Contact

• workRoom B1B31 Block B
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• work+6 (03) 8725 3583
• XunYu.Chai@nottingham.edu.my

Biography

Chai Xun Yu is an Assistant Professor at the School of Education, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia. She read for her PhD and MA TESOL at the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia. She holds a B.Ed TESL from the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Selangor. Her work experience includes serving as an English teacher at a prestigious International School, both at the primary and secondary levels. She has also worked as an English language teacher at a national secondary school.

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/000-0002-0797-6300

Awards

• 2018 Overall Best Postgraduate 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Student
• 2017 First runner up of Sabah MELTA National Conference Presenter Award
• 2016 Finalist for MELTA International Conference on Graduate 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ in English Language Education
• 2013 Finalist for MELTA International Conference on Graduate 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ in English Language Education

Involvement in Granted Education 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@

She has served at project management and administration levels in several granted education research that aim at developing and improving education in multiple aspects, ranging from higher education development, programme evaluation of learning tools and their effectiveness. These include:

• Managing the agreement meeting and project signing ceremony of the world bank Bangladesh College Education Development Programme
• 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ coordinator on the assessment of successful progression from school to higher education, vocational education and the workplace of Malaysian Indian students
• Project management of the Malaysian Literacy and Numeracy Screening (LINUS) Programme's teacher evaluation
• Project management of the Malaysian English language LINUS trainers (FASILinus) professional development and research project
• Coordinator of Validation of FrogAsia pilot project "I am Learning" in SK Jalan Selangor

Involvement in Education Outreach Programmes

She was involved in management and leadership roles in education outreach programmes. These include:

• School Leadership and Policy Implementation in Malaysia Conference, 2019
• Tzu Chi Refugee School Professional Development Programme, 2019
• Modern Education Leadership and Management Training Programme (School of Education, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia, in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka), 2018
• Senior Leadership Quality Assurance and Management Programme (School of Education, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia, in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka), 2018
• Leadership and Excellence in Teaching and Learning Training Programme (School of Education, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia, in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka), 2018
• MELTA National Colloquium on Transforming English Language Education in Malaysia: A Stakeholder Perspective on Policy, Programmes and Performance, 2018
• Malaysian Lasallian Educators Conference: Education for Peace, Justice and Humanity, 2018
• Leadership for Learning: Redesigning Policy and Practice Conference, 2018
• Sathya Sai Organisation Professional Development Programme, 2018
• LaSallian School Leaders Conference , 2017
• St. Paul Institution (Secondary) Writing Workshop, 2017
• Girl Guides Association of Malaysia Management Training Workshop, 2017
• Study Skills and Stress Management Workshop, 2017
• Educational Leadership in the 21st Century Conference, 2017

Teaching Summary

Undergraduate

• Material for Language Learning
• Teaching of Listening and Speaking
• Planning for Continuous Professional Development

Postgraduate

• Materials and Technology for Language Education

In the past, she contributed to the following modules:

• Language Teaching Methodology and Curriculum (Postgraduate)
• Critical Perspectives on Curriculum and Pedagogy (Postgraduate)
• Changing Curriculum: Policy, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ and Practice (Postgraduate)
• Creative Curriculum (Undergraduate)
• Literature for Language Learning (Undergraduate)
• Learning Styles and Strategies (Undergraduate)
• Foundation in Education A (Foundation)
• Foundation in Education B (Foundation)

She contributed to sessions on creativity in argumentation and problem solving for undergraduate students of Universiti Teknologi Mara, Kelantan and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in 2023. She was involved in a professional development workshop on "creativity in English language teaching" for teachers of English Language Centre, Kuching in 2019. She was also one of the trainers for the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia Winter English programme with Hanyang 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ in 2017 and Summer English programme with Dong-Eui Institute of Technology in 2018. She also contributed to the training sessions of the education research and outreach programmes undertaken by the School of Education, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham Malaysia including the LINUS teacher training, La Sallian school leaders training, Girl Guides Association Malaysia management training, SMK Dato Mohd Said, Nilai, NS, and Sathya Sai Organisation professional development programmes.

Past 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@

Chai, X. Y. & Ganakumaran, S. (2021). The use of communication strategies in mobile asynchronous chat. IJCALLT, 11(3).

Chai, X.Y. & Ganakumaran, S. (2017). A mentoring approach for developing creativity in teaching. Malaysian Journal of ELT 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@, 14(2), pp. 1-19.

Chai, X.Y. (2013). Do learner beliefs about learning matter in English language education? Malaysian Journal of ELT 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@, 9(2), pp. 19-35.