The Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) has been organising an annual ELT research conference since 2011. The conference is a flagship event of MELTA’s Research and Development Bureau.
The conference was initially convened to support postgraduate students at Malaysian institutions of higher learning who were pursuing their studies in the area of ELT. The aim was to provide postgraduate students with a platform to come together and discuss their work and receive feedback from a panel of academics and experienced researchers.
Over the years, the conference has evolved to further include presentations by academics and teacher educators, teachers, and student teachers who wished to present their research in ELT.
MELTA has partnered various institutions which host the conference at their premises. Past partners have included the University of Malaya, Universiti Teknologi MARA, the International Islamic University Malaysia, Taylor’s University, International Languages Teacher Training Institute, Kuala Lumpur and English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC), Malaysia.
The conference follows a unique format where delegates present their research work to a panel of judges through poster presentations. This allows for engagement and discussion which provides delegates with direction for future studies in their areas of interest. The one-day event also offers the delegates a choice of workshops that they may choose to participate in.
MELTA is proposing to convene this annual conference through an online platform in December 2022. It is anticipated that this online option will draw greater participation, and this is based on feedback obtained from delegates who participated in the first online conference in 2020. Among others, the online mode will allow MELTA to invite judges from around the world to assess and provide constructive feedback to the participating delegates.
Conference Objectives
The main objectives of this conference are as follows:
– To support the sharing and advancement of knowledge in English Language Education through research.
– To provide researchers in the field of English Language Education a platform to discuss their research with peers who share a common interest in similar areas.
– To provide Malaysian academics, teacher educators, teachers, postgraduate students and student teachers with access to feedback from a panel of international experts in the field of ELT so that they may further their research activities.
– To provide a platform for conference delegates to collaborate and network with researchers working in similar areas of English Language Education.
The Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) is a voluntary, not-for-profit professional organisation. Tracing its roots to 1958, it is the oldest English Language Teaching association in Malaysia which continues to be guided by its constitutional aim of advancing English language education.
MELTA is deeply committed towards supporting the continuous professional development of English language teachers, in line with national goals and aspirations. The association also strives to represent its members on both national and international platforms as it offers views on national education policies and serves as a collaborator to realise shared aspirations which safe-guard the well-being of students, educators and the nation.
11th MELTA International Research Conference in English Language Education 