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Biography
Wei Keong Too is Associate Professor at the School of Education, University of Nottingham Malaysia, a Senior Fellow of Advance HE, and a recipient of Lord Dearing Award in teaching and learning. I am currently the Director of Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE). I obtained my BA (English) from National Central University, Taiwan R.O.C., PGCHE from University of Nottingham, Masters of Science and PhD (TESL) from Universiti Putra Malaysia. I started my career as a secondary school English language teacher, and went on to teach English at the tertiary level before my involvement in teacher training programmes.
ORCiD ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5537-9308
Teaching Summary
My teaching focuses include general education and TESOL. Among the modules that I have and am teaching are Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Curriculum Design and Assessment in Higher… read more
Research Summary
My research interests focus on teachers' professional development at the school and higher education levels, language use in the classroom, language policy, young adult literature, and teaching… read more
My teaching focuses include general education and TESOL. Among the modules that I have and am teaching are Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Curriculum Design and Assessment in Higher Education, Developing Blended Learning Environment, Language Teaching: Curriculum and Methodology, Literature in the Language Classroom, Materials for Language Teaching, Current Issues in TESOL, and The Teaching of Grammar.
Current Research
My research interests focus on teachers' professional development at the school and higher education levels, language use in the classroom, language policy, young adult literature, and teaching literature. I am particularly interested in exploring education policy and language use in various educational contexts, and how professional development, language teaching and learning are practised in different social and cultural contexts.
Past Research
Among my past research research projects include:
1. The Implementation of Educational Policy Reform in Malaysia (Funded by The Head Foundation, 2018-2019)
2. Examining Effectiveness of Video in Teaching Arts, Social Science and Engineering Classes (Funded by Teaching and Learning Fund, University of Notingham Malaysia, 2017-2018)
3. Effective Leadership Practices of High Performing Principals: A Mixed-Methods Study of Influences and Outcomes (Funded by Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, FRGS/1/2016/SSI09/UNIM/02/1, 2017-2018)
4. The Effect of Reflective Learning in Mandarin Acquisition (Funded by Teaching & Learning Small Scale Project Fund, University of Nottingham Malaysia, 2015)
5. Evaluating the Educational Programmes of the Hong Leong Foundation (Funded by Hong Leong Foundation, 2015)