Senior Lecturer – School of English
Qualifications:
- PhD (TESL), UPSI
- Master of Education, OUM
- Bachelor in Education in TESL, MSU
Research Interest
- The Influence of First Language Grammar (L1) on the English Language (L2) Writing
Teaching Interests
Theatre, Communication Skills and Micro-teaching
Teaching and Industry Experience
14 years teaching experience:
- QUEST International University, Perak Mac 2013 – Present
Position Title: Senior Lecturer
- Programme Coordinator (BA TESL) (September 2015-September 2016)
- Module Coordinator (May 2013-August 2015)
- PTPL College (Shah Alam) Jun 2012 – Feb 2013
Position Title : Tutor
- ITJ College Feb 2011 – Aug 2011
Position Title : Lecturer
- Al-Ikhlas Cambridge Sdn.Bhd (Shah Alam) March 2009 – Feb 2011
Position Title : Lecturer cum Acting Centre Manager
- SMK Taman Sri Muda Shah Alam (Shah Alam)July 2008 – Oct 2008
Position Title : Trainee(internship program)
Administrative Appointments / Committee Involvements
- Programme Coordinator (BA TESL) (September 2015-September 2016)
- MUET Coordinator
- TESL Committee
- Faculty representative on QIU Alumni Committee
- FSS Auditor (Internal QA Team)
Publications
- Gurdarshan Singh, A. K., & Maniam, M. (2023). Ways to Minimize the Influence of L1
(Bahasa Melayu) Into L2 (English) Tenses Writing among Form 2 Secondary School
Students in Ipoh. Journal of Social Sciences and Business, 2(1), 16–21.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8152124 Paritam Singh, P. K., Baldev Singh, P. K. G. ., & Gurdarshan Singh, A. K. . (2023). The Effectiveness of Utilizing Audio-Visual Learning Tools among TESL Undergraduates Higher Education institution in Malaysia. Journal of Social Sciences and Business, 2(1), 22–27. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8152134
- Amanpreet Kaur and Mahendran Maniam (2020). A Case Study on the Influence of First LanguageSyntax (L1) in Writing English (L2) Essays among Form Two Secondary Students, Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2914-2920,8(7) DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080719
- Amanpreet Kaur (2020). A Case Study on the Interference of Bahasa Melayu (L1) on the Tenses Used in Writing English (L2) Essays among Form Two Secondary Students. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Sciences (IJRISS),418-425, 4(7). ISSN No. 2454-6186
Conference and Paper Presentation
- International Conference on English Studies in Indonesia (iconesia)
Venue:Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
