Nooreiny Maarof is an associate professor at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her area of specialization is in Multilingual/Multicultural Education (PhD, The Florida State University; BA English & MA TESOL -- Northern Il
...MoreNooreiny Maarof is an associate professor at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her area of specialization is in Multilingual/Multicultural Education (PhD, The Florida State University; BA English & MA TESOL -- Northern Illinois University, USA), in particular, in the field of teaching English as a Second Language. She has taught for more than twenty years at the faculty and has supervised research for both undergraduate and graduate students (MA and PhD). She once held the post of Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Language Studies and Faculty of Education (Graduate Studies). Her main research interest is in literacy issues related to ESL/EFL contexts. She has published her writings in refereed journals such as International Education journal, Internet TESL journal, MELTA journal, and other local and international language journals. She has also reviewed articles for international journals such as IJME and Reading in a Foreign Language and for a number of local refereed journals (e-Bangi, UKM publisher, USIM publisher, Open University Malaysia, among others.) She has conducted a number of research on reading, writing and assessment of language skills. She is currently conducting research at the national level on assessing teaching and learning mathematics and science in ESL in Malaysia.
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