Curriculum Vitae

DR. LIM JIA WEI

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Language and Literacy Education
    Faculty of Education
  • jwlim
  • 03-79675199

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • EDUCATION FOR LANGUAGE LITERACY (INCLUDING ENGLISH (TESOL, ESL, TEFL) AND OTHER LANGUAGES)
    Social Sciences, Education, Special Training And Education
  • ARTS EDUCATION AND EXTENSION
    Humanities, Arts, Specialist Topics In Arts

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (Education), (Education)
    Cambridge University, United Kingdom
  • MPhil (Education), (Philosophy)
    Cambridge University, United Kingdom
  • MA (English Literature), (English Language and Literature)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BEd (Hons)(TESL), (Teaching in English Language)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee Members
    01 Sep 2022 - 11 Feb 2024 (University Malaya)
  • Programme Coordinator
    19 Sep 2019 - 30 Sep 2023 (Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education)
  • Orientation Programme (Undergraduate) session 2020/2021, committee member
    28 May 2020 - 28 May 2021 (Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education)
  • Alumni Committee
    06 Sep 2017 - 06 Sep 2018 (Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MALAYSIAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    Since 2018 (National)
  • ASIA TEFL, MEMBER
    Since 2018 (International)
  • JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, EDITORIAL BOARD
    2018 to 2020 (International)
  • UNITED KINGDOM LITERACY ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2018 to 2019 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2023 (University)
  • Research Achievement
    MELTA, 2022 (International)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2019 (University)
  • Shortlisted for the United Kingdom Literacy Association Student Research Award 2017
    United Kingdom Literacy Association, 2017 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Lim, J. W. (2020). What might readers want? Unexpected responses from Malaysian Literature in English students and suggestions of potentiality in text selection. Literacy, 54(3), 91-98. doi: 10.1111/lit.12206
  2. Lim, J. W., Othman, J., Lo, Y. Y. (2019). Implementing a discipline-specific reflective critical thinking module for Literature in English in Malaysia. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 56(6), 690-699. doi:10.1080/14703297.2019.1567370
ESCI
  1. Li, Chong Su; Janan, Dahlia; Renganathan, Sumathi; Wei, Lim Jiai; Suparman (2022). Proposing My Reading Experience Questionnaire (MREQ) as An Instrument to Measure Reading Motivation and Reading Comprehension, 3L-LANGUAGE LINGUISTICS LITERATURE-THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES. 28(4), 49-66. doi:10.17576/3L-2022-2804-04
  2. Lim, Jia Wei; Tee, Meng Yew (2022). A Take on Cognitive Research Regarding Connections Between Reading Literature and Empathy through Wolfgang Iser, LITERARY VOICE. 1(18), 356-363
  3. Lo, Y. Y., Othman, J., & Lim, J. W. (2021). Mapping the Use of Boosters in Academic Writing by Malaysian First-Year Doctoral Students. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 29(3), 1917-1937. doi: 10.47836/pjssh.29.3.23
Scopus
  1. Lim J.W. (2024). Reforming literature education in Malaysia 1957 - 2020: Development of post-secondary literature in english, Reforming Literature Education in Malaysia 1957 - 2020: Development of Post-secondary Literature in English. , 1-218. doi:10.4324/9781003205937
  2. Lim J.W. (2018). Desired student response and its potential in forms of English literature education in Malaysia, Literature Education in the Asia-Pacific: Policies, Practices and Perspectives in Global Times. , 120-137. doi:10.4324/9781315265988
  3. Lim J.W. (2018). Exploring post-16 literature in English in a Malaysian classroom: A hermeneutic phenomenological perspective, Young People Reading: Empirical Research across International Contexts. , 149-165. doi:10.4324/9781315265216
  4. Lim J.W. (2018). Localizing English literature as a school subject: a Malaysian experience, Asia Pacific Journal of Education. 38(2), 151-163. doi:10.1080/02188791.2018.1460254
Others
  1. Lim, J. W., & Tee, M. Y. (2022). A Take on Cognitive Research Regarding Connections Between Reading Literature and Empathy through Wolfgang Iser, Literary Voice 18(1), 356-363
  2. Parameswaran, M. D., & Lim, J. W. (2018). Code-Switching Practices in a Malaysian multilingual primary classroom from teacher's and student's perspectives. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 8(2), 254-264.
  3. Lim, J. W. (2017). Testing the test: Exploring conceptualisations of English Literature in post-16 literature assessment. 3L: The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies, 23(1), 35 - 48. DOI: http://doi.org/10.17576/3L-2017-2301-03
  4. Lim, J. W. (2015). What happens in a literature classroom? A hermeneutic phenomenological perspective. In Malaysian Journal of ELT Research, 11(1), 52 66.
Books
  1. LIm, J. W. (2025). Reforming Literature Education in Malaysia 1957 – 2020: Development of Post-secondary Literature in English. Oxon, UK: Routledge.
  2. Tee, M.Y., Mohd Salleh, U.K., Sathasivam, R., Lim, J.W. (2022). Panduan mengajar berasaskan penyelidikan. Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia.
Chapter in Books
  1. Lim, J. W. (2021). Changes for the better? A perspective based on post-secondary 'Literature in English' in Malaysia. In S. L. Chong (Eds.), Charting an Asian Trajectory for Literary Education: Connecting past, present and future literacies (pp. 120-135). Routledge.
  2. Lim, J. W. (2019). Research in Literary Studies. In J. Othman & M. M. Lotfie (Eds.), Research design for language studies (73-92). Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press
  3. Lim, J. W. (2018). Exploring post-16 literature in English in a Malaysian classroom: A hermeneutic phenomenological perspective. In E. Arizpe &G. C. Hodges (Eds.), Young People Reading: Empirical research across international contexts (pp. 149-165. London: Routledge.
  4. Lim, JW. (2018). Desired student response and its potential in forms of English literature education in Malaysia. In C. E. Loh, S. Choo & C. Beavis (Eds.), Literature Education in the Asia-Pacific (pp.120-137). New York: Routledge

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2021 - 2024, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Development Of An Integrated Socialization Pathways (digital, Textual, And Physical) Framework For Primary School Pupils In Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2019 - 2021, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Narrowing the divide: How to increase poor, rural-school children's life chances by sustaining reading practices through school-community-university partnerships ( Consultant)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Yseali Regional Workshop 'Empowering Southeast Asian Educators', The Asia Foundation
    01 Dec 2019 - 01 Dec 2019 (International)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Exploring Social Identity Construction and Ideas of Race among Primary School Students, 58th RELC International Conference, Re-humanizing, Re-conceptualizing and Re-imagining Language Teaching and Learning for Education 5.0, RELC (International) (11 Mar 2024 - 13 Mar 2024)
  2. Taking Explorations of Literary Texts Beyond the Classroom, 41st Thailand TESOL International Virtual Conference, Thai TESOL (International) (21 Jan 2022 - 22 Jan 2022)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. SUPPORTING LITERATURE IN ENGLISH STUDENTS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE (ICEL) 2021: EMBRACING GLOBAL ELT TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS IN THE NEW NORMAL, Ministry of Education, Malaysia (International) (25 Aug 2021 - 26 Aug 2021)
  2. Rethinking reading and literacy in an Asian multilingual context , 2nd International Conference on English Language Teaching, Literature, and Linguistics, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (International) (25 Aug 2021 - 26 Aug 2021)
PRESENTER
  1. Critical Literacy in Action: aspects to capitalise on and challenges to consider AND Tracing Glocal Tensions in Literature in English Classrooms, 16th ASIA TEFL, 1st MAAL & 6th HAAL 2018 International conference "English Language Teaching in a Glocalised World: Research and Praxis", ASIA TEFL, MAAL and HAAL (International) (27 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2018)
  2. Looking at the literature classroom: A combination of hermeneutic phenomenological principles and discourse analysis, Faculty of Education, Cambridge, Real Readers Reading: A seminar series to explore empirical methodology for research about reading and readers, PLACE research group (University) (16 Mar 2016 - 16 Mar 2016)
  3. There is a gap somewhere: Issues of text selection for Post-16 literature in Malaysia, St Catharine 's College, Cambridge, MCR Symposium., St Catharine's College MCR (University) (25 Feb 2016 - 25 Feb 2016)
  4. From the syllabus to the student: A case study of A-level English Literature using a Hermeneutic Phenomenological Perspective, Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference 2015, National Institute of Education (International) (02 Jun 2015 - 04 Jun 2015)
OTHERS
  1. Changes for the better? A perspective based on post-16 Literature in English in Malaysia , MICOLLAC 2018 10th Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures, UPM (International) (14 Aug 2018 - 16 Aug 2018)
  2. Increasing reflective critical thinking skills, 25 Korea TESOL International Conference: Why are we here? Analogue learning in the digital era, Korea TESOL (International) (21 Oct 2017 - 22 Oct 2017)
  3. Encouraging Reflective Critical Thinking Through a Created-Creator Concept , New Directions in English Language Education: Global Trends and Local Innovations, MELTA (International) (28 Aug 2017 - 30 Aug 2017)
  4. Created-creator: Reflective critical thinking skills, Research Conference in Language Education 2017: Language Education for a world on the move, Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya (National) (15 Jul 2017 - 15 Jul 2017)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2023) Editor, International, (Reviewer)
  2. (2022) External Examiner for Phd Candidate Hu Jianan, from Segi University, National, (External Examiner)
  3. (2021) External Examiner for The Master of Education Programme in City University, National, (External Examiner)
  4. (2018) To review assessment methods and practices of the Diploma in English Studies programme at Methodist College Kuala Lumpur, (External Examiner)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2017) Journal of Educational Research editorial board member, Faculty of Education, University Malaya

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2024) Exploring impact of religious beliefs on teachers’ professional identity: a case study of ESL teachers., LEE YII TYNG
Master
  1. (2014) Code-switching in the classroom: A case study of teacher and student perspectives, Malini Devi a/p Paramesvaran
  2. (2013) Teaching critical literacy using The Jungle Book for a Form 2 English class in an independent Chinese School, Preena Nair Unnikrishnan
  3. (2013) Malaysian university students' experience on the use of mother tongue in studying subjects in English, Grace Yang Gin Ai

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2022) PQE7018 - Literature in Teaching English as a Second Language
  2. (2022) PQI6066 - Teaching Literature in The Language Classroom
  3. (2021) PQE7018 - Literature in Teaching English as a Second Language
Bachelor
  1. (2022) PIB2008 - Interpretations of Literary Texts in Schools
  2. (2022) PIB1008 - Introduction to Methodology in Literature Education
  3. (2022) PIB3013 - Literary Texts for Esl Learners
  4. (2022) PIB3014 - Simulated Teaching in Literature Education
  5. (2021) PIB3002 - Foundations of Research in Tesl
  6. (2021) PIB2008 - Interpretations of Literary Texts in Schools
  7. (2021) PIB3013 - Literary Texts for Esl Learners
  8. (2021) PIB2003 - Writing Skills for Textual Analysis
  9. (2018) PBET4103 - Simulated Teaching in Literature Education
  10. (2018) PIB2003 - Writing Skills for Textual Analysis
  11. (2018) PIB2008 - Interpretations of Literary Texts in Schools
  12. (2017) PBET2106 - Thinking and Communication Skills
  13. (2017) PBET3211 - Literary Texts for Esl Learners
  14. (2017) PBET4102 - Performance in Literature Education

PATENT/IPR

  • Created-creator module
    Copyright (National)

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Served as a Teacher for Window to Malaysia Exchange Programme, (10 Jul 2017 - 19 Jul 2017)
  • Contributor to The Star Education Pulllout, (24 May 2017 - 24 May 2017)
  • Research Conference in Language Education 2017 Organising Committee Member, (07 Feb 2017 - 15 Jul 2017)