Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Ms. Thavamalar A/P Thuraisingam


ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
  • Senior Lecturer I, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, 01/09/1995 to present
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Master In English Second Language, University Of Malaya, -
  • Bachelor Of Education (TESL), Universiti Malaya, -
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area)
  • Tertiary Education (English Language Teaching (ELT))
TEACHING
(Course Title),(Level of Study),(Institution),(Month/Year)
  • English Composition I, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2019)
  • Effective Public Communication, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (05/2019)
  • Business Communication, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2019)
  • Interpersonal Communication, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2019)
  • Basic Writing II, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2017)
  • English Composition II, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (08/2015)
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
Book Chapter
2017
  • Parvinder Kaur, Thavamalar Thuraisingam, Perry Hobson. ‘International Experience in Higher Education Management.’ (2017) Public-Private Equilibrium: Balancing Growth with Quality and Equity of Higher Education in Malaysia using Benchmarking Approach. Vikneswaran Nair, Molly Lee, Thian Look Boon (Eds.). Singapore: Pearson Malaysia Sdn Bhd
     
2016
  • Vikneswaran Nair, Molly Lee, Thian Lok Boon, Parvinder Kaur, Thavamalar Thuraisingam & Mahadevan Supramaniam. (2016) ‘Public- Private Equilibrium: Balancing Growth with Quality and Equity of Higher Education in Malaysia.’ Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Higher Education Challenges and Strategies. Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah, Ahmad Nurulazam Md. Zain (Eds.) Malaysia: USM & IPPTN.
     
2007
  • Parvinder Kaur and Thavamalar Thuraisingam. ‘The Malaysian Ageing Population: Dreams and Dilemmas.’ (2007) Language and Human Rights. David, Maya (Ed.) Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.
Article in Journals
2022
  • Thuraisingam, T., Quah, H. G. L., Wan, P. M. (2022). A Systematic Review of Refugee Education in Malaysia, Jurnal EL-RIYASAH, Vol 13 (2), 50-67 https://ejournal.uin-suska.ac.id/index.php/elriyasah
2019
  • Singh, P. K. H., & and Thuraisingam, T. (2019). Eliciting the Beliefs of Probationary Students About Their Attendance of Pass Within the Integrated Behavioral Model Framework International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling, 4(30), 197-209
  • Thuraisingam, T., Chiew, G. E., & Singh, P. K. H. (2019). Impact of Peer Assessment Intervention on Student Motivation and Learning in Composition Classes. Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling, 4(30), 225-236.
2014
  • Thuraisingam T., Hukam Parvinder K., David M.K., Nair V. (2014). Research culture of private universities in Malaysia: Using contradictions in activity theory. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 22(2), pp.521-537 (SCOPUS-Indexed)
     
2013
  • Parvinder Kaur, Thavamalar Thuraisingam, Maya Khemlani David and Vikneswaran Nair. “The Research Imperative of the Evolving Environment in Malaysian Public Institutions” SEARCH The Journal of the South East Asia Research Centre, Vol.5 (1), March 2013, pp.1-18. (SCOPUS indexed) (SCOPUS-Indexed)
     
2012
  • Thavamalar Thuraisingam, Parvinder Kaur, Shelly Yeo, Carmela Briguglio, Gavin Sanderson, Saadia Mahmud & Michelle Wallace. An Activity Theory Approach to Fair Assessment Moderation in Transnational Education. Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Education (JIRE). Vol. 2 (1), 2012, pp1-15
     
2011
  • Parvinder Singh and Thavamalar Thuraisingam. Language for Reconciliation in Religious Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Contradictions in Sermons Explored through the Activity Theory Framework. Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, v30(3-4), Aug 2011, pp.391-404 (ISI Journal) (ISI-Indexed)
     
RESEARCH PROJECT
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Issues and challenges faced by the elderly homecare centre in Malaysia, Co-researcher, 2017 to 2021 (Taylor's University)
  • Psychological poverty amongst Malaysian aged adults towards well-being, Co-researcher, 2017 to 2018 (Taylor's University)
PRESENTATION
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
ORAL PRESENTER
  • Impact of Peer Assessment Intervention on Student Motivation and Learning in Composition Classes, TTLC 2018 Taylor's Teaching & Learning Conference, 22/09/2018 to 23/09/2018, Taylor's University (National)
  • Eliciting the Beliefs of Probationary Students about their Attendance of PASS within the Integrated Behavioral Model Framework, TTLC 2018 Taylor's Teaching & Learning Conference 2018, 22/09/2018 to 23/09/2018, Taylor's Unviersity (National)
  • Mirroring the Research Culture of Private University in Malaysia Through Contradictions of Activity Theory, Third IJAS Conference (International Journal Of Arts and Science, 27/05/2012 to 31/05/2012, international Journal of Arts and Science (http://internationaljournal.org/boston.html) (International)