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Research and Publications

Here, you will find my scholarly work focussing on language education, teaching methodologies, and the relationship between language and identity. My research investigates how language influences educational practices and personal identities, aiming to provide valuable information that contributes to both academic discussions and practical applications in education.

Publications

Cho, H., Wang, J. A., Mikal, E., & Liu, C. (2023). Critical autoethnography as an empowering discourse for international students in US higher education. In S. L. Finley, P. Correll, & C.Pearman, Stephanie Huffman (Eds.), Empowering students through multilingual and content discourse (pp. 122-137). IGI Global.

Mikal, E., Halenko, N. & Jones, C. (2022). Is explicit instruction effective to teach spoken requests to L2 learners? OASIS Summary of Halenko, N. & Jones, C. (2011) in System. https://oasisdatabase.org/concern/summaries/z316q221w?locale=en

Pandian A., Misieng J., Ramanair J., & Kundrata K. (2021). Mum, child, and school reading together. UNIMAS Publisher. 

Pandian, A., Mikeng, D. A., Mikal, E., & Kundrata, K. D. (2020). Reading with Mom: Reading Habits among Rural Readers in Sarawak. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 10(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.1.2020.101.1.9

Presentations

  • A case study: Language and identity in social media real estate advertisements in Borneo, Persidangan Antarabangsa Leksikologi Dan Leksikografi BORNEO (PALBORNEO), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, October 2023

  • Language, Power, and Identity: The Lived Experiences of Three Asian Language Educators, MidTESOL Conference, Kansas City, Kansas, September 2022

  • Linguicism, Capital, and Transnational Habitus the Experiences of Three Asian Language Educators, Midwest Conference of Asan Affairs, Lawrence, Kansas, September 2022

  • Mikal, E. Beauty Standards in Malaysian Media: An analysis on beauty product advertisements in Instagram. Poster presented at 2022 Professionals for Inclusion and Social Justice (ISJ) Conference; February 2022; Lawrence, Kansas.

  • Mikal, E. Woman and Malaysian media: An analysis in Malaysian media. Poster presented at 2022 Professionals for Inclusion and Social Justice (ISJ) Conference; February 2022; Lawrence, Kansas.
     

Research Project

  • Reading with Mom Project (2019)

o    Facilitated reading programs with schoolchildren
o    Collaborated with other team members to write a research paper on parental involvement and children’s academic performance

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