Huan Yik Lee

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• Doctor of Philosophy
• Senior Lecturer at University of Technology Malaysia

The purpose of this article is to promote researcher agency to use bibliometric analysis for professional development. To achieve this aim, this paper provides an overview of academic research, by conducting a bibliometric review on English language teacher education between 1946 and 2022. With the aid of the VOSviewer software tool, this bibliomet...

This study investigates speech anxiety among 21 Chinese postgraduate students at University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), focusing on public speaking challenges due to language barriers. The primary goal is to identify anxiety sources in academic settings and assess their impact on student performance. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research c...

Fenomena alih kod atau pengaruh bahasa asing dalam penggunaan bahasa seharian adalah topik yang relevan dan merupakan fokus utama beberapa penyelidikan terkini. Kajian tentang isu percampuran bahasa dalam pembelajaran bahasa Arab sebagai bahasa kedua di Institut Sains dan Teknologi Darul Takzim (INSTEDT) adalah penting untuk memahami cabaran dan ke...

This chapter examines the current situation of English in ASEAN and the Southeast Asian region. This unfolding of English can be associated with the de-facto and de-jure adoption of English as the sole working language of ASEAN in the past six decades. Specifically, the chapter examines the dominant ideologies of English including English for devel...

The concluding chapter of the book revisits the rationale for undertaking the research on LPP in ASEAN. The findings of the study derived from interviews with LPP scholars and key ASEAN officials and based on analysis of available policy documents as reported in Chaps. 4, 5 and 6 are summarised in this chapter to present the main argument. The chap...

Chapter 4 offers insights into the process of language policy and planning in ASEAN, seeking to explain why and how English was chosen as the sole working language. The chapter provides an account of the under-researched LPP process, drawing chiefly on data from the interview participants and analysis of policy documents. We highlight the key facto...

This chapter discusses theories and principles as they relate to language policy and planning (LPP) at the supranational level. The chapter first examines types of LPP, with a particular focus on status planning and acquisition planning. The section that follows explores the LPP context of the book, which is the ASEAN. The discussion of agency in L...

This chapter provides an introduction about language policy and planning (hereafter, LPP) of international organisations and rationalises the selection of Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) in this book. The chapter then presents an overview of ASEAN as an intergovernmental organisation, within which the ASEAN Way is introduced as part of th...

This chapter looks into the future of LPP in ASEAN. Instead of predicting how the linguistic future may unfold in ASEAN and the region, the chapter prioritises remaining this future. The LPP scholar participants and policy officials were invited to reflect what an ideal ASEAN LPP may look like, as an alternative to the current English-only regime....

After laying the theoretical foundation in Chap. 2, this chapter briefly discusses the methodology employed for conducting the research reported in the book. However, the chapter is not simply an account of the technical and practical aspects of research process and procedures. Its innovation is marked by the very choice of mainly applied linguists...

Game-based learning platforms (GBPs), such as Kahoot!, are tools that can enhance learning experiences for both lecturers and students. However, existing studies on GBPs often yield inconclusive results due to a narrow definition of learning that does not fully address both the input and output stages. Additionally, there is also a lack of comparat...

In line with the Fourth Industrial Revolution's technological advancement, this study investigates the integration of Augmented Reality (AR) applications within higher education in Malaysia. Focusing on the field of Educational Technology, the research employs Cognitive Theory in Multimedia Learning as a foundational strategy for developing AR appl...

This study investigated the teaching of EFL reading at a university level from teacher’s and students’ perspectives. It delved into how the participating lecturer conducted the teaching of reading. Moreover, it shared the difficulties of teaching reading and the difficulties of students in reading. In this research, the researchers used a case stud...

Research into willingness to communicate in English has gained momentum in second/foreign language learning recently. Applied linguists have argued for the factors that may hinder learners to communicate in English. However, although extensive studies on willingness to communicate in English have been carried out, the studies have much focused on u...

Studies on English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' identity construction have been extensively investigated in recent years. However, the previous studies exclusively focused on teachers in higher education and neglected the Global Englishes (GE) concept as a mediator in identity construction. Therefore, to fill this lacuna, the current narra...

The L2 motivational self-system (L2MSS) has been extensively investigated in multiple contexts. However, few studies have explored its correlation with Islamic junior high English students’ proficiency test results. To fill the void, this study examines the relationship between the L2MSS and English proficiency test scores among Indonesian Islamic...

Research on language policy and planning (LPP) of international organisations has predominantly focused on the United Nations and the European Union, while the context of ASEAN is otherwise overlooked due to a perceived lacklustre interest in analysing discourses and phenomena in the Global South. This paper firstly explicates the rationale for res...

The present study focused on teachers’ perceptions of how teacher talk works in the classroom and some challenges they might encounter during initiating interaction to encourage students. A classroom observation was done to portray the data of the learning process and teachers’ interview was also conducted to discover insights about teacher talk an...

In a world where linguistic and cultural diversity is increasingly celebrated, opting for English as the sole working language, as stipulated in the ASEAN Charter, on pragmatic grounds, has made ASEAN an interesting case study from the language policy and planning (LPP) perspective. ASEAN's LPP can be understood as the manifestation of the principl...

Over the past few decades, many Southeast Asian governments have promoted English language education (hereafter ELE) as a linguistic pathway for developing human capital and improving global economic competitiveness of their nations. However, Kirkpatrick (2017. Language education policy among the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Eur...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has deployed English not only as its sole working language but also as a tool for forging regional identity, unity and solidarity among its ten member‐states. Drawing on the concept of ‘imagined communities’ and, by extension, ‘imagined identity regionalism’, this article provides a critical examin...

Although most international organisations are, in principle, multilingual, the ten-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has adopted a radical approach by operating monolingually, ostensibly for convenience and pragmatism. In order to provide an evaluation of the ASEAN policy context, this paper compares and contrasts ASEAN to two...

Currently, in many developing countries, there have been intensified efforts by policymakers to push for decentralisation of education as part of a neo-liberal reform agenda to improve school management efficiency and cater to localised needs. In the Malaysian context, the government has attempted further decentralisation of autonomy in selected pu...

This paper illustrates the recently-introduced ‘coaching and mentoring’ mechanism through the implementation of District-led District Transformation Programme (DTP) under Thrust Six of the Malaysia Education Blueprint (Ministry of Education, 2013), aimed at supporting teachers’ professional development and improving schools’ English language perfor...

Malaysia Education Blueprint (2013-2025) is a major transformation plan for decentralisation of education. The policy aims to provide greater empowerment to District Education offices through the District Transformation Programme (DTP) and allow Trust Schools more autonomy for school-based management. Literature shows that top-down aspirations may...

The purpose of this research was to study (a) the macro-level English language policies and micro-level English language initiatives directed towards developing English language ecology, and (b) to ascertain the key actors‟ involvement in the English language policies and programmes at the micro-level. Malaysian cluster schools offer a unique site...

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is viewed as one of the modern education approaches aimed at developing learners’ L2 (English language) proficiency through subject specific content. In the Malaysian context, this refers to the Teaching of Mathematics and Science in English (MSE) policy. This paper focuses on the implementation of th...

The purpose of the study was to determine the learning style preferences of B. Ed. (TESL) Foundation Cohort 4 students in IPBA when learning English. 50 students were randomly selected for the sample. The survey questionnaire used was adopted from Thang's (2003) study. Interviews were also conducted to seek explanations from the respondents with re...