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Wan Aslynn Salwani Binti Wan Ahmad

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy with studies in Educational & Applied Linguistics - Doctor of Philosophy, Newcastle University
  • Master in Linguistics - Masters Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • B.Ed in TESL (Hons) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Wan Aslynn Salwani Binti Wan Ahmad (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES


wanaslynn@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Wan Aslynn Salwani Wan Ahmad obtained her B. Ed (Hons) in the Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2001, and Master of Linguistics from University of Malaya in 2005.
Upon completion of her Master's degree, she joined the IIUM as a linguistics lecturer in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences. Following which, she pursued her Ph.D in Phonetics at the University of Newcastle, UK.
Her research interest is mainly on clinical linguistics, focusing on sociophonetics of local and national languages. She has been collaborating with phonetic researchers from the University of Malaya to conduct further research into Malay acoustics.
Presently, Dr Wan Aslynn is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology and Deputy Director of Information Technology Department of IIUM Kuantan Campus.


Area of Specialisation


  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Cognitive Science ~ Linguistic Processes
  • Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Clinical Linguistics ~ Perceptual Analysis - Linguistics, Phonetics, Malay, ESL, Speech, Sociolinguistics, Socio-phonetics, Clinical Linguistics.


Professional Membership


  • 2020 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics
  • 2020 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), The Malaysian National Society of Audiologists


Teaching Responsibilities


APPLIED LINGUISTIC FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 1 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
APPLIED LINGUISTIC FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Applied Linguistics for Speech-Language Pathology 2 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
Applied Linquistics for Speech-Language Pathology 1 2023/2024 2022/2023
AUDIOLOGY CLINIC 1 2015/2016
AUDIOLOGY CLINIC 2 2015/2016
AUDIOLOGY CLINIC 3 2015/2016
AUDIOLOGY CLINIC 4 2015/2016
BASIC COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2011/2012
Basic Linguistic 2021/2022 2008/2009
Basic Linguistics 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012
COUNSELLING IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 2011/2012
INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012
LEARNING PROCESS AND SPECIAL NEEDS 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2012/2013 2011/2012
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 2022/2023 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2013/2014
PSYCHOACOUSTICS 2022/2023
RESEARCH PROJECT 1 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
RESEARCH PROJECT 2 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
RESEARCH PROJECT FOR SPEECH 1 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
RESEARCH PROJECT FOR SPEECH 2 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
SEMINARS IN AUDIOLOGY 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SEMINAR 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020


Supervision


Speech Production Of Malay-Speaking Children With Repaired Cleft Palate Aged Between Four And Six Years Old.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Development And Evaluation Of The Paediatric Malay Matrix Sentence Test (Paedmalaymst) For Malay Native Speakers Aged 6 To 12 Years Old.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2016 - 2020 An Investigation of Acoustic and Conversational Features of Malay Language
2015 - 2022 Segmental and Prosodic Features of Malacca Portugese Creole
On-Going
2019 - Present The role of parental communicative behaviors on language development amongst Malay-speaking children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
2016 - Present Speech Perception of Native and Non-Native Malay Speakers using the Malay Digit Triplet and Auditory-Visual Matrix Sentence Tests
2011 - Present RU 2011-The Development of Malay Speech Audiometry Material for the use of Adult Speakers


Publications


Article

2023 Trends in paediatric speech audiometry: a scoping review. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 7 (1) pp. 2875-2886
2022 The development of paediatric Malay matrix sentence test (PaedMalayMST) materials through the construction of a paediatric Malay corpus. Journal of Modern Languages, 32 (2) pp. 1-16
2021 Clinical training for the audiology students of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) during the covid-19 pandemic: the challenges vs. opportunities. MANSA e-Bulletin, 2 () pp. 52-55
2020 Satisfaction with amplification in daily life (SADL) in monaural and binaural hearing aid users. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 4 (2) pp. 1240-1244
2020 The translation and adaptation of the parent proxy kid-kiddoKINDLR questionnaire on quality of life (QoS) for primary school-aged children with hearing impairment. Journal of Language and Communication, 7 (2) pp. 737-750
2019 My-VRBQ: Translation and preliminary validation of the vestibular rehabilitation benefit questionnaire (VRBQ). International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (2) pp. 595-604
2019 Relationship between life-time noise exposure and experience of tinnitus among young adults in IIUM Kuantan. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (1) pp. 572
2019 The relationship between life-time noise exposure and experience of tinnitus among young adults in IIUM Kuantan. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 3 (4) pp. 914-922
2019 Translation and validation of vestibular rehabilitation questionnaire (pilot study). International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 3 (1 : Special Issue: Building Blocks for Successful Audiological Services) pp. 571-571
2018 Hearing impairment from the Islamic perspective: a review. International Medical Journal of Malaysia, 17 (Special Issue No 2) pp. 35-48
2018 Satisfaction with amplification in daily life (SADL) in different types and degrees of hearing loss. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (1) pp. 568-568
2018 Satisfaction with amplification in daily life (SADL) in monaural and binaural hearing aid users. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (1) pp. 570-570
2016 Balance disorders among walk-in patients in the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Ear, Nose And Throat (ENT) clinic: An exploratory study. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 15 (Supplement Issue) pp. 100-100
Conference or Workshop Item

2022 Developing a spoken Malay corpus for Paediatric Malay matrix sentence test (Paedmalaymst) material. In: Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics Asia Pacific Conference (2022),
2018 The translation and adaptation of kid-kiddokindlr questionnaire into Malay to measure the quality of life (qol) of school-age children with hearing impairment. In: 10th Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literature & Culture (MICOLLAC) 2018,
2018 Translation and adaptation of satisfaction with amplication in daily life (SADL) questionnaire into Malay. In: 10th Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literature & Culture (MICOLLAC) 2018,
2016 "I bit you or I beat you?" Acoustic analysis of vowel contrast produced by Malay speakers. In: 9th Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures: Engaging Threads and Trends ( MICOLLAC 2016 ),
2016 Balance disorders among walk-in patients in the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) ear, nose And throat (ENT) Clinic: An exploratory study. In: Medical Research Symposium & Pacific Partnership in conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2013 Development of speech test materials for Malay speaking paediatric population in Kuantan, Pahang : a preliminary study. In: Inaugural Hearing and Balance Conference 2013,
2010 An exploration of the rhythm of Malay. In: BAAP 2010 Colloquium,
Book Section

2019 Identifying acoustic correlates of stress in Malay words. In: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, ISBN: 978-967-2395-25-6, pp. 53-77
2019 Identifying acoustic correlates of stress in Malay words. In: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, ISBN: 978-967-2395-25-6, pp. 53-77
2019 Rhythmic patterns of Malaysian English (MalE) speakers. In: Springer, ISBN: , pp.
2019 The vowels /e/ and /ɛ/ in Malacca Portuguese. In: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, ISBN: 978-967-2395-25-6, pp. 5-27
Monograph

2014 HBES 2203 phonetics and phonology study guide. In: ,