2022 finds us opportunities and challenges, yet we committed ourselves to fight a good fight in our lives. At the Centre for Modern Languages (CML), thanks to the dedication, support and passion of all academicians, administrators and the technical team, everything was made possible. 2022 has been a great year, and here are some of the amazing chapters captured through the lens.

GLEEFUL DAY WITH UMPLCC 2022

20 December 2022 – In Malaysia, being bilingual or trilingual is a common admirable trait, but to be a polyglot or a hyperpolyglot? Well, would it not be something impressive to add to our resume as it is a known understanding that an estimation of only about 3% of the world’s total population can speak more than four or five languages?

5 October 2022 – Centre for Modern Languages (CML) has successfully organised an English enrichment programme on 28 September 2022, involving 144 participants of upper secondary students from 18 schools of Pekan District.

The one-day programme was a co joint effort with Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Indera Shahbandar (SMKIS) and was held in conjunction with the implementation of a learning program organised by Menara Gading Academy UMP Yayasan Al-Sultan Abdullah (AMG UMP YASA).

10 December 2022 – Kate DiCamillo has quoted that, reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty but should be offered to them as a precious gift at which the quote relates well with the main objective of the Trilingual Reading Camp: to provide the primary students an opportunity to learn Malay, English and Chinese language in a thematic and interesting way.

For this reason, Mandarin Language Society (MLS) has organised a Trilingual Reading Camp in collaboration with SJK (C) Pei Chai and Hu Miao Studio that took place in SJK (C) Pei Chai, Kuantan from 8.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

7 October 2022 – E – Learning Unit, Centre for Modern Languages (CML), UMP has successfully organised a two-day Micro-Credential: Digital Content Development Workshop for selected CML academic courses on 29 - 30 September 2022 at Seminar Room 2, UMP Pekan Library.

The objective of this workshop is to encourage the CML teaching staff involved to focus more on developing and completing the digital content of the Micro-Credential academic courses which was targeted by the university to be ready by October 2022. All in all, 5 undergraduate courses and 4 postgraduate courses are in the development process.

6 October 2022 – A short training on an online platform was conducted on Wednesday 5th October 2022 by the newest addition to the pool of talented staff in the Centre for Modern Languages (CML) – Dr. Umi Kalsom Masrom, who has been in the education industry for 12 years already.

The two-hour session was hosted by the Head of Foreign Language Department, Dr. Wan Jumani Fauzi and she made the session light and relaxed. Two hours passed very quickly but all the participants learned a lot.

23 September 2022 – “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn”. This quote by Benjamin Franklin has been tried and true for educators. For the teacher, facilitation entails a more active classroom, and students’ live participation confirms progress in the learning outcomes. Discourse on students as facilitators and its practice, however, has not been given much focus.

13 & 14 June 2022 - Being able to communicate professionally and proficiently in English is integral to positive professional, and personal development, as English continues to be one of the leading languages used globally.

On the 13th and 14th June 2022, the English Communication for Workplace programme was conducted by associates from the Centre for Modern Languages, Ms. Amy Zulaikha Mohd Ali and Ms. Nur Sabrina Zafiran Mohd Jamil at the Library Executive Lounge in UMP Pekan, and the programme was attended by UMP staff from various faculties and departments.

17 August 2022 – A spectacular event held on 15th August 2022 was marked as the officiating ceremony of Lets’ Fly High, an Intermediate English for Officers (IEFO) Training organised by the Centre for Modern Languages (CML).

The remarkable event was officiated by the Assistant Chief of Staff Administration of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), Brigadier General Haji Baharudin Haji Abu Hassan and witnessed by the Acting Commander of the Kuantan Airbase, Colonel Zulkifle Haji Samsu Hadi.