 | A. Prof. Manjet Kaur Mehar SinghUniversiti Sains Malaysia,MalaysiaResearch Areas: Exploring the Influence of an Intercultural Reading Programme (IRP)in Developing an Intercultural Framework among Malaysian Secondary School Students, KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI, RM68,200.00, 1/7/2014-31/12/2016, Malaysian University Students' Attitudes and Perceptions of Plagiarism, USM (JANGKA PENDEK), RM35,280.00, 1/3/2015-28/2/2017 Introduction：Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manjet Kaur Mehar Singh completed her B.A. (Education) Hons., (1995), Master in Education (TESOL) (2000) and Ph.D specialising in Academic Literacies and International Students (2013) at University of Science Malaysia. She started her academic career as a language instructor at the Center of Languages and Translation, USM in 1996. As a scholar, Dr.Manjet Kaur’s field of research interests are wide-ranging, which include language, literacy, muliticulturalism and research in higher education. She is very active in doing research and publishing and is also a member of the editorial board of journals at national and international level.Other than teaching at undergraduate level, she is also currently supervising Master and PhD students. She has also widely presented at international conferences worldwide. For her contribution to the university, Dr. Manjet Kaur was awarded excellent service award by USM in 2008. As for her contribution to the state of Penang, Dr. Manjet Kaur was awarded the “P.J.K.” award by the Governor of Penang in 2015. |