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Welcome to Centre for Language Studies |
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The Centre for Language Studies (CLS) was established on 1st December 1993 and has been playing an important role in developin g and enhancing the language proficiency of students at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. CLS offers a variety of Bahasa Melayu, English Language and third language courses. The Bahasa Melayu course we offer focuses on academic and workplace needs. In addition, we also offer beginner level courses to cater the needs of international students, staff and also the public. Our English language courses are aimed at improving the proficiency of students in order to enable them to cope with academic needs while at university and professional needs in the workplace, as well as to use English for aesthetic purposes. Besides these, we have been instrumental in introducing our students to other languages and cultures through the third language courses offered under the university elective programme. The third language courses we currently offer are Arabic, French, Japanese, German, Mandarin, Spanish, Iban and Tamil.
On the research front, CLS has been involved in fundamental and applied research projects in selected fields that are relevant within and outside Malaysia. Our strengths are in sociolinguistics and literature, and our academics are also actively researching various aspects of language teaching and learning in order to bring about more perceptible language learning outcomes. CLS also renders its knowledge and skills in teaching and research to various sectors through professional consultancy services.
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CLS offers several English proficiency courses at remedial and enrichment levels. The courses are aligned directly with the needs of undergraduates as well as the mission of the UNIMAS to produce graduates who are competent in the language. CLS also offer Intensive English courses to foreign students who need further assistance in mastering the language. 
To cater for the increasing demand for the learning of third and foreign languages, CLS offers several popular languages for UNIMAS undergraduates to enroll. These course include Arabic, Japanese, French, German, Spanish and Mandarin. The centre also offers Iban language as part of its efforts to promote the learning of indigenous languages of Borneo, particularly in Sarawak.
CLS offers courses for Bahasa Malaysia (Malay language) which also includes Dialek Melayu Sarawak, Bahasa dan Masyarakat, Apresiasi Sastera Melayu Tradisional, Bahasa Malaysia Antarabangsa (for UNIMAS staff and general public) and Preparatory Bahasa Malaysia (for foreign students). 
Centre for Language Studies welcomes those who are interested to pursue postgraduate studies (via research) relevant to the following fields of specialization:Linguistics/Ethno-linguistics, Language Teaching, Language Learning and Language Acquisition, System Functional Linguistics. Other fields of study related to language may also be considered.
The CLS Research Seminar Series is a platform for intellectual discourse on research. It offers an avenue for research findings to be shared and reviewed, and the research discourse contributes towards the development of a research culture in the Centre for Language Studies.