TEACHING English as a Second Language (TESL) student teachers have done the Institute of Teacher Education Malaysia proud at the Second National Research Conference in English Language Education (NRCELE) 2019 held at the Institute of Teacher Education (IPG), Tuanku Bainun Campus in Penang.
Nurshuhada Mohd Nasir from IPG Kampus Tuanku Bainun, Nur Hidayah Fadillong and Muhammad Faizul Mohd Ridzuan from IPG Kampus Perlis and Wardatul Ikhwana Mahali from IPG Kampus Gaya, bagged four awards in the bronze category.
Held for the second year running, NRCELE 2019 was co-hosted by the Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (Melta) Penang Chapter and the Institute of Teacher Education Tuanku Bainun Campus.
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| The student winners with Prof Ganakumaran (ninth left) at the event. |
A total of 300 delegates attended the event comprising 82 poster presenters, four featured speakers and a forum.
Two award winners from the teacher category were Shazlin Elaiza Lazim from SK Kuala Merah, Kedah (silver) and Tan Shi Min from SMK Ibrahim, Pendang (bronze).
In the academics category, two silver awards went to Ekkapon Phairot and Piyanud Treesattayanmunee, from Universiti Sains Malaysia and Rodiah Dali and Muhammad Raja Abdullah from the Kedah Engineering Matriculation College and AIMST University respectively.
Another two awards in the bronze category went to Haslina Hassan, Aliza Adnan and Lye Guet Poh, all from IPG Kampus Ilmu Khas and Khalipah Mastura Khalid from the Kedah Engineering Matriculation College.
Melta president Prof Dr Ganakumaran Subramaniam said: “The performance in last year’s competition has raised the bar for this year’s poster presentations.”
He added that the ability of NRCELE 2019 to attract so many English language researchers and participants not only reflects English Language Education research culture in Malaysia but also the growing confidence to Malaysian researchers to share their research publicly.
All winners received a certificate, complimentary one-year Melta membership, fee waiver and confirmed slot at the next Melta International Research Conference in English Language Education 2019.
Laysee Gregory is a senior lecturer at Institute of Teacher Education, Tuanku Bainun Campus in Penang.
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