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Hi! I'm Mukhlis from Singapore. My training was in the field of English language and Applied linguistics. However, upon my return from postgraduate studies in Britain, I took up a position at the university as a Malay language academic which required me to use my knowledge of linguistics to build an expertise in Malay, my native language. It was not too difficult a transition but still challenging. A second shift in my academic career coincided with my joining a teacher training institute in Singapore where I contributed (and still am) to the training of Malay language teachers. I have since become interested in the sociocultural perspectives of language and literacy, intrigued by the notion of social structuring, cultural practices, and how language use bear upon identity formation, participation and achievement in education, and functioning in other contexts. These notions are useful particularly in understanding the academic underachievement of Malay children, a minority indigenous community in Singapore. So in a sense, I've already embraced critical literacy but curious how the digital revolution impacts on children's learning.

One of my non-academic pursuits is sports, in particular badminton (I play with my friends regularly twice a week) and tennis (this is limited to watching others play; I managed to catch the men's and women's singles finals at the Sydney Olympic Stadium last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it!). Once in a while I also enjoy watching interesting video clips in Youtube which my wife and daughter often stumble upon. I share two of my favourites here. They are just hilarious!

[|English problems] [|Sign language sketch]

Enjoy!