Classroom Research Made Simple for Novice Teachers

Classroom research will help these teachers become aware of their classroom behaviour and pedagogical practices during their early years and will encourage reflection. Consequently, they can take necessary steps to address their weaknesses and consolidate their strengths - in short, to continually evolve as better teachers over time.

Goh Hock Seng (Ph.D) has been teaching in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris since it was first established in 1997. He obtained a Master in Linguistics for Language Teaching from the University of Lancaster and completed his doctorate in TESL at University Malaya. He has supervised students’ researches and reports at undergraduate and postgraduate level besides conducting his own researches and publishing findings in academic journals.

Maizatulliza Muhamad is an Associate Professor at the English Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Languages, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. She has extensive experience as a teacher educator and researcher specializing in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).

Mazlin Mohamed Mokhtar is a Senior Lecturer at the English Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Languages, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, and an experienced TESL lecturer who has previously taught in‘school and polytechnics. She graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research interests are Sociolinguistics, ESP, ESL and ICT in Education.