Innovation in Language Learning

Edition 17

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M. Zaim

Institution: Universitas Negeri Padang

Address: Jl. Prof. Dr. Hamka, Air Tawar, Padang

Postal Code: 25131

Country: Indonesia

M. Zaim
Universitas Negeri Padang
Padang, Indonesia

M. Zaim is a professor of linguistics and language teaching at Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia.

M. Zaim got Magister Humaniora (M.Hum) in the field of Linguistics from University of Indonesia in 1993, and Doctorate in Language Education from University of Tasmania, Australia in 1998. Since then, he has constantly been working in the field of linguistics, language teaching, and assessment mainly focusing on English, Indonesian, and Minangkabau languages.

He did some researches on linguistics and language teaching on Minangkabau, Mentawai, Indonesian, and English language. He presented some papers on some international conferences in South Korea, China, Rusia, Malaysia, and Indonesia and wrote some articles in some national and international scientific journals in the field of linguistic and language teaching. He is now teaching at bachelor, master and doctorate program at Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia.

M. Zaim followed “Eight Week Course in Language Teaching and Language Syllabuses” in Regional Language Centre (RELC) Singapore in 1990, workshop on “Developing and Managing Teachers for Better Education Outcomes” in Beijing, China in 2007, and short course on “Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement in Education” in ACER Melbourne, Australia in 2008.

M. Zaim was the chairman of Indonesian Linguistics Society in Padang, Indonesia (2005-2013) and is the coordinator of West Sumatera’s Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN) (2014 until now).

M. Zaim is the coordinator of the organizational and scientific committee of the international conference on languages and arts organized by Faculty of Languages and Arts Universitas Negeri Padang every year since 2012. He is also member of the scientific committee for the peer-reviewing of papers submitted for international conferences in the field of linguistics and language teaching. He is often invited as expert speaker at National and International Conferences.

Areas of expertise: Linguistics, Language Teaching and Learning, and Assessment

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