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Mah Boon Yih : Curriculum Vitae

Mah Boon Yih's C.V. (updated till Nov 2010)

Affiliations

2003-2007

  1. Kedah Matriculation College
  2. Universiti Utara Malaysia
  3. Open University Malaysia

2007-present

  1. Universiti Teknologi MARA Pulau Pinang

Association Memberships

  1. International Association of computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT)
  2. Asia Association of Computer Assisted Language Learning (AsiaCALL)
  3. Asian Association of TEFL (Asia TEFL)
  4. Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA)
  5. Penang English Language Learning & Teaching Association (PELLTA)

Selected Publications

2006

Mah, B. Y. (2006, October-November). Can adults acquire a second language successfully? OUM Tutor Connexxions, 15 (1/3-3/3). Retrieved September 9, 2008, from http://tc.oum.edu.my/2006/issue15/index.php?op=view&page=5



2008

Liaw, S. C. & Mah, B. Y. (2008). Group autonomy and peer assessment in conducting reading comprehension activity using newspapers. In Proceedings of The Third CLS International Conference (CLaSIC 2008) (pp. 356-364). Singapore: NUS Singapore

Mah, B. Y. & Liaw, S. C. (2008). Bringing blogs into ESL writing classroom. In Proceedings of ICSTIE 2008 (pp. 2800-2809). Penang, Malaysia: Department of Information Technology and Quantitative Sciences, UiTM Pulau Pinang.

Mah, B. Y. & Liaw, S. C. (2008). Bringing blogs into ESL writing classroom. In Abstract of 2nd International Conference on Science and Technology (ICSTIE 2008) (p. 165). Penang, Malaysia: Department of Information Technology and Quantitative Sciences, UiTM Pulau Pinang.



2009

Mah, B. Y. & Er A. N. (2009). Measuring students' perception of writing web logs in ESL classroom employing the Technology Acceptance Model. In Abstracts of Conference on Scientific & Social Research (CSSR 08'09). Selangor, Malaysia: RMI, UiTM Malaysia.

Mah, B. Y. (2009). An investigation on students’ acceptance of writing web logs: a test of technology acceptance model. In Proceedings of 2009 International Conference on Education Technology and Computer (ICETC 2009) (pp. 181-185). Singapore: IEEE Computer Society.

Hoe, F. T. & Mah, B. Y. (2009). GAT-A teaching module of restructuring basic Mandarin sentences to UiTM Malay students. In Proceedings of International Conference on Languages (UPALS ICL 2009) (pp. 341-349). Penang, Malaysia: Academy of Language Studies, UiTM Pulau Pinang.

Mah, B. Y. (2009). Expanding ESL classroom horizons with weblogs: educators' perspective. In e-Proceedings of International Conference on e-Learning (ICeL 2009) (pp. 1-8). Selangor, Malaysia: i-Learn Centre & University Publication Centre, UiTM.

Mah, B. Y. (2009, December). The manifestation of native language transfer in ESL learning. In Esteem Vol. 5, No. 2, 2009, (pp.61-70). Penang, Malaysia: University Publication Centre (UPENA).

Mah, B. Y. & Er A. N. (2009). Writing web logs in the ESL classroom: a study of student perceptions and the Technology Acceptance Model. In Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE) Vol. 5, No 2, 2009. (pp.47-70).



2010

Cheang, E. K., Mah, B. Y., & Ch'ng, P. E. (2010). Learning style preferences of English language learners among UiTM Penang diploma students. In Proceedings of International Conference on Arts, Social Sciences & Technology (ICAST 2010) (pp. 1-12). Penang, Malaysia: Research & Industrial Linkages Division, UiTM Kedah.

Mah, B. Y., Hoe, F. T., & Cheang, E. K. (2010). The impact of Chinese ESL learner interlanguage on writing: a syntactical analysis. In Proceedings of ICLLIC 2010 (pp. 348-354). Penang, Malaysia: School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Lim, S. G., Ong, S. F., & Mah, B. Y. (2010). The process of designing and developing a romanised mandarin web-based instruction on ISD methodology for non-native learners in Malaysia. In Proceedings of ICENT 2010. Qinhuangdao, China: IACSIT and Northeastern University, China

Lim, S. G., Ong, S. F., Mah, B. Y., Mohd Saifulnizam Abu Bakar (2010). Hanyu-Pinyin WBI-an online Mandarin learning instruction for non-native Mandarin learners. In Abstract of Invention, Innovation and Design (IID) Kedah 2010. Sungai Petani, Kedah: Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah.

Mah, B. Y. (in press, 2010). Enhancing ESL learners' creative and critical thinking through blogging. In K. M. Kabilan & S. Rafik-Galea (Eds.), Creative and critical thinking in ELT (pp. 71-79).



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Courses Taught

  1. Consolidating Language Skills
  2. Preparatory Course for MUET
  3. English for Occupational Purposes
  4. English for Academic Purposes
  5. English for Written Communication
  6. English for Science and Technical Purposes

Trainer

  1. Oral Communication Workshop, UiTM Pulau Pinang, 18-20 November 2008
  2. Tell Me More Software Workshop 2009, Language Lab 1, UiTM Pulau Pinang, 7 August, 2009
  3. Writing Resume and Job Application, Pre-executive 1 Programme (2nd Group), UiTM Pulau Pinang, 29 August, 2009

Language Editor

  1. ESTEEM Academic Journal UiTM Pulau Pinang (2008). Volume 4, Number 1.
  2. ESTEEM Academic Journal UiTM Pulau Pinang (2009, June). Volume 5, Number 1.
  3. Noor Hanim Rahmat. (2010). Writing in the ESL classroom. Manuscript submitted for publication.
  4. ESTEEM Academic Journal UiTM Pulau Pinang (2010, June). Volume 6, Number 2.

Reviewer

  1. 13th IBIMA Conference, Marrakech, Morocco, 9-10 November, 2009.
  2. Malek, S., Mohd. Radzi, A. H., & Osman, M. I. (2010). Travel tales of thinking travellers. Manuscript submitted for publication.
  3. CSSR 2010 (2010 International Conference on Science and Social-science Research), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5-8 December, 2010.
  4. Ahmad Kassim, N. (2010). Learning organization in information environment. Manuscript submitted for publication.
  5. 14th IBIMA Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 23-24 June, 2010. Excellent constructive review.
  6. SHUSER 2011 (2011 International Symposium on Humanities, Science and Engineering Research), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5-8 June, 2011.

Awards

  1. "Establishing an Individual Web-based Teaching Tool (IWWT) using Blogger.com" - Gold Medal (Category: Innovation) in the 7th IID 2010 (Invention, Innovation & Design) organised by Research Management Institute (RMI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia on 12-14 January 2010.
  2. Silver Certificate Award in Publication Record 2008 organised by University Publication Unit (UPENA), UiTM Penang Campus.
  3. "Mah Boon Yih's Blog - the Gadget of Master your Brain with Web 2.0 English Learning system (myb2.0 ELS)" - ITEX Silver Medal (Category: Educational Items) in the 21st ITEX 2010 (International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition) organised by The Malaysian Invention & Design Society (MINDS) on 14-16 May 2010 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia.
  4. "Hanyu-Pinyin WBI - an Online Mandarin Learning Instruction for Non-native Mandarin Learners" - Silver (Category C) in the 1st Innovation, Invention & Design (IID Kedah) organised by Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah on 28-29 July 2010 at SP Inn, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia.
  5. Selected for inclusion in the "Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2011-2012 (11th Edition)". Marquis Who’s Who (United States of America). October 2010.
  6. "Guru Hanyu Pinyin - an Online Romanised Mandarin Pronunciation Learning Instruction for Non-native Learners" - Gold Medal (Category: Invention) in the IID 2010 SE (Invention, Innovation & Design Special Edition) organised by Research Management Institute (RMI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia on 12-14 October 2010.

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