Professor Dr Chan Swee Heng

Chan Swee Heng was Professor in Applied Linguistics at Universiti Putra Malaysia, attached to the Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, before joining Taylor's University as Senior Research Fellow.

Her research interests are in the fields of language testing, discourse studies, and writing. She has vast experience in supervising local and international students pursuing their postgraduate  degrees, and leading research projects, She has also published widely both locally and internationally. Currently she consults on language testing at national testing agencies.       


Academic Qualification

  • Doktor Falsafah (Pengajian Bahasa Inggeris), UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA, Malaysia
  • Master of Education, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Arts, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia
  • Diploma Pendidikan, UNIVERSITI MALAYA, Malaysia

Professional Qualification

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Areas of Expertise

  • Social Sciences, Education, Language testing, discourse studies, writing

Research Interest

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Publications

2021
  • Using online multiple choice questions with multiple attempts: A case for self-directed learning among tertiary students Ng Wen Lee1, Wan Noor Farah Wan Shamsuddin2, Lim Chia Wei3, Muhammad Nur Adilin Mohd Anuardi4, Chan Swee Heng5, Ain Nadzimah Abdullah6 (SCOPUS-Indexed), International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) - Article in Journals
2020
  • Infusing Thinking Skills in the Classroom: Perceptions of Undergraduates in China Public Universities, (ERA Indexed), Journal of new advances in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics - Article in Journals
  • English Grammar - Original Writings
  • Students Perceptions on Thinking Skills Infusion in a Tertiary Classroom, Journal of new advances in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics - Article in Journals
2019
  • Based on the data in ... Cohesive Markers in Results and Discussion Section, JALDA - Article in Journals
2018
  • Foad Ebrahim & Chan, S.H. (2018). Grammatical subjects in method section of Psychology and Chemistry research articles: A functional analysis, Beyond Words. (e-journal), Beyond Words - Article in Journals
2017
  • Patterns of dominance of language vitalities among Malaysian Primary National Type and Secondary Schools (SCOPUS-Indexed), Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics - Article in Journals
2016
  • Regularities and irregularities in rhetorical move structure of Linguistics abstracts in research articles (SCOPUS-Indexed), 3L: The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies - Article in Journals
2015
  • Bilingualism in Malaysia: Language education policy and local needs (SCOPUS-Indexed), Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities - Article in Journals

Research

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Awards and Stewardship

  • Best Selling Book for UPM Press Title: Speaking Interactively , Education, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Creativity , 2019

Paper Presented

  • The role of self-regulating vocabulary capacity in the relationships between self-efficacy, motivation and vocabulary knowledge: a structural equation modelling approach (PGRC 7892). , PGRC 2022 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 05/11/2022 to 06/11/2022
  • Towards the Development of a Communicative ESP Course for Pre-service Flight Attendant Training in China (PGRC 823). , PGRC 2022 (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 05/11/2022 to 06/11/2022
  • Designing materials for the teaching of metadiscourse , I-MELT (CONFERENCE), ORAL PRESENTER , 16/03/2017 to 18/03/2017