Teh Hui Lin

Teh Hui Lin

Teh Hui Lin

  • Lecturer
English for Specific Academic Purposes
  • Centre for English Language Studies (CELS)

Biography

Dr Teh Hui Lin obtained her PhD in English Language from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She is currently teaching English academic courses at Centre for English Language Studies, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University. She has been involved in the teaching and curriculum design as well as material development in English academic courses. Through her previous working experience and continuous knowledge acquisition in the banking sector and shipping industry, she can provide real-world context and practical insights that deepen students’ understanding and engagement. Her research areas are in academic writing, applied linguistics, English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) and EAP teaching and learning.

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Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in English Language, Universiti Putra Malaysia (2025)
  • Master in English Language Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia (2009)
  • BA (Hons) in English Language Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia (2004)

Research Interests

  • Academic reading and writing
  • Applied Linguistics
  • EAP teaching and learning
  • Generative AI and writing
  • English for Specific Academic Purposes

Notable Publications

  1. Teh, H.L., Lee, G. I., Nimehchisalem, V. & Abdullah, A.N. (2025). Stance Nouns in Argumentative Essays by L2 Malaysian Undergraduates. GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies, 25(3), 777-795. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/gema-2025-2503-11
  2. Teh, H.L., Lee, G. I., Nimehchisalem, V. & Abdullah, A.N. (2025). Patterns of grammatical structures of stance in argumentative essays by L2 Malaysian undergraduates. Journal of Language & Communication, 12(1), 125-148. https://doi.org/10.47836/jlc.12.01.07
  3. Teh, H. L. (2024). Grammatical structures, stance nouns and writing quality in argumentative essays by L2 Malaysian undergraduate Business students. [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
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  4. Teh, H.L., Lee, G. I., Nimehchisalem, V. & Abdullah, A.N. (2025, August 26th – 28th). Case analysis of stance construction in argumentative essays by L2 Malaysian undergraduates [Paper presentation]. The 13th Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MICOLLAC 2025), Penang, Malaysia.
  5. Teh, H.L. (2025, June 17th). Enriching encounter: Corpus-based study with Antconc [Online pre-conference workshop]. The 13th Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MICOLLAC 2025), Penang, Malaysia.
  6. Yunos, F. N. & Teh, H. L. (2023, August 5th). Multiliteracies in concept mapping [Symposium]. The English for Specific Academic Purposes Symposium 2023, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University, Malaysia.
  7. Teh, H.L., Lee, G. I., Nimehchisalem, V. & Abdullah, A.N. (2021, March 23rd – 25th). Stance nouns in L2 argumentative essays by first-year Business undergraduate students [Online paper presentation]. The 11th Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MICOLLAC 2020).
  8. Teh, H. L. (2019, August 3rd). Summary? The sum of ... [Symposium]. The English for Specific Academic Purposes Symposium 2019, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University, Malaysia.
  9. Teh, H. L., Abdullah, A. I., Tan, H., & Nimedchisalem, V. (2017, August 11th - 13th). Information processing and eye movement analysis: Reading processes and identification of main ideas of ESL learners [Paper presentation]. The International Postgraduate Conference on Research in Education 2017, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.
  10. Teh, H. L., Abdullah, A. I., Tan, H., & Nimedchisalem, V. (2016, November 27th - December 1st). Information processing and eye movement analysis in reading and writing [Paper presentation]. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2016, Melbourne.

Professional Associations

1. AsiaTEFL (Asian English Education Association)
2. Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL)