Dean’s Welcome
On behalf of my colleagues, I would like to welcome you to the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation website. The School offers a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) English for Professionals programme and graduate studies by research in the fields of Bahasa Malaysia, English Language, Literacy Studies, Translation, Interpretation and other language-related fields at the Master’s and PhD levels. The school also offers language proficiency courses, intensive language programmes and short term courses.I hope that you will be better acquainted with the courses offered as well as the research areas of the academic staff by browsing through this website.
If you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me or the school.
Regards and my best wishes,
Professor Ambigapathy Pandian
Dean
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Introduction
The School of Languages, Literacies and Translation offers a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) English for Professionals designed to meet current demands for career-oriented degree programmes. Graduates of the programme will not only be competent in English but also equipped with the necessary skills to function well in local and global workplaces.
The School also offers graduate studies programmes by research leading to a Master of Arts (MA) or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) with a specialisation in areas such as Bahasa Malaysia, English Language, TESL, Educational Technology, CALL, Linguistics, Terminologies, Translation, Interpretation and Literacy Studies.
As a language provider, the School’s range of foreign language offerings now comprises Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, German, Korean, French, Spanish, Tamil, Russian and Thai. These courses are offered as elective/optional courses as well as a third language to provide students with more opportunities to learn new languages to widen their career prospects. While Bahasa Malaysia and English continue to be compulsory for graduation, the School also offers three minor programmes in foreign languages namely Chinese Language Studies, Japanese Language Studies as well as Communicative Arabic Studies.
Besides its academic programmes, the School is also a language-service provider to the University and external parties. Its services include translation, editing, interpreting, language consultancy and short-term and long-term language courses.
The School achieves all it sets out to do through its dedicated and qualified staff, conducive environment for effective language teaching, learning and research, and high-technology language facilities.
Vision
Our vision represents the core values and purpose of the School and reflects the values and aspirations of Universiti Sains Malaysia as an APEX university. We at SoLLaT are committed to the purpose of advancing the quality of education through the creation and dissemination of knowledge. We aim to be recognised for the quality and effectiveness of our teaching, research and service. As part of the APEX initiative, we will set the standard for academic excellence by nurturing an environment that is sustainable and that reflects the diverse community in which we are part of, through understanding, acceptance and mutual respect for each other. Our School, students and academic staff will be among the best in the nation.
Mission
The School of Languages, Literacies and Translation aspires to provide students with the highest quality education in language studies and equip them with the necessary skills and knowledge for academic success, career development, creativity, effective communication and lifelong learning. All our academic programmes are designed to provide flexible and comprehensive preparation both for employment in settings that require good interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills, as well as for continued, graduate-level education in a variety of academic and professional domains. The School is committed to the development and delivery of educational and professional language programmes of the highest standards to meet the emerging needs of our students, community and our nation.
