AKADEMI PENGAJIAN

BAHASA
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Shah Alam
BACKGROUND
LEGACY
Akademi Pengajian Bahasa was established in the year 1972. Its
aim is to streamline the teaching and learning of English as a
Second Language as well as the Asian and European languages
to all UiTM students. Akademi Pengajian Bahasa was originally
known as Pusat Bahasa/Language Centre.
BACKGROUND
LEGACY
There are about 700 lecturers at the Akademi Pengajian Bahasa,
with 235 of them are serving the UiTM Shah Alam and the rest at
branch campuses throughout Malaysia.
BACKGROUND
LEGACY
There are 3 departments at APB that offer 3 programs and
courses for 10 modern languages:
 Department of English and Applied Linguistics
 Department of Malay Studies
 Department of Asian & European languages
BACKGROUND
PRESENT
APB offers 3 undergraduate programs and 1 diploma program:
➤ LG240- Bachelor of Applied Language Studies (Hons) English
for Professional Communication
➤ LG241- Bachelor of Applied Language Studies (Hons) Malay
Language for Professional Communication
➤ LG242- Bachelor of Applied Language Studies (Hons) Arabic
for Professional Communication
➤ LG120 (Diploma in English for Professional Communication)
BACKGROUND
PRESENT
APB also offers 2 postgraduate programs:
➤ LG750- Master in Applied Language Studies(Research)
➤ LG950- Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Language Studies
(Research)
BACKGROUND
PRESENT
APB also offers summer, in country, students & staff mobility programs for the:
10 modern languages:
• English,
• Bahasa Melayu,
• Arabic,
• French,
• German,
• Italian,
• Spanish,
• Mandarin,
• Japanese,
*Summer Program for NIT-Japanese,
• Korean
German & Korean students
BACKGROUND
Summer, in country, students & staff mobility programs at APB:

WU In-Country Program English Summer Program

FUTURE PROGRAMS

Five new programs for the diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate

levels will be offered in September 2018:
➤ LG121 (Diploma Executive in Arabic)
➤ LG122 (Diploma Executive in Mandarin)
➤ LG243 (Bachelor of Applied Language Studies (Hons.) English for
Intercultural Communication)
➤ LG701 (Masters of Professional Communication)
➤ LG702 (Masters of Language Studies)
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC VISIT
AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Walailak University
Tha Sala
Nakhon Sri Thammarat
Thailand
PURPOSE OF VISIT
➤ Exchange of Walailak University students to APB and APB students’
exchange to Thailand (Professional Communication/Applied
Linguistics –English, B.Melayu or Arabic) via credit transfer or
industrial training
➤ Promote programs offered at APB either under the Bachelor and
Doctorate levels
➤ Flexible Curriculum Elaboration Collaboration
➤ Research Collaboration
➤ Collaboration in Conference / Seminars
➤ Student / lecturer visits