Empowering Hands and Voices: Rethinking Technical English in Malaysian TVET
In the hands-on, high-demand world of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), students are taught to master the tools of their trade, measuring, welding, calibrating, and repairing. In Malaysia, certificate-level students under the Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) programme form the ma...
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| author | Nor Yazi, Khamis Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim Mohammad Akhmal, Mohamed Supian |
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| description | In the hands-on, high-demand world of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), students are taught to master the tools of their trade, measuring, welding, calibrating, and repairing. In Malaysia, certificate-level students under the Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) programme form the majority of the technical workforce pipeline. These students will become the mechanics, machinists, welders, and technicians of tomorrow. However, amid the grinding of machines and the buzzing of circuits, a quieter yet more pressing issue arises: their struggle to communicate in English, particularly in technical and workplace contexts. |
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| spelling | ump-448022025-06-13T02:09:04Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44802/ Empowering Hands and Voices: Rethinking Technical English in Malaysian TVET Nor Yazi, Khamis Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim Mohammad Akhmal, Mohamed Supian L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education In the hands-on, high-demand world of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), students are taught to master the tools of their trade, measuring, welding, calibrating, and repairing. In Malaysia, certificate-level students under the Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) programme form the majority of the technical workforce pipeline. These students will become the mechanics, machinists, welders, and technicians of tomorrow. However, amid the grinding of machines and the buzzing of circuits, a quieter yet more pressing issue arises: their struggle to communicate in English, particularly in technical and workplace contexts. UMPSA 2025-06-11 UMPSA News NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44802/1/Empowering%20Hands%20and%20Voices%20Rethinking%20Technical%20English%20in%20Malaysian%20TVET.pdf Nor Yazi, Khamis and Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim and Mohammad Akhmal, Mohamed Supian (2025) Empowering Hands and Voices: Rethinking Technical English in Malaysian TVET. UMPSA News . pp. 1-6. https://news.umpsa.edu.my/index.php/experts/empowering-hands-and-voices-rethinking-technical-english-malaysian-tvet |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education Nor Yazi, Khamis Azwin Arif, Abdul Rahim Mohammad Akhmal, Mohamed Supian Empowering Hands and Voices: Rethinking Technical English in Malaysian TVET |
| title | Empowering Hands and Voices: Rethinking Technical English in Malaysian TVET |
| title_full | Empowering Hands and Voices: Rethinking Technical English in Malaysian TVET |
| title_fullStr | Empowering Hands and Voices: Rethinking Technical English in Malaysian TVET |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empowering Hands and Voices: Rethinking Technical English in Malaysian TVET |
| title_short | Empowering Hands and Voices: Rethinking Technical English in Malaysian TVET |
| title_sort | empowering hands and voices: rethinking technical english in malaysian tvet |
| topic | L Education (General) LB2300 Higher Education |
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