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.

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

• 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

Basic Linguistics	2023/2024
RESEARCH PROJECT FOR SPEECH 1	2023/2024

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

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: ,