Dr. Daron Benjamin Loo

Dr. Daron Benjamin Loo

Pusat Penataran Ilmu Dan Bahasa, UMS

Dr. Daron is an applied linguist and English language practitioner whose work sits at the intersection of language, discourse, and social meaning. He has taught English language and linguistics at universities in Australia, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia, delivering courses in both academic and communicative English, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate-level courses on topics in linguistics. His research spans classroom-based and discourse-oriented inquiries, with a particular focus on teacher–student interaction and the ecological dimensions of language learning. More broadly, his work engages with how language constructs and mediates social realities, including issues of identity, representation, and belonging. His recent research also explores interculturality, multilingual practices, and the role of local contexts in shaping language use and learning. Dr. Daron is open to supervising research in the broad field of applied linguistics and English language studies. Topics that he is currently supervising include the discursive construction of identity in mass media; semiotics analyses of multimodal discourse; and the critical examination of classroom interaction and engagement.

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Contact Information

Email

daronloo@ums.edu.my

Academic Department

Pusat Penataran Ilmu Dan Bahasa, UMS

Appointed Department

Pusat Penataran Ilmu Dan Bahasa, UMS

Education

Doktor Falsafah (ph.d)

Lain-lain

2018

Sarjana Linguistik Gunaan

Lain-lain

2009

Sarjana Muda Sastera Dalam Bahasa Inggeris

Lain-lain

2008

Research Collaborators

Research

Projects

8

Active

3

Grants

RM 108,526.00

Research Interests & Expertise

Linguistics - Applied Linguistics

Linguistics - Corpus Linguistics

Linguistics - Discourse Studies (Including Critical Linguistics, Text Linguistics, Mediated Discourse Analysis, CDA, Genre Studies, Genre Analysis, Conversation Analysis, Social Interactions Analysis (Macro and Micro), Semiotics, Multimodality, Health Discourse, Professional Discourse, Social Media dan Public Discourse)

Linguistics - Intercultural and Cross-cultural Communication (Including Intercultural Interaction)

Publications

Total Publications by Year

NOTE: N/A = Data not available, 0 = Data not completed

Scopus Metrics

Scopus Profile

Documents

33

H-Index

6

Citations

96

Affiliation

Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Research listing

Current Research Projects

Forms and functions of narratives among healthcare workers: a case study of hospital wanita dan kanak-kanak, sabah

Member

2024 - 2025

Discourse of normalized exclusion among stateless children in sabah: an examination through ethnography of altenative learning centres

Leader

2024 - 2026

A framework for measuring inclusive multilingualism among ethnic groups in east malaysia

Leader

2024 - 2026

Publications listing

NOTE: PUBLICATION DATA FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS WILL BE DISPLAYED

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Daron Benjamin Loo , Veronica Petrus Atin (2026) , Where The Dominant Languishes: Rural Interculturality And Local Language Practices In A Malaysian School

2.

Daron Benjamin Loo , Priscilla Shak Yee Ping (2026) , A Systematic Review Of Formative Assessment In English As A Foreign Language Writing

3.

Daron Benjamin Loo (2026) , Making It Local: Teachers’ Sociomaterial Practices In Localising Global Curricula

4.

Daron Benjamin Loo , Veronica Petrus Atin (2026) , Is This Acceptable? Malaysians’ Perceptions Of Orthographic Variations Of Personal Names

5.

Eugenia Ida Edward , Kamsilawati Binti Kamlun , Budi Anto Bin Mohd Tamring , Saidatul Nornis Binti Mahali , Shaffarullah Bin Abdul Rahman , Daron Benjamin Loo , Bernadette Tobi , Mahirah Binti Masdin (2026) , Mixed Marriages And The Issue Of Ethnic Identity In Sabah, Malaysia

6.

Daron Benjamin Loo , Priscilla Shak Yee Ping , Chang Siew Lee (2025) , Enhancing Pronunciation Skills In Esl Learners Through Chatgpt: The Efficacy Of An Ai-driven Learning Tool

7.

Veronica Petrus Atin , Daron Benjamin Loo (2025) , Efl Learners' Perceptions About The Impact Of Interlocutor Familiarity On Their Engagement In L2 Task-based Interaction

8.

Daron Benjamin Loo (2025) , Acceptable Or Plagiarized? Thai University Students’ Evaluations Of Academic Texts

9.

Daron Benjamin Loo , Veronica Petrus Atin (2025) , Efl Learners’ Perceptions About The Impact Of Interlocutor Familiarity On Their Engagement In L2 Task-based Interaction

10.

Daron Benjamin Loo , Anna Lynn Binti Abu Bakar (2025) , Narratives From Malaysian Healthcare Workers: A Window Into Their Community Of Practice

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