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 | Sarina Salim Deputy Director of Services and Multilateral Relations Sector, Private Education Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia (Malaysia) |
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She and her team help to oversee the private kindergartens, schools and centres; ensuring that they are registered and operate legally as well as promoting private education as a possible alternative choice of education to all. Her passion in and for the English language is manifested through her experiences. As Head of Secretariat with the English Language Standards and Quality Council at the Ministry of Education Malaysia, Sarina worked closely with her colleagues and the panel of experts to map out strategies to transform English language education in the country. This, she believes is an important milestone to ensure that our students become competent users of the language and compete in this globalised world. Sarina’s wide repertoire of skills gained from her experiences as a secondary school teacher, Assistant Director at the Curriculum Development Division and Senior Lecturer at Institut Aminuddin Baki underpins her ability to perform her responsibilities in any English language arena. Sarina has a Postgraduate Certificate in Trainer Development – English Language Teaching, from the University of St Mark & St John, United Kingdom. She is further equipped with a Master of Education, specialising in Educational Psychology from the University of Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Her strong foundation is in Linguistics and Education where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Modern English Language Education from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom. The knowledge and experiences gained in her 30 years of service, has allowed Sarina to be part of the writing teams in producing the:
She has also had the opportunity to present papers at various conferences such as the International Conference on Thinking (Arizona, USA), Oxford Conference on the Teaching of Literature (Oxford, UK), TOCFE Virtual Conference @www.svsu.edu and the Asia TEFL International Conference to name but a few. Currently, Sarina is on the Advisory Panel of MELTA. In addition, she has been on interview panels, judged various competitions, conceptualised and wrote a children’s television programme Aha… Ahem… Alright… OK!, moderated modules, done voice-overs, translation work, rapporteuring and the list goes on. One of Sarina’s main strengths is being a trainer. Some areas that she has trained in are:
In every man’s life there lies latent energy. There is, however, a spark that, if kindled, will set the whole being afire, and he will become a human dynamo, capable of accomplishing almost anything to which he aspires - James Cash Penney This is exactly how Sarina Salim sees every human being. She truly believes there is good in everyone. It just takes a kind soul to press the right buttons and reignite the spark. This has led Sarina to be passionate about issues related to education in general and English language in particular. She is enthusiastic when it comes to creating learning opportunities be it for children or adults and making them achieve their true potential. |
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