2021). Learning to evaluate through that-clauses: Insights from a longitudinal corpus study of Bruneian students' writing. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 11(2), 84-97. doi:10.4018/IJCALLT.2021040106
  9. Jacobs, G. M., & Chau, M. H. (2020). Pandemic possibilities for applied linguists' actions. Ecolingu stica: Revista Brasileira de Ecologia e Linguagem (ECO-REBEL), 6(4), 62-72. https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/erbel/article/view/35674/28331
  10. Man, D., Mo, A., Chau, M. H., O Toole, J. M., & Lee, C. (2020). Translation technology adoption: Evidence from a postgraduate programme for student translators in China. Perspectives, 28(2), 253-270, DOI: 10.1080/0907676X.2019.1677730
  11. Tham, I., Chau, M. H., & Thang, S. M. (2020). Bilinguals processing of lexical cues in L1 and L2: An eye-tracking study. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 33(7), 665-687. DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2019.1588329
  12. Chau, M. H. (2019). Editorial. Journal of Modern Languages, 29. Available at: . Date accessed: 25 December 2019.
  13. Man, D., & Chau, M. H. (2019). Learning to evaluate through that-clauses: Evidence from a longitudinal learner corpus. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 37, 22-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2018.11.007
  14. Chau, M. H. (2017). More than words: Text matters in language learning. Malaysian Journal of Languages & Linguistics, 6(2),1-16. https://doi.org/10.24200/mjll.vol6iss2pp1-16
  15. Chau, M. H. (2009). Developing competent student writers . Jurnal Pendidikan dan Latihan MARA, 1, 42-60.
  16. Chau, M. H. (2005). Review: Rules, Patterns and Words: Grammar and Lexis in English Language Teaching. TESL Reporter, 38, 1, 79-80.
  17. Chau, M. H. (2003). Contextualizing language learning: The role of a topic- and genre- specific pedagogic corpus . TESL Reporter, 36, 2, 42-54.
  18. Chau, M. H. (2003). The struggle for a place in the sun: Rationalizing the teaching of English for Specific Purposes (TESP) in the twentieth century . LSP & Professional Communication, 3, 2, 27-35. (Currently known as LSP Journal - Language for special purposes, professional communication, knowledge management and cognition)
Books
  1. Zhu, L., & Chau, M. H. (2019). Explorations in Linguistics. Jilin University Press
  2. Hyland, K., Chau, M. H. & Handford, M. (Eds.) (2012). Corpus Applications in Applied Linguistics. London: Continuum (now Bloomsbury). *****Review: "We may not be too far away from the day when reference to corpus data is a sine qua non for any linguistic description and investigation. This book provides an astonishingly successful step in this direction. The book bristles with powerful insights, good practical ideas, exciting theory-building, exemplifying on every page the practice of applied linguistics at its very best." Professor Ronald Carter, School of English Studies, University of Nottingham, UK
  3. Chau, M. H., & Kerry, T. (Eds.) (2008). International Perspectives on Education. London: Continuum (now Bloomsbury). *****Review: "Ambitious in scope and intent, this volume brings together an array of international scholars, whose work challenges interpretation of quality education in terms of basic standards of proficiency and calls for a broad conception of teaching and learning. Educators world-wide who are seeking alternatives to politically driven, process-product education will welcome this collection of theoretical and practical approaches to thinking about education, teaching and learning and teacher development. The challenges Chau and Kerry address are international in scope and call for a new kind of relationship within and among school people, including students." Frances Schoonmaker, Professor Emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
Chapter in Books
  1. Chau, M. H. (2021). The new normal, the new self and a whole new world. In E. M. Anthony & C-M Chan (Eds.), The new normal: Heart talks. Penerbit UTHM.
  2. Chau, M. H. (2012). Learner corpora and second language acquisition . In K. Hyland, M. H. Chau, & M. Handford, (Eds.), Corpus applications in applied linguistics (pp. 191-207). London: Continuum.
  3. Hyland, K., Chau, M. H., & Handford, M. (2012). Corpora in Applied Linguistics: Introduction . In K. Hyland, M. H. Chau, & M. Handford, (Eds.), Corpus applications in applied linguistics (pp. 3-9). London: Continuum.
  4. Chau, M. H., & Kerry, T. (2008). Introduction: International perspectives on education . In Chau, M. H., & Kerry, T. (Eds.), International perspectives on education (pp. 1-6). London: Continuum. 
  5. Chau, M. H. (2004). Developing and exploiting topic- and genre-specific pedagogic corpora . In S. Rafik-Galea (Ed.), ELT materials: Theory and practice (pp. 169-189). Petaling Jaya: Sasbadi-MELTA. 
  6. Chau, M. H. (2004). Integrating and developing language skills: The role of a topic- and genre- specific pedagogic corpus . In S. A. Abdullah (Ed.), Preparing students for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) (pp. 35-59). Petaling Jaya: Sasbadi-MELTA.
  7. Chau, M. H. (2004). Making the reading classroom acquisition-rich: An elaborated schema perspective . In B. Wijasuriya & F. Hashim (Eds.), Reading connections (pp. 11-28). Petaling Jaya: Sasbadi-MELTA.
Other Publications
  1. Chau, M. H., & Jacobs, M. G. (2022). Editorial: Practical applications of ecolinguistics. Journal of World Languages. https://doi.org/10.1515/jwl-2022-0034 - Editorial Material
  2. Lee, K. W., Chau, M. H., & Muthukrishnan, P. (Guest Eds.). (2022). Guest Editorial Preface: Special Issue from the GLOCALL 2021 Conference. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 12(4). - Editorial Material
  3. Chau, M. H. (2021). Editorial. Journal of Modern Languages, 31(1), i. https://doi.org/10.22452/jml.vol31no1 - Editorial Material
  4. Chau, M. H. (2021). Empowering all languages in a multilingual society. BFM 89.9 at https://www.bfm.my/podcast/evening-edition/inside-story/promoting-the-use-of-bahasa-malaysia - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  5. Chau, M. H. (2021). The new normal, the new self and a whole new world. In E. M. Anthony & C-M Chan (Eds.), The new normal: Heart talks. Penerbit UTHM. - Poetry
  6. Chau, M. H., & Jacobs, M. G. (2021). Language as cause and effect in our interaction with other animals. Singapore Psychologist, Issue 8, 68-72 - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  7. Jacobs, M. G., & Chau, M. H. (2021). Coping with change in food. Singapore Psychologist, Issue 8, 55-58 - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  8. Chau, M. H. Editorial. Journal of Modern Languages, 30(2), i-ii. https://doi.org/10.22452/jml.vol30no2.0 - Editorial Material
  9. Chau, M. H. (2019). Editorial. Journal of Modern Languages, 29, i. - Editorial Material
  10. Chau, M. H. (2014). Oneness through Education Dialogue: Is Our Education System Doing Enough to Unite Our Multicultural Society? Kuala Lumpur: Asian World Summit. - Monograph
  11. Mohd Amin Din, Umi Kalthom Abd Manaf, Zaitun Abd Majid, Wan Ainizah Wan Ariffin, Norhayati Abd Rahman, Chau Meng Huat, Wan Mohd Hilmi Wan Ahmad, Nazreen Tajul Arif, Norzan Mohd Akib, Haniza Husain, Latifah Mohd Ibrahim, Rohaizan Abd Ghani, Somchit Intachat Abdullah, & Noorzalina Mohd Noor. (2008). Schoolwide Coomunication Programme for English (SCoPE). Kuala Lumpur: Bahagian Pendidikan Dan Latihan (Menengah), Majlis Amanah Rakyat. - Monograph
  12. Chau, M. H. (2004). Review: Vocabulary in Practice 1, 2 & 3. The Language Teacher, 28, 3, 36-37 - Review

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2019 - 2022, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    A Sociophonetic Study On Tonal Variation Of The Klang Hokkien ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2017 - 2019, Bantuan Kecil Penyelidikan (BKP)
    From codeswitching to languaculturing in two primary schools in Malaysia: Implications for educational practices and policymaking ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2017 - 2019, Bantuan Kecil Penyelidikan (BKP)
    From codeswitching to languaculturing in two primary schools in Malaysia: Implications for educational practices and policymaking ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2015 - 2017, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Tracking development in language learning through the lens of the article system in English ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  5. 2015 - 2016, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Language processing of bilinguals and the role of L1: Evidence from eye tracking ( Principal Investigator(PI))
International
  1. 2019 - 2022, International Funding
    A longitudinal investigation of language development among bilinguals through corpora ( Consultant)
  2. 2020 - 2022, Australia-ASEAN Council of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    Australia-ASEAN Academics Forum Online Education during COVID-19 and Beyond ( Partner)
  3. 2020 - 2022, The Australian Government through University of Tasmania
    Australia-ASEAN Academics Forum Online Education during COVID-19 and Beyond, University of Tasmania, Australia ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2019 - 2022, Bilingual Cognition and Development Lab Grant
    A longitudinal investigation of language development among bilinguals through corpora, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2021 - 2022, UTB Grant
    A Global Englishes Corpus of Online Interaction in Brunei , Universiti Teknologi Brunei ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2020 - 2021, Guangxi University for Nationalities
    Teacher Feedback Literacy in Translation Education ( Consultant)
  7. 2020 - 2021, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
    Human-Computer Interaction in the Translation Process ( Consultant)
  8. 2018 - 2019, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
    A Study of MTI Students' Intention to Use Translation Technology ( Consultant)
  9. 2016 - 2017, International Funding
    A Genre Analysis and Corpus-based Study of Lectures at Universiti Teknologi Brunei ( Consultant)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • External Advisor (Curriculum Development and Review) and Programme Assessor (for Diploma in Tesl), Ministry of Education, Malaysia, Ministry of Education
    01 Jan 2020 - 01 Jan 2020 (National)
  • External Panel Member/Examiner for a Phd Dissertation, De La Salle University-Dasmarinas
    01 Jan 2020 - 01 Jan 2020 (International)
  • External Examiner, Phd Dissertation, De La Salle University-Dasmarinas
    01 Jan 2019 - 01 Jan 2019 (International)
  • Consultation Provided for The Offering of Masters in Education (Tesl) At University College of Islam Melaka (Kuim), University College of Islam Melaka (KUIM)
    01 Nov 2017 - 01 Nov 2018 (National)
  • Internal Examiner, Phd Thesis, UM
    01 Jan 2018 - 01 Jan 2018 (International)

PAPER PRESENTED

PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. Ecojustice: An Agenda for Applied Linguists' Actions, MAAL International Conference 2021, Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics  (International) (08 Sep 2021 - 10 Sep 2021)
  2. Exploring learner corpus research: Insights from two studies, UM Corpus Linguistics International Conference, University of Malaya (International) (16 Jan 2020 - 16 Jan 2020)
  3. Rehumanizing ELT for the 21st century: From a deficit model to an appreciative languaculturing model , The 12th Malaysian International Conference on English Language Teaching (MICELT) 2018 , Universiti Putra Malaysia  (International) (05 Oct 2018 - 06 Oct 2018)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Multilingual education, 27th NELTA International Conference 2023 , Nepal English Language Teacher's Association (NELTA) (International) (17 Feb 2023 - 19 Feb 2023)
  2. ELT and Ecological Sustainability: Reawakening and Celebrating the Soul Within, The International Colloquium on ELT and Sustainability 2022 (ICELTS '22), Eastern Visayas State University, Philippines  (International) (25 Nov 2022 - 26 Nov 2022)
  3. Teaching and researching for an inclusive world: Ecojustice, personal power and changemaking, The 2022 Korea TESOL International Conference, Korea TESOL (International) (30 Apr 2022 - 01 May 2022)
  4. Towards multilingual/multicultural research and practice in Applied Linguistics, Invited talk at China University of Mining and Technology, China, April 16., China University of Mining and Technology, China (International) (16 Apr 2019 - 16 Apr 2019)
  5. Writing for publications: Where is your voice? , Invited workshop at China University of Mining and Technology, China, April 15., China University of Mining and Technology, China (International) (15 Apr 2019 - 15 Apr 2019)
  6. Gloriously impure and fluid: Reconceiving World Englishes and Learner Englishes as languaculturing practices, SUSS - SAAL - MAAL SYMPOSIUM 2017 World Englishes: Re-thinking Paradigms, Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics (SAAL) (International) (04 Nov 2017 - 04 Nov 2017)
  7. Effective Communication: The battle between heart and mind, Effective Communication at Workplace, PPGP, University of Malaya (02 Dec 2015 - 02 Dec 2015)
  8. Suppose Learner Errors Were the Error: What Would We Teach and Focus on in a Multilingual World?, 24th International Symposium on English Teaching, English Teacher Association--Republic of China (ETA-ROC), Taiwan (International) (13 Nov 2015 - 15 Nov 2015)
  9. Rethinking 'learner' in learner corpus research: Agency, diversity, comparability, 2nd Malaysia Corpus Research Colloquium, Centre for the Advancement of Language Competence, Universiti Putra Malaysia.  (National) (15 Jun 2015 - 15 Jun 2015)
  10. Language, discourse, rhetoric: The art and science of academic writing., A two-day workshop for Doctoral Researchers at the National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), UKM, Malaysia (University) (16 Sep 2011 - 17 Sep 2011)
  11. Introduction to English pronunciation., Invited workshop on pronunciation , Sunway (University) (24 Jul 2010)
  12. Hotel, hostel, career, carrier: English pronunciation in action, Invited staff training workshop, Sunway College Johor Bahru , Sunway (University) (02 Jul 2010)
  13. Language use at institutional settings, Invited staff training workshop, Sunway College Johor Bahru, Sunway (University) (08 Apr 2010)
  14. Creating a school-wide English speaking environment: Challenges and possibilities, Invited teacher training workshop for secondary school teachers, Sunway College Johor Bahru, Sunway (University) (27 Mar 2010)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Introducing the Longitudinal Corpus of Languaculturer Narrative Texts (LoCLaNT): Design, exploitation and opportunities for collaboration, (Corpus research panel member) The 3rd International Conference on Linguistics, Literature & Culture, The 3rd International Conference on Linguistics, Literature & Culture, USM (International) (26 Nov 2014 - 28 Nov 2014)
  2. The big picture: Setting up and running local extensive reading organizations (panel member, with Jeong-Ryeol Kim, Scott Miles, Mark Brierly and Daniel Stewart), The First Extensive Reading World Congress , ER Foundation (International) (03 Sep 2011 - 06 Sep 2011)
  3. Panel discussion: Approaches to implementing extensive reading under difficult circumstances (with Sepideh Alavi, Mu He, Leonardi Lucky Kuriniawan and Geruel Rivadeniera), The First Extensive Reading World Congress, Japan, ER Foundation (International) (03 Sep 2011 - 06 Sep 2011)
PRESENTER
  1. Learning how to evaluate through that-clauses: A longitudinal corpus study of students' writing in Brunei , GloCALL 2019, GloCALL 2019 (International) (09 Aug 2019 - 10 Aug 2019)
  2. Small words, big lessons: Insights from a longitudinal learner corpus study of of , GloCALL 2019, GloCALL (International) (09 Aug 2019 - 10 Aug 2019)
  3. Towards a corpus-driven approach to the study of language development: A contribution from China (Man, D., & Chau, M. H.), The 12th Free Linguistic Conference 2018 (Corpus Linguistics colloquium), University of Malaya (International) (11 Jul 2018 - 11 Jul 2018)
  4. Lexical bundles in learner writing and speech: A longitudinal corpus study (John, S. S., & Chau, M. H.), The 12th Free Linguistic Conference 2018 (Corpus Linguistics colloquium), University of Malaya (International) (11 Jul 2018 - 11 Jul 2018)
  5. Learning to evaluate: Lexis and that-constructions in a longitudinal learner corpus (Deliang Man, Meng Huat Chau), 6th University Of Malaya Discourse And Society International Conference 2017, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya (International) (05 Dec 2017 - 06 Dec 2017)
  6. A longitudinal learner corpus study of syntactic complexity in L2 writing (Nur Najah Radhiah Zainal Abidin, Meng Huat Chau and Adam Ramadhan Saiful Bahri), Corpus Linguistics Conference 2017, University of Birmingham (International) (24 Jul 2017 - 28 Jul 2017)
  7. Learners, learner language and language learning: Rethinking some basic constructs in learner corpus research. , 3rd Corpus Linguistics in the South, Chau, M. H. (June, 2012). Learners, learner language and language learning: Rethinking some basic constructs in learner corpus research. Paper given at the 3rd Corpus Linguistics in the South, Oxford, June 23 (International) (23 Jun 2012 - 23 Jun 2012)
  8. Learner language as a dynamic and independent linguistic system: Implications for learner corpus research and beyond. , 14th Birmingham English Language Postgraduate Conference, Birmingham , Birmingham (International) (30 Mar 2012)
  9. Tracking second language writing development through lexical bundles: Possibilities and challenges , The sixth Lancaster University Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching, Lancaster, UK (International) (12 Jul 2011)
  10. Corpora, language use and language teaching , MICELT 2010 International Conference, MICELT (International) (11 May 2010 - 13 May 2010)
  11. Getting learners to think and theorize about language: A data-driven approach. , 14th International Conference on Thinking, UPM (International) (22 Jun 2009 - 26 Jun 2009)
  12. The search and research continue: Multiword sequences and ELT in Asia (with Abd Manaf, U. K.), English and Asia: First International Conference, UIA (International) (24 Nov 2008 - 27 Nov 2008)
  13. Maximizing the learning potential of ELT materials: The case for topic- and genre-specific pedagogic corpora , 2nd International Conference on ELT Materials, MICELT, UPM (International) (08 Feb 2007 - 09 Feb 2007)
  14. Is bias against other animals an issue for language awareness? (with Mohd. Shariff, A. & Jacobs, G.), Inaugural International Conference on the Teaching and Learning of English in Asia, UUM (International) (14 Nov 2005 - 16 Nov 2005)
  15. English Language Teaching in Asia: Putting multi-word sequences on the map, Inaugural International Conference on the Teaching and Learning of English in Asia, UUM (International) (14 Nov 2005 - 16 Nov 2005)
  16. Towards realising a lexical syllabus , Invited Seminar on MEd TESL programme, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MEd TESL programme, UTM (University) (22 Jul 2004)
  17. Schema theory revisited: An elaborated schema perspective on second language writing instruction, 13th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA 2002), AILA  (International) (16 Dec 2002 - 21 Dec 2002)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  1. Applied Linguistics for a Sustainable and Developed World, International Conference on Applied Linguistics, Riphah International University (International) (11 Mar 2023 - 12 Mar 2023)
  2. Collaboration for an Educationally Just and Sustainable World, 3rd International Conference on Education, Subcommittee on the Branch of Education of the Association of Private Higher Education Institutions of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (International) (25 Feb 2023 - 26 Feb 2023)
  3. Ecolinguistics for and beyond the Sustainable Development Goals, Symposium on the Frontiers of Ecolinguistics , Beijing Foreign Studies University  (International) (13 Oct 2022 - 13 Oct 2022)
  4. Ecolinguistics for ecojustice: Expanding possibilities for an ecologically inclusive, respectful and compassionate world, the International Conference on Ecolinguistics and Ecological Narratives 2022, Riphah International University, Pakistan (International) (09 Mar 2022 - 10 Mar 2022)
  5. Language educators as changemakers: An ecojustice perspective, 1st Riphah International Conference on Language, Literature, and Culture (RICOLLAC), Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan (International) (23 Nov 2021 - 25 Nov 2021)
OTHERS
  1. Way Forward: Beyond 21st Century Skills, 'Way Forward: Beyond 21st Century Skills' Forum, Universiti Putra Malaysia (International) (03 Oct 2019 - 03 Oct 2019)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2023) Ipt Evaluation Panel for Frgs, University, (Reviewer)
  2. (2023) Examining Research Report On Corpus-Based Analysis of Tourism English in China, University, (Internal Examiner)
  3. (2023) Examining Proposal Defence Work On Coastal Plastic Pollution in Kerala: a Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis of Online Newspaper Reports, University, (Internal Examiner)
  4. (2023) Chair of Candidature Defence On Syntactic Complexity Comparison of Linguistic Ma Dissertations by Chinese-L1 and Malay-L1 Students At a Malaysian University, University, (Internal Examiner)
  5. (2023) External Examiner for Phd Thesis of The University of Auckland, New Zealand, International, (External Examiner)
  6. (2021) Proposal Review for The American Association for Applied Linguistics 2022 Conference, International, (Reviewer)
  7. (2020) Panel member for PhD candidature defense, (Internal Examiner)
  8. (2020) Panel member for PhD candidature defense, (Internal Examiner)
  9. (2020) Panel member for PhD candidature defense, (Internal Examiner)
  10. (2020) Panel member for PhD candidature defense, (Internal Examiner)
  11. (2020) Panel member for PhD candidature defense, (Internal Examiner)
  12. (2020) External Panel Member for PhD dissertation, A Corpus Study of National Identity of China and America in Defense White Paper, De La Salle University-Dasmari as, (External Examiner)
  13. (2019) Examining a PhD dissertation from De La Salle University-Dasmari as, the Philippines, on the readability of the comprehension passages of the English component of the National Entrance Examination for Postgraduates (NEEP) in China , (External Examiner)
  14. (2018) Examining a PhD thesis titled: Codeswitching Practices of Lecturers and Students in an Institute of Higher Education in Pakistan , (Internal Examiner)
  15. (2018) Reviewer for a manuscript submitted for consideration of publication in System (ISI-indexed), (Reviewer)
  16. (2017) Reviewer for a paper of the conference, Metadiscourse Across Genres 2017 in Cyprus, to be published as a book by Palgrave MacMillan in 2018, (External Reviewer (International))
  17. (2016) System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (ISI indexed), (Reviewer)
  18. (2016) UMRG Research Grant Application, (Reviewer)
  19. (2015) Reviewer, System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (ISI indexed) , (Reviewer)
  20. (2015) Reviewer, Computer Assisted Language Learning (ISI-indexed) , (Reviewer)
  21. (2014) Reviewer, System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (ISI indexed) , (Reviewer)
  22. (2012) Reviewer, Linguistics and Education , (Reviewer)
  23. (2011) Reviewer, Linguistics and Education , (Reviewer)
  24. (2011) Reviewer, Computer Assisted Language Learning (ISI-indexed) , (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2023) Academic Committee Member, International, (Academic Appointment )
  2. (2022) Adjunct Professor, Jeonbuk National University, South Korea, International, (Adjunct/Visiting Professors)
  3. (2021) Visiting Professor, Delivering Lectures On Theories of Language Acquisition, International, (Adjunct/Visiting Professors)
  4. (2021) Visiting Professor, Delivering Lectures On Psycholinguistics, International, (Adjunct/Visiting Professors)
  5. (2020) Co-chair, UM Corpus Linguistics International Conference 2020, Universiti Malaya
  6. (2020) Workshop Organiser: From data to language teaching materials, Universiti Malaya
  7. (2018) Colloquium Organizer: Corpus Linguistics in Asia, Free Linguistics Conference, organized by the University of Malaya
  8. (2017) Scientific Committee, Metadiscourse Across Genres (MAG 2017), University of Mohaghegh Ardabili (Iran), Erciyes University (Turkey), Bogazici University (Turkey), Meliksah University (Turkey), and Middle East Technical University (Turkey), International
  9. (2017) International Committee Member of GLoCALL 2017 (Hospitality Committee), The Globalization and Localization in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (GLoCALL), International
  10. (2017) Technical Committee, Professional Communication for Business, Engineering and Technology International Conference 2016, Institut Teknologi Brunei, International
  11. (2017) Editorial Board Member of the Special Issue of Brunei Darussalam Journal of Technology and Commerce (BDJTC), Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam
  12. (2017) Abstract Committee for the 6th University of Malaya Discourse and Society International Conference (6th UMDS) 2017 , Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya
  13. (2016) Technical Committee, Professional Communication for Business, Engineering and Technology International Conference 2016, Institut Teknologi Brunei, International
  14. (2016) Scientific Committee, Metadiscourse Across Genres (MAG 2017), University of Mohaghegh Ardabili (Iran), Erciyes University (Turkey), Bogazici University (Turkey), Meliksah University (Turkey), and Middle East Technical University (Turkey), International
  15. (2015) Editorial Board Member, Journal of Modern Languages
  16. (2015) Editor, UMR Bulletin (University of Malaya Research Bulletin) , University of Malaya
  17. (2015) Executive Committee Member, Asia Pacific Association for Research on Eye Movements
  18. (2010) Editor, The Malaysian Journal of ELT Research
  19. (2002) The Bibliography Working Group, Extensive Reading Foundation, International
Contribution to event
  1. (2021) Symposium Chair, Corpus Linguistics, International, (Event Organiser)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2024) CHINESE EFL LEARNERS' DEVELOPMENT OF GRAMMATICAL METAPHOR USE IN ARGUMENTATIVE Texts, SONG HU
  2. (2024) Linguistic Identity Among English-speaking Malaysian Chinese, KEITH SIA TZE CHE
  3. (2024) translanguaging, language acquisition, LEOW YONG ERN, AMY
  4. (2024) A STUDY OF PHRASAL VERBS IN THE WRITTEN AND SPOKEN NARRATIVE TEXTS OF STUDENTS USING LONGITUDINAL CORPORA, SHARON SANTHIA A/P JOHN
  5. (2023) The effect of L1 Use on L2 Writing Process: An exploratory study of Chinese ESL Learners, SHUANG CHEN
  6. (2023) Contrastive Analysis of Register Features in English Research Writing Between Chinese and Anglophone Students – A Case Study of Chinese MA Theses and Anglophone Dissertations, ZHOU QIAN
  7. (2023) A Longitudinal Learner Corpus Investigation of Language Use for Reporting and Performing Emotions, ZHU CHENGHAO
  8. (2023) Writing Across L1, L2 and L3: Case Studies of Multilingual Students in Sri Lanka, MOHAMED CASSIM BADURUSAMAN NIHMATHULLA
  9. (2022) DEVELOPMENT OF A CORPUS AND A PARSER FOR WRITTEN MALAYSIAN TAMIL, ELANTTAMIL A/L MARUTHAI
  10. (2022) Examining College Students’ Developmental Trajectories in Second Language Academic Writing: A Longitudinal Study, Xiaoting Liang
  11. (2020) MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS AND THEIR WRITING PERFORMANCE : A SERIES OF LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDIES OF PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SRI LANKA, MOHAMED CASSIM BADURUSAMAN NIHMATHULLA
  12. (2020) Linguistic Identity Among English-speaking Malaysian Chinese, Keith Sia Tze Che
  13. (2020) CAN CONSTRUCTIONS HELP TO EVALUATE THE PROFICIENCY OFSTUDENT WRITING?, CHENGHAO ZHU
  14. (2019) Learning to make evaluative meanings: A corpus investigation of grammatical stance markers in Chinese L2 learners' argumentative writing, Deliang MAN
  15. (2019) A LONGITUDINAL CORPUS INVESTIGATION OF GRAMMATICAL STANCE MARKERS IN THE ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING OF CHINESE STUDENTS, DELIANG MAN
  16. (2018) A Re-examination of the Validity of the Typological View of Mandarin as a Topic-Prominent Language, Lanhui ZHU
  17. (2018) A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE VALIDITY OF THE TYPOLOGICAL VIEW OF MANDARIN AS A TOPIC-PROMINENT LANGUAGE, ZHU LANHUI
  18. (2017) MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS AND THEIR WRITING PERFORMANCE : A SERIES OF LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDIES OF PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SRI LANKA, MOHAMED CASSIM BADURUSAMAN NIHMATHULLA
  19. (2017) A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE VALIDITY OF THE TYPOLOGICAL VIEW OF MANDARIN AS A TOPIC-PROMINENT LANGUAGE, ZHU LANHUI
  20. (2017) A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Written Tamil Used in Malaysia, ELANTTAMIL A/L MARUTHAI
Master
  1. (2024) A Tentative Study of the Metaphorical Construction of Zodiac Animals in Chinese, YAO GANGTAO
  2. (2023) The Use of and Attitude towards Cantonese among Chinese Malaysians in Kuala Lumpur, LEW VOON KHONG
  3. (2021) KEYWORDS IN A LONGITUDINAL CORPUS OF NARRATIVE WRITINGS BY MALAYSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, CHEN TIEN-MIE
  4. (2020) ATTITUDES OF MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND WORKING ADULTS TOWARDS MALAYSIAN ENGLISH, LIM SHU AN
  5. (2020) A Corpus Study of the Conceptualization of Learners in Applied Linguistic, TAN KEN SIANG
  6. (2019) Tracking development in language learning through the lens of the article system in English, Siti Fatimah binti Yusof
  7. (2019) A CORPUS STUDY OF ONLINE REVIEWS ON THE SUICIDE THEMED SERIES 13 REASONS WHY, UMMI SYAFIQAH BINTI ZAKI
  8. (2019) A CORPUS STUDY OF ONLINE REVIEWS ON THE SUICIDE THEMED SERIES 13 REASONS WHY, UMMI SYAFIQAH ZAKI
  9. (2019) A LEARNER CORPUS STUDY OF THE ARTICLE SYSTEM, SITI FATIMAH BINTI YUSOF
  10. (2018) The Educational Advantages of Translanguaging in an English Language Classroom, SHALINI A/P ARJUNAN
  11. (2018) The Attitude of Chinese Speakers of English towards Native Speaker Norms and China English, ZHONG YULU
  12. (2018) Noun Phrase Complexity in the Abstracts of MA and PhD Theses at the University of Malaya, MOHAMED REMITA
  13. (2018) A Longitudinal Corpus Study of Lexical Bundles in Students Written and Spoken Narratives, Sharon Santhia a/p John
  14. (2018) A LONGITUDINAL CORPUS STUDY OF LEXICAL BUNDLES IN STUDENTS' WRITTEN AND SPOKEN NARRATIVES, SHARON SANTHIA A/P JOHN
  15. (2017) THE INFLUENCE OF ESL TEACHERS? BELIEFS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ON TEACHER TALK, AKINDELE ABDULLAHI ADEMOLA
  16. (2017) A LONGITUDINAL CORPUS STUDY OF LEXICAL BUNDLES IN STUDENTS' WRITTEN AND SPOKEN NARRATIVES, SHARON SANTHIA A/P JOHN
  17. (2017) A Corpus-Informed Study of Discourse Connectives in Narrative Essays of Secondary School Students, SITI SYAIRAH BINTI FAKHRUDDIN
  18. (2017) A CORPUS-INFORMED STUDY OF DISCOURSE CONNECTIVES IN NARRATIVE ESSAYS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, SITI SYAIRAH BINTI FAKHRUDDIN
  19. (2017) THE INFLUENCE OF ESL TEACHERS? BELIEFS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ON TEACHER TALK, AKINDELE ABDULLAHI ADEMOLA
  20. (2016) Multilingual Practices of Malaysian Chinese Undergraduates, LEONG JIE YU
  21. (2016) LONGITUDINAL CHANGES IN THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS AMONG MALAYSIAN UNDERGRADUATES, ELFREDA FLORIA L DANNY
  22. (2016) A REPLICATION STUDY OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE WRITING OF MALAYSIAN CHINESE LEARNERS OF ENGLISH, NG LEE KEAN
  23. (2016) A PATTERN GRAMMAR APPROACH TO SELECTED ACTION VERBS IN LoCLaNT, ALFIAN BIN ASMI
  24. (2016) A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF THE USE OF HIGH FREQUENCY NOUNS AMONG MALAYSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, ZHANG XINXIN
  25. (2016) A LONGITUDINAL CORPUS STUDY OF SYNTACTIC COMPLEXITY DEVELOPMENT IN L2 WRITING, NUR NAJAH RADHIAH BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN
  26. (2016) A LONGITUDINAL CORPUS STUDY OF SYNTACTIC COMPLEXITY DEVELOPMENT IN L2 WRITING, NUR NAJAH RADHIAH BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN
  27. (2016) A REPLICATION STUDY OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE WRITING OF MALAYSIAN CHINESE LEARNERS OF ENGLISH, NG LEE KEAN
  28. (2016) A PATTERN GRAMMAR APPROACH TO SELECTED ACTION VERBS IN LoCLaNT, ALFIAN BIN ASMI
  29. (2016) A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF THE USE OF HIGH FREQUENCY NOUNS AMONG MALAYSIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, ZHANG XINXIN
  30. (2016) LONGITUDINAL CHANGES IN THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS AMONG MALAYSIAN UNDERGRADUATES, ELFREDA FLORIA L DANNY
  31. (2015) AN EYE-TRACKING STUDY OF BILINGUALS? PROCESSING OF LEXICAL CUES IN L1 AND L2, IRWAN THAM BIN ADAM THAM
  32. (2015) AN EYE-TRACKING STUDY OF BILINGUALS? PROCESSING OF LEXICAL CUES IN L1 AND L2, IRWAN THAM BIN ADAM THAM

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2022) TQA7004 - Varieties of English
  2. (2021) TQA7005 - English Language Acquisition and Development
  3. (2021) TOX7006 - Language and Cognition
  4. (2019) TQA7005 - English Language Acquisition and Development
  5. (2019) TQA7005 - English Language Acquisition and Development
  6. (2018) TOA7003 - Approaches to Linguistic Theory
  7. (2018) TQA7005 - English Language Acquisition and Development
  8. (2018) TXGB6105 - Language Acquisition
  9. (2017) TQA7005 - English Language Acquisition and Development
  10. (2017) TXGB6105 - Language Acquisition
  11. (2017) TXGB6105 - Language Acquisition
  12. (2016) TXGB6105 - Language Aquisition
  13. (2016) TXGB6105 - Language Acquisition
  14. (2016) TXGX6307 - Corpus Linguistics
  15. (2016) TXGX6307 - Corpus Linguistics
  16. (2015) TXGB6105 - Language Aquisition
Bachelor
  1. (2018) TIE2003 - World Englishes

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Materials Development On The Teaching of Confucius (The Analects) 2, (17 May 2020 - 17 May 2020)
  • Materials Development On The Teaching of Confucius (The Analects) 1, (03 May 2020 - 03 May 2020)
  • Volunteer, Refugee Centre, (19 Nov 2016 - 03 Dec 2016)
  • Jury Member, (26 Mar 2016 - 26 Mar 2016)